Philanthropy jobs in Chicago

Every open role at a foundation hiring in Chicago, with the funder's annual giving, focus areas, and leadership — so you can see who's hiring before you apply.

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30 open jobs

at 22 foundations·Largest funders first

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Gives$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 32 days ago33 contacts$175K
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Breakthrough T1d
Gives$79M/yr
Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Leadership Giving
Why you'd thrive here
Senior fundraiser with a track record closing seven-figure gifts from individual donors and experience stewarding relationships with high-net-worth supporters of medical research or disease-focused nonprofits.
Type 1 diabetesDiabetes researchAutoimmunity
Chicago RemoteRemoteGrantmakingPosted 31 days ago95 contacts$100K – $1M
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Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
Gives$73M/yr
Director, Health Professional Programs
Why you'd thrive here
A program leader with deep relationships in academic neurology, translational research, or clinical-trial infrastructure who can shepherd multi-million-dollar grants to top-tier medical institutions and speak fluently with leading Alzheimer's researchers about study design and institutional capacity.
Large-scale Alzheimer's biomedical and translational research at academic medical centers (e.g., Washington University, UCSF, Wake Forest)Genomics, biomarker discovery, and precision-medicine research (e.g., Broad Institute, major research labs)Clinical trial infrastructure and hospital-based neurology research (e.g., Mass General, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins)
Chicago, ILProgram leadership48 contacts
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Crown Family Foundation
Gives$30M/yr
Jewish Education & Engagement PRogram Officer
Why you'd thrive here
Program officer with 5+ years funding Jewish education or engagement nonprofits, comfortable supporting both established communal institutions and innovative grassroots initiatives, and experienced managing portfolios in the $20–50M range.
Support for Jewish communal institutions (Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund)Equitable PreK–postsecondary education and arts educationGreat Lakes restoration, climate justice, and clean energy
Chicago, IL, United StatesOn-siteGrantmakingPosted 66 days ago49 contacts$120K
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National Equity Fund
Gives$17M/yr
Network Administrator
Why you'd thrive here
Network administrator with experience supporting mission-driven organizations, comfortable managing infrastructure for distributed teams, and ideally familiar with the compliance and security requirements of financial-services or housing-focused nonprofits.
Affordable housing productionAffordable housing preservationLIHTC syndication
ChicagoOn-siteOperations50 contacts
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Mather Foundation
Gives$16M/yr
Manager, Community Ambassador Programs
Why you'd thrive here
Program manager with experience launching or scaling peer-led or volunteer ambassador initiatives in aging services; comfortable recruiting and training older adults as program ambassadors and measuring engagement outcomes in senior communities.
Aging / Older adultsSenior living / Life Plan CommunitiesWellness and brain health
Mather HQ (Evanston, IL)Program leadershipPosted 58 days ago23 contacts$82K
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Lions Clubs International Foundation
Gives$5.7M/yr
Assistant Manager, Claims & Grants Processing
Why you'd thrive here
Operations professional with experience processing high-volume grants or claims at a mid-sized funder, comfortable with detail-oriented compliance work and able to support both humanitarian and disaster-response grant cycles with accuracy and speed.
Humanitarian grantsDisaster reliefEye health and vision
Oak Brook, ILOn-siteOperations29 contacts$65K
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Christopher Family Foundation
Gives$4.5M/yr
Grants Manager
Why you'd thrive here
Grants manager with 3+ years managing portfolios in food security, workforce development, or small-business support; comfortable stewarding relationships with Chicago-area nonprofits and handling compliance across 50+ active grants.
Food securityEntrepreneurshipEmployment
Westmont, ILHybridGrantmaking10 contacts$55K – $70K
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World Emergency Relief
Gives$2.3M/yr
Director of Advancement - 2025813
Why you'd thrive here
Senior development leader with experience building major-gift and institutional-funding programs at national humanitarian or refugee-focused nonprofits, comfortable working with faith-based networks and donor bases.
Hunger reliefFood securityClean water
Chicagoland, ILHybridDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 68 days ago11 contacts$105K – $115K
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Highland Park Community Foundation
Gives$1.9M/yr
Director of Development & Communications
Why you'd thrive here
A communications and development leader with experience at small-to-mid-sized community foundations, comfortable building donor relationships in a affluent suburb while articulating how grants in human services, education, and arts expand opportunity for underserved residents.
Human servicesEducationCreative & cultural arts
Highland Park, IL, USAHybridCommunicationsPosted 67 days ago59 contacts$75 / hr
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Morton Arboretum
Gives$1.1M/yr
Director of Donor Experience
Why you'd thrive here
