The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. offers grants to non-profit organizations serving the Southern New Jersey community, including Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey agencies, synagogues, Jewish day schools, and secular non-profits.
Donor Name: The Jewish Community Foundation
State: New Jersey
County: Burlington County (NJ), Camden County (NJ), Gloucester County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/26/2022
Grant Size: up to $3,600
Details:
What are the JCF’s Goals in providing Grants?
- Benefits to the Community: First and foremost, JCF Grants are meant to provide benefit to community members, not strictly the organizations that are awarded the funds.
- Launching New Community Initiatives: They operate in a vibrant Jewish and secular community, and the JCF hopes to ensure this continues into the future. They are thrilled to see programs that they fund grow into larger, ongoing programs for many years. While they don’t expect this to happen to each and every initiative that they fund, they do ask that grantees give it their all when producing a program, and, if it works, it will gain momentum, and, if not, it was worth a try.
- Marketing Exposure: The JCF also provides Grants to gain marketing exposure in the community. Their hope is that, when awarding a grant to your organization, the constituents who take part in the program, your existing Board members, and/or your donors, will want to consider endowing the program (or another initiative) to last for future years. The JCF works with donors to establish endowment funds which they manage, and they would be happy to work with you and your donors to discuss this important opportunity to benefit your organization.
Funding Information
The JCF provides funding of up to $3,600 for each grant application that is approved by the Grants Committee and Board of Trustees, and applicants can apply for funding for more than one program per cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
Funding is provided primarily for new and innovative programming and services benefiting residents of Burlington, Camden, and/or Gloucester counties in South Jersey.
Organizations that meet the following requirements are eligible to apply for a JCF Super Grant:
- IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) non-profits or incorporated synagogues/churches that may not have a 501(c)(3) designation
- Organizations must be in existence for at least one year
- For organizations that are “new” to the JCF, they may ask for more information, such as the most recent IRS Form 990, a list of the organization’s Board members, or a copy of a tax-exempt form
For more information, visit The Jewish Community Foundation.