How Philanthropy is Responding to the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis So Far
As devastating casualties mount in Israel and Gaza, a number of foundations, major donors, corporations and pooled fundraising efforts are channeling support to... Read more.
Amid Rising Antisemitic Attacks, Jewish Federations Are Upping Their Security Funding
Physical security is a rising priority for local Jewish funders concerned about hate crimes and violence. Here’s a look at how Jewish federations are backing ... Read more.
Moved by a Schizophrenia Diagnosis, This Family Is Channeling Millions Toward Mental Health
Shari and Garen Staglin’s son Brandon began showing symptoms of schizophrenia as a teen. Today, he’s president of One Mind, which backs mental health, and t... Read more.
A New Effort to Diversify Jewish Organizations Starts With Philanthropy
There’s more racial diversity in the American Jewish community than you might expect, but Jews of color are underrepresented in organizational leadership. Thi... Read more.
Hillel Celebrates 100 Years — and Rallies Some Major Jewish Donors
The popular Jewish student organization Hillel is marking a century in operation with an ambitious fundraising campaign. The effort has raised more than $100 mi... Read more.
Why Jewish Funders Are Looking Toward Jewish Community Centers to Meet Today’s Challenges
Often undervalued in the past, Jewish Community Centers operate across the country. For some funders and leaders, they represent an underutilized opportunity to... Read more.
Seeing Progress and Potential, Jewish LGBTQ Donors Form a Network to Support Their Community
More Jewish donors are supporting LGBTQ communities, but there’s still much room for growth. Three philanthropists formed the Jewish LGBTQ Donor Network to in... Read more.
Cultivation: How the Grinspoon Foundation Is Helping Build a Jewish Future
For the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, cultivating giving from others is a big part of its efforts to move money out the door for the Jewish community. Here are s... Read more.
How Philanthropy Can Combat a “Ferocious” Wave of Book Bans
As book bans in schools become a key front in the culture wars, organizations like PEN America are betting that Americans’ faith in free speech will prove str... Read more.
Meet the Funder Collaborative Behind a Push for Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments
The Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative has been working to secure federal approval of PTSD treatments using psychedelic substances. With plenty of well-h... Read more.
How the Weinberg Foundation Is Working to Move the Needle on Poverty in Baltimore
While Baltimore has made some economic strides, gains have been unequal, and the city still struggles with high poverty rates. This long-running local funder is... Read more.
“It Can’t Just be Ford.” How Rebecca Cokley Is Centering Disability Rights at Ford and Beyond
When Ford set out to incorporate disability rights into its work, the foundation hired Rebecca Cokley to lead grantmaking on the topic. Cokley is now channeling... Read more.
How Jewish Funders Are Mobilizing to Fight Climate Change
Jewish voters rank climate change as a top priority, and many Jewish philanthropists have demonstrated similar concern. Donors and philanthropic leaders explain... Read more.
How This Fellowship Lets Social Justice Leaders Explore Bold Ideas
Since its 2016 launch, the Rosenberg Foundation’s Leading Edge fellowship program has backed some of California’s most promising social justice leaders. Her... Read more.
Hilton’s Equity Funding Expands—for a Disability Rights Group, It’s a “Game-Changer”
Philanthropy historically underfunds disability rights and equity. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation recently made a $1 million grant to disability-led organizati... Read more.
A Look at This Jewish University’s New $613 Million Fundraising Campaign
New York-based Yeshiva University is looking to expand via an ambitious new fundraising campaign with a goal inspired by the Torah. We look at what the universi... Read more.
How a Foundation Mobilized to Keep Jewish Summer Camps Afloat During COVID
When the pandemic shut down Jewish summer camps nationwide, the Foundation for Jewish Camp went into action to keep programs running. It’s a good example of h... Read more.
What’s Next for Miriam Adelson’s Philanthropy? Nobody Seems to Know
Following Sheldon Adelson’s death in January, Miriam Adelson controls the couple’s fortune and presumably their sizable philanthropy. We tried to get a read... Read more.
How a Unique Biotech Company Partners With Charities to Find Cures for Rare Diseases
Rarebase is a public benefit corporation that uses genomics to identify treatments for rare diseases. The firm’s unique model relies on small foundations and ... Read more.
“Honored and Elated.” 3 Jewish Organizations React After a Windfall from MacKenzie Scott
In MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett’s latest round, several groups rooted in religion made the list, including three Jewish organizations. We checked in with th... Read more.
How a Youth Program Is Engaging the Next Generation of Jewish Philanthropy
Honeycomb, a program of the Jewish Funders Network, engages teens in charitable giving while strengthening their connection to Jewish values. With a new executi... Read more.
Amid a Lack of Support, This Funding Collaborative Backs Jewish Arts and Culture
Philanthropic support for Jewish arts and culture has declined in recent years, a trend the pandemic has only exacerbated. Here’s how a funding collaborative ... Read more.
A Local Jewish Philanthropy Steps Up Its Efforts to Look Beyond the Jewish Community
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia launched a new donor circle in an effort to serve more people beyond the Jewish community. The in... Read more.
How a Top Jewish Foundation Pivoted to Address the Pandemic—and Stuck With It
Like many funders, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles found itself in uncharted territory when the pandemic began a year ago. In scrambling to respo... Read more.
12 Self-Made Jewish Women Philanthropists and Where They Give
While Jewish women have always played an important role in charitable pursuits, historically, it was their husbands who built the family fortunes. That’s been... Read more.
How the Jews of Color Initiative Is Funding Work for a More Inclusive Jewish Community
The Jewish community is more diverse than many would imagine, but Jews of color do not always feel welcome in its institutions. A group of foundations helped cr... Read more.
Behind a Pledge to Mobilize Billions in New Giving for Jewish Causes
Michael A. Leven and Amy Holtz had a big idea to rally Jewish philanthropists to make lasting commitments to sustain Jewish life for decades to come. Hundreds o... Read more.
Donor-Advised Funds Arrive in Israel—With an Important Fix
An explosion of wealth in Israel is driving growing giving. Now, thanks to an effort by the Jewish Funders Network-Israel, donors in the country will be able to... Read more.
