TAX-EXEMPT FUNDRAISING CONSULTING
From resource-scarce
to resource-rich.
Strategy without execution is just a document. COGEO brings 65 years of combined fundraising expertise and a full in-house team — so the plan actually gets built, and the relationships actually get made.
$200M+
RAISED FOR CLIENTS
200+
ORGANIZATIONS SERVED
17 Years
IN PRACTICE
18x
RETURN ON CONTRIBUTION®
THE COGEO DIFFERENCE
Most organizations think of themselves as operators. We help them become institutions.
COGEO is a tax-exempt fundraising consultancy. We sit beside organizations at their inflection point — programmatically successful, ready to build professional fund development for the first time.
We don't hand you a roadmap and leave. We bring the strategy, the team, and the relationships — and we stay until philanthropy is permanent.
OUR WORK
What’s Possible.
SPORTS · ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
LA Bulls Soccer Club
From priced-out players to philanthropic powerhouse.
$800K
RAISED IN 18 MONTHS
22x
RETURN ON CONTRIBUTION®
EDUCATION · ANNUAL CAMPAIGN · CAPITAL PROJECT
Sierra Canyon School
Building a world-class arts center and a stronger annual fund — with a lean fundraising/development team.
$14M
RAISED
76x
RETURN ON CONTRIBUTION®
ADVOCACY · ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
EmpowerME Academy
From a solo founder's passion project to a $5M philanthropic force — with no prior fundraising infrastructure to start.
$5M
RAISED
23x
RETURN ON CONTRIBUTION®
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
In their own words.
"COGEO didn't just give us a plan — they sat beside us and built it. Our fundraising program went from zero to sustainable in under two years. The impact was exponential."
Executive Director
Jerome Gumbs, Empower ME Academy
"We raised more in 18 months with COGEO than we had in the previous five years combined. The ROC® framework changed how our board thinks about investment."
Treasurer
Nancy Belinsky, Los Angeles Bulls
"What separates COGEO is that they actually do the work. Most consultants hand you a document. The COGEO Team show up every week and built it with us."
Executive Director
Frank DeMarco, Arlington Soccer
WHAT WE DO
Four ways we work with you.
01 — Flagship service
Capital projects
Most capital campaign firms are built for large universities and hospitals — organizations with full development teams already in place. COGEO specializes in organizations doing this for the first time. We bring the strategy, the relationships, and the full execution team — so you don't need to have done this before. We have.
PHASE 1
Needs assessment
Define the case for support and organizational readiness.
PHASE 2
Feasibility study
Test donor appetite and validate the campaign goal.
PHASE 3
Campaign execution
Full capital campaign management from quiet phase to public launch.
RESULT
Average 18x ROC®
Across COGEO capital project engagements.
02
Annual Campaigns
Year-over-year funding through individual giving, grants, and corporate sponsorships — built to grow every cycle.
03
Organizational development
Strategic planning, mergers, board training, staff alignment, and systems that build fundable institutions.
04
Technology & systems
CRM setup, donor management, artificial/augmented intelligence, and digital fundraising infrastructure — the tools that make every campaign smarter.
NATIONAL REACH
200+ organizations. Every region. One mission.
Youth sport clubs, schools, arts organizations, community organizations — wherever tax-exempt organizations are ready to grow, COGEO has been there.
