Jewish Women's Foundation Grant Cycle

Jewish Women's Foundation Grant Cycle is sponsored by Jewish Women's Foundation of South Palm Beach County. Supports organizations addressing priorities including combatting antisemitism and hatred.

Jewish Women's Foundation - Jewish Boca Jul 30: B&P Summer Happy Hour Aug 2: JFNA Cabinet 2026 Retreat Aug 5: PJ Library Sweet Summer Series Aug 23: Jewish Boca Takes The Ballpark Aug 25: Federation JWF How to Review/Read Grants Aug 25: Federation Executive Committee Meeting 2 Jewish Women’s Foundation Jewish Women’s Foundation jewishboca 2026-07-29T10:17:19-04:00 Jewish Women’s Foundation The Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County (JWF) is a philanthropic community of women, committed to expanding and improving opportunities and choices in all aspects of the lives of Jewish women and children’s lives.

Through effective and strategic grant making, the Foundation enables and encourages our members to be advocates, leaders and agents of change. To learn more about JWF, flip through our program booklet below. Embracing both a “Jewish” and “gender” lens in our grant making, JWF Trustees direct funds to programs that promote economic security, legal reform, education, leadership development, health, and abuse prevention.

Our model fosters strategic grant making for cutting-edge projects in the South Palm Beach County area, Israel and throughout the world. Our members join JWF with varied backgrounds and experience, yet all share a strong desire for women to grow, learn and experience equality.

Launched in 2003 with a few women around a dining room table, JWF has grown from this small group of visionary women into a strong group of over 100 dynamic trustees improving the lives of Jewish women and children throughout the world. JWF is an incubator for informed Jewish philanthropists and leaders.

Trustees have the unique opportunity to become empowered as funders, studying pressing issues that impact women and children, taking a hands-on approach to grant making, and learning how to use philanthropy to effect social change. Almost 100 Trustees and growing Over $1.

95 million granted to date Over 192 grants allocated Over 62 organizations severed locally and in Israel Over 185,000 lives impacted For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca. org What started out as a small group of committed donors discussing advocacy issues for women and children in 2003 has grown into a dynamic group of passionate, caring and vocal trustees.

From its inception through today, our JWF has granted more than $1. 95 Million to over 62 organizations for programs that improve the lives of Jewish women and children in South Palm Beach County, in Israel and around the world. As a result of this work, over 185,000 lives have been impacted.

Securing Jewish women’s health and safety Helping to nurture strong and self-assured Jewish children Strengthening Jewish women’s economic power Enhancing educational and leadership opportunities for women and children On a mission of empowerment. Through membership contributions, Trustees pool their philanthropic resources together to more effectively address the most pressing issues facing Jewish women and children.

We believe that, with a collective voice and focused action, we can help bring about positive change that will have lasting effects well into the future. JWF has a diverse membership of more than 100 trustees, whose generous contributions are pooled into an endowed fund. Unlike many other foundations, JWF encourages its members to take a hands-on approach when allocating their philanthropic dollars.

JWF Trustees can get involved in a variety of ways: Screen and read grant proposals Present grant proposals to Trustees Vote on projects that will have the most impact Build lasting friendships based on shared values In addition to grant-making, JWF provides ongoing learning opportunities, helping women keep up with current issues and trends impacting Jewish women and children, as well as current practices in philanthropy.

JWF members come from varied backgrounds, yet all share a strong desire to help empower Jewish women and children in need. If you’re a woman of action, we invite you to join this powerful cause. Join us today.

For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca. org Calling Jewish women of action, heart— and chutzpah We are always looking for more caring, enthusiastic Jewish women to join the cause. You are invited to become a Trustee or assume a leadership role in any aspect of the Foundation.

Not only will you be doing so much good for others, you’ll have the chance to work with bright, like-minded women on a mission of social change. We debate, we are vocal, we exchange ideas and celebrate outcomes. It is hands-on philanthropy and it is deeply rewarding to say the least.

JWF provides opportunities on committees of all kinds. Choose one that matches your skills, experience or sparks a desire to learn.