A nonprofit operations leader with experience designing donor stewardship programs at mid-sized institutions, comfortable translating conservation science into compelling donor communications and managing a lean team across multiple giving channels.
tree conservationplant science and researchurban forestry (Chicago Region Trees Initiative)
Lisle, ILHybridOperations82 contacts$110K – $125K
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New America Foundation
Gives$1.0M/yr
530A Outreach Project Contractor (Part-Time) - New America Chicago
Why you'd thrive here
Someone with Chicago nonprofit or community-organizing experience who can execute outreach campaigns for policy research initiatives and comfortably translate academic work into accessible messaging for diverse audiences.
public policy researcheducation and workforce developmentdemocracy and political reform
Chicago, ILHybridProgram support39 contacts$75 – $110 / hr
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City Year
Gives$735K/yr
Impact Director
Why you'd thrive here
Program leader with experience managing school-based interventions or youth-support teams in under-resourced districts; comfortable measuring academic and social-emotional outcomes while building relationships across school leadership and community partners.
K-12 EducationYouth MentoringTutoring and Academic Support
Chicago, ILProgram leadershipPosted 36 days ago33 contacts$73K – $78K
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University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation
Gives$444K/yr
Assistant Director, College Development
Why you'd thrive here
A development professional with experience stewarding major donors to academic medical centers or research institutions, skilled at translating complex science into compelling funding narratives for individual philanthropists.
Cancer researchClinical trialsCancer prevention
Chicago, ILDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 43 days ago57 contacts$64K – $75K
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Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Group Return
Gives$142K/yr
Winter Leadership Conclave Intern
Why you'd thrive here
Undergraduate or recent graduate with interest in fraternal leadership development and experience organizing or supporting conferences, retreats, or student-focused programming events.
Higher education / college supportScholarshipsLeadership development
Chicago, IllinoisOn-siteProgram support13 contacts
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Chicago Sun Times Charity Trust
Gives$61K/yr
Editorial Operations Associate
Why you'd thrive here
Editorial operations professional with experience managing workflows, vendor relationships, and budget oversight at a news organization or similar media outlet; comfortable working in a lean, mission-driven environment supporting local journalism.
Chicago-based daily newspaper support (Chicago Sun‑Times)Local journalism and media operations/general operating supportLegacy/final-distribution funding for an affiliated media organization
Chicago, ILOperationsPosted 73 days ago3 contacts
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Conservancy Foundation
Gives$12K/yr
Mains Family Seasonal Internships
Why you'd thrive here
College student or recent graduate with interest in animal welfare, shelter operations, or community health; ideal fit has volunteer or work experience at a local nonprofit, comfort with administrative tasks, and genuine curiosity about how small foundations support their neighborhoods.
Local animal welfare and shelter operations (Humane Society of Greater Nashua)Service/working-dog programs (e.g., veteran support and therapeutic dog initiatives)Community-based home health and hospice services in Nashua
Naperville, IL, USAOn-siteProgram support11 contacts$16 / hr
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Managing Director, People & Culture
Why you'd thrive here
Senior people and culture leader with experience scaling talent and organizational-development practices across large, complex foundations or mission-driven institutions; comfortable building HR infrastructure that supports long-term strategic partnerships and systems-change work.
Systems Change and Social InnovationLong-Term Place-Based PartnershipsCritical Challenge Philanthropy
Chicago OfficeOperationsPosted 8 days ago$405K
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Devries Nature Conservancy
Associate Director of Principal Gift Development
Chicago, IllinoisDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 22 days ago9 contacts$125K – $160K
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Northern W P Holman Clinic Trust
Technology and Operations Communications, Director
Why you'd thrive here
Communications director with experience translating institutional-giving strategies and operational processes for board members and major institutional partners at mid-sized foundations; comfortable explaining general-purpose grantmaking to elite educational and health organizations.
Hospital ServicesHealth ResearchLocal Health Charitable Services
Chicago, ILCommunicationsPosted 23 days ago$137K
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Fundación Española de Ayuda a la Investigación en Parkinson
Senior Philanthropy Relationship Manager (Midwest/Mountain Territories)
Why you'd thrive here
Someone with 5+ years nurturing major-gift relationships in biomedical or healthcare philanthropy, comfortable stewarding six- and seven-figure commitments from individual donors and corporate partners focused on Parkinson's research acceleration.
Parkinson’s Disease ResearchNeurodegenerative Disease ScienceClinical and Translational Neurology
ChicagoDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 162 days ago$90K
