Grants Archive
Click on the heading "Grantee" to view alphabetically by grantee, "Year" to view chronologically, or use the pulldown menus to filter alphabetically, by year or program area. Click on the name of the grantee or project to visit their website.
| Year | Grantee | Project | Description / Award / Location | Program Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Support for production and outreach related to the first full-length documentary film on Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a soldier, martyr and national heroine in Israel. $50,000. Berkeley, CA. | Arts & Media, Holocaust | ||
| 1996 | Shari's Passover Surprise |
Support for production of Shari Lewis' family program exploring the history and meaning of the Passover seder. $100,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1997 | KCRW |
Support for a National Public Radio series of Jewish short stories. $25,000. Santa Monica, CA. | Arts & Media | |
| 2000 | Leland-Johnson Common Vision Program |
General Support |
Support for a year-long program which brings African-American and Jewish high school students together to explore their histories and cultures through educational programming, study tours, and social action. $40,000 over three years. Minneapolis, MN. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult |
| 2008 | Judaism Collection |
Grant to endow the Los Angeles Central Library's Jewish collection of books and periodicals. $100,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Education | |
| 1997 | Lights in Action |
Student Hagaddah Mailing |
Support for a student written Passover Hagaddah combining traditional Jewish text with modern student commentary that was mailed to 65,000 Jewish college students across the country. $35,000. New York, NY. | Youth & Young Adult |
| 1998 | Lights in Action |
Student Conference |
Support for national conference for organization run by and for Jewish college students. $20,000. New York, NY. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult |
| 1999 | Lights in Action |
Staff Position |
Support to help build the capacity of this young adult-run grassroots student organization by funding a staff position for development and programming. $60,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult |
| 2007 | General Support |
Support for the first ever interdenominational Jewish education conference targeting Jews of all backgrounds and ages in Southern California. $35,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Education, Jewish Identity | |
| 2001 | Sholem Aleichem Documentary |
Support for a documentary film based on the story of the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. $50,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | |
| 2007 | Yiddish Radio Online Archive |
Support for preservation and archiving of Yiddish radio's "Court of the Air," a program that aired from 1933 - 1958. $40,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | |
| 2006 | One People on Stage |
Support to develop a traveling theatrical performance based on the radio series for children "One People, Many Stories." $50,000. Chicago, IL. | Arts & Media, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1997 | Exiles and Emigres |
Support for museum exhibition featuring art by twenty-two of the most important European twentieth-century artists displaced by the Nazis during World War II. $100,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media, Holocaust | |
| 1997 | Support for the construction of a new Hillel building for Jewish students on the UCLA campus. $1,000,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2004 | Support for a program that teaches elementary school students about Jewish history and culture through Jewish music. $30,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2006 | Louisville Visual Art Association |
Support for development of high school curriculum and online teacher resource guide corresponding to NPR radio series "This I Believe." $50,000. Louisville, KY. | Education, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1999 | Support for the development of an audio-visual companion to the Museum's exhibition Sitting Shiva. $16,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | ||
| 2006 | Support for museum dedicated to highlighting America's urban immigrant history. $20,000. New York, NY. | Education | ||
| 2002 | Staff Position |
Support for hiring of first Program Director for organization building pluralistic, grassroots Shabbat communities for Jewish young adults. $75,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Youth & Young Adult | |
| 2000 | Support for the creation of a new dance/theater project, which weaves together Jewish culture and folklore with contemporary issues. $20,000. San Diego, CA. | Arts & Media | ||
| 2002 | Support for development of fundraising plan for organization which allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds $75,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Social Justice | ||
| 2004 | Support for the development of a website for this national Jewish organization dedicated to the prevention and alleviation of hunger. $35,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Social Justice | ||
| 2007 | A Partnership for Change |
Support to coordinate the Jewish component of a national interfaith anti-hunger campaign. $60,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Social Justice | |
| 2003 | Support for the Yeshiva's Leadership & Mentoring program to help their students develop skills for effective leadership & pulpit training. $150,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life | ||
| 1997 | Metivta: A Center for Contemplative Judaism |
General Support |
General support for organization dedicated to making contemplative practice and study within the Jewish tradition more accessible. $40,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life |
| 1999 | Metivta: A Center for Contemplative Judaism |
General Support (renewal) |
Renewal of support for organization dedicated to making contemplative practice and study within the Jewish tradition more accessible. $40,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life |
| 1997 | Milkweed Editions |
Support for the publication of Laura E. Williams' book about a family who hides Jews during the Holocaust. $35,000. Minneapolis, MN. | Holocaust, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1998 | Milkweed Editions |
Support for the publishing and free distribution of Laura E. Williams' children's book about the dangers of hatred and intolerance, both during World War II and in contemporary society. $25,000. Minneapolis, MN. | Holocaust, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1998 | Youth Organizing Project |
Support for the development of a youth organizing campaign to teach students throughout Montana about the dangers of anti-Semitism and intolerance. $20,000 over two years. Helena, MT. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 2004 | General Support |
General support for organization promoting pluralism, equality and justice and challenging intolerance and extremism. $20,000. Helena, MT. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations |
