FOUNDATION MANAGER RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Mar 28, 2025 – The Foundation Manager manages cross-functional grantmaking processes, including research, partner identification, proposal assessment, and development of evaluation criteria. This position oversees grantee relationships, report reviews, and project execution to ensure compliance, extract insights, and support program success. This manager also independently leads complex projects while recommending system and process improvements to enhance operational effectiveness.

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1. Foundation Manager, Green Horizons Foundation, Springfield, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Advise clients related to IRS rules and regulations for Fiscally Sponsored Organizations
  • Draft and approve client contracts, approve expenses and payment requests, develop and oversee project budgets and finances
  • Serve as point-person for day-to-day questions, inquiries and needs for clients, including high-profile individuals.
  • Onboard and operationalize new clients
  • Manage foundation’s donations, including processing gifts, sending acknowledgment letters, and creating online giving portals.
  • Oversee the planning and coordination of events and fundraisers
  • Create and approve marketing and event collateral
  • Research opportunities for expansion and partnerships
  • Performing due diligence and contacting potential grantees or scholarship recipients
  • Accept applications, notify grant recipients of awards, and notify appropriate media sources
  • Take responsibility for distributing RFPs and applications


Skills on Resume: 

  • IRS Rules Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Contract Management (Hard Skills)
  • Budget Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Client Support (Soft Skills)
  • Donation Handling (Hard Skills)
  • Event Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Marketing Materials (Hard Skills)
  • Partnership Research (Soft Skills)

2. Foundation Manager, Legacy Giving Foundation, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Critically evaluate growth opportunities and ways for clients to increase impact
  • Develop and implement new charitable programs to meet the foundation’s donor advisors’ goals
  • Coordinate volunteers, partner nonprofit organizations, and corporate sponsors
  • Distribute acknowledgment letters for his/her portfolio
  • Research social issues and existing programs working on the issue, and provide innovative solutions to these social issues
  • Oversee the planning and coordination of events and fundraisers
  • Manage grant and scholarship cycles of assigned foundations.
  • Performing due diligence and contacting potential grantees or scholarship recipients
  • Create and manage a database of applications, distribute for review, and disseminate notification of results
  • Organize reporting and results from grants and scholarships
  • Use Raiser’s Edge to manage donors for individual foundations


Skills on Resume: 

  • Growth Evaluation (Soft Skills)
  • Program Development (Hard Skills)
  • Volunteer Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Acknowledgment Letters (Hard Skills)
  • Social Research (Hard Skills)
  • Event Planning (Soft Skills)
  • Grant Management (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Database Management (Hard Skills)

3. Foundation Manager, Bright Future Foundation, Boise, ID

Job Summary: 

  • Removing obstacles from the development team’s path
  • Helping define processes and procedures for efficient development
  • Compensation, bonus, equity, and promotion planning
  • Ensuring retention, assisting team members with career development, and managing team member performance
  • Growing the team by developing a hiring plan, writing job descriptions, driving the interview process, making hiring decisions, and onboarding new hires
  • Participating in architectural and design reviews for the system and individual projects/features
  • Driving project planning and cross-project coordination
  • Representing the team to non-development stakeholders, including Product Management and Support, and other development teams
  • Ensuring compliance with VMware security and open-source policies
  • Advising upper management on technical and administrative matters
  • Fostering a healthy team culture aligned with VMware’s EPIC2 values


Skills on Resume: 

  • Obstacle Removal (Soft Skills)
  • Process Definition (Hard Skills)
  • Compensation Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Management (Soft Skills)
  • Team Hiring (Hard Skills)
  • System Architecture Review (Hard Skills)
  • Project Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)

