At Tanglewood Company, we help our clients fulfill their dreams by using the power of grant writing, research and strategy to unleash their business and non-profit potential.
Our Team
Audrey Swanenberg, Tanglewood Company’s Principal, is based in Baltimore, Maryland. She has a proven track record of successful grant writing. Since January 2015 she has secured $515,468 in philanthropic, state and federal funding for her clients. Audrey Swanenberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2012 with an undergrad in Environmental Studies & Sociology. She is currently pursuing in the Master’s program at the Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Environmental Health & Engineering. She previously worked as a contractor for U.S. Fish & Wildlife and NOAA. From 2014 to 2017 she was the General Manager of Chesapeake Farm to Table. She has her own part-time produce and flower farm, Tanglewood Farm and frequently fosters animals for the Maryland SPCA.
Testimonials
“Audrey is a talent. She is accessible, open and easy to work with. With her experience and knowledge of grant writing, she can help you efficiently write your grant and won’t waste your time. She is a no-nonsense, well-educated woman. I can thank her 100% for winning my grant; I couldn’t have done it without her!”
-Lisa Duff, Farmer/Owner, Oak Spring Farm (Client, 2016 Value-Added Producer Grant from USDA and matching funds grants from Maryland Agricultural Resources and Resource-Based Industries Development Corporation; $209,148.35)
“It was a joy to watch Audrey in action, grasping the bones of a proposal and fleshing it out with precision in an astonishingly tight time frame. Do yourself and your organization a favor and get the help of a true professional like Audrey Swanenberg.”
-Jeff Holland, Riverkeeper & Executive Director, West & Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc
“I just wanted to thank you so much for your professional, efficient and accurate presentation of the grant application submitted on behalf of the West & Rhode Riverkeeper, last week. Your knowledge of grant writing and your thoroughness of process are much appreciated. With very little time, last minute requests and a deadline within four days of actually starting, I would call you a miracle worker! As a first-time grant application participant/partner, you made a process that felt like an insurmountable challenge – seamless. I would highly recommend your grant writing services to anyone seeking efficiency, professionalism, proficiency in writing and collaboration in grant writing.”
– Anna Chaney, Owner, Deale Eco Retreat & Marina
“Audrey was a pleasure to work with. She helped identify the federal grant opportunity that was perfect for us, and saw it through from initial discussion with our local federal agent to our first fund reimbursement. She limited the amount of work we had to contribute while always keeping us abreast of the status and direction of the application. I highly recommend working with her!”
-Heather Hulsey, Assistant Food Hub Manager, Chesapeake Farm to Table (2016 Value-Added Producer Grant from USDA and matching funds grants from Maryland Agricultural Resources and Resource-Based Industries Development Corporation; $55,872.39)
“I can’t recommend Audrey Swanenberg enough!”
-Beckie Gurley, Farmer/Co-owner, Calvert’s Gift Farm (Client, 2015 Value-Added Producer Grant from USDA and matching funds grants from Maryland Agricultural Resources and Resource-Based Industries Development Corporation; $247,109.29)
“Audrey is an effective communicator who is able to weave domain expertise with an engaging writing style. She has consistently written for Healthify Insights on food policy and sustainability for low-income and at-risk patient populations. It’s not an easy topic to make interesting but she does it consistently. If you need effective, expert content, then Audrey is your ideal writer.”
-Eric Conner, CRO, Healthify (Client, Content Writer for Healthify Blog)
“Audrey is an absolute pleasure to work with! She was very quick on the job, precise and knew exactly how to help our company. It is evident she has a lot of experience in the grant writing process and knows how to get things done. Audrey was able to quickly pull together everything she needed to meet the deadline. This included listening to our needs and coming up with solutions for our challenges which was immensely helpful.”
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