Greater Houston Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Purpose: Through the Local Fund, the Jewish Federation directly impacts the Jewish community by providing operational grants to local organizations to support a thriving and vibrant Jewish community in Greater Houston.
Geographic Scope: Greater Houston Jewish community
Jewish Day Schools
- Becker School
- Robert M. Beren Academy
- The Emery/Weiner School
- ERJCC Bertha Alyce Early Childhood Academy
- ERJCC Ellen Boniuk Early Childhood Center
- Goldberg Montessori School
- Jack Segal Academy
- Mesivta of Houston
- The Shlenker School
- Torah Day School of Houston
- Torah Girls Academy
- Yeshiva Torat Emet
Community Programs
- A&M Chabad
- A&M Hillel
- Alexander Jewish Family Service
- Birthright Israel
- BBYO
- Camp Young Judaea – Texas
- Chabad at Rice University
- ERJCC
- ERJCC J
- RIDE
- Friendship Circle Houston
- Houston Hillel
- Jewish Children's Regional Service
- Maccabi Games
- Mem Global – Moishe House
- NCSY Jewish Student Union Clubs
- Seven Acres
- URJ Greene Family Camp
- UT Austin Chabad
- UT Austin Hillel
Focus Areas:
- Jewish education
- Youth engagement and leadership development
- Camp and Israel experiences
- Jewish community building
- Security and public affairs
What Jewish Federation of Greater Houston actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 85
- Total given
- $17.54M
- Median grant
- $60K
- Range
- $5,900–$4.06M
- By dollars: New York 46%, Texas 41%, New Jersey 3%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY.
- 5% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 49% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY
Emergency support
$4.06M
Houston Jewish Comm Fndn · Houston, TX
Endowment Support
$2.71M
Houston Jewish Comm Fndn (Marvin Barish for Jewish ECE) · Houston, TX
Early Childhood
$510K
Houston Jewish Comm Fndn (Leo Baeck) · Houston, TX
Leo Baeck Education Center Endowment
$500K
Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA
Emergency Support
$350K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Jewish
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Youth programs
- Community services
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