Grants Coordinator

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

Job summary

The Stryker Johnston Foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan is hiring a full-time Grants Coordinator to support its grantmaking program and monitor its portfolio. The role emphasizes equity, accessibility, and partnership with grantees to advance community impact.

You will coordinate meetings, track processes, and develop materials while providing administrative and technical support to grantseekers. The position offers a collaborative, mission-driven environment with a focus on removing barriers to

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Monitor the grant pipeline and portfolio to ensure equity and effectiveness.
• Support grantmaking processes aligned with the SJF’s mission and funding priorities.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings; develop and organize meeting materials.
• Track internal processes and organize notes from grant activities.
• Provide administrative and technical support to grantseeking organizations.
• Respond to general grantmaking inquiries and help remove barriers to the application 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