4. Foundation Relations Manager, Community Roots Foundation, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Prepare grant proposals to support the implementation of fundraising goals
  • Prepare programmatic budgets for proposals
  • Track proposal due dates, quarterly reports on amounts raised, and support database maintenance
  • Engage Fund staff and other Calvary personnel and volunteers in strategic outreach to identify and qualify prospects
  • Seek new ways to engage and sustain volunteer leadership to embrace outreach
  • Research potential donors as well as initiate and develop access to new public and private funding sources
  • Identify and approach the appropriate foundation (and corporate) sources for financial support
  • Support Fund and Public Affairs colleagues on internal and external communications
  • Interact with current and potential donors
  • Collaborate with appropriate members of the medical and administrative staff to garner information for proposal preparation
  • Represent the department at external events
  • Assist in the preparation for and management of special events


Skills on Resume: 

  • Grant Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Budget Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Proposal Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Prospect Outreach (Soft Skills)
  • Volunteer Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Donor Research (Hard Skills)
  • Funding Source Identification (Hard Skills)
  • Event Support (Soft Skills)

5. Foundation and Structural Manager, Horizon's Hope Foundation, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Establishing technical contracting and procurement strategies for foundation and structural elements
  • Developing technical specifications according to the above strategies
  • Take responsibility for negotiating contracts
  • Managing a contract or set of contracts covering design, manufacturing, and delivery
  • Managing the technical aspects of the contract and ensuring that the designs comply with the specifications
  • Managing a team of specialists in engineering, quality assurance, procurement,
  • Managing the foundation HSE considerations in the design, manufacture, installation, and commissioning phases
  • Ensuring adequate delivery of the technical specification during the design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning phases to ensure compliance by the contractor
  • Ensuring that the project schedule is met, including the preparation of progress reports and management plans
  • Ensuring that the project budget is complied with, including the preparation of forecast reports and management plans
  • Developing risk management plans as part of an overall project risk management strategy


Skills on Resume: 

  • Contracting Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Specifications (Hard Skills)
  • Contract Negotiation (Soft Skills)
  • Contract Management (Hard Skills)
  • Design Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • HSE Management (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Planning (Hard Skills)

6. Foundation and Grants Relationship Manager, Pathways to Progress Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

Job Summary: 

  • Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of approximately 50-100 current and new foundations, organizations, or government partners
  • Proactively coordinate activities and high-level communications to meet partner needs
  • Work with colleagues across departments to drive and inform prospecting and partnership design
  • Write and/or collaborate on select presentations, proposals, and reports
  • Organize and participate in tours and site visits, prepare pre-meeting briefs for the team
  • Assist with planning and budgeting activities for the CFO team and participate in planning with the development team
  • Track portfolio management activities in Raisers Edge
  • Participate in weekend and evening events to advance the organization's philanthropic objectives
  • Research funding opportunities for foundations (sponsorships, grants, partnerships, etc.)
  • Write letters of inquiry and grant proposals to support GBF’s foundations


Skills on Resume: 

  • Donor Stewardship (Soft Skills)
  • Partner Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Event Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Budget Assistance (Hard Skills)
  • CRM Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Funding Research (Hard Skills)

7. Foundation Manager, Visionary Support Foundation, Atlanta, GA

Job Summary: 

  • Implementing and overseeing project management, ensuring the milestones are met to the required quality and budget
  • Taking responsibility for liaising with project partners
  • Arranging and helping to facilitate events
  • Collaborating with project partners to interpret research into learning objectives and outcomes
  • Designing and creating learning materials
  • Working with the Foundation Director, redesign and lead the delivery of the New Blood Academy, the ultimate prize for winners of the New Blood Awards.
  • Supporting the New Blood awards (an award program for students, graduates, and aspiring creatives), specifically, by designing and producing the learning content that aligns with the Award briefs.
  • More broadly, providing the team with learning and development expertise and strategic direction, helping to shape the learning curriculum.
  • Translating D&AD’s learning curriculum into deliverable products both on and offline
  • Providing industry insight to support learning and employment programs, specifically, those aimed at people seeking to get into the design and advertising industries.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Partner Liaison (Soft Skills)
  • Event Facilitation (Soft Skills)
  • Learning Objective Design (Hard Skills)
  • Content Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Program Delivery (Hard Skills)
  • Curriculum Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Industry Insight (Soft Skills)

