Become a Part of the NPT Team
National Philanthropic Trust is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations, and financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations. National Philanthropic Trust was founded in 1996. Since that time, we have raised more than $66.2 billion in charitable contributions and currently manage over $44.5 billion in charitable assets. We have made more than 806,000 grants totaling more than $32.5 billion to charities all over the world. We rank among the largest grantmaking institutions in the United States.
Our mission is to increase philanthropy in society. To that end, our experienced staff of philanthropic professionals are fully prepared to help you establish and administer your donor-advised fund. NPT is led by a Board of Trustees composed of nationally known experts in philanthropy and business.
At National Philanthropic Trust, we foster a welcoming environment for all. People are valued and respected for who they are—with opportunities to bring their entrepreneurial spirit and talents to increase giving around the world. We have an inclusive, supportive, collaborative culture that makes National Philanthropic Trust one of the most rewarding places to work.
What You’ll Do
The Grants Administration Associate is responsible for supporting the Grants Team by completing the duties and responsibilities outlined below.
Position requires a hybrid work model with two days in-office per week. Salary range is $51,000 - $55,000 plus 7% annual discretionary bonus.
Duties And Responsibilities - Enter grant recommendations received via paper recommendations.
- Track Board of Trustee and Employee matching gifts.
- Administer special projects as assigned such as:
- Printing and preparing weekly grant checks for mailing to charities as needed.
- Researching returned checks and completing reissuance.
- Assisting with grant check stop and reissues, using ACH where possible.
- Verifying wire instructions, including issuing wires and generating & sending wire letters.
- Create supplemental letters.
- Support Grants Team in gathering all necessary paperwork for international granting.
- Oversee process of reissuing outstanding checks.
- Assist in database management and clean up (deduping/eliminating, wire instructions save in Stellar, ACH information).
- Support the Grants Team, as needed.
The above list is not exhaustive, additional tasks may be assigned as necessary but are not a major function of the position.
Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Two to five years’ relevant experience preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Detail oriented with very strong organizational and time management skills
- Capable of multi-tasking and keeping others well-informed
- Excellent verbal, writing, grammar and proofreading skills
- Competent and friendly telephone demeanor
- Highly proficient in Microsoft office suite, particularly Excel
- Self-motivated, possess high sense of initiative Experienced with database or processing work
- General knowledge and interest of philanthropy and charitable matters
- Success in being a contributing member of a team.
- Success in meeting deadlines
