Summary

Broad Reach Foundation is a private family foundation focused on promoting healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience, and human well-being. The Foundation’s varied grantmaking priorities include toxic chemical reform, climate change, healthy ecosystems, the State of Maine, nutrition, careworker rights, the arts, and international human rights and diplomacy. Across its work, the Foundation seeks to nurture new ideas, champion underrepresented viewpoints, and advance innovative approaches that lead to sustainable change.

In 2025, the Foundation made approximately $49 million in grants across more than 550 awards. In 2026, the Foundation will increase its overall grantmaking budget to $60 million, reflecting both expanded ambition and deepened commitment across its core program areas. To support this growth while maintaining a high standard of strategic rigor, the Foundation is expanding its program team by creating two new full-time roles: a Program Officer for Climate and a Program Officer for Toxics.

Reporting to the Programs Director, the Climate Program Officer will play a central role in stewarding and evolving the Foundation’s Climate portfolio during a period of significant growth and complexity. The Program Officer will assume primary ownership of a defined subset of the Climate grantmaking portfolio, managing high-touch relationships with grantee partners and developing clear, well-reasoned recommendations for the Climate Grant Committee. The role is designed as a peer and strategic partner to the existing Climate Program Officer, with shared responsibility for advancing the overall Climate strategy and adapting the portfolio in response to a rapidly shifting policy, political, and field landscape.

Broad Reach Foundation is a fully remote organization with seven staff members and a Board of three family trustees. After operating quietly for its first twenty years, the Foundation hired its first program staff in 2022 and its inaugural Executive Director in 2023. Since then, Broad Reach has entered a period of meaningful growth: expanding its programs, budget, staffing, and public-facing presence while retaining the characteristics of a disciplined family foundation. The new Program Officer roles join the organization at a pivotal moment as it continues to sharpen its strategies and expand its impact.

To Apply

Broad Reach Foundation is partnering with Allison Kupfer Poteet, Alejandra Villa, and Danielle Higa of NPAG on this search. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume, via NPAG’s candidate portal.

Broad Reach Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and proudly values diversity.

Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.