Young Funders' Impact Grant Initiative
The Jewish Community Federation (JCF) is pleased to release the proposal guidelines for its Impact Grants Initiative (IGI):
The Young Funders 2012 IGI. Proposals funded under this grant round of the IGI will focus on supporting innovative ideas and initiatives for engaging adults between 21 and 29 years old in Jewish life. The IGI will award grants between $5,000 and $25,000 a year for two years. Once initial grants are awarded in August 2012, grantees will be eligible for continued funding in year two, if grant milestones are achieved.
Please review the
RFP Guidelines to determine your eligibility.
To access the grant application form, please click on the link below:
2012 Young Funders IGI Grant Application Form
The deadline for request submission is
Friday, May 11th by 5:00pm. We will hold a technical assistance call for potential applicants on May 2
nd, time to be announced. To join the call, please dial 1-888-363-4743, and the access code is 2005388. The program staff will also be on-hand to answer any specific questions prior to the proposal due date and subsequent review period.
For questions about this RFP, please contact David Katznelson at
davidk@sfjcf.org. For technical questions about the application form, please contact Henry Velasco, Grants Administrator, at
henryv@sfjcf.org / (415) 512-6272.
Important Grantee Information
We are excited to share with you the progress our Board of Trustees has made in developing new strategies for the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. For your reference, you may access this webinar session and powerpoint, presented to grantees on January 5, 2012.
Restricted Funds
The JCF's Endowment Fund includes a number of funds which have been restricted for specific purposes and which accept proposals directly. These funds and their purposes are:
Holocaust Memorial Education Fund
Pilot projects that promote Holocaust education as broadly as possible throughout the Bay Area, including public, private, and parochial schools and colleges, and special Holocaust-related research and education programs.
In its assessment of grant proposals to the Fund, The Holocaust Memorial/Education Advisory Committee will be guided by recommendations from the JESNA report. For questions about the fund or feedback on the report, please email
HenryV@sfjcf.org.
Deadline: September 14
Jewish Community Endowment Kohn Fund
The Kohn Fund focuses grantmaking in the areas of education and youth in the Jewish community, with a preference for programs that address leadership development and training and/or benefit children with special educational needs or considered at risk. For questions about the fund or for information about applying to the fund, please contact Henry Velasco, Grant Associate, at
HenryV@sfjcf.org.
Deadline: February 22
Jewish Community Endowment Maimonides Fund
The Maimonides Fund focuses its grantmaking on those programs and services that assist needy Jewish elderly residing within the Federation’s service area, including, without limitation, making grants to new projects that address the unmet needs of needy Jewish elderly in the Federation Area. Approval of a grant from the Maimonides Fund in one year does not guarantee funding in subsequent years. Please note that the Maimonides Fund does not consider requests for capital improvements. For questions about the fund or for information about applying to the fund, please contact Laura Mason, Senior Program Officer, at
LauraM@sfjcf.org.
Deadline: February 22
Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund
The Newhouse Fund focuses its grantmaking on programs that address compelling needs in education, health, religion and aging in an innovative way with a focus on the Jewish community. For questions about the fund or for information about applying to the fund, please contact Laura Mason, Senior Program Officer, at
LauraM@sfjcf.org.
Deadline: February 22
Application forms for the above listed restricted funds are available as follows:
PLEASE NOTE:
As of October 2011, please note that the Kohn, Newhouse and Maimonides Funds will not accept unsolicited proposals. All current grantees should follow the regular process for continued funding. Prospective grantees are encouraged to check back in early 2012 for updated grant guidelines and application process.
Supporting Foundations
The following supporting foundations of the JCF are currently accepting grant renewal proposals online:
- The Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation
- The Alexander M. & June L. Maisin Foundation
- The Joseph Pedott Perpetual Endowment Trust
- The Sarlo Foundation
- The Opaline Fund
- The Carla & David Crane Foundation
Please note that this is for grant renewals only. If your organization has not previously received a grant from these supporting foundations, you are not eligible to apply.
The online application form for the above-listed supporting foundations is available at:
Supporting Foundation Online Renewal Application
