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Philanthropy jobs in Washington, D.C.

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  • Impactassetsinc
    $580M/yr

    Associate, Investment Operations

    Why you'd thrive here

    Operations professional with experience in investment management or large-scale grantmaking operations who can manage fund accounting, compliance workflows, and stakeholder reporting across a multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio.

    Economic OpportunityClimate SolutionsHealth & Wellness
    Operations31 contacts
  • Pew Charitable Trusts
    $141M/yr

    Associate Director, Editorial

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with experience editing or producing content for higher-education institutions or major cultural organizations, comfortable translating complex research and institutional priorities for external audiences, and familiar with how major funders communicate strategic giving.

    Health and well-beingPublic healthMental health
    Washington, DC (901 E)CommunicationsPosted 7 days ago22 contacts$154K – $172K
  • Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
    $73M/yr

    Associate Director, Congressional Affairs

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with Capitol Hill experience in healthcare or biomedical-research advocacy who understands federal funding mechanisms, can build relationships with key committees and staff, and is ready to advance dementia-research priorities in a legislative environment.

    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)
    Washington, DCProgram leadership48 contacts
  • Global Impact
    $48M/yr

    Accounting Manager, Finance & Business Services

    Why you'd thrive here

    Accounting or finance professional with experience managing grants, fund accounting, or multi-entity nonprofit finances who can handle the operational complexity of a $41M funder working across workplace giving, fiscal sponsorship, and global health.

    Workplace giving / employee engagementFiscal sponsorship and fund managementGlobal health (vaccine confidence)
    Washington, D.C., United StatesHybridOperations36 contacts$105K – $120K
  • Democracy Fund
    $38M/yr

    Associate Director, External Affairs

    Why you'd thrive here

    Communications professional with experience managing external relations for a national democracy or civic-engagement funder; skilled at translating complex voting-rights and election-integrity work for diverse audiences while maintaining relationships with grantees, media, and policy stakeholders.

    Voting access and voting powerElection infrastructure and resilient electionsPreventing authoritarian abuse of power
    Communications27 contacts
  • Rural Community Assistance Partnership
    $30M/yr

    Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst

    Why you'd thrive here

    Operations professional with experience managing grants and contracts for rural development or infrastructure nonprofits at national scale; comfortable with compliance, financial tracking, and supporting diverse grantee partnerships across multiple geographies.

    waterwastewaterrural development
    Washington, DC, USAHybridOperationsPosted 42 days ago56 contacts$101K – $109K
  • Strada Education Foundation
    $27M/yr

    Strada Education Foundation Internship: Strategic Partnership & Corporate Development Intern

    Why you'd thrive here

    Recent graduate or early-career professional with interest in education-workforce alignment, comfortable supporting corporate partnership development and cross-sector collaboration in a fast-paced foundation environment.

    Clear OutcomesQuality CoachingAffordability
    Washington, DCHybridOperationsPosted 15 days ago79 contacts
  • Pact
    $21M/yr

    M&E Advisor - MNCH

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program officer with 5+ years designing or managing M&E systems for maternal, newborn, or child health initiatives in low-resource settings, comfortable translating community-level data into donor reporting and organizational learning frameworks.

    Public health (including HIV/AIDS)Livelihoods and microenterpriseCapacity development and organizational strengthening
    Program leadershipPosted 20 days ago40 contacts
  • Neubauer Family Foundation
    $18M/yr

    Officer, Partnerships (Fundraising)

    Why you'd thrive here

    Development professional with experience cultivating major gifts from foundations, corporations, or high-net-worth donors aligned with public-policy or environmental causes, and skilled at articulating research-driven funder value propositions to sophisticated prospects.

    Major research universities and higher education (e.g., University of Chicago, Tufts)K–12 school leadership and principal development in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders)Arts and cultural institutions / museums in Philadelphia (Barnes Foundation)
    Washington, DC (901 E)Development & fundraisingPosted 41 days ago4 contacts$110K – $123K
  • Renaissance Philanthropy Fund
    $6.6M/yr

    Program Manager, BiTS

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program manager with experience coordinating research portfolios across universities and technical nonprofits, comfortable managing grants to elite institutions, and familiar with how AI-focused or interdisciplinary research teams operate and report.

    AI for Mathematics ResearchAI for Science and Research AccelerationElite University Research Centers
    Washington, D.C.HybridProgram leadership13 contacts$120K – $150K
  • Council of American Overseas Research Centers
    $6.3M/yr

    CAORC Grants, Finance & Operations Officer

    Why you'd thrive here

    Operations-minded professional with experience managing grants administration, financial reporting, and compliance across multiple research centers or international programs; comfortable supporting both scholarly researchers and institutional partners.

