HJCF Community Grants Program
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.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofit organizations serving the Houston Jewish community and greater Houston area
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
Geographic Scope: Houston, Texas and greater Houston area
Contact:
- Phone: 346-699-HJCF (4523) or 888-921-HJCF (4523)
- Email: info@hjcf.org
- Address: 5603 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston TX 77096
- Tax ID: 760187329
HJCF makes direct grants to community organizations from community funds. Annual grants from community funds support a broad spectrum of projects offering unique solutions to unmet needs. In 2024, HJCF awarded over $227,000 through the competitive grants cycle to 30 organizations.
Funding Areas
- Innovative and Creative
- Unrestricted
- Youth
- Impacting Houston
- Elderly
- Education
- Basic Needs in Houston
- Israel Programming
- Health & Nutrition
- Supporting Community Needs
Example Projects Funded
- Teaching 8th and 9th graders city-wide about southern Jewish experiences and history
- Creating new rituals to address lifecycle events such as divorce and medical issues
- Training faith leaders to respond to hate-based incidents
Recent Grant Recipients (2024)
- Chabad of West Houston
- Congregation Beth Shalom of The Woodlands
- Congregation Emanu El
- Goldberg Montessori School
- Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism
- Houston Friendship Circle
- Jewish Family Service
- Kehillah High
- Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services, Inc.
- Yeshiva Torat Emet
- Moishe House Houston
Eligibility
- Nonprofit organizations serving the Houston Jewish community and greater Houston area
- 501(c)(3) organizations preferred
How to Apply
Application Process
Step 1: Complete the Grant Abstract
- Initial submission to determine if organization qualifies for full application
Step 2: Comprehensive Grant Application
- HJCF reviews all abstracts and invites selected organizations to complete a more comprehensive Grant Application for funding consideration
Step 3: Awards Announcement
- Awards are announced following review
Submission
- Contact HJCF for application materials and submission instructions
- Phone: 346-699-HJCF (4523) or 888-921-HJCF (4523)
- Email: info@hjcf.org
What Houston Jewish Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 269
- Total given
- $24.69M
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $5,100–$3.79M
- By dollars: Texas 72%, Pennsylvania 11%, New York 7%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; New York, NY; Austin, TX.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX
$3.79M
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston · Houston, TX
$3.45M
Washington and Jefferson College · Washington, PA
$2.5M
Joan and Stanford Alexander Jewish Family Service · Houston, TX
$1.6M
Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston, TX
$1.15M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Jewish
- Nonprofits
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