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Judith Chapman Memorial Women's Leadership Award

Magnes Museum Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Judith Chapman Memorial Women's Leadership Award

Organization: Jewish Federation Bay Area

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-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    2
    Total given
    $315K
    Median grant
    $157K
    Range
    $20K–$295K
    • 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 of jewish art and life

      $295K

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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    Fields of Work

    jewishwomen

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