    International researchHumanitiesSocial sciences
    Washington, DCHybridOperations42 contacts$80K – $100K
  • World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals
    $4.0M/yr

    Program Officer, Humanitarian Response - 2025834

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program officer with direct experience managing refugee resettlement or humanitarian response programs, comfortable translating complex displacement crises into fundable interventions and partnering with faith-based and community organizations at scale.

    Refugee assistance & resettlementForced migration / displacementHumanitarian assistance
    Washington D.C.RemoteProgram leadershipPosted 83 days ago46 contacts$70K – $74K
  • Vera Institute of Justice
    $2.1M/yr

    Senior Strategist, Federal Advocacy, Advocacy & Partnerships

    Why you'd thrive here

    Federal policy advocate with deep Hill relationships and a track record influencing criminal justice or immigration reform legislation; skilled at translating foundation strategy into actionable federal campaigns and managing coalitions across nonprofit and advocacy partners.

    Criminal justice reformMass incarcerationImmigration detention
    Washington, DCProgram leadershipPosted 27 days ago33 contacts
  • Atlas Economic Research Foundation
    $2.0M/yr

    Internships

    Why you'd thrive here

    An undergraduate or recent graduate with interest in free-market economics or policy advocacy, comfortable supporting program coordination across a distributed network of partner organizations, and eager to learn how independent think tanks drive policy change.

    public policy advocacyeducation and outreachorganizational capacity building
    DC metro areaHybridProgram support71 contacts$15 / hr
  • Institute for Humane Studies
    $1.8M/yr

    Major Gifts Officer

    Why you'd thrive here

    A development professional with experience cultivating six-figure gifts from individual donors and foundations aligned with classical liberal, libertarian, or free-market causes; skilled at translating intellectual mission into compelling donor narratives.

    Higher educationAcademic researchClassical liberal ideas
    Arlington, VARemoteDevelopment & fundraising18 contacts$85K – $120K
  • Third Way
    $1.7M/yr

    Senior Policy Advisor, Fusion Energy

    Why you'd thrive here

    Policy expert with deep fusion-energy or advanced-nuclear technical knowledge and experience translating complex science into actionable center-left policy recommendations for legislative or executive-branch audiences.

    Climate and EnergyEconomyEducation
    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesHybridProgram leadershipPosted 65 days ago87 contacts$90K – $100K
  • Center for Public Justice
    $1.6M/yr

    Director of Global Health Policy & Engagement

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program officer or senior advocate with experience designing and funding national policy-education campaigns or faith-based civic initiatives; comfortable stewarding large, multi-year grants to advocacy organizations and building relationships across religious and secular policy networks.

    National public policy and civic education advocacy (e.g., organizations like American Unity Fund)Faith-based/state-level religious education and programming (e.g., Baptist conventions)Targeted program support for advocacy campaigns and public-facing educational initiatives
    Alexandria, VAOn-siteProgram leadership15 contacts
  • Melanoma Research Foundation
    $1.6M/yr

    Miles for Melanoma Development Intern

    Why you'd thrive here

    An undergraduate or graduate student with fundraising or nonprofit experience who is eager to learn major-gift and events development while supporting a national health nonprofit's mission to advance melanoma research and patient care.

    melanoma researchpatient support and educationclinical trials participation
    Washington, DCHybridDevelopment & fundraisingPosted 226 days ago17 contacts
  • Acog Foundation
    $1.5M/yr

    Advocacy Engagement Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with experience mobilizing clinical or advocacy networks around maternal health or patient safety issues, comfortable translating between clinician stakeholders and policymakers, and ready to build sustained engagement at a regional scale.

    Maternal healthPatient safetyQuality improvement
    Washington, DCProgram leadershipPosted 16 days ago27 contacts$75K
  • Brookings Institution
    $1.4M/yr

    Project Manager and Research Analyst (Job ID: 2026-3920)

    Why you'd thrive here

    Research professional or policy analyst with experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in economics, climate policy, or development; comfortable translating research into actionable recommendations for policymakers and public audiences.

    U.S. economyGlobal economy & developmentClimate & energy
    Program leadershipPosted 30 days ago80 contacts
  • Delta Research & Educational Foundation
    $1.3M/yr

    Staff Accountant Position

    Why you'd thrive here

    An accountant with 3–5 years of nonprofit or foundation accounting experience, comfortable managing grant accounting, restricted funds, and compliance reporting for a mid-sized funder making scholarships and educational grants nationally.

