About Catapult
30+ years of fundraising experience, built into the nation's full-service capital campaign firm.
Catapult Fundraising was founded to close a gap in the industry: firms that plan campaigns rarely execute the public phase, and calling firms rarely understand campaign strategy. We do both, as one accountable, national team.
Our Story
A firm built by fundraisers, for fundraisers.
Catapult Fundraising’s leadership has spent more than 30 years in the fundraising profession, dating back to 1991, when our founders ran the first-ever service academy phone program in the country. That early work evolved into a firm built on a simple conviction: nonprofits deserve one accountable partner across the entire life of a campaign, not a hand-off between the firm that plans it and the firm that calls for it.
Today, Catapult is a national, full-service fundraising consulting firm. We are headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, with additional offices in New Jersey and Texas, and our clients span the country, from faith-based organizations and higher education institutions to healthcare foundations, arts and culture nonprofits, human services agencies, and youth development programs. Being full-service means we cover the entire donor lifecycle: capital and comprehensive campaigns, major donor research, annual fund calling, mid-level donor engagement, and legacy and planned giving, all under one roof.
Our services are delivered by a leadership and Engagement Officer team with decades of hands-on campaign experience, and the results speak for themselves: see how our client results and sector case studies compare to industry norms, or explore each of our core services in depth below.
One firm, every phase
We are the only national firm that stays with a client from planning through public-phase calling, with no hand-offs between vendors and no lost institutional knowledge.
Donor-centered, not transactional
Every prospect is treated like a major donor-in-waiting, whether the ask is $50 or $5 million. That philosophy is why our participation rates run ahead of industry norms.
Accountability built in
Trained and monitored Engagement Officers, along with transparent reporting, mean your board sees exactly how the campaign is progressing at every stage.
How We Do Things
Frequently asked questions about Catapult Fundraising.
Direct answers to the questions we hear most, each linked to the page that covers it in full depth.
Who is Catapult Fundraising?
Catapult Fundraising is the nation's full-service fundraising consulting firm, built on more than 30 years of combined leadership experience in capital campaigns, annual fund calling, mid-level donor engagement, and legacy giving. We were founded to close a gap in the industry: firms that plan campaigns rarely execute the public phase, and calling firms rarely understand campaign strategy. Catapult does both, as one accountable team.
Meet the leadership teamIs Catapult Fundraising a national or a local firm?
Both. Catapult is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, with additional offices in New Jersey and Texas, and we manage capital campaigns and donor engagement programs for nonprofit clients across the entire United States. Being a national, full-service firm means the same disciplined process and reporting standards travel with every client, wherever they're located.
See our client resultsWhat services does Catapult offer?
Catapult offers capital and comprehensive campaigns, endowment campaigns, major gift initiatives, major donor research, annual fund calling, mid-level donor engagement, and legacy and planned giving. Each service can stand alone or work together as one coordinated donor lifecycle strategy.
View all servicesHow does Catapult run a capital campaign?
Every Catapult capital campaign moves through five phases: a feasibility or donor assessment study, campaign planning, quiet-phase major gift solicitation, public-phase calling, and stewardship. One team carries the campaign through every phase, so there's no loss of institutional knowledge between hand-offs.
See the capital campaign processDoes Catapult help with annual fund and mid-level donor programs, not just capital campaigns?
Yes. Alongside capital campaigns, Catapult runs annual fund calling and an 8-stage mid-level donor engagement program that upgrades donors already giving above entry-level amounts, building a qualified pipeline of future major gift prospects.
Learn about donor engagementWhat is Catapult's Legacy Call program?
Legacy Call is Catapult's planned giving outreach program, designed to proactively identify bequests, beneficiary designations, and other deferred gifts from an organization's most loyal, longest-tenured donors, a segment most campaigns never fully engage.
Explore legacy giving servicesWhich industries and nonprofit sectors does Catapult serve?
Catapult partners with faith-based organizations, higher education institutions, healthcare and hospital foundations, arts and culture organizations, human services nonprofits, and youth development organizations, among others, nationwide.
Read sector case studiesHow do I start a conversation with Catapult Fundraising?
Reach out through our contact page to schedule a conversation about your organization's goals. Most engagements begin with a feasibility or donor assessment study to validate the campaign goal, timeline, and prospect pool before any solicitation begins.
Schedule a conversationReady to catapult your next campaign?
Tell us about your goal, timeline, and donor base. We’ll respond within one business day.