Criteria
Organization must:
We also look for indicators of:
Please note we do not fund:
- Have current 501(c)3 status or U.S. fiscal sponsorship. Israeli organizations must have U.S. fiscal sponsorship or be funded through a U.S. system such as the Federations.
- Fit within our program areas.
- Be a project or institution that primarily serves the national U.S. Jewish community, Ethiopian Israelis or Arab Israelis, or the Jewish community of Akron, Ohio.
We also look for indicators of:
- Operating with excellence.
- A willingness and track record of collaborating with complementors, and leveraging the interconnectivity in the Jewish world.
- Learning agility.
- Addressing a gap or working toward step-change.
Please note we do not fund:
- Endowments
- Capital campaigns
- Scholarships
- Local initiatives