Jewish Life Grants (Charles H. Revson Foundation)

Jewish Life Grants (Charles H. Revson Foundation) is sponsored by Charles H. Revson Foundation.

The Revson Foundation supports organizations in Israel and North America that address social and spiritual needs within diverse communities. The Foundation focuses on collaborative efforts to empower under-resourced fields and promote courageous leadership. Current initiatives include enhancing civic service and expanding community chaplaincy.

Jewish Life - The Charles H. Revson Foundation We invest in organizations in Israel and North America helping to meet social and spiritual needs of diverse communities, particularly in multi-faith, multi-ethnic, and public settings.

View All Jewish Life Grantees Meeting social and spiritual needs in Israel and North America Through our Jewish Life focus, we extend the Foundation’s overall commitment to the civic sector by supporting courageous leadership, building capacity in under-resourced fields, and working in collaboration with other funders. Over the past five years, we have awarded approximately 90 grants totaling $10.

4 million, with $6 million going to projects in Israel. Signature efforts have included the Opportunity Fund in Israel, which expanded national civic service through a unique public-private and US-Israel partnership, and the Center for Pastoral Education, a Jewish address for chaplaincy and multi-faith spiritual care at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Current priorities are creating a pipeline of urban planners from Israel’s Arab sector and developing the work of community chaplaincy in North America. Featured Project | Jewish Life North America: Chaplains Are Our Spiritual First Responders With religious affiliation in decline across North America, chaplains are increasingly a source of spiritual care outside of traditional religious spaces.

Revson’s support for the Center for Pastoral Education, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, and the Worship Services Project at Rikers Island is helping clergy and chaplains to meet communal needs and building a field of Jewish community chaplaincy.

Featured Project | Jewish Life Israel: Urban Planning Improves Life in Arab towns Arab citizens of Israel represent 20% of Israel’s population yet over 90% of Arab towns receive low socio-economic rankings. Informed planning can improve these results and unlock needed government funding.

Since 2017, Revson has supported policy, advocacy, and education strategies with grants to the Arab Center for Alternative Planning; Rothschild Partnerships; Shaar Shivion; Sikkuy-Aufoq; Hebrew University; and the Multi-sector Roundtable at Eretz-Ir.

National Library preserves cultures of Bedouin & Arab citizens Shomrim expands the reach of investigative reporting in Israel CUNY Hillels enrich student life and learning View All Grantee Spotlights