Officer Foundation Relations

Hispanic Access Foundation is seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Foundation Relations Officer to lead the cultivation, growth, and stewardship of institutional foundation partnerships that advance our mission and long-term impact.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this role is externally focused and relationship-centered, with responsibility for building trust with institutional donors, converting outreach into meetings, advancing prospects through the donor journey, and deepening multi-year partnerships across our program areas.

The Foundation Relations Officer serves as a connector—translating program strategy and outcomes into compelling investment opportunities—while partnering closely with program leaders, finance, communications, and executive leadership to ensure strong alignment, follow-through, and donor satisfaction.

• Own and actively manage a portfolio of foundation partners and prospects, with clear strategies for cultivation, renewal, and expansion.
• Drive new foundation partnerships by converting targeted outreach and networking into meetings, proposals, and long-term funding relationships.
• Develop and execute customized engagement strategies that align donor priorities with Hispanic Access Foundation's programmatic goals.
• Identify opportunities to deepen partnerships through renewals, increased grant size, multi-year commitments, or expanded program alignment.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of foundation partners.

• Lead proposal strategy and positioning for foundation opportunities, ensuring strong alignment with donor priorities and Hispanic Access Foundation's Theory of Change.
• Partner with development colleagues, program, finance, and communications teams to shape compelling narratives, outcomes, and funding cases.
• Draft and refine high-impact proposals and reports, maintaining a strong voice, strategic framing, and donor-centric storytelling.
• Ensure proposals and reports reflect program strategy, scalability, and measurable impact.

• Proactively research, qualify, and prioritize new foundation prospects aligned with organizational strategy.
• Develop funder briefs, outreach plans, and engagement strategies to support effective cultivation.
• Partner with leadership and program teams to align prospecting efforts with growth priorities and geographic focus areas.
• Maintain a forward-looking foundation pipeline with clear next steps and probability assessments.

• Act as a strategic partner to Program Directors and senior leaders, supporting fundraising planning and institutional donor engagement across teams.
• Collaborate closely with Communications to develop donor-facing materials, impact stories, and tailored messaging.
• Prepare leadership for donor meetings through briefings, talking points, and strategic guidance.
• Foster a culture of shared ownership around foundation partnerships and funder success.

• Maintain accurate and timely foundation records, contacts, and engagement notes in Salesforce.
• Track outreach, meetings, proposals, and renewals to support performance monitoring and strategy refinement.
• Use data to assess pipeline health, identify gaps, and inform next steps.
• Contribute to improving systems that support visibility, accountability, and donor strategy.

• Strong foundation pipeline with consistent movement from outreach to meetings to opportunities.
• Renewals are secured on time, with increased engagement and funding where appropriate.
• Program teams feel supported, prepared, and aligned…