Grant Writer

About the role

Kids In The Spotlight (KITS) is an incredible nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering foster youth through filmmaking, storytelling, workforce development, and creative expression. Their programs help people build confidence, develop professional skills, discover their voice, and create brighter futures. As they continue to expand their impact, they're seeking a Grant Writer & Grants Administrator to help secure and manage the funding that fuels this important work.

Responsibilities

• Research foundation, corporate, government, and other funding opportunities
• Develop and submit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, sponsorship requests, and renewal applications
• Manage the full grant lifecycle from prospect research through submission, award management, compliance, and reporting
• Collaborate with executive leadership, program teams, workforce development, finance, and evaluation staff to create compelling narratives, measurable outcomes, logic models, work plans, and budgets
• Prepare grant budgets and budget narratives in partnership with organizational leadership
• Maintain and manage the annual grants calendar, including deadlines, reporting requirements, renewals, and stewardship activities
• Monitor active grants to ensure compliance with program requirements, deliverables, expenditures, and outcomes
• Prepare persuasive interim and final grant reports
• Maintain organized grant files, agreements, correspondence, supporting documents, and award records
• Track opportunities and reporting requirements within Monday.com
• Prepare funding updates for executive leadership and Board meetings
• Support funder relationships, stewardship efforts, donor communications, and fundraising initiatives
• Help identify opportunities to renew, expand, and diversify the organization's funding portfolio

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of nonprofit grant writing and grant administration experience
• Exceptional writing, editing, research, and communication skills
• Experience developing grant budgets, budget narratives, performance measures, and funder reports
• Strong project management and organization skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously
• Experience collaborating across departments and stakeholders
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Nonprofit experience required

Qualifications

• Highly preferred: Proven success securing and managing six- and seven-figure grants
• Highly preferred: Experience supporting foster care, youth development, workforce development, apprenticeships, arts education, filmmaking, entertainment, mental health, or trauma-informed programs
• Highly preferred: Experience with California state, county, or federal funding opportunities
• Highly preferred: Experience using Monday.com
• Highly preferred: Experience working with donor CRM platforms such as Salsa Labs
• Bilingual skills are a plus

Pay

The pay range for this position is $35.00 – $38.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

This is a hybrid position based in Los Angeles, CA.