They include: Grant proposal presentations Benefits of participation: Develop effective, thoughtful and strategic grant-making skills Enjoy the presence of other women who come together over compelling issues Learn about philanthropy within the context of Jewish tradition Build lasting friendships with active women who share the same values You can begin your membership in the Jewish Women’s Foundation with a tax-deductible, minimum contribution of $2,000 per year for five years (totaling $10,000), which goes directly to the grants you will be voting on.

This investment ensures your membership on the JWF Board of Trustees for all five years. All Trustees have an equal vote and equal opportunities for participation. In fact, you can choose how much involvement you wish to have in the grant process— whether it’s helping to select which programs to fund (and at which amounts to fund them), or it’s simply supporting your sister Trustees’ decisions.

Your level of participation is all up to you. Young Woman Trustee (under age 40) This membership level is for women under the age of 40. There is a minimum $5,000 commitment with an option to pay $1,000 per year over 5 years; and up to the full $5,000 at one time.

A suggested minimum annual gift of $180 to JFSPBC Annual Campaign is payable at the same time. At the completion of 5 years, eligible Young Woman Trustees may renew their membership at a minimum of $1,000 per calendar year. Become a Trustee for Life Creating a JWF Endowment is a demonstration of your Jewish values and your deep commitment to Jewish women and children for generations to come.

Sustaining Trustee : With a planned gift or endowment of $50,000, you can establish a permanent Jewish Women’s Foundation Endowment and promote your values. You will be recognized as a JWF Sustaining Trustee and your gift, once realized, will fund JWF grants in perpetuity. Naming Trustee : With a planned gift or endowment of $100,000 and area of granting can be named for the donor.

You will be recognized as a JWF Naming Trustee and your gift, once realized, will fund JWF grants in perpetuity. Intergenerational Trustee : With a planned gift or endowment of $100,000 you can establish a gift for yourself, daughters, daughters-in-law, granddaughters or nieces, You will be recognized as a JWF Intergenerational Trustee and your gift, once realized, will fund JWF grants in perpetuity.

Can you imagine a more special or profound legacy to leave a woman you love? She’ll have the chance to improve the lives of Jewish women and children well into the future. Mazel Tov!

Which membership level is right for you? Complete our Trustee Member Form For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca.

org JWF CHAIR: AMY ROSENBERG • FOUNDING CHAIR: ROXANE FRECHIE LIPTON Sustaining or Legacy Trustee: ✼ 2022 Granting Wishes event photos 2022 JWF Wine and Welcome event photos 2023 Granting Wishes event photos 2024 JWF Wine & Welcome event photos 2024 JWF Granting Wishes event photos 2025 JWF Granting Wishes event photos For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca.

org The Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County has identified five main areas that funding is needed to improve the lives of Jewish women and children. Grant prospects are invited to submit proposals that relate to the following targeted areas, as well as any other areas of need that affect Jewish women and children.

Financial Security/Safety Net Services Programs for consideration may include, but are not limited to: Health Education and Prevention Programs related to protecting, promoting and educating about health for consideration may include, but are not limited to: Screening and Prevention Programs Mental Health and Wellness Education/Leadership Development Programs for consideration may include, but are not limited to: For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca.

org GRANTS AWARDED BY JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY Through thorough review and effective collaboration, JWF funds programs and projects that work to improve the status of Jewish women and children. Most significantly, these programs proactively address the source of the varied challenges these groups face.

We have funded important educational initiatives for teenage girls in South Palm Beach County, deepening their knowledge of Judaism and Jewish culture while helping them integrate Jewish values into their lives. In Israel, we have helped abused girls break the cycle of domestic violence and we supported а training program giving immigrant Ethiopian women the opportunity to enter the workforce and support their families.

FUNDING 2024-25: $175,200 Israel Emergency Relief Fund – $22,200 Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center (Levis JCC) – Schwedelson Special Needs Department – $10,000 Camp Kavod CITs with Special Needs Program Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc – $11,500 CommunityCARE: Rapid Support & Resilience Program Hillel of Broward & Palm Beach – $10,000 Ability Garden Enrichment Program PJ Library; Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – $5,000 PJ Our Way and Grandparent Initiative Women’s Wellness in the Garden March of the Living, Southern Region, USA; Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – $20,000 From March To Miriam (FMTM) Be The First To Say Hello Israel Advocacy and Education inSIGHT Through Education, Inc. – $10,000 Hate Ends Now – Cattle Car Exhibit Koby Mandell Foundation – $10,000 Young Women Empowerment Program Magen for Jewish Communities – $10,000 Premarital Education Project for Survivors of Sexual Abuse Hope for the Future Achotenu-Nachshonim – Academic Medical/Para-Medical Training Program for Ethiopian-Israeli Women March of the Living – $20,000 Jewish Women’s Foundation – $18,000 LEVIS JCC SPECIAL NEEDS DEPT.

