Deadline: 12-Feb-2025
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
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.
- Organizations are eligible to reapply by sending in a new letter of inquiry 12 months after being declined.
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
For more information, visit Righteous Persons Foundation.
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