The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey accepts proposals from 501 (C)(3) organizations to support projects consistent with their mission.
Donor Name: Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey
State: New Jersey
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/10/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Details:
JWF-NJ wants to get to know your organization and see how you are empowering and/or supporting women and girls in your New Jersey-based community.
JWF-NJ is a collaborative philanthropy inspired by Jewish values. Members are dedicated to empowering women and girls in New Jersey through education, advocacy, and strategic grant making.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
An organization that meets two or more of the following criteria is eligible to apply:
- Demonstrates that the grant can make a big impact in jumpstarting a project.
- Demonstrates that the grant is timely and addresses an issue with immediate
- Demonstrates that the grant can be used to cover the costs (or the majority thereof) for a self-contained expense(e.g., purchase of specific equipment).
- Has not received a grant of $3,000 or more from JWF-NJ in the past five years.
- Is an organization with a budget of less than $250K annually.
PLEASE NOTE:
- JWF-NJ focuses its support in Northern-Central New Jersey, including: Essex, Union, and Morris counties. Requests originating from the counties of Bergen, Hudson, Somerset, Warren, Sussex, Passaic, and other nearby geographic areas in-statemay also be considered.
- An organization must use funds to support girls, women, and/or women with their children exclusively. Projects which support a “majority” of women will not be considered.
- JWF-NJ funds both sectarian and non-sectarian organizations. An organization need not be Jewish to receive a grant.
- JWF-NJ does not provide funds for individual tuition scholarships (e.g., private school or university), however JWF-NJ may fund a project which absorbs costs/offers discounts for its neediest participants.
For more information, visit JWFNJ.