Executive Director

The John Randolp Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick time

13 holidays

Health-care allowance

Vehicle stipend

Retirement contribution

Performance bonus

Job summary

The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation invites applications for an Executive Director to lead strategic grantmaking and drive the foundation’s mission in Los Angeles. The ED will collaborate closely with the Board of Trustees to shape programs, set priorities, and ensure strong governance and impact across regional initiatives.

The role requires visionary leadership, expertise in nonprofit governance, and the ability to build partnerships with academic researchers, policymakers, and

Responsibilities

• Building a positive community presence and profile for the foundation.
• Creating a fulfilling work environment that reflects the mission and values.
• Providing organizational and fiscal management to support program success and impact.
• Shaping and implementing new grantmaking initiatives and processes.
• Soliciting and presenting proposals to the trustees, and engaging stakeholders.
• Conceiving and connecting researchers, policymakers, and partners to advance governance and democracy.

Job description

Established in 1926 by a prominent, reform-minded physician and his suffragist

wife, the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation is a leading

supporter of social science research for Los Angeles County. It is also the oldest

private foundation in the city.

Each year, the foundation spends up to three million dollars distributing grants

and scholarships to individuals at public and private institutions, most of them

local. Those funds, in turn, are used to encourage study and research into the

underlying causes of social problems within Los Angeles and to recommend ways

of addressing them.

In 2022, the Haynes Trustees adopted a new Governance & Democracy

Grantmaking Initiative to strengthen democracy and advance good governance

within the Los Angeles region. The new initiative is firmly rooted in the Haynes

Foundation’s rich history, enduring mission, and near century of work bridging

quality academic research and action to identify and advance solutions to

complex regional challenges.

The specific focus on governance and democracy emerged from conversations

around the Haynes trustees’ own board table, and beyond, in gatherings and

interviews with diverse experts and leaders across multiple sectors and subject

areas.

Guided by regional voices calling for actionable solutions to drive positive change,

our new initiative seeks to support solution-focused research that provides data to

shape innovative, evidence-based problem-solving. In fulfilling its historic mission

to address pressing regional issues, the foundation is looking to fund both

planning and research grants that include multisector partners such as academic

researchers, stakeholders, and policy makers.

Over the years, the foundation has funded hundreds of important urban studies in

education, transportation, local government, elections, public safety, demographics, public personal services, and natural resources. In doing so, the foundation has remained true to its founder’s philosophy and mission of promoting the social betterment and well-being of humankind.

ABOUT THE POSITION

THE HAYNES FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR is a new position working in

close partnership with the Haynes Foundation Board of Trustees. The ED will play

a pivotal role in ensuring the foundation’s program success and impact; building a

positive community presence and profile; creating a fulfilling work environment

that reflects the foundation’s mission and values; and providing steady

organizational and fiscal management. At the same time, with experience and

ease around civic life, the executive director will help shape and implement the

foundation’s new grantmaking initiatives and processes; solicit and present

proposals to the trustees; enliven and inform public awareness about the

foundation’s focus, mission, and goals; and convene and connect academic

researchers, community stakeholders, and regional policy makers to collaborate

on innovative projects that advance good governance and strengthen democracy

FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES include helping to chart

a new course for the foundation while creatively expanding ways to leverage the

foundation’s resources and forging innovative, solution-oriented partnerships with

academic, nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sector leaders; being strategic in

funding; demonstrating deep passion for the foundation’s programmatic focus

areas; modernizing administrative processes; evaluating the impact of the

foundation’s grantmaking; and supporting the Board of Trustees in making

difficult decisions about funding priorities, grant awards, and program

COMPENSATION

SALARY: $250K+

The foundation also offers a generous benefits package, including paid vacation

and sick time, thirteen paid holidays, a health-care allowance, vehicle lease or

stipend, retirement contribution, and a discretionary annual performance bonus.

COMPENSATION

SALARY: $250K+ Commensurate with skills and experience. The foundation also offers a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick time, thirteen paid holidays, a health-care allowance and retirement contribution, vehicle lease or stipend, and a discretionary annual performance bonus.

Confidential inquiries are encouraged and can be directed to Mary Chambers via email at [e-mail] or 213-393-8800. Applications received by February 17, 2023, will receive priority, but the position will remain open until filled.

The Haynes Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees, applicants, and grantees. The foundation does not discriminate against any person because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or political affiliation. We encourage all qualified applicants, especially members of historically underrepresented groups, to apply.