Vice President, Families & Communities

The Vice President, Families and Communities (F&C) leads a Goal area comprised of investments at community, systems and policy levels, aimed at enduring solutions so that communities are strong, resilient places where everyone can thrive, and families have agency and power to shape their lives. The California Communities and Children & Families Initiatives are in the second year of implementing 10-year strategies approved by the Board of Trustees. The Vice President will oversee and manage an estimated grantmaking budget of $65M and a team of 17. Their five direct reports include three Directors — California Communities; Children and Families; and National Policy – as well as the Evaluation and Learning Officer, F&C; and the Goal area Operations Manager.

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Vice President, F&C will work closely with the Vice Presidents of the Foundation’s two other Goals: Just Societies and Environment and Science. Together, with the CEO and other members of the Executive Team, the Vice President, F&C will ensure a collaborative and effective approach to grantmaking with attention to impact across the Foundation.