The Bush Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Foundation was established in 1953 by 3M executive Archibald Bush and his wife, Edyth. Today, we invest in great ideas and the people who power them in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the geography. We work to inspire and support creative problem solving – within and across sectors – to make our region better for everyone. Learn more about us at BushFoundation.org, including our work in Native nations and our commitment to addressing racial wealth gaps.  

ABOUT THE POSITION

We’re looking for a community-minded, intellectually curious and collaborative person to join the Foundation’s grantmaking team as a Grantmaking Officer. This is a great opportunity for someone with deep understanding of and experience with Native culture, history and communities to support the people and communities in this area. We are a group of people who are passionate about learning, equity and making the most impact we can in this vast and varied region. If this sounds like you, we invite you to consider applying!

COMPENSATION

$104,500

HOW TO APPLY

Click here for more information. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected], with Grantmaking Officer in the subject line. 

In your cover letter, please describe your interest in the position and the experience you’ve had that lines up with the grantmaking officer job. If you have an example of a grantmaking or funding process that you’ve been a part of – reviewing proposals, making recommendations, working with potential applicants – we’d be really interested to learn more about that too. 

We’ll be accepting applications until noon (Central Time) on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.