How much funding does Jewish Women's Foundation Grants provide?

Jewish Women's Foundation Grants provides $413,000 (2021 allocation) in funding.

When is the deadline for Jewish Women's Foundation Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Jewish Women's Foundation Grants runs on an annual cycle.

Funding Amount

$413,000 (2021 allocation)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Geographic Scope: Chicago and Israel

Focus Areas:

Key Information:

Launched in 1997
Expands and improves opportunities and choices for Jewish women and girls through strategic grantmaking
Empowers Jewish women as leaders, funders, and decision-makers
2021 allocation: $413,000 supporting 27 organizations
Includes grants through the Ellie Fund focused on reproductive health, poverty reduction, and health/non-violence
Participates in Jewish Women's Collective Response Fund (partnership with five foundations)

Recent Grantees (2021):

New Grants: Itach Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice, City For All (Israel), Jewish Women's Collective Response Fund, The Rackman Center at Bar Ilan University, Protecting Protective Mothers, Sacred Spaces Aleinu: Safeguarding Our Children
Renewal Grants: Adva Center, ACLU Roger Baldwin Foundation, Center for Advancement of Women in the Public Sphere, La'Ofek – Hope for the Future, and others

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

By dollars: New York 56%, Illinois 43%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Skokie, IL.
90% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
32% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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