Foundation Operations and Grants Coordinator

Job Details

Job Location:

CHF
- Modesto
- Spyres
- Modesto, CA 95356

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $70,304.00 - $86,652.80

Job Shift: Day

Community Hospice & Health Services (CHHS) is the largest and oldest nonprofit hospice, palliative care, and support services provider in the Central Valley.

The Development Foundation Operations and Grants Coordinator is a development professional responsible for leading the Foundation’s grant strategy and overseeing all development operations systems.

• Lead the research, development, writing, submission, and reporting of all foundation, corporate, and government grant proposals.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive grants calendar to ensure timely submissions and compliance reporting.
• Manage the full lifecycle of awarded grants, including documentation, reporting, fund tracking, and compliance monitoring in partnership with Finance.
• Track grant performance metrics and provide regular status updates and revenue projections to leadership.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with foundation and corporate funders as appropriate.

• Oversee the integrity, accuracy, and strategic utilization of the Foundation’s donor database.
• Establish and maintain data standards, reporting protocols, and gift processing procedures.
• Manage all gift entries, pledge tracking, acknowledgments, tax receipts, and reconciliation processes in collaboration with Finance.
• Ensure compliance with donor intent and restrictions; oversee naming opportunity documentation and tracking.
• Generate development reports for leadership, board presentations, audits, and forecasting purposes.

• Conduct strategic research on prospective individual, corporate, and foundation donors.
• Develop detailed prospect profiles to support the Major Gifts Officer and Executive Director.
• Maintain donor pipeline tracking systems and segmentation reports to inform cultivation strategy.

• Support the strategy and execution of annual fund campaigns, including direct mail, digital appeals, and employee giving initiatives.
• Monitor campaign performance and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership.

• Support donor cultivation and recognition events in collaboration with the Events Coordinator.
• Represent the Foundation at community events and donor meetings as appropriate.

• Partner with staff to support donor cultivation and stewardship strategy.
• Serve as primary liaison between Development and Finance for revenue reconciliation, restricted funds tracking, and compliance.
• Support leadership with strategic reporting, revenue forecasting, and development analytics.

• AA degree with 7 years of experience or bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience.
• Progressive growth in nonprofit development, grant writing, and database management.
• Demonstrated success securing foundation and corporate grants.
• Strong knowledge of donor database systems and development reporting.
• Experience collaborating with finance departments on revenue tracking and compliance.
• CFRE credential preferred or actively pursuing certification.
• Active engagement in professional associations (e.g., Association of Fund Raising Professionals).
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Strategic thinking and initiative
• High level of integrity and confidentiality
• Analytical and data-driven decision-making
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative and cross-functional leadership
• Detail-oriented compliance management