Grants & Research Assistant (Remote Volunteer

Promise Finance | Grants Administration, Research & Funding Operations

Mentor A Promise is a New York City–based nonprofit serving children and youth (ages 5–18) experiencing housing instability, grounded in the belief that every child is a Promise—full of potential, dignity, and possibility. We deliver consistent, high-quality programming across mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression in shelters, schools, and community spaces, creating structured environments where students can grow, be seen, and build lasting skills.

Through signature experiences like The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space, we nurture academic development, emotional well-being, and creative voice, all within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility-centered framework. Our work prioritizes dignity-protective storytelling, consent-driven engagement, and deep community partnership, ensuring that how we serve is as intentional as whom we serve. We are not only addressing immediate needs - we are building pathways to confidence, belonging, and long-term opportunity, so every child has the support and foundation to carry their promise forward.

Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Promise Finance

Remote with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Approximately 5–10 hours per week

Volunteer Administrative Support Role

6-month Commitment Required

Director of Grants & Institutional Giving

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a NYC-based nonprofit organization serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, educational enrichment, workforce development, creative opportunity, advocacy, housing innovation, and community-centered support. Funding partnerships play a critical role in helping MAP expand programs, strengthen services, develop innovative initiatives, and increase opportunities for the children and families we serve.

Promise Finance is MAP's finance, grants, fundraising strategy, institutional giving, and organizational sustainability division. The division works to secure and steward resources that support program growth, operational excellence, innovation, and long-term mission impact.

The Grants Assistant provides administrative, operational, and research support to MAP's grants and institutional giving team.

This role helps maintain the systems, communications, calendars, and funding intelligence that support successful grant development efforts across the organization.

Working closely with grants leadership and researchers, the Grants Assistant helps ensure that funding opportunities, deadlines, reporting requirements, and grantor communications are organized, accurate, and effectively managed.

The Grants Assistant serves as a key operational partner in supporting MAP's pursuit of public and private funding opportunities.

• Provide administrative support to the grants and institutional giving team
• Assist with organizing grant records, files, and documentation
• Maintain accurate and organized grant-related information
• Support preparation of internal reports and grant materials
• Help ensure operational efficiency across grants activities

• Monitor and manage the grants team email account
• Serve as a liaison between MAP, prospective funders, and current grantors
• Route inquiries and communications to appropriate team members
• Maintain professional and timely correspondence
• Track communication history and follow-up activities

• Maintain and manage the grants calendar
• Track grant Final date to receive applicationss and reporting requirements
• Monitor submission schedules and funding timelines
• Coordinate reminders and follow-up activities
• Support planning and scheduling of grants-related activities

• Research funding opportunities at the local, state, and…