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approved since 2018:

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Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support training, education, and programs focused on combatting antisemitism

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the general operations of this organization, which serves more than 500,000 Chicago-area residents of all faiths, as well as the Jewish community throughout the world, by providing services for the most vulnerable, including safety-net services for local Holocaust survivors, customized employment assistance, and resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the general operations of this organization, which serves more than 500,000 Chicago-area residents of all faiths, as well as the Jewish community throughout the world, by providing services for the most vulnerable, including safety-net services for local Holocaust survivors, customized employment assistance, resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and additional funding to support emergency expenses ensuring the safety and security of the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the general operations of this Jewish Federation, which coordinates and convenes anti-poverty work among several direct services agencies serving the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the general operations of this organization, which coordinates anti-poverty work among several agencies that provide direct services to the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the renovation of a communal space for older adults

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital


Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

to support the general operations of this organization, which fosters building local partnerships to advance the values, interests, and security of the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Locations

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa

to support this organization’s Sephardic Leaders Fellowship, a professional development program that enables emerging Jewish leaders of color to create a more inclusive and welcoming work environment within the Jewish nonprofit sector

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2024 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program
  • Small Grant


Jews of Color Initiative

$1,000,000 operating/$150,000 program to support a leadership development program and to support the general operations of this national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational, and communal field for Jews of Color through grantmaking, research, and community education

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,150,000

Priority Community Served

  • San Francisco

Locations

  • San Francisco, CA

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating
  • Program


Jews of Color Initiative

to support a leadership development program; planning for an initiative in partnership with the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable that will work to advance racial equity; and the staffing and operations of a COVID-19 emergency relief fund

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$350,000

Priority Community Served

  • San Francisco

Locations

  • San Francisco, CA

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jews of Color Initiative

to support a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational, and communal field for Jews of Color through grantmaking, research, and community education

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$500,000

Priority Community Served

  • San Francisco

Locations

  • San Francisco, CA

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jews of Color Initiative

to support the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative, a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational, and communal field for Jews of Color

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$50,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jews of Color Initiative

to support a fellowship, which will provide training and placement support for Jews of Color who are pursuing leadership positions in the field of philanthropy

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jews of Color Initiative

to support a fellowship at The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore focused on building community among Jews of color

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$90,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Jewtina y Co.

to support the general operations of this organization, which is dedicated to nurturing the Latino-Jewish community, culture, identity, leadership (through fellowship opportunities), and resiliency  

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Keshet

to support the general operations of this organization, which educates Jewish nonprofits about LGBTQ rights and supports people in the Jewish community who identify as LGBTQ through leadership development programming

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,125,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Keshet Donor-Advised Fund

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides education and training to build awareness about LGBTQ issues and empowers those in the Jewish community who identify as LGBTQ through programming and leadership development

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$500,000

Locations

  • Boston, MA

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Keshet Donor-Advised Fund

to support the implementation of a donor management software system, which will allow this organization to more efficiently manage donor-advised funds

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$160,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Locations

  • Jerusalem, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital


Keshet Donor-Advised Fund

to support the implementation of a software system for donor management

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Locations

  • Shfayim, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital


Leading Edge

to support dedicated time for Leading Edge, Jews of Color Initiative, and Safety Respect Equity Network to collaborate on projects that will strengthen the Jewish nonprofit sector

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Leading Edge

to support the general operations of this organization, which offers a cohort-based program for onboarding new CEOs, strengthens partnerships between lay leaders and professionals, and conducts original research, including its annual employee engagement survey

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$500,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Leading Edge

to support the general operations of this organization, which focuses on attracting, developing and retaining top executive talent to the Jewish communal sector, including its CEO Onboarding program, as well as strengthening partnerships between lay and professional leaders, and helping to create leading places to work

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$500,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Leading Edge Alliance

to support the second season of Just Leading, a podcast collaboration between Gali Cooks, Leading Edge; Ilana Kaufman, Jews of Color Initiative; and Elana Wien, SafetyRespectEquity Network, with the goal of strengthening the Jewish nonprofit sector through leadership development and advancement of gender equity

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Leading Edge Alliance

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides programs and resources to improve leadership and organizational culture at Jewish nonprofits, and to support two pilot projects that will provide leadership development for direct service agencies, as well as Jews of color serving in board positions

