Jewish Life Grant

_NOTE:_

• _Gaia Fund is currently undergoing some administrative changes and is suspending grantmaking activity for the first half of 2025. The Fund will not be reviewing inquiries or proposals until the second half of the year._

Jewish Life

Gaia Fund focuses on San Francisco programs that foster and strengthen the connection of Jews to their heritage and community, in the interest of ensuring the relevance and continuity of the Jewish tradition.

The Fund considers requests for initiatives that enrich the experience of Judaism, with a focus on promoting an appreciation of Jewish history, art, and culture.

Geographic emphasis is placed on programs serving the Jewish community of the City of San Francisco. The Fund may, on occasion, make grants for regional or national initiatives if they are judged to have a particular local relevance.

Funding
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Grants for projects usually range from $5,000 to $50,000. The Fund defines grants in this category as those that support projects with finite funding needs, or those that provide seed funding for new initiatives. Grants for specific programs may be awarded in either a single payment, or in annual installments that may range from two to five years..

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or be able to demonstrate that they have obtained a 501(c)(3) organization as a fiscal agent.
• The Fund may, on occasion, make grants for regional or national initiatives if they are judged to have particular local relevance to the City of San Francisco.
• The Fund considers requests for initiatives that enrich the experience of Judaism, with a focus on promoting an appreciation of Jewish history, art, and culture.
• Gaia Fund will consider capital and endowment campaign requests, but assigns such requests a lower priority.
  • Grant awards in support of capital and endowment are typically consistent with the grant amounts awarded for specific programs.

Ineligibility

• The Fund does not consider requests for initiatives based overseas, for programs that provide direct social services, or for Holocaust-related projects.
• Non-renewed general support or project grants will be ineligible for reconsideration until at least two years have passed since the last grant was awarded.
• Unsolicited requests for programs that don’t align with Gaia’s specific funding interests will not be considered.