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Judith Chapman Memorial Women's Leadership Award

Magnes Museum Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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

Overview

Geographic Scope: Bay Area community

Award Purpose:
Honors distinguished women community members whose Jewish values, contributions of time, creativity, energy, and resources sustain and enrich the Jewish community.

Legacy:
Judith Sirbu Chapman was an esteemed volunteer leader, friend, change agent, and member of the Jewish community. She was known as a "professional volunteer," treating every position as if she had a paycheck and a promotion at stake. Her leadership skills bloomed through dedication, focused effort, on-the-job training, and vision. She overcame painful shyness to become an advisor to community professionals and a mentor to women in the community.

Award Recognizes:

  • Women leaders whose leadership skills demonstrate dedication, focused effort, and vision
  • Those committed to tikkun olam (repair the world)
  • Volunteers providing invaluable guidance, vision, passion, and hard work
  • Those willing to roll up their sleeves to get work done

Contact:

  • Email: awards@sfjcf.org

What Magnes Museum Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
2
Total given
$310K
Median grant
$155K
Range
$5,804–$304K
  • By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Berkeley, CA.

Example grants

  • The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life · Berkeley, CA

    For the magnes collection for jewish art and life for general purposes

    $304K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Jewish
  • Women

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