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• Jun 18, 2026

I am a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the founder of a registered non-profit organization helping individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. In July 2024, our charity entered into an agreement with Marcus Harris of Group 22 for grant writing services, paying an upfront fee of $1,995 with a contractually mandated $1,000 refund if no grants were secured.
It has now been nearly two years. Group 22 completely failed to secure a single dollar in grant funding. Initially, the company engaged in total non-performance. They later suggested grants completely unrelated to our cause, and when actual grant writers were finally assigned, they were entirely unsuccessful. Apart from two formal denial letters, the vast majority of grantmakers simply did not award funds, resulting in a total funding amount of $0.00.
I extended immense grace to this company by allowing them time past the original July 31, 2025 contract end date. Now, Mr. Harris is using deceptive delay tactics to withhold our charity’s $1,000 refund. He is inventing arbitrary requirements not found in our contract—such as demanding redacted bank statements—to stall. This operation takes upfront fees from small non-profits, fails to perform successful work, and counts on organizations giving up. I request an investigation into Group 22 for deceptive business practices and predatory schemes targeting charities. UPDATE — Following my final 48-hour demand for our contractually owed refund, Marcus Harris has cut off all communication and completely taken down the Group 22 website (www.group22team.com). This sudden disappearance of their business operations confirms they are operating an active, fraudulent hit-and-run scheme targeting non-profit organizations.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA

Marcus Harris from Group 22 approached my company about grant writing assistance. We paid him the $1,500 fee in March and, after many attempts to get in touch, there was little to no follow up and today, in August, we are still waiting for his help. We've pretty much written him and his organization off at this time, but would like other organizations to be aware. He is targeting nonprofit organizations specifically.

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This is Lana Banks, Operations Manager for Group 22. As a follow-up to my previous comment, our firm has never conducted business with anyone named "P. Botsford," and we have no record of having received a $1500 fee from any such organization in March 2024. We've also messaged this individual through this platform, to address this matter directly, but we've yet to receive a response. As a result, our conclusion is that this is a fake review, likely left by one of our competitors. For any individual or nonprofit organization interested in learning more about our services, please feel free to contact us at 833-476-6372 or [email protected], and we'll be happy to highlight how this fake review is not representative of our clients' experiences with us. Thank you.

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This is Lana Banks, Operations Manager for Group 22. We're not sure who you are, or which organization you represent, because your name doesn't appear in our files. We've also reviewed our client listings and have no record of having received a $1500 fee from a "P. Botsford" in March 2024. So, if you'll please apprise us of the official name under which you've supposedly done business with us, we'll be happy to address your claims further.

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