Sandy Springs Going After $25M in Grants As the Solution?

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07/28/2025 19:55

Subject: Sandy Springs Going After $25M in Grants As the Solution?

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Feels a bit, um, imperfect and unreliable. Color me skeptical. They’ve “partnered with a firm projected to yield $25M??????”

This feels like a press release form a consulting firm vying for credibility and a school desperate for both cash and viability. The company is obviously the parent of a student, and has no presence or legitimacy. Their own description would put this engagement in the bulge bracket of their existence:

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KG Strategic Consultants is a firm specializing in management, operations and security consulting and grant writing for nonprofits. We have always believed that non-profits provide essential, albeit, not always glamorous services that are necessary for our society to function. Most of the time, these organizations operate on razor thin budgets, and lack the funding necessary to advance important initiatives; that's where we come in! We secure grant funding, on a fee-capped, guaranteed basis, leaving as much funding in the organization as possible, while maintaining all compliance and monitoring components throughout the performance periods of your grants. We work routinely with about 250 private foundations nationwide, about 100 more less routinely but for very specific needs, and with about 150 government programs. Our general engagement is $5-$7 Million in grant funding over a 5-7 year period, to average $1 Million a year.

Sandy Spring Friends School Secures Strategic Partnership to Unlock $25 Million in Infrastructure Grants[i]

Sandy Spring Friends School - Front Entrance Sign
Sandy Spring Friends School is proud to announce a donor-supported partnership with KG Strategic Consultants, LLC that is projected to yield over $25 million in infrastructure grant funding over the next seven years. This transformational initiative further supports a bold and unwavering commitment to the long-term future of SSFS, a progressive, Quaker college preparatory school serving students in Preschool (Age 3) through 12th Grade.

Through generous donor backing, SSFS has engaged KG Strategic Consultants to spearhead a comprehensive, multi-year grant acquisition strategy aimed at addressing critical campus facility needs. The $25 million target—covering more than 80% of projected infrastructure priorities—includes funding for deferred maintenance, sustainability infrastructure upgrades, and campus-wide enhancements that will serve and strengthen the entire SSFS community. A timeline of the specific priority projects and projected start dates will be shared with the SSFS community in the coming months.

“This partnership marks a turning point in the life of the school,” said Dr. Sean Hamer, Head of School. “It is both a vote of confidence in our future, and a direct investment in our campus, our students, and the generations of SSFS families to come. We are grateful to the donors who made this possible and to KG Strategic Consultants for their expertise in guiding institutions like ours toward transformative funding.”

The agreement with KG Strategic Consultants was made possible through generous philanthropic partners, including the Ruppert Family Foundation and the Lenzner Family Foundation. This investment ensures the school can confidently pursue public and private grant opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.

School leaders emphasize that this partnership is one of several strategic moves designed to stabilize and strengthen SSFS for the long haul. On the heels of a near decision to close the School for financial reasons in April, the community rallied to raise over $9 million to date in emergency funding. With this grant partnership in place, SSFS is charting a path toward sustainability and growth.

"The partnership with KG Strategic Consultants marks the Sandy Spring community’s commitment to the School and its renewed strength and longevity for the future,” said Savannah Renehan, Director of Institutional Advancement. "It’s a signal that we are investing in the next chapter of SSFS. We’re here to stay, and this partnership is one more piece of that promise.”

For more information about this initiative or to support Sandy Spring Friends School, please contact Savannah Renehan, Director of Institutional Advancement at savannah.renehan@ssfs.org or visit www.ssfs.org/support-ssfs.