Senior Giving Officer, Corporate & Foundation

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Giving Officer, Corporate & Foundation Relations

OPEN TO: This job is open to current MNHS staff.

LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

COMPENSATION: Typical starting range $78,416.00 - $84,448.00 annually

STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 2080 annual hours) position.

BENEFITS: Eligible to participate in State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.

DESIGNATION: Bargaining Unit AFSCME Local 3173

POSTING DATE: June 10, 2026

DEADLINE DATE: June 17, 2026

TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date.

DESCRIPTION: This position exists to create, manage and steward the Society’s relationships with corporations and foundations, leading to increased support for general operations, sponsorships, and special projects. The position is accountable for overseeing production and distribution of all proposals and acknowledgement materials to corporations and foundations as well as sponsorship fulfillment and reporting. This position also exists to manage aspects of major national and local grant funders to MNHS.

SUMMARY OF WORK: 1) Manage the Corporate and Foundation fundraising program to meet the Society’s revenue goals; 2) Build, develop, and manage the corporate sponsorship program; and 3) Support the sustained engagement of the Development Committee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree plus eight years of successful corporate relations, fundraising or sponsorship work in a related non-profit environment or equivalent OR an advanced degree plus six years of experience or equivalent in a related field.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Experience supervising other corporate and foundation relations or sponsorship staff

• Demonstrated effectiveness working with computer office systems (Office products, Google),development software preferred.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience raising major grants ($100,000+) or sponsorships from corporations or foundations in Minnesota.

• Knowledge of current trends in fund-raising activity and the development field, particularly in reference to corporate and foundation relations and sponsorship.

• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team while independently carrying out institutional objectives.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Should you have questions with the application process, email View email address on ziprecruiter.com or call MNHS Job Line at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com.

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.