As the largest provider of grants to Jewish organizations in Greater Philadelphia, and among the top funders of local philanthropic organizations, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is a primary resource for support in the community. This year’s grant awards total more than $10 million through various funds and represent only a portion of the total investment the Jewish Federation makes in the community each year, often exceeding more than $40 million in total.

The Jewish Community Fund (JCF) is the main source of the Jewish Federation’s unrestricted dollars which helps to take care of the community locally, in Israel and around the world. For Fiscal Year 2023, we carefully evaluated programs focusing on caring for those in need, building a vibrant Jewish community, and connecting with Israel and global Jewry, resulting in more than $8.8 million in grants. 

• 13 agencies and 24 programs caring for those in need 
• 42 agencies and 52 programs building a vibrant Jewish community
• 22 agencies and 26 programs connecting with Israel and Global Jewry

Learn more about the Jewish Community Fund

The Jewish Federation’s Women of Vision (WOV) membership votes on grants through their Endowment Fund to programs in Greater Philadelphia and Israel (rotating annually) that align with its mission to transform the lives of self-identifying Jewish women and girls. For Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024, grants totaling nearly $100,000 will go to
3 organizations in Greater Philadelphia.

• Einstein Healthcare Network: Empowering Orthodox Women Through Sexual Health Education
  
• Jewish Women International: Financial Fitness for Young Women
  
• jGirls+ Magazine: Feminist Teen Leadership Training

Learn more about the WOV grant finalists 

The Jewish Federation Real Estate (JFRE) group utilizes its JFRE Fund to make grants that support capital improvements and security updates. For Fiscal Year 2023,  more than $435,000 in grants will go to 18 projects.

• 12 projects in Greater Philadelphia 
  • Makom Community: Security Upgrade
  • Beth Sholom Congregation: Security Upgrade
  • Federation Day Care Services (FELS): Security Upgrade
  • Temple Hillel: Security Upgrade
  • Camp Ramah in the Poconos: Security Upgrade
  • JEVS Tikvah Residence: Security Upgrade
  • Federation Housing Inc.: Security for the new Annabel Gardens
  • Perelman Jewish Day School: Capital 
  • Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS): Capital 
  • Camp Harlam: Security Upgrade
  • Congregation Beth Israel of Media: Security Upgrade
  • Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshurun: Security Upgrade and Capital

• 4 projects in Israel 
  • Eden Association Shelters for At-Risk Teen Girls: Capital
  • ELI: Israel Association for Child Protection: Capital
  • Nirim Therapeutic Farm: Security Upgrade
  • Orr Shalom: Capital
    
    
• 2 projects in the Global Jewish community
  
  • Jewish Agency for Israel: Security Fund
    
  • Ethiopia: Capital 

Learn more about the JFRE grantees

The Bernard and Etta Weinberg Fund awards grants to projects in the Greater Philadelphia area related to providing geriatric counseling and care management, services for adults ages 60+, and Jewish education. For Fiscal Year 2023, more than $750,000 in grants have been provided to
8 local programs:

• Geriatric Care and Elderly Services

• • Kaiserman JCC: Chapter 3: Live Well@Philly J 
  • Abramson Senior Care: Senior Supportive Care Services Program
  • Jewish Family & Children's Service: Community Service Collaborative
  • KleinLife & Abramson: Innovation and Service Integration

• Programs for Jewish Education

• 18Doors: Creating Our Jewish Interfaith
• Moishe House: Russian Speaking Jews House 
• Makom Community: South Philly Location
• Kesher Israel: JTeenCC: a Chester County Collaborative Initiative

Learn more about the Bernard and Etta Weinberg Fund

A special thanks to the volunteer leadership involved in reviewing and approving this year’s grant awards highlighted above. Each of the grant processes rely on the dedication, commitment and insight of our incredible lay leaders and professional team for their advice on how best to meet the evolving needs of our Jewish community.

“Always choose influence rather than power. It helps change people into people who can change the world.”
– Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, ^zt"l

If you are interested in learning more about the various volunteer leadership positions within the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, please contact Shara Swift, Affinities & Donor Engagement Manager, at sswift@jewishphilly.org.

Featuring Rabbi-in-Residence Eric Yanoff of Adath Israel

Learn more by registering for our upcoming information sessions:

• Hybrid at Adath Israel: August 10 at 7:00 p.m.
  (for congregants of the synagogue)
• In-Person at Green Valley Country Club: August 11 at 6:00 p.m.
  (open to members and non-members)
• Virtual: August 24 at 7:30 p.m.
  (hosted by Beth Sholom, for the Old York Road community)
• Virtual: September 18 at 10:00 a.m.
• Virtual: October 24 at 7:00 p.m. 

For more information about the Mission, visit: jewishphilly.org/israel75mission