Community Impact Grants (Various Categories)

Community Impact Grants

Funder: Columbus Jewish Foundation (partner of JewishColumbus)

Geographic Scope: Columbus, Ohio area and Israel/Overseas

Program Overview:
The Community Impact Committee (CIC) recommends funding in various categories for new programs and those funded by designated resources, including:

Grant Categories:

• Community Grants
• Jewish Arts
• Jewish Education & Literacy
• Jewish Needs
• Social Justice
• Shalom Grants
• Israel & Overseas Needs
• Israel Environmental Programs
• Holocaust Survivors Initiative
• JCC Jewish Cultural Arts
• Service-area and organization directed programs

Mini-Grants:

Amount: $2,500 or less Focus: Local programs in the area of Jewish Arts (defined as the art, not the artist) Requirement: Organization must be planning program more than eight weeks out Contact: impact@jewishcolumbus.org

Recent Grant Awards (FY23 Implementation):

Total distributed: $554,400

Sample awards:

Columbus Jewish Day School Community Engagement Grant: $24,000

Columbus Torah Academy Community Rebuilding and Engagement: $57,000

Hillel at OSU Birthright: Expanded and Enhanced: $53,500

JCC in partnership with JewishColumbus Jewish Community Disabilities Inclusion Director: $80,000

Jewish Family Services Food Support for Victims of Nazi Persecution: $65,000

Jewish Family Services Trauma and Grief Supports: $50,000

And 12 additional grants ranging from $5,000-$38,000

Eligibility:

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

Local and Israel & Overseas organizations

Not Funded:
General operating support for most organizations (core funding is allocated separately to designated "Big Six" agencies)

Contact:

JewishColumbus Community Impact Team: impact@jewishcolumbus.org

JewishColumbus: 614-237-7686

Address: 1175 College Avenue, Columbus, OH 43209