8. Offshore Foundation Manager, New Horizons Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA

Job Summary: 

  • Working with the Project Engineer and G&G Manager on a preliminary assessment of initial foundation type suitability for the site (gravity-based foundations, monopiles, jackets, floating foundations)
  • Procuring third-party foundation design (RFP, proposal review, managing designer)
  • Reviewing and incorporating foundation design data into the internal knowledge base
  • Working with the G&G Manager to provide/determine the required geotechnical and geophysical data on foundation design inputs
  • Interfacing between the OEM and the foundation designer during the iterative loads and response stage
  • Working with commercial and finance teams to provide necessary cost modeling inputs and collaborate on cost optimization
  • Liaising with third-party contractors to understand the best construction methodologies and installation processes for the selected foundations
  • Optimizing the foundation design for effective and efficient installation during the offshore campaign
  • Providing input on G&G survey scopes for preliminary and full foundation design
  • Working with project engineering, GIS, G&G manager, and development to optimize site design concerning constraining foundation characteristics
  • Working with wind turbine Original Equipment Manufacturers on foundation design, load inputs
  • Working with the project engineer to scale foundation loads for future project modeling, plus benchmarking with consultants


Skills on Resume: 

  • Foundation Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Design Procurement (Hard Skills)
  • Data Integration (Hard Skills)
  • Geotechnical Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • OEM Interface (Soft Skills)
  • Cost Modeling (Hard Skills)
  • Construction Liaison (Soft Skills)
  • Design Optimization (Hard Skills)

9. Foundation Relations Manager, Heartland Charitable Foundation, Madison, WI

Job Summary: 

  • Identify prospective independent foundation funders for grants and strategic partnerships.
  • Cultivate and steward relationships with prospective and current funders for a portfolio of about 150+ independent foundations.
  • Coordinate with appropriate staff to create grant proposals, budgets, and reports for specific programs, capital expenditures/projects, and general operating support.
  • Create and update annual boilerplate proposals and budgets for proposals.
  • Oversee management of the Restricted Gifts programs and projects spreadsheet and set appropriate meetings to review creation and status.
  • Manage annual independent foundations grant calendar, monthly projections, Raiser’s Edge database records, monitor deadlines, and submit required reports, metrics, and updates.
  • Manage yearly update and review of Partner webpage for foundation and corporate partners of $20k+.
  • Coordinate the evaluation and monitoring of grant-funded programs and policies, as well as assist staff in maintaining data, budgets, and project timelines.
  • Co-manage camper demographic data collection with the Camp Director and Camper Admissions Manager for use in grant requests.
  • Co-manage the camper evaluation outcomes project and formulate a plan to use data in grant requests and eventually in formal reports with the Associate Director, Corporate Relations.
  • Oversee acknowledgment, donor recognition, and stewardship of all independent foundation funders.
  • Represent the Painted Turtle at Foundation-related events (Board meetings, Delta Zeta Sorority speaking engagements), site visits, and possible Foundation employee engagement opportunities.
  • Provide independent foundation support for capital campaigns through research, strategy, proposals, and meetings.
  • Responsible for annual Foundation revenue of $800,000+.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Funder Research (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Stewardship (Soft Skills)
  • Grant Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Budget Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Gift Management (Hard Skills)
  • Database Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Program Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Public Representation (Soft Skills)

