Griffin Burris is a fundraising and organizational consultant who works with mission-driven organizations navigating growth, transition, and complex financial realities. His work focuses on helping organizations bring clarity to complex situations, align people and systems, and build fundraising and operational structures that are realistic, sustainable, and mission-centered.

Griffin’s professional approach is shaped by sustained, on-the-ground experience within religious and nonprofit institutions. He previously lived as a professed religious with the Order of Premontre, served as a hospital chaplain at the Mayo Clinic, directed development efforts for a Catholic missionary society, and taught history at a Catholic high school. These roles placed him alongside organizations and leaders carrying real responsibility; for people, resources, and mission while continuing to inform how he approaches fundraising, project execution, and organizational decision-making.

Having spent nearly a decade in ministry and nonprofit leadership, Griffin understands the practical constraints teams face and the importance of plans that can actually be carried forward. His work is collaborative and relationship-driven, but always oriented toward outcomes, supporting organizations as they move from intention to action with confidence, integrity, and care for the people doing the work.

Griffin grew up in rural Northeast Wisconsin, where he spent his winters as a professional snowmobile racer, winning multiple class-division world championships. His earliest nonprofit involvement was with Safe Haven, where he was later honored with the organization’s Service Ribbon for dedicated service. He has presented at the University of Notre Dame on the work of Jacques Maritain and has served as a panelist for the Chicago Council on Planned Giving. Outside of work, he finds balance in cycling, golf, and preparing long French meals for friends gathered around his table.