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$2,600,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating
  • Program


Life After Hate

to support this organization’s work combatting white supremacy and antisemitism, as well as programs serving women fleeing extremist groups

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Life After Hate

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides direct services for individuals and families seeking to end their involvement in violence committed for extreme ideological or religious beliefs

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


National Council of Jewish Women

to support this organization’s efforts to combat antisemitism through partnership development and relationship building with other community-based organizations

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$50,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


National Council of Jewish Women

to support the expansion of this organization’s programs that aim to combat antisemitism

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023

Amount

$50,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies

to support the general operations of this umbrella organization for 140 social service agencies serving Jewish communities

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Small Grant


New Venture Fund/SafetyRespectEquity

to support a three-year commitment for the development and implementation of the SafetyRespectEquity project, which works to ensure safe, respectful, and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal spaces by addressing sexual harassment, sexism, and gender discrimination

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$750,000

Locations

  • Washington, DC

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Non-Profit Technology Enterprise Network

to support a new initiative to upgrade the information technology systems for Jewish nonprofits, which will enhance direct services and organizational infrastructure

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$5,700,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital
  • Program


Non-Profit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN)

to support the participation of 20 nonprofit agencies from the Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies in a six-month cohort focused on implementing virtual direct services

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$60,000

Locations

  • Portland, OR

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program
  • Small Grant


Round Up

to support the general operations of this organization, which strengthens the nonprofit sector in Israel by developing reliable sources of income for member organizations

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2024 (Multi-year)

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Locations

  • Haifa, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


SafetyRespectEquity Network

to support this organization, which works to ensure safe, respectful, and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal spaces

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022

Amount

$500,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


SafetyRespectEquity Network

to support the general operations of this organization, which aims to ensure safe, respectful, and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal spaces

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023

Amount

$350,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


SafetyRespectEquity Network

to support the general operations of this organization, which aims to ensure safe, respectful, and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal spaces 

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2024 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,000,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Shomer Collective

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides programs, workshops, consultative services, and online resources for individuals navigating the end-of-life process in the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Techsoup Global

to support NGOsource—a program that streamlines international grantmaking for US-based funders using a new state-of-the-art web application with the goal of serving Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) more efficiently

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$300,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center

to support the construction of a new hub and drop-in center for LGBTQ individuals that will provide access to employment trainings, group therapy, and culturally appropriate medical services in a safe, communal space

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022

Amount

$350,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Locations

  • Tel Aviv, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital


The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore

to support security for the local Jewish community, including training, installation of security equipment, and dedicated personnel

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore

to support security for the local Jewish community, including training, installation of security equipment, and dedicated personnel

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore

to support the launch of RIDE, a comprehensive anti-poverty initiative in the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$180,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore

to support local security needs for the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Locations

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Jewish Federations of North America

to support an initiative to use common questions on Jewish demographic studies in the areas of poverty, race and ethnicity, and LGBTQ, as well as convenings hosted at JFNA’s annual conference in partnership with the National Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$150,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Jewish Federations of North America

to support multiple initiatives, including a project to align data collected by local Jewish Federations; Hawaii Jewish community engagement; and ensuring the safety and security of the Jewish community

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$825,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)

to support the expansion of this organization’s research benchmarking initiative—which focuses on improving available research within local Jewish communities relating to Jewish poverty, Jews of Color, and LGBTQ individuals within the Jewish community—to five additional cities

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$355,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Natan Fund

to support a grants program focused on start-ups and pilot projects related to Jewish poverty

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$575,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Natan Fund

to support a grant program focused on start-ups and pilot projects to address Jewish poverty

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2024 (Multi-year)

Amount

$325,000

Locations

  • Throughout the United States

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Shalom Hartman Institute

to support the launch of two leadership cohorts with the goal of building lasting relationships between Black and Jewish leaders residing in the same region

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$350,000

Priority Community Served

  • New York City

Locations

  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


The Shalom Hartman Institute

to support the Min Habe’erot program, which brings together Arab and Jewish teachers and principals to study interfaith texts and engage in conversation about values

Focus Area

  • Signature Initiatives iconSignature Initiatives

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Locations

  • Tel Aviv, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program