Grants Coordinator

Stryker Johnston Foundation - Kalamazoo, MI; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stryker Johnston Foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan is seeking a Grants Coordinator to join a small, nimble team. This full-time role will support grantmaking, monitor the grant portfolio, and help ensure processes are equitable and aligned with the foundation’s mission and priorities.

The Grants Coordinator will provide administrative and technical support to grantseeking organizations, manage inquiries, and help remove barriers in the application process.

Responsibilities

• Monitor grant pipeline and grant compliance review.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings; develop meeting materials.
• Track internal processes and organize notes.
• Provide administrative and technical support to grantseeking organizations throughout the grantmaking process.

Job description

The Stryker Johnston Foundation (SJF) is a private family foundation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We partner with organizations and groups that work to strengthen and build thriving, equitable communities. We aim to foster a more just, equitable, and compassionate world where everyone can live a healthy and fulfilling life. Currently, we invest in and partner with organizations and groups working to end intergenerational poverty in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. We follow a trust-based philanthropy model. This model is driven by values. It is centered on relationships. It is aware of how power works. It prioritizes equity, trust, and ongoing partnership. We’re working with our partners to end the cycle of poverty in Kalamazoo County. We are using our power as a foundation to support, champion, and raise up the work of people who are making real change in our community. Please visit our website at www.strykerjohnstonfoundation.org to learn more about our funding priorities and grantmaking program.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are hiring a full-time Grants Coordinator to join our small, close-knit, nimble team. The Grants Coordinator will support SJF’s grantmaking program and help monitor its grant portfolio. They will help ensure the grantmaking process is equitable, effective, and aligned with the SJF’s mission, vision, funding priorities, and guiding principles. The Grants Coordinator will help with monitoring the grant pipeline, grant compliance review, scheduling and coordinating meetings, developing meeting materials, tracking internal processes,and organizing/synthesizing notes. This person will also provide administrative and technical support to grantseeking organizations throughout the grant application process, and will respond to general grantmaking inquiries. They will help remove barriers to SJF’s application process by being an accessible resource.

COMPENSATION

$60,000-$70,000