JFGS: Small Agency Sustainability Grants

The JFGS Small Agency Sustainability Grants offer up to $5,000 for operational support to Jewish organizations in Western Washington with budgets of $150,000 or less. Administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Seattle, these grants aim to bolster local Jewish community initiatives and enhance organizational capacity, fostering a vibrant Jewish community for the future. Eligible applicants must demonstrate service to a significant Jewish population in the region.

Our Community Services
The Special Initiatives Fund (SIF), administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Seattle, is a vital source of support for local Jewish organizations and community programs. SIF provides grants to the Western Washington Jewish community to support innovation and capacity-building, strengthening our region and laying a foundation for a vibrant thriving Jewish community, now and for years to come.
Small Agency Sustainability Grants provide up to $5,000 for general operating support to Jewish organizations in Western Washington or Jewish nonprofit organizations within the state of Washington that can demonstrate that they serve a significant Jewish population from Western Washington and whose annual operating budget is $150,000 or less. Grants are awarded annually.

Eligibility

Proposals are open to Western Washington or Jewish nonprofit organizations within the state of Washington that can demonstrate that they serve a significant Jewish population from Western Washington and whose annual operating budget is $150,000 or less.The following types of programming are generally in accordance with our policy:Panel discussions, speaker series, cultural presentations, or educational programs portraying a range of diverse perspectives that are consistent with Federation’s mission;
Participation in broad-based community coalitions on non-Israel issues, provided that the coalitions do not become vehicles for undermining the legitimacy of Israel;
Artistic presentations (displays, exhibits, films, etc.) that may include critical perspectives of Jewish life or Israel but that are consistent with Federation’s core values;
Presentations by organizations or individuals that support Israel’s right to exist as a secure, independent, Jewish, democratic state but may be critical of particular Israeli government policies;
Dialogue groups (i.e. non-public discussions or exchanges);
Private meetings.

Ineligibility

The Federation will not Market, Co-Host/Partner, Co-Sponsor, or Grant to events, programs, or organizations that:Promote tactics or ideas that are incompatible with the Federation’s goal to convene and build a cohesive Jewish community;
Endorse or promote anti-Semitism, other forms of bigotry, violence, terrorism or other extremist views;
Seek to proselytize Jews away from Judaism;
Advocate for, endorse, or promote the illegitimacy of Israel as a secure, independent, democratic, and Jewish state, including, though not limited to, participation in the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS);
Promote, advocate or endorse a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is not based on direct negotiations between the two parties.