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Funding Amount

Varies by award (grants totaling $442,500 distributed in 2025)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

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Overview

Israel Emergency Campaign / Israel Resilience Fund

Funder: St. Paul Jewish Federation (community donations)

Purpose: Emergency relief and long-term recovery support for communities affected by the October 7th terrorist attack and ongoing conflict in Israel

Geographic Scope: Sovev Kinneret partnership region in northern Israel

Program Status: Emergency Campaign launched after October 7th, 2023. Federation allocated over $900,000 through Jewish Federations of North America's Joint Distribution Committee. Final direct allocations of $442,500 completed in September 2025. Ongoing fundraising continues through Israel Resilience Fund.

Focus Areas:

  • Emergency aid

  • Trauma support and mental health services

  • Youth recovery and empowerment

  • Education and cultural programming

  • Financial recovery initiatives

  • Community rebuilding

  • Support for vulnerable populations (children with disabilities, deaf/hard of hearing communities, survivors)

    • Recipients of Final Emergency Campaign Grants (September 2025):

  • Youth Futures Tiberias – $50,000

  • Children's Museum of the Galilee (Wonder Wheels Mobile Program) – $40,000

  • American Friends of Leket Israel (Project Leket Tiberius) – $20,000

  • Lower Galilee Regional Council (From Ruin to Renewal – Makers Bayadaim Shelanu) – $30,000

  • Kaima Hukuk (High-risk Youth Recovery and Empowerment Program) – $36,000

  • Galil Golan Rape Crisis Center (Safe spaces in rural communities) – $10,000

  • The Nitzan Association (A New Hope for Children/Adults with Learning Disabilities) – $25,000

  • Ma'agalei Shema (Response for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Young People) – $25,000

  • Atalef Foundation (Buddy Line) – $25,000

  • Paamonim (Financial Recovery Initiative) – $12,500

  • Athena Fund (ImagineBox at Kinar Elementary) – $44,000

  • Yedidut Toronto (Emotional Resilience for Tiberias Students) – $40,000

  • Kinneret Academic College (Startup Accelerator for Reservists) – $40,000

  • Hilma – Tech for Impact (Hospikol-Day) – $20,000

  • Sha'ar HaGolan Cultural and Memorial Center (The Yarmukian House) – $10,000

  • The Yigal Allon Center (Spring Gatherings) – $15,000

    • Contact:
    St. Paul Jewish Federation
    PO Box 50649
    Mendota, MN 55150
    651-690-1707
    [email protected]

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