Leadership
With twenty years of nonprofit leadership experience, Jane Beup brings deep expertise in program development, community advocacy, and organizational growth to the Aiming High Foundation.
Jane Beup
Executive Director, Aiming High Foundation
Jane Beup serves as Executive Director of the Aiming High Foundation, bringing twenty years of nonprofit leadership experience to the role. Throughout her career, Jane has built and scaled mission-driven organizations focused on healthcare access, community resilience, and underserved populations, making her a natural fit to lead the foundation's mission.
Prior to joining the Aiming High Foundation, Jane consulted senior leadership and drove fund development across the nonprofit sector, overseeing program development, strategic partnerships, and fundraising operations. Her twenty-year track record includes an average of $10M in funding for community health initiatives while setting the gold standard for fundraising events in various markets.
Jane is known for her ability to translate vision into action, building the operational infrastructure, donor relationships, and community partnerships that allow organizations to grow their impact sustainably. She brings that same discipline and passion to every aspect of the Aiming High Foundation's work and shared vision for the future.
A frequent speaker at conferences on nonprofit governance and community-based public health, Jane is committed to elevating the conversation around how organizations like the Aiming High Foundation can drive lasting, systemic change.
Jane's vision for the Aiming High Foundation centers on three priorities: deepening the impact of the grant program, building sustainable funding partnerships, and advocating for policy changes that address the systemic underfunding of addiction treatment.
"We are not just filling a gap. We are making the case that this gap should not exist — and working every day to close it permanently."