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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Uniterra Foundation |
Support for year-long program to train Jewish young adults as community organizers. $90,000 over three years. Boston, MA. | Social Justice, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1998 | Support for the planning of a comprehensive internship program in professional development for the new Zielger School of Rabbinic Studies. $25,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life | ||
| 1998 | Renewal of support for organization dedicated to respiritualizing and revitalizing the American synagogue of the 21st century. $300,000 over three years. Los Angeles, CA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life | ||
| 1998 | University of Southern California |
Support for film festival and scholarly conference focused on Jewish autobiographical filmmaking. $20,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media, Jewish Identity | |
| 1998 | Support for recording of Jewish liturgical music for CD and public radio broadcast by this acclaimed accapella vocal ensemble. $15,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | ||
| 1998 | Stern College Endowment |
Support for an endowed visiting lecture series on Jewish history and thought at Stern College. $100,000. New York, NY. | Education | |
| 1998 | Suport for a city-wide, week-long festival celebrating Yiddish culture via performance, film, music, lectures, and education. $5,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media | ||
| 1998 | Jewish Identity Supplement |
Support for an eight-page insert on Jewish identity for LA Youth, a newspaper by and about teens. $10,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1998 | Support for expansion of a network of regional Jewish teen choral ensembles. $30,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Arts & Media, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 1997 | Support for trans-denominational program to support clergy, educators, and artists in the development of contemporary interpretations of sacred texts. $100,000 over two years. Philadelphia, PA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life | ||
| 1997 | C/JEEP Program - National |
Support for national expansion of program aimed at increasing mutual understanding among Catholic and Jewish high school students and educators. $500,000 over five years. New York, NY. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1997 | Coming Through |
Support for this non-profit, off-Broadway theater's production of a new play adapted from recorded interviews of the Ellis Island Oral History Project. $50,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | |
| 1997 | Holocaust Victim Tracing Center |
Support for program which provides tracing, information, and referral services to those searching for or wanting to know what happened to family members in World War II. $50,000. Washington, DC. | Holocaust | |
| 1997 | Amos: The National Jewish Partnership for Social Justice |
Support for a study to assess the feasibility and possible strategy of a national Jewish literacy initiative. $85,000. Boston, MA. | Social Justice | |
| 1997 | Internet Project |
Support for the further development and expansion of an educational, interactive website aimed at countering the influx of hate-based material readily accessible on the internet. $80,00 over two years. New York, NY. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations | |
| 1997 | Family Folklore Project |
Support for Jewish education project in San Francisco Bay Area in which families share their personal stories through the arts and video in order to preserve and pass on family history. $35,000. San Francisco, CA. | Education, Jewish Identity | |
| 1997 | Cicada Filmmakers Group |
Support for the transfer from video format to film of this documentary about the journey of the ship "Exodus," thus enabling the film to be seen by a wider audience. $10,000. Santa Monica, CA. | Arts & Media | |
| 1997 | Community College of Jewish Studies |
Support for program bringing together Los Angeles Jewish young adults for Shabbat study and celebration. $45,000 over three years. Los Angeles, CA. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1997 | Connecticut Public Broadcasting |
Support for the development and distribution of educational materials for The Hating Pot, a film which examines issues of prejudice and hatred through performance and music. $50,000. Hartford, CT. | Arts & Media, Tolerance & Intergroup Relations | |
| 1997 | Support for Los Angeles office of this national organization commited to engageing students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and anti-semitism in order to help develop a more humane and informed citizenry. $125,000 over three years. Los Angeles, CA. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 1997 | Great Projects Film Company |
Support for production of documentary on the trial of Adolph Eichman for PBS. $30,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media, Holocaust | |
| 1997 | Renewal of support for five fellows on campuses around the country who will work at engaging those college students who have traditionally not participated in Jewish life on campus. $175,000 over two years. Washington, DC. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 1997 | Clergy Initiative |
Support for effort to organize religious communities and clergy around international human rights issues. $50,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Social Justice | |
| 1997 | General Support |
Support for this organization that works to disarm religious hatred and establish models of interfaith understanding. $50,000 over two years. Baltimore, MD. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations | |
| 1997 | Building Campaign |
Support for building campaign for this New York City-based Jewish Community Center. $200,000. New York, NY. | Education | |
| 1997 | Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia |
Support for local program honoring young people who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to public service and social responsibility. $15,000. Villanova, PA. | Social Justice, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 1997 | Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay |
Jewish Youth for Community Action |
Support for this young adult-initiated program that helps Jewish teens develop leadership skills, explore contemporary social issues, and participate in community organizing and service. $30,000 over two years. Oakland, CA. | Social Justice, Youth & Young Adult |
| 1997 | Parenting Initiative |
Support to establish a community-wide initiative in Jewish family education in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. $85,000. Phoenix, AZ. | Education | |
| 1997 | Support to help this organization dedicated to combating poverty develop an expanded education and outreach initiative to the Jewish community. $45,000 over three years. New York, NY. | Social Justice | ||
| 1997 | Jews, Germany, Memory: A Contemporary Portrait |
Support for traveling exhibition of photographer Edward Serotta's portraits of contermporary Jewish life in Germany. $20,000. Berkeley, CA. | Arts & Media |
