United States: Righteous Persons Foundation Grant Program

Deadline: 9-Feb-24

The Righteous Persons Foundation is currently accepting applications for its grant program.

Funding Information

• Grants awarded by the Righteous Persons Foundation have ranged in amount from $5,000 to $150,000 per year.
• The majority of grants, however, have been between $50,000 to $100,000 per year.

What they Fund?

• Guided by the belief that the 3,500-year-old Jewish Story has resonance today, RPF supports efforts to build a vibrant, just, and inclusive Jewish community in the United States. While past grants have been made in a number of areas, the Foundation is currently focused on organizations and projects that are national in scope and:
  • Contribute to a fuller, more expansive Jewish Story by shining a light on the vibrancy, complexity, and diversity of Jewish life and the meaning it holds
  • Express the Jewish value of human dignity by building relationships across religious divides to reduce antisemitism and racialized hate
  • Strengthen faith-rooted moral leadership and advance social justice

What they don’t Fund?

• They do not fund the following types of organizations and initiatives:
  • Those that are not national in scope
  • Programs or organizations that service individuals and communities outside of the United States
  • Direct aid to individuals
  • Individual synagogues or day schools
  • Conferences, seminars, and workshops
  • Capital and/or building campaigns
  • Scholarships and university programs
  • Fundraising events and/or mass mailings
  • Endowment funds
  • Support to cover an existing deficit
• In the rare case that RPF provides funding to establish an endowment, the Foundation prohibits any deduction from the endowment to cover overhead, indirect expenses, and/or administrative fees.

Eligibility Criteria

• As a private foundation, they can only provide grants to 501©(3) organizations. If your organization does not have tax-exempt status, you can submit an application through a 501(c)(3) organization serving as your fiscal sponsor.

For more information, visit Righteous Persons Foundation.