Jews of Color Initiative Grantmaking Program (2025-2026 Cycle)
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Overview
Jews of Color Initiative Grantmaking Program
Funder: Jews of Color Initiative (CA, US)
Website: jewsofcolorinitiative.org
Status: 2025-2026 grant cycle is now open
Overview
The Jews of Color Initiative is committed to making the Jewish community more equitable for Jews of Color. The grantmaking program supports early-stage, high-potential initiatives, diverse leaders dedicated to the Jewish future, and efforts that strengthen organizational capacity and sustainability.- Addressing Antisemitism Through a JoC Lens - Bold, intersectional community-centered strategies to combat antisemitism, bridge divides, and challenge narratives
- Shared Identity - Fostering community around shared identity, common purpose, and core values
- Advancing Knowledge - Advancing communal knowledge about Jews of Color and illuminating diverse, intersectional experiences
- Leadership Development - Supporting diverse leaders and professional development
Focus Areas
Grants are organized around key themes:- Primary: California and United States
- Notable grantee locations: Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia, Cleveland, Phoenix, Portland (Pacific Northwest), Yale University
Geographic Scope
- Tzedek America: Building Bridges (antisemitism workshops in high schools)
- Shalom Curriculum Project (nationwide study on antisemitism education)
- Moving Traditions: Combating Antisemitism Through Kumi
- Mitsui Collective: Nexus Point (embodied healing curriculum)
- Yale University antisemitism curriculum development
- LUNAR Collective: Lunar Horizons Initiative (Asian Jewish communities)
- Jewtina y Co.: Raíces y Redes (Latin-Jewish antisemitism programming)
- Crown Heights Birth Justice Project
- Correlate JOC: Between Us (card game and cohort experience)
- The Braid: Taste of Resilience (recipe videos and Shabbat conversations)
- Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History (JoC collecting efforts)
- SVARA Summer at SVARA JoC Scholars in Residence
- Keshet LGBTQ+ JoC Shabbaton
- Jewish Women's Archive (JWOC writing fellowship)
- Jewish Film Institute Peripheral Visions program
- Hillel at UCLA JoC affinity group support
- Seasons of Our Joy (8-episode docuseries)
- Recustom: JoC Makers Cohort
- Shades of Belonging (research on Jewish Adoptees of Color)
- KHAZBAR (JOCISM journal initiative)
Recent Grantee Examples (2024-2025)
- Organizations and projects focused on Jews of Color
- Early-stage, high-potential initiatives
- Diverse leaders dedicated to the Jewish future
- Efforts to strengthen organizational capacity and sustainability
Eligibility
Organization Type
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization- Website: jewsofcolorinitiative.org
- Resources available on website for application guidance
Contact
How to Apply
How to Apply
Applicants should:
1. Learn about the grantmaking program - Review the overview and focus areas on the JoCI website
2. Follow the grant application guide - The website provides a guide on how to submit a grant application to JoCI
3. Submit through official channels - Applications are submitted to the JoCI (specific submission portal/email not detailed in provided content)
Application Materials
Specific required materials, narrative questions, and submission format are not detailed in the provided website content. Applicants are directed to "follow this guide on how to submit a grant application to the JoCI" on the website.Contact for Questions
Visit jewsofcolorinitiative.org for detailed application instructions and requirements.- Grants Board available on website to share or find grant opportunities
- Resources from previous grantees available for reference
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