10. Foundation Program Manager, Empowerment Resources Foundation, Tampa, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Conduct research, identify potential grant partners, support the development of project plans, assess proposals, and develop grant objectives and evaluation criteria as part of a cross-disciplinary team.
  • Execute grantmaking activities as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including due diligence, write-ups, and processing of grants.
  • Review all grant reports to ensure grant requirements are met and address any deficiencies.
  • Analyze grant reports to identify trends, lessons learned, insights, and progress against goals and outcomes.
  • Support the work of the Program Team in identifying, retaining, and managing consultants.
  • Act as a key point of contact for grantees and respond to questions appropriately and timely manner to ensure a positive relationship between grantees and the Foundation.
  • Prepare memos and shares appropriately in support of Foundation evaluation and learning activities.
  • Coordinates and ensures Foundation initiatives run according to the project plan developed in consultation with Program Officers.
  • Work independently on moderately complex projects/assignments and seek guidance on projects/assignments of higher complexity.
  • Responsible for adjusting or recommending enhancements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve the effectiveness of the job area.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Grant Research (Hard Skills)
  • Grantmaking Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Report Review (Hard Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Consultant Management (Soft Skills)
  • Grantee Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Memo Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Project Coordination (Soft Skills)

11. Foundation Program Manager, Foundation for Tomorrow, Harrisburg, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Manage day-to-day foundation operations, including efforts to track and report fundraising and grantmaking
  • Lead projects with the Head of Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs leaders, and Foundation officers and directors
  • Research prospective grantees, manage the grantee database, build or maintain relationships, review grant requests and applications, and conduct financial due diligence
  • Monitor, evaluate, and report results for philanthropic programs to advance positive impacts on people and communities
  • Maintain Foundation fundraising, grantmaking, and programmatic records to report results and help ensure compliance with regulations
  • Leverage Kroger's community fundraising and donation platforms to track and report results and assist with future decision-making
  • Support division Corporate Affairs managers on fundraising and giving strategies, and on platform data quality and reporting
  • Develop clear and consistent systems and procedures to collect, store, and analyze data, ensuring the processes adopted are ethical and in line with established governance
  • Track expenditures against the Kroger Foundation Office budget and specific projects
  • Provide project support, including proofreading documents and managing photo files for effective communication


Skills on Resume: 

  • Operations Management (Hard Skills)
  • Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Grantee Research (Hard Skills)
  • Program Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Fundraising Support (Soft Skills)
  • Budget Tracking (Hard Skills)

12. Foundation Reporting Manager, Hands for Change Foundation, Columbus, OH

Job Summary: 

  • Create a year-long master calendar of top Philanthropy donors with required reporting deadlines and non-required strategic reporting/stewardship touchpoints with an eye toward current programmatic interest and potential future strategies.
  • Add new donors to the list and calendar as new gifts are made
  • Prepare program colleagues in advance for reporting requirements for each new major gift, and collect all information when appropriate
  • In partnership with Foundation Relations and Philanthropy colleagues (and occasionally Corporate), serve as lead Report writer, creating high-level and compelling narrative and financial reports to donors based on requirements in the original proposal and gift agreement or other expectations
  • Conduct a foundation pipeline review to advise fundraisers on possible new/future approaches
  • Maintain an ongoing and growing level of understanding of all current Society program areas to inform reporting deliverables and new strategies
  • Serve as a convening partner for principal-level Philanthropy staff working with institutional foundations, family foundations, and individuals, while consulting with various GHQ offices to ensure compliance
  • Produce and support a steady and robust volume of six- to eight-figure impact reports and program updates to be used for foundation requirements and/or stewardship
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with ACS/funder policies, regulations, and procedures, advise on documentation and grant agreement requirements, and advance budget development.
  • Develop and refresh principal-level grant reports
  • Serve as an expert content developer, translating internal programs of work into donor-facing and easy-to-understand report materials.
  • Advise and/or direct regional staff partners on open or upcoming concepts, proposals, or research partnerships
  • Use strong ACS brand styling to capture a captivating voice and tone, as well as visual design to engage and help retain ACS's top donors


Skills on Resume: 

  • Calendar Management (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Report Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Pipeline Review (Hard Skills)
  • Program Knowledge (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance Oversight (Hard Skills)