Grant Manager at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Job Title: Grant Manager
Job Status: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $60,000 to $65,000
ABOUT LMCC
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is a dynamic non-profit organization with a 50 year history of creating a fertile and nurturing environment for artists and arts groups, enlivening public spaces with free programs in the visual, performing, and new media arts, and providing leadership in cultural planning and advocacy.
Founded in 1973, LMCC serves artists and audiences through artist residencies, workshops, professional development, and performing arts, theater, and music events that take place throughout Manhattan and on Governors Island. We also provide grants for Manhattan-based artists, arts groups, and organizations to engage their local communities through artistic experiences and cultural programming. LMCC also operates the Arts Center at Governors Island (ACGI)–a 40,000 square foot arts center that is activated yearroun with public programs, exhibitions, and artist residencies.
We are a small but mighty team of devoted arts leaders and administrators, serving hundreds of artists and community members each year. Our entire operations, including the 40,000 square foot Arts Center at Governors Island, where our offices are located, are supported by a modest $6M budget.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
LMCC seeks a full-time Grant Manager who will join our five (5) member Institutional Advancement (IA) team and work collaboratively to elevate the visibility of our services and programs, pursue public / private funding opportunities and partnerships for sustainable growth, and leverage networks, data, and partnerships to engage stakeholders. The Grant Manager will work closely with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement to grow our institutional giving portfolio and identify new strategies to support organizational growth through foundation, government and corporate support.
Above all else, we seek entrepreneurial and energetic storytellers, with an understanding of the challenges arts and culture organizations are currently facing and ability to develop innovative and competitive proposals to increase our foundation, government, and corporate funding. This is an ideal position for an enthusiastic, organized, proactive, and reliable team player with a passion for arts.
We encourage a diverse pool of applicants who have some but not all of the experience outlined below to apply. We are eager to mentor and support the development of a new passionate and enthusiastic Grant Manager who will actively contribute new ideas and participate in building a positive staff culture.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Foundation, Government, and Corporate Funding
●Maintains LMCC’s grants calendar for foundation, government, and corporate grants.
●Conducts ongoing prospect research for foundation, corporation, and government prospects.
●Researches, writes, edits, and ensures the timely submission of inquiry letters, proposals, and reports to foundations, government agencies, and corporations.
●Collects necessary programmatic information and clarifies questions or specifics related to the development of a proposal from relevant LMCC program staff.
●Gathers data about LMCC’s activities to report on key program and organization metrics.
●Works closely with the President, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Director of Artist Services and Manager of Exhibitions and Public Programs to manage the cultivation and stewardship of current and prospective institutional donors.
●Manages the creation of program / project budgets and expense reports for proposals and funding reports.
Financial, Data, and Compliance Management
●Manages the contracting and compliance process to be eligible for and/or receive foundation, government, and corporate funding.
●Maintains / updates our institutional giving accounts in Salesforces.
●Generates weekly, monthly, and semi-annual funding reports to share with leadership.
●Maintains administrative systems in relevant areas, including vendor and partner database records and files.
IA Department and Organizational-Wide Support
●Supports the IA team in the administration of our annual Gala – The Downtown Dinner – each spring.
●Collaborates with our marketing and communications team to create pitch decks and other supplemental materials for soliciting institutional funders and demonstrating impact.
●Serves as support staff for organization-wide events including The Downtown Dinner, Manhattan Community Arts Breakfast, River to River Festival, Open Studios, and other programming and cultivation events as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
●Minimum 2 years’ experience in grant writing and prospect research, preferably with a cultural institution, or equivalent professional experience.
●Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
●Excellent organizational and verbal skills, and facility with budgets. Ability to compile, report and analyze information succinctly. Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritizing work and managing multiple, diverse, and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
●Ability to interface with program officers, community leaders, politicians, and business professionals. Knowledge of the NYC funding community is a plus.
●Proficiency using Google Workplace, Microsoft Office, especially with Excel.
●Experience with Salesforce (preferred).
To Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter, outlining your qualifications, along with two writing samples addressed to Moe Yousuf, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, at jobs[at]lmcc.net.
● In the subject line include “Grant Manager: YOUR NAME.” No phone calls please. Only those we wish to interview will be contacted.
LMCC is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe environment for its staff. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who self-identify as BIPOC and/or women. LMCC prohibits any kind of discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, protected veteran status, economic status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.