Miracle Flights Seeks Grants Manager

Grants Manager

Location: Onsite at Miracle Flights Office, Las Vegas, NV or Hybrid DFW Metroplex
Reports to: Chief of Philanthropy
Salary Band: $75,000-$100,000
FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

The Grants Manager leads Miracle Flights’ institutional giving program by managing the full grant lifecycle, from prospect research and proposal development through grant reporting and compliance. This position serves as the organization’s grant writing and institutional funding expert, partnering closely with the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Director of Philanthropy to secure philanthropic support from corporate, family, private, and community foundations.

While this position owns the grant process, proposal development, and compliance, relationship ownership remains with the Director of Corporate Philanthropy for corporate foundations and the Director of Philanthropy for family foundations. This collaborative model ensures exceptional funder relationships while maximizing proposal quality, award compliance, and institutional revenue growth.

Primary Responsibilities

Grant Strategy & Prospect Research

Develop and manage Miracle Flights’ institutional funding strategy.
Research and identify new grant opportunities from corporate, family, private, and community funders.
Build and maintain a healthy institutional funding pipeline.
Maintain the organization’s annual grants calendar, submission schedule, and forecasting.
Recommend new funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.

Proposal Development & Submission

Write, edit, and submit compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and applications.
Coordinate proposal development and approval across Enterprise, Finance, Impact, and Philanthropy, as needed.
Develop proposal narratives, budgets, attachments, and supporting documentation.
Maintain organizational boilerplate language, templates, and grant resources in partnership with the Impact team.
Ensure all submissions are accurate, competitive, and submitted on time.

Grant Reporting & Compliance

Prepare and submit timely grant reports.
Coordinate collection of outcomes, metrics, financials, and impact stories.
Monitor grant requirements, restrictions, spend-down, and compliance.
Maintain reporting calendars and funder deliverables.
Track awards, reporting deadlines, and grant outcomes in Bloomerang.

Foundation Partnership Support

Partner with the Director of Corporate Philanthropy on corporate foundation proposals and reporting.
Partner with the Director of Philanthropy on family foundation proposals and reporting.
Attend strategy meetings as needed to support cultivation and solicitation planning.
Provide grant strategy recommendations to strengthen institutional funding relationships.
Support stewardship by preparing customized impact reports and funder updates.

Collaboration & Administration

Work closely with Enterprise to gather impact data and outcomes.
Collaborate with Finance on grant budgets and financial reporting.
Partner with the Philanthropy Manager to maintain accurate CRM records, reporting, and grant documentation.
Collaborate with the Director of Corporate Philanthropy and the Director of Philanthropy on funder relationships and growth opportunities.
Support the Chief of Philanthropy with institutional funding strategy, forecasting, and pipeline reporting.
Maintain complete grant files, proposal history, and institutional funder records.

Performance & Reporting

Meet annual institutional fundraising goals.
Maintain an active and diversified grant pipeline.
Track proposal success rates and grant revenue.
Produce grant pipeline reports and funding forecasts.
Monitor institutional funding trends and recommend opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Three to five years of grant writing or institutional fundraising experience.
Demonstrated success securing competitive foundation and grant funding.
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
Strong organizational and project management abilities.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
Experience collaborating across departments.

Preferred

Experience in healthcare, human services, children’s organizations, or national nonprofits.
Experience with Bloomerang or comparable CRM systems.
Knowledge of federal, state, corporate, and private foundation funding.
Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) preferred.

Core Competencies