Grants Officer – Jewish Camping

The Opportunity

A major private philanthropic foundation with a longstanding commitment to strengthening Jewish life and creating meaningful impact in the United States and Israel is building a new grantmaking team and seeking an experienced Grants Officer focused on Jewish Camping. This is a newly created position reporting to the Executive Vice President of Grants. The Grants Officer will bring deep knowledge of Jewish camping to a major philanthropic institution and help identify and support opportunities for investment in this space. The Grants Officer will build relationships with camp and organizational leaders, evaluate potential investments, and manage a portfolio of grants.

About the Foundation

For nearly three decades, this leading private philanthropic foundation has helped shape a vibrant Jewish future in the United States and Israel. Through strategic philanthropy and partnerships with high-potential organizations and leaders, the Foundation brings resources, expertise, and long-term commitment to initiatives that strengthen Jewish life, support communities, and address critical needs.

Its work spans education and culture, safety net initiatives, and Israel – from strengthening Jewish education and deepening connections between American Jews and Israel to supporting vulnerable populations and preserving Jewish memory and culture. Across these areas, the Foundation seeks to translate vision into action and philanthropy into scalable, lasting impact.

What You'll Do

• Remain current on trends, opportunities, challenges, and emerging ideas in Jewish camping.
• Identify opportunities for philanthropic investment consistent with the Foundation's mission.
• Build relationships with organizations and leaders across the Jewish camping field.
• Assess camp models and emerging approaches to immersive Jewish experiences
• Understand camp capacity, enrollment, staffing, facilities, and organizational sustainability
• Review proposals and participate in due diligence processes.
• Monitor grants and grantee compliance with grant agreements and reporting requirements.
• Prepare reports and recommendations for the Board and/or Board committees.
• Work closely with the finance office, legal department, and colleagues across the grants team.
• Bring strategic thinking, sound judgment, and broad field knowledge to philanthropic decision-making.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• At least five years of full-time professional experience in the camping field.
• Bachelor's degree; master's degree preferred.
• Knowledge of strong Jewish camps in the United States and Israel programs serving American students.
• Ability to assess organizations, programs, and investment opportunities using sound field knowledge, analytical judgment, and an understanding of philanthropic strategy.
• Experience with grant initiation, development, monitoring, and analysis.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexibility and sound judgment.

Why Join the Team?

This is an opportunity to bring firsthand knowledge of the Jewish camping movement into philanthropic decision-making while being a part of a new team of grant makers driving major impact on the national and global scales. The grants officer will have the opportunity to identify promising initiatives and organizations shaping the future of Jewish camping and help determine where philanthropic resources can have meaningful impact. The foundation is an equal opportunity employer.