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Each fall, the Foundation joins with the Jewish Community
Federation of the Greater East Bay to seek and award grants
for projects and operating support for non-profits serving
the East Bay Jewish community in areas such as Jewish education,
social services and community outreach.
Funding for the Joint Grants process comes from the Federation’s
Annual Campaign, the Foundation's Permanent Community
Endowment and restricted funds, and from individual Foundation
donors who recommend grants through their donor-advised funds
and supporting foundations. Grants support projects for the
calendar year and are awarded as of January 1.
Grants from the Foundation's Permanent Community Endowment
and field of interest provide:
- funding for creative solutions to diverse communal concerns
- responses to the community's changing needs
- seed money for innovative one-time projects and start-up
endeavors,
- fund the enhancement and continuation of successful community
programs, and
- furnish emergency funding for critical occurrences.
The Foundation will fund programs and services which:
- enhance Jewish continuity;
- deepen Jewish identity;
- promote life-long Jewish learning; and
- contribute to the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being
of Jewish community members
Projects funded by the Foundation will be assessed on the
extent to which they:
- address these objectives,
- promote collaboration between institutions,
- provide broad based service to the Jewish community
- and have financial participation of the applying organization
and/or other funders.
Members of the Grants Committee (consisting of lay leaders
from both The Jewish Community
Foundation and the Jewish
Community Federation of the East Bay) will review and
rate proposals, and make recommendations for grants at the
December meetings of the Foundation and Federation Boards.
In addition to the Grants Committee review, eligible proposals
will be presented to the Foundation's donor representatives
for consideration from supporting family foundations and philanthropic
donor advised funds.
To apply:
Please note: The application process for the Winter 2008-09 grants cycle has ended. Applications for the Winter 2009-10 grants cycle will be available in late Summer 2009.
- Our guidelines: Before applying for grants, we
ask that your organization consult our eligibility guidelines
to determine the fit between your proposal and our community
objectives.
>> Eligibility guidelines
- Contact us: Before filling out a Request for Proposal
(RFP), we also ask that you contact us to discuss your proposal.
Polly Zavadivker, Federation and Foundation Program Officer,
serves as consultant to the community in the grant application
process. To request consultation, please call (510) 433-0134,
ext. 210 prior to submitting a proposal.
- Respond to the RFP: After determining the potential
for funding, you may respond to our request for proposal
(RFP). Please note: New RFPs will be available in summer 2009.
>> Download the most recent
RFP for proposals seeking more than $10,000
>> Download the
most recent RFP for proposals seeking less than $10,000
- Deadlines: Please check back
in Summer 2009 for an updated RFP and application deadlines.
- Submissions: Proposals must be sent via email
(hard copies are not necessary) to the attention of
Polly Zavadivker, Program Officer, at polly [at] jfed [dot]
org.
- Formatting: Please submit all required proposal
materials in the body of one Word or PDF document
attached to an e-mail, including:
- Cover Sheet
- Narrative
- Budgets
- Board contact information
In the document header, list the organization and project
name on each page. Do not include page numbers.
- Committee review and decisions: The Federation
and Foundation Joint Grants Committee meets to discuss grant
proposals in late fall. Recommendations are made to the boards of both
organizations in December; grant applicants are notified
in January.
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