Grants Manager

Fundamental Philanthropy, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Fundamental Philanthropy, Inc. is adding a Grants Manager to support the Operations and Program Teams. The role will facilitate grantmaking efforts for the firm’s clients and manage grants administration and compliance.

The position will focus heavily on the Hearthland Foundation, founded to advance democracy, storytelling, and collaboration for justice and equity through grants and co-created projects. The Grants Manager will work across client accounts with emphasis on policies, processes, and

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with peer Grants Manager on grantmaking and compliance.
• Ensure grantmaking adheres to legal and compliance requirements and maintain records.
• Train staff and communicate policies/procedures with grantee partners.
• Support process design, including co-management of the firm’s database platform.
• Lead major administrative project in year one: grantmaking database build‑out or revision.
• Provide guidance and escalation to the Director of Operations & Grants Management.

Job description

In a time of significant growth for the firm and The Hearthland Foundation, Fundamental is adding a Grants Manager to support the Operations and Program Teams. Grants Managers play an instrumental role in facilitating the firm’s client’s grantmaking efforts and are both a strategic and transactional manager for all aspects of grants administration and compliance at the firm.

While this role will have touch points across all client accounts, it will be heavily focused on The Hearthland Foundation. The Hearthland Foundation was founded in 2019 to make grants and co-create projects that help build a shared democracy; tell a generative narrative about this country; and foster a culture of accompaniment. With a belief in the power of art, storytelling, and working together for the common good, the Foundation’s mission is to champion justice, equity, and connection, one creative act at a time.

Key responsibilities include collaboration with peer Grants Manager; ensuring that foundation clients’ grantmaking adheres to legal and compliance requirements and record keeping; training staff and communicating with grantee partners on policies and procedures; and supporting process design efforts, including co-management of the firm’s database platform. A major administrative project in the first year of work will include a grantmaking database build‑out or revise. This individual applies creative problem‑solving skills to identify solutions within established grantmaking tools and approaches and provides guidance and appropriate escalation to the Director of Operations & Grants Management.