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9 open jobs

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  • John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
    $303M/yr

    Associate General Counsel

    Why you'd thrive here

    Lawyer with experience advising national foundations on grants management, fiscal sponsorship arrangements, and multi-year commitment compliance; comfortable navigating complex funding structures across policy, conservation, and social-justice grantees.

    Climate & Clean Energy Policy and Environmental ConservationJustice and Housing Solutions (ending homelessness; Safety & Justice Challenge)Information Ecosystem & Early Childhood Learning (journalism, media, Sesame Workshop)
    Chicago OfficeOperationsPosted 33 days ago33 contacts$175K
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  • American Hospital Association
    $12M/yr

    Sr. Communications Specialist

    Why you'd thrive here

    A communications professional with experience translating hospital-system or health-equity research into policy narratives, comfortable pitching to media and stakeholder audiences at the national level.

    Hospitals and health systemsCommunity health improvementMaternal and child health
    ChicagoCommunicationsPosted 33 days ago54 contacts
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  • Interfaith America
    $2.8M/yr

    Evaluation Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program officer with experience designing and managing evaluations for leadership development or civic-engagement initiatives, comfortable translating interfaith or diversity-work outcomes into data that informs strategy.

    Interfaith leadership trainingBridgebuilding in higher educationFaith and health initiatives
    Program support36 contacts$50K
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  • Alonzo Mather Foundation Trust C/O the Chicago Trust Company Na
    $2.0M/yr

    AVP, Controller

    Why you'd thrive here

    An experienced controller or accounting director from a mid-sized nonprofit or family foundation comfortable managing $6M+ in annual grants, financial reporting, and compliance for a single major grantee relationship, with familiarity in educational or local Chicago-area institutional funding.

    Sustained general operating support for The Mather FoundationCapacity and institutional support for a single flagship educational/organizational entityLocal (Grayslake/greater Chicago area) institutional philanthropy
    Mather HQ (Evanston, IL)OperationsPosted 100 days ago2 contacts$180K
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  • Unknown Funder

    Crew Lead @ Greencorps Chicago Youth Program

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with experience leading or managing out-of-school-time programs in under-resourced Chicago neighborhoods, comfortable implementing culturally responsive curricula and mentoring youth-facing staff, and ideally with exposure to educational technology or digital-literacy work.

    ChicagoOn-siteProgram leadershipPosted 120 days ago
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  • John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
    $303M/yr

    Program Officer, Local News

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program officer with journalism or media-sector experience who understands newsroom economics, local news sustainability models, and can evaluate both editorial quality and business viability in grantmaking decisions across national markets.

    Climate & Clean Energy Policy and Environmental ConservationJustice and Housing Solutions (ending homelessness; Safety & Justice Challenge)Information Ecosystem & Early Childhood Learning (journalism, media, Sesame Workshop)
    Chicago OfficeGrantmakingPosted 33 days ago33 contacts$121K
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  • John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
    $303M/yr

    Administrator, Chicago Commitment

    Why you'd thrive here

    Administrator comfortable managing operational workflows for a large national foundation's local initiative; experience with multi-stakeholder coordination, compliance documentation, and supporting grantmaking teams across justice, housing, climate, or media portfolios preferred.

    Climate & Clean Energy Policy and Environmental ConservationJustice and Housing Solutions (ending homelessness; Safety & Justice Challenge)Information Ecosystem & Early Childhood Learning (journalism, media, Sesame Workshop)
    Chicago OfficeProgram supportPosted 33 days ago33 contacts$74K
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  • John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
    $303M/yr

    Manager, Alpha Analytics and Portfolio Risk

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with experience managing large, complex portfolios across multiple program areas—ideally with exposure to risk assessment in national grantmaking—who can build dashboards and systems to track performance across policy, justice, and environmental grants to intermediaries and fiscal sponsors.

    Climate & Clean Energy Policy and Environmental ConservationJustice and Housing Solutions (ending homelessness; Safety & Justice Challenge)Information Ecosystem & Early Childhood Learning (journalism, media, Sesame Workshop)
    Chicago OfficeOperationsPosted 33 days ago33 contacts$225K
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  • John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
    $303M/yr

    Coordinator, Native Self-Determination

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program coordinator with knowledge of Native American sovereignty, tribal governance, or Indigenous-led policy work; comfort managing schedules, grants tracking, and cross-team communication; and ability to support both field-building investments and direct tribal partnerships.

    Climate & Clean Energy Policy and Environmental ConservationJustice and Housing Solutions (ending homelessness; Safety & Justice Challenge)Information Ecosystem & Early Childhood Learning (journalism, media, Sesame Workshop)
    Chicago OfficeProgram supportPosted 33 days ago33 contacts$68K
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