Sandra & Lawrence Post Israel Grants Program
Funding Amount
$500 per student
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- High school students visiting Israel for the first time
- College students visiting Israel for the first time
- Students on peer-educational trips
- March of the Living participants (high school students and Holocaust survivors)
Overview
Provides grants to local high school and college students visiting Israel for the first time on peer-educational trips. Formerly known as Israel Connections/Experiences (ICE).
Geographic Scope: Los Angeles area, serving students visiting Israel
Focus Areas:
- First-time Israel trips for teenagers and young adults
- Peer-educational programs (typically 2-6 weeks)
- Strengthening Jewish identity through Israel experiences
- Holocaust education (includes annual March of the Living trip to Poland and Israel)
Eligibility:
- High school students visiting Israel for the first time
- College students visiting Israel for the first time
- Students on peer-educational trips
- March of the Living participants (high school students and Holocaust survivors)
Award Details:
- Standard grant: $500 per student
- Students may receive additional grants from synagogues and other communal organizations
- Need-based financial aid available for students who cannot afford trips despite grants
Impact:
- Has helped send close to 5,000 students to Israel over 15 years
- Program aims to strengthen lifelong Jewish identities
What Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 144
- Total given
- $33.11M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $5,200–$15.33M
- By dollars: New York 54%, California 43%, Tennessee <1%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Sherman Oaks, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Jewish Federations of North America UJC · New York, NY
Grant expense
$15.33M
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Grant expense
$3.73M
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY
Scholarships/stipends grant expense
$1.24M
Camp Ramah in California Inc · Encino, CA
Camperships scholarships/stipends grant expense
$705K
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America DBA Teach California · New York, NY
Scholarships/stipends grant expense
$642K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Jewish
- Youth programs
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