    Educational developmentScholarshipsInternships
    Washington, DC, USAOperationsPosted 18 days ago62 contacts
  • Center Forward
    $1.2M/yr

    Trade Program Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program manager with experience designing and executing trade policy convenings or research initiatives; comfortable bridging ideological divides and translating complex economic policy for diverse stakeholder audiences.

    bipartisan governancepublic policy educationhealth policy
    HybridProgram leadershipPosted 10 days ago8 contacts$75K – $85K
  • New America Foundation
    $1.0M/yr

    Digital Director

    Why you'd thrive here

    Communications professional with experience building digital platforms and audiences for national policy research or think-tank organizations, comfortable translating complex research into engaging content across web, social, and email channels.

    public policy researcheducation and workforce developmentdemocracy and political reform
    Washington, DCHybridCommunications39 contacts$135K – $150K
  • Washington Area Community Investment Fund
    $925K/yr

    Senior Program and Project Lead

    Why you'd thrive here

    Program leader with experience managing lending portfolios, entrepreneur-support services, or small-business development programs in underserved communities; comfortable overseeing both operational execution and relationship management across nonprofit and business partners.

    small business lendingeconomic developmententrepreneurship support
    Washington, DCHybridProgram leadership27 contacts$75K – $100K
  • Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and
    $881K/yr

    Asset Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Database manager with experience managing grantmaking or donor-management systems at a small to mid-sized foundation; comfortable supporting fiscal-sponsorship workflows and pass-through grant tracking with minimal IT infrastructure overhead.

    Affordable housingHomelessness preventionHousing preservation
    Washington, DCHybridOperations41 contacts$80K – $105K
  • Ethel Kennedy Foundation
    $708K/yr

    2027 Donald M. and Susan N. Wilson Legal Fellowship

    Why you'd thrive here

    Recent law graduate or early-career attorney with interest in legal education reform, institutional partnerships, or education policy; comfortable supporting relationship-driven grantmaking and learning foundation operations from a D.C. base.

    Legal education and law school scholarships/programs (Georgetown University Law Center)K–12 school support and teacher/leadership development (The Learning Alliance)Institutional capacity-building for education nonprofits
    Washington, D.C.HybridProgram support3 contacts$66K
  • Reproductive Freedom for All
    $656K/yr

    Vice President Private Sector Strategy

    Why you'd thrive here

    Senior philanthropic strategist with experience cultivating major corporate partnerships around social-justice causes, comfortable bridging the gap between board-level relationships and on-the-ground reproductive-rights organizing, and skilled at identifying aligned private-sector funding streams within politically contested issue areas.

    Reproductive health and rightsAbortion accessMedicaid and public health policy
    Washington, DCStrategy & impactPosted 7 days ago26 contacts$210K – $270K
  • Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc Dba Funders for Lgbtq Issues
    $650K/yr

    Communications Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with experience communicating LGBTQ movement wins to diverse funder audiences—whether through newsletters, conveyed strategy, or grantee spotlights—and comfortable translating both trans-specific grantmaking and regional Southern organizing into compelling funder education.

    LGBTQ rights and liberationTrans communities and trans-specific grantmakingLGBTQ organizations in the U.S. South
    Washington, District of ColumbiaHybridCommunicationsPosted 15 days ago33 contacts$78K – $94K
  • Alliance for Justice
    $625K/yr

    Senior Foundation Relations Manager

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with 5+ years cultivating relationships with mid-sized family or regional foundations interested in democracy, civil rights, or courts work—comfortable articulating how judicial and voting-rights grantmaking connects to systemic justice outcomes.

    judicial nominations and courtsvoting rights and democracycivil rights and liberties
    Washington, DCRemoteDevelopment & fundraising23 contacts$93K – $104K
  • American Bankers Association
    $488K/yr

    Intern, Web Content

    Why you'd thrive here

    Someone with a background in financial services, banking policy, or economics communications who can translate complex regulatory and industry topics into accessible web content for both professional and general audiences.

    Disaster relief and recovery funds serving bank employees, customers, and affected communities (including regional bank relief funds)Support for state-focused policy and governance organizations (NGA, NCSL, National Governors initiatives)Funding for public policy research and advocacy groups working on economic, tax, and financial regulation (Tax Foundation, Bipartisan Policy Center)
    US DC Main OfficeCommunicationsPosted 20 days ago45 contacts$15 – $37.50 / hr