Founded in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic, God’s Love We Deliver improves the health and well-being of people affected by life-altering illnesses. We provide medically tailored meals and comprehensive nutrition care and education at no cost to those we serve, always delivered with love.   

About Role

The Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations supports God’s Love We Deliver’s institutional fundraising efforts by managing an assigned portfolio of corporate and foundation partners that help fund the delivery of more than 3.5 million medically tailored meals annually to over 15,000 New Yorkers living with serious illness.

Reporting directly to the Director of Philanthropy, Institutional Giving, this role is responsible for the execution of institutional fundraising activities, including drafting grant proposals and reports, managing funder deliverables, and conducting cultivation and stewardship activities as directed. The Manager ensures that all grant requirements are completed accurately and on time and plays a key supporting role in translating program data into clear materials for funders.

As part of a fast-paced Development and Events team of fifteen professionals, this position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful funder partnerships while directly supporting life-sustaining services for vulnerable communities.

If you’re looking to join a team of dedicated professionals making an impact across the NY metro area, this is the place for you!

• Benefits: Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision insurance at low cost to employees. Option to enroll in pre-tax Commuter Transit, Flexible Spending Account, and Health Savings Account.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403B with up to a 2% match each pay period
• Paid Time Off including
  • 15 Days of annual Paid Vacation Time Off in first year of employment, increasing with length of service
  • 12 days of annual Paid Sick Time
  • 10 paid holidays

• Monday through Friday.
• A rewarding work environment: Supporting our operations providing nutritious meals to New Yorkers living with severe illness.
• A collaborative work environment: Everyone works together to contribute their talents and their ideas.
• A fun work environment:  Periodic staff lunches and Happy Hours; an annual staff retreat to focus on team learning and team-building;  a fun Holiday Party to celebrate our staff
• An inclusive work environment: Celebrating diversity, equity and accessibility, valuing the unique perspectives and life experiences that all employees bring to work.
• All applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.  God’s Love is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• This position is a hybrid position, allowing for 1 remote day.  
• This is a Full-Time Exempt position, paying $80,000-$90,000 annually.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Management

• Manage day-to-day activity across a portfolio of approximately 75–100 corporate and foundation donors, supporting $5 million or more in annual revenue under the direction of the Director of Philanthropy, Institutional Giving.
• Carry out cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities in accordance with plans developed and overseen by the Director.
• Conduct prospect research and surface new funding opportunities for Director review and prioritization.
• Track portfolio activity and maintain accurate records to support pipeline reporting and revenue monitoring.

Proposal Development & Grant Management

• Draft letters of inquiry, grant proposals, reports, and donor communications for Director review and approval.
• Translate program data and information into clear, compelling narratives aligned with funder priorities.
• Coordinate with Program, Business Development, Strategy and Growth, Finance, and other teams to gather input, develop budgets, collect materials, and prepare grant proposals and reports.
• Track and manage the full lifecycle of grant deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate submission of all proposals and reports.
• Prepare funder briefing materials and background research to support the Director in advance of funder meetings, site visits, and cultivation conversations.

Relationship Management & External Engagement

• Carry out ongoing funder communications and engagement activities within the assigned portfolio.
• Coordinate logistics for funder meetings, site visits, and cultivation activities.
• Participate in God’s Love We Deliver events and external events with funders as needed.

Data & Systems Management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of donor interactions, proposals, and gifts in Raiser’s Edge.
• Track deadlines, deliverables, and portfolio activity to support strong stewardship and accountability.
• Support internal systems and reporting processes that enable team-wide pipeline visibility.

About You

You are a strong writer and communicator who is motivated by mission-driven work and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You are highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently produce high-quality work. You understand that behind every grant is a person receiving a meal, and that sense of purpose drives the quality and care you bring to your work.

You are excited to contribute to an organization at the forefront of food-as-medicine and to help communicate the impact of medically tailored meals and nutrition care for people living with serious illness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3–4 years of experience in corporate and foundation fundraising, grant writing, or institutional giving; 4–5 years preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing grant proposals and reports.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Ability to translate programmatic or health-related information into clear external communications, including comfort working with quantitative program data and basic budgets.
• Knowledge of corporate philanthropy, foundation funding cycles, and nonprofit financials.
• Familiarity with NYC’s corporate and foundation landscape preferred; knowledge of national health, food security, or human services funders a plus.
• Background knowledge in food insecurity, food-as-medicine, social determinants of health, and/or the health needs of people living with serious illness preferred.
• Proven to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to handle sensitive donor and organizational information with discretion and integrity.
• Experience working in a nonprofit or health-related organization preferred.
• Proficiency with donor databases (Raiser’s Edge or similar) preferred.