Funding Amount

$413,000 (2021 allocations across 27 organizations)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Jewish Women's Foundation Grants

Overview: The Jewish Women's Foundation (JWF), an independent project of JUF, allocates grants supporting women and girls through strategic grantmaking. In 2021, JWF allocated $413,000 in grants supporting 27 organizations.

Geographic Scope: Chicago and Israel

Focus Areas:

  • Reproductive health care

  • Lifting women and girls out of poverty

  • Promoting health, non-violence, and career development

  • Gender equality and women's rights

  • Child protection in Jewish youth-serving institutions

  • Domestic violence prevention and support

  • Women's leadership and empowerment
  • Key Initiatives:

  • Ellie Fund: 10 grants focused on reproductive health care, poverty reduction, and health/career development

  • Jewish Women's Collective Response Fund: Partnership with five foundations providing urgent grants for domestic violence support in Israel during COVID-19
  • Eligibility: Organizations serving Jewish women and girls in Chicago and Israel

    Contact Information:

  • Annette Lidawer, JWF Grants Committee Chair

  • JUF: 30 S. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60606 | 312-346-6700

  • Website: juf.org
  • Background: Launched in 1997, JWF expands and improves opportunities and choices for Jewish women and girls through grantmaking and empowering Jewish women as leaders, funders, and decision-makers.

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    No specific application details provided in the source material. For application information, visit:

  • Website: juf.org (Women section, "Apply for a Grant")

  • Contact: Jewish Women's Foundation through JUF

  • Phone: 312-346-6700
  • Applications should be submitted to the JWF Grants Committee.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    jewishwomendomestic-violencereproductive-health

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