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Chicago Learning Exchange
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.
Chicago, ILOn-siteProgram leadershipPosted 165 days ago16 contacts
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John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Gives$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 35 days ago33 contacts$225K
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Crown Family Foundation
Gives$30M/yr
Gun Violence Prevention Progam Analyst
Why you'd thrive here
Program officer with expertise in Chicago gun violence prevention—whether through community violence intervention, policy advocacy, or public health approaches—and comfort moving between grassroots organizations and institutional partners.
Support for Jewish communal institutions (Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund)Equitable PreK–postsecondary education and arts educationGreat Lakes restoration, climate justice, and clean energy
Chicago, IL, USHybridProgram leadershipPosted 72 days ago49 contacts$80K – $85K
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National Equity Fund
Gives$17M/yr
Vice President, Credit
Why you'd thrive here
A senior credit analyst or housing-finance professional with deep expertise in low-income housing tax credits and multifamily underwriting, ready to lead a national portfolio of complex affordable-housing deals.
Affordable housing productionAffordable housing preservationLIHTC syndication
Grantmaking50 contacts
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Lions Clubs International Foundation
Gives$5.7M/yr
Program Specialist - Service Activities
Why you'd thrive here
Program coordinator or grants-administration professional with experience managing service-grant workflows, volunteer-engagement activities, or disaster-response logistics, comfortable supporting both domestic and international humanitarian initiatives at a membership-driven organization.
Humanitarian grantsDisaster reliefEye health and vision
Oak Brook, ILOn-siteProgram support29 contacts$65K
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Morton Arboretum
Gives$1.1M/yr
Prospect Development and Analytics Manager
Why you'd thrive here
Prospect researcher or development analyst with experience building and maintaining donor databases, segmenting prospects for major-gift cultivation, and translating giving data into actionable strategies for mid-sized nonprofit fundraising programs.
tree conservationplant science and researchurban forestry (Chicago Region Trees Initiative)
Lisle, ILHybridDevelopment & fundraising82 contacts$67K – $77K
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University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation
Gives$444K/yr
Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Why you'd thrive here
A development professional with 3–5 years of major-gift experience at a research institution or academic medical center, comfortable stewarding high-net-worth donors interested in cancer research and translating clinical outcomes into donor narratives.
Cancer researchClinical trialsCancer prevention
Chicago, ILDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 43 days ago57 contacts$64K – $75K
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Analyst, Fixed Income and Alpha Strategies
Why you'd thrive here
Analyst with quantitative finance or asset-allocation background who understands how endowment strategy and fixed-income positioning support long-term grantmaking in systems change; comfortable translating investment performance into funder strategy conversations.
Systems Change and Social InnovationLong-Term Place-Based PartnershipsCritical Challenge Philanthropy
Chicago OfficeOperationsPosted 24 days ago$120K
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Crown Family Foundation
Gives$30M/yr
Philanthropic Advisory Analyst
Why you'd thrive here
Someone with 3–5 years of grantmaking or nonprofit research experience who understands Crown's portfolio breadth—from Jewish communal institutions to climate justice—and can synthesize analysis across education, environment, and health sectors for senior philanthropic decision-making.
Support for Jewish communal institutions (Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund)Equitable PreK–postsecondary education and arts educationGreat Lakes restoration, climate justice, and clean energy
Grantmaking49 contacts
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Philanthropy jobs in Chicago

30 open jobs

Associate General Counsel

Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Leadership Giving

Director, Health Professional Programs

Jewish Education & Engagement PRogram Officer

Network Administrator

Manager, Community Ambassador Programs

Assistant Manager, Claims & Grants Processing

Grants Manager

Director of Advancement - 2025813

Director of Development & Communications

Director of Donor Experience

530A Outreach Project Contractor (Part-Time) - New America Chicago

Impact Director

Assistant Director, College Development

Winter Leadership Conclave Intern

Editorial Operations Associate

Mains Family Seasonal Internships

Managing Director, People & Culture

Associate Director of Principal Gift Development

Technology and Operations Communications, Director

Senior Philanthropy Relationship Manager (Midwest/Mountain Territories)

Crew Lead @ Greencorps Chicago Youth Program

Manager, Alpha Analytics and Portfolio Risk

Gun Violence Prevention Progam Analyst

Vice President, Credit

Program Specialist - Service Activities

Prospect Development and Analytics Manager

Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving

Analyst, Fixed Income and Alpha Strategies

Philanthropic Advisory Analyst

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