HJCF Community Grants Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
HJCF Community Grants Program
Funder: Houston Jewish Community Foundation (HJCF)
Geographic Scope: Houston, Texas and greater Houston area
Website: hjcf.org
Contact:
Overview
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.- Innovative and Creative
- Unrestricted
- Youth
- Impacting Houston
- Elderly
- Education
- Basic Needs in Houston
- Israel Programming
- Health & Nutrition
- Supporting Community Needs
Funding Areas
- 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
Example Projects Funded
- 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
Recent Grant Recipients (2024)
- Nonprofit organizations serving the Houston Jewish community and greater Houston area
- 501(c)(3) organizations preferred
Eligibility
How to Apply
Application Process
Step 1: Complete the Grant Abstract
Step 2: Comprehensive Grant Application
Step 3: Awards Announcement
- Contact HJCF for application materials and submission instructions
- Phone: 346-699-HJCF (4523) or 888-921-HJCF (4523)
- Email: info@hjcf.org
Submission
What Houston Jewish Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 248
- Total given
- $23.7M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,056–$5M
- By dollars: Texas 78%, New York 11%, District of Columbia 2%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; New York, NY; Austin, TX.
- 40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Houston Jewish Family Foundation · Houston, TX
$5M
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston · Houston, TX
$4.53M
Emery-Weiner Center for Jewish Education · Houston, TX
$1.35M
Joan & Stanford Alexander Jewish Family Service · Houston, TX
$1.2M
Congregation Emanu El · Houston, TX
$806K
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