Jewish Life Grants

The Jewish Life Grants by the Charles H. Revson Foundation support organizations in Israel and North America that address social and spiritual needs within diverse communities. With a focus on collaborative efforts, the Foundation aims to empower under-resourced fields and promote courageous leadership. Current initiatives include enhancing civic service and expanding community chaplaincy. Letters of inquiry are welcome, and grants are available for registered nonprofits, excluding endowments and capital campaigns.

Note: Applications are by invitation only, but you are welcome to submit a Letter of Inquiry. Revson evaluates letters of inquiry as they are submitted throughout the year.  If you have been invited to apply for a grant, a Program Officer will reach out to you with instructions.
The Charles H. Revson Foundation operates grant programs in Urban Affairs, Jewish Life, Biomedical Research, and Education.
We invest in organizations in Israel and North America helping to meet social and spiritual needs of diverse communities, particularly in multi-faith, multi-ethnic, and public settings.
Grantmaking Focus
Meeting social and spiritual needs in Israel and North America
Through our Jewish Life focus, we extend the Foundation’s overall commitment to the civic sector by supporting courageous leadership, building capacity in under-resourced fields, and working in collaboration with other funders.  Signature efforts have included the Opportunity Fund in Israel, which expanded national civic service through a unique public-private and US-Israel partnership, and the Center for Pastoral Education, a Jewish address for chaplaincy and multi-faith spiritual care at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Current priorities are creating a pipeline of urban planners from Israel’s Arab sector and developing the work of community chaplaincy in North America.

Eligibility

The Revson Foundation makes grants to registered nonprofits in the United States and Israel.

Ineligibility

Please note that we do not fund endowments, capital or building campaigns, fundraising dinners, or films.