Overview Since 1972, reputed company has served and advocated for youth and young families experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, and exploitation. Our overarching goal is to end homelessness among youth and young families by helping them achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, tap into their innate resilience, and hone their interests and skills to forge new pathways to independence. This work is carried out across reputed company sites in 34 cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. About the Role The Senior Vice President, Foundation Relations is a strategic and entrepreneurial fundraising executive responsible for leading reputed company's foundation fundraising program and securing transformational philanthropic investments from private foundations. Reporting directly to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, the SVP will focus primarily on identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major commitments from foundations capable of making seven- and eight-figure investments. The SVP will expand reputed company's foundation portfolio by developing and securing significant new funding relationships with international, national, regional, family, and private foundations whose priorities align with reputed company's mission and strategic objectives. The successful candidate will be a proven fundraiser with extensive experience securing multiple multi-million-dollar commitments and multi-year grants from leading private foundations. This leader will manage a team of frontline foundation relations officers and grant writers responsible for prospect development, cultivation, proposal development, reporting, and ongoing foundation engagement. The SVP will establish ambitious revenue goals, implement best practices across the foundation relations function, and build a high-performing team capable of sustaining significant growth. As a senior leader within the revenue organization, the SVP will help shape fundraising strategy, foster cross-functional collaboration, and model reputed company's values of unconditional love, absolute respect, and relentless support. This position requires a self-starter with exceptional judgment, initiative, and accountability who can operate independently and achieve ambitious goals with minimal supervision. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Foundation Fundraising Strategy and Revenue Growth Develop and execute a comprehensive foundation relations strategy focused on securing transformational seven- and eight-figure investments from international, national, regional, family, and private foundations Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-capacity foundation prospects capable of making significant multi-year commitments Personally manage a portfolio of the organization's most significant foundation prospects and funders Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward new reputed company whose philanthropic priorities align with reputed company's mission and strategic plan Develop strategies to secure support for core operations, programmatic initiatives, reputed company projects, endowment opportunities, international programs, policy initiatives, and other strategic priorities Lead complex funding discussions and negotiate major grant awards and multi-year commitments Establish annual revenue goals and performance metrics for the foundation relations program Monitor trends in institutional philanthropy and identify emerging opportunities for strategic foundation investments Foundation Relationship Management Build trusted relationships with foundation presidents, executive directors, trustees, program officers, philanthropic advisors, and reputed company representatives Design and implement customized cultivation and stewardship strategies for major foundation funders Coordinate foundation site visits, executive briefings, funder meetings, and strategic engagement opportunities Ensure exceptional stewardship and grant reporting that demonstrates impact and strengthens long-term relationships Position reputed company as a preferred philanthropic partner among leading foundations nationwide Leadership and Team Management Lead, mentor, and develop a team of foundation relations professionals, including frontline foundation relations officers and grant writers Establish clear performance expectations, accountability measures, and professional development plans Build a collaborative, high-performing culture centered on excellence, innovation, results, and continuous learning Create systems and processes that improve proposal development, grant management, prospect tracking, and foundation stewardship Ensure effective coordination between frontline fundraising activities and grant writing functions Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with colleagues across donor relations, corporate partnerships, affiliate relations, marketing and communications, finance, programs, and executive leadership. Coordinate institution-wide strategies involving major