Request for Proposals: Core Grants for Organizations in the United States

Deadline: 26-Jun-24

The Hadassah Foundation is requesting grant proposals from organizations that strengthen the leadership capacity and role of self-identifying women and girls in the U.S. Jewish community.

Funding Objectives

• In light of the alarming spike in antisemitism, rising social and political polarization, and the rollbacks and curtailing of policies and laws that disproportionately impact women and girls, the Foundation is particularly interested in advancing leadership in ways that:
  • Empower women and girls with the education and tools to influence and guide others in addressing conflict and bias, or
  • Strengthen networks and communities to promote wide-spread change and policy advocacy.

Funding Information

• Grants of $80,000, paid out over three years, will be awarded to organizations.
• The three-year grant cycle begins in December of 2024 and ends in December 2027. Grant recipients will receive payments at the beginning of each year in the following increments:
  • Year 1 (December 2024): $30,000
  • Year 2 (December 2025): $30,000
  • Year 3 (December 2026): $20,000

Funding Approach 

• Gender Lens: 
  • Organization or project must place at the forefront of its decision-making the ways gender influences people’s needs, causes differing outcomes, and is associated with various assumptions and norms. Programs that utilize a gender lens may occur in gender-specific (girls/women only) and/or multigender environments.
• Social Change: 
  • Organization or project should address the root causes of problems, working to improve the conditions that lead to inequality. That can mean:
    • Changing how an issue is defined
    • Changing individuals’ behaviors
    • Increasing the level of community engagement
    • Changing policies and systems, and/or
    • Maintaining past gains in these areas.
• Leadership: 
  • The Hadassah Foundation strengthens the leadership capacity and role of self-identifying women and girls. They support initiatives that create widespread systemic change and/or advance cohorts of women and girls who will then impact greater numbers of people.

Eligibility Criteria

• If applying for general operating (unrestricted) funding, your organization must utilize a gender lens throughout its work; all of the organization’s work must focus on advancing gender equity.
• Funding cannot be for capital campaigns, partisan political activities, or individuals.
• The organization’s annual budget must be no less than $250,000 and no greater than $5 million. Organizations with smaller budgets will be eligible to apply for the Hadassah Foundation’s Spark grant in the coming months.
• Organization or its fiscal sponsor must have legal not-for-profit status in the United States.
• Target Population: Only organizations that work within the Jewish community are eligible.
• Collaboration among organizations is welcome, but not required. For joint efforts, each participating organization should submit a separate application. Each organization (up to a maximum of three organizations) participating in the collaboration can receive a grant of up to $80,000.

For more information, visit Hadassah Foundation.