"The Mott Foundation has been a repeat client of The Headwaters Group. John and Gayle have assisted us with program design, evaluation, and grant investigation. They bring good intuition and strong analytical skills to the work - both of which are necessary for the art and science of good grantmaking."
Lois DeBacker
Associate Vice President - Civil Society and
Environment Programs
C. S. Mott Foundation

"The evaluation of our foundation that Headwaters Group did - involving our grantees, board, and staff - gave us useful insights regarding our program strategy. It helped us see what was working well, where we could make improvements, and best of all, encouraged us to strive for the highest performance."
Ann Krumboltz
Executive Director
Brainerd Foundation

"We retained the Headwaters Group to investigate and assess our past grants related to preserving and protecting watersheds for the Foundation's first major strategy review. The results were extremely useful in helping us to better understand the value of our recent work and taught us much about the possibilities for the future."
Kathy Engebretson
Former President
William Penn Foundation

"Honest, thorough, and professional. These are the words that capture the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation's experience working with Headwaters. Their work is high quality and tailored to meet our grant evaluation needs."
Judy Healey
Managing Consultant
Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation

"I have worked with Gayle and John for several years. They have the rare combination of talent and experience in both program evaluation and planning. This powerful blend helps them focus on the utility of evaluation for program improvement, address the need for clarity in program plans, and makes them sensitive to the challenges faced by program staff in achieving desired outcomes. I highly recommend them."
Michael Quinn Patton
Union Institute & University
Utilization-Focused Evaluation