Christopher L. McGown

Co-Founder and Principal

Chris has worked in nonprofit development for more than 30 years. He has served in every area of development, with the longest stints in Planned Giving and team leadership.   He has managed a personal portfolio of donors as well as teams of professional fundraisers.

Chris has personally cultivated more than $95 million in planned gifts, which does not include the more than $230 million he actively worked on with his team.  In addition to the array of planned giving tools, Chris has also secured more than $75 million in outright gifts as part of annual and capital campaigns. 

With the belief that when the non-profit community is strengthened, every non-profit benefits, Chris has also consulted professionally and in a volunteer capacity with various non-profit organizations including special needs youth groups, character-building programs, animal care organizations, and churches.  

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in education, a master’s in psychology, a master’s in marketing, and a Juris Doctorate.

His other accomplishments include being a published author, an Eagle Scout, and an all-around great guy.
He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his beautiful & patient wife, Angela, and their youngest son; their oldest
son is in college in Maine.