– $10,000 HANLEY FOUNDATION – $7,000 Marijuana and Vaping Prevention for South Palm Beach County Youth HILLEL OF BROWARD & PALM ВЕАСН – $10,000 Life Skills Training Program JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPBC – $5,000 PJ Our Way and Grandparent lnitiative Women’s Wellness in the Garden JARC Collaboration March of the Living – $20,000 Levis JCC Special Needs Dept.

– $10,000 Hillel of Broward and PB – $10,000 Jewish Learning Fellowship PJ Our Way and Grandparent Initiative Hanley Foundation – $5,000 Marijuana & Vaping Prevention for SPC Youth Liumi West Retreat – $5,000 Women’s Wellness in the Garden Am Yisrael Foundation – $15,000 March of the Living – $20,000 Levis JCC Special Needs Dept.

– $10,000 Hillel of Broward and PB – $10,000 Jewish Learning Fellowship PJ Our Way and Grandparent Initiative JWF Rapid Response Fund – $18,000 JWF Micro Grant Initiative – $10,000 Delray Intentional Garden March of the Living – $20,000 Hillel of Broward and PB – $5,000 Jewish Learning Fellowship TARA: Teens Against Relationship Abuse Rapid Response Fund – $23,000 Beit Issie Shapiro – $12,333 Economic Empowerment for Low Income Women and Men with Low Average Intelligence and Complex Learning Disabilities Center for Women’s Justice (CJW) – $5,000 Let Freedom Ring-Empowering Women Against Marital Captivity Eden Association – $12,333 Sex Education for Adolescent Girls at Risk in Southern Israel Ethiopian National Project – $12,333 SPACE (School Performance and Community Empowerment) Holistic Girls Empowerment Program in Beer Sheva Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center (JCC) Special Needs Department – $5,000 Camp Kavod CIT Program for Young Adults with Special Needs Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach – $6,550 JLF-Jewish Learning Fellowship JARC (Jewish Association for Residential Care) – $10,000 Ability Garden Employment Training Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – $10,000 PJ Library® and PJ Our Way™ March of the Living Southern Region (MOL) – $20,000 Ruth & Normal Rales Jewish Family Services – $6,501 Teens Against Relationship Abuse (TARA) Center for Women’s Justice – $10,000 Developing and Enhancing CWJ’s Legal Solutions for Empowering Women and Eliminating Get Abuse Kol Israel Haverim – $10,000 Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Working Towards a Significant Military or National Service for Girls in Science Support of Krembo Wings Branch in Eila Tahel Crisis Center for Religious Women and Children – $10,000 Production of Movies to Prevent Violence Against Religious Women and Children Yedid – The Association for Community Empowerment – $5,000 Let’s Get to Work: Financial Capability Workshops for Women Who Live on Low Incomes Realizing My Business Dream: An All-Inclusive Micro-Entrepreneurship Program Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC) – $10,000 Community Works Transition Program Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – $10,000 Jewish Women’s International (JWI) – $5,000 Change the Culture (JWF South Florida Collaborative Grant totaling $20,000) Kidsafe Foundation – $5,000 Empower Me KidSafe!

Prevent Child Abuse March of the Living Southern Region – $20,000 American Friends of Meshi – $5,000 Communication Training Initiative Center for Women’s Justice – $10,000 Harnessing the Power of Masses to Advance Civil Action Against Get Abuse Kol Israel Haverim – $10,000 Cracking the Glass Ceiling- Working towards a significant military or National Service for Girls in Science A Youth Movement for Children with and without Disabilities Support of a newly established Kembo Wings branch in Eilat Yedid – The Association for Community Empowerment – $5,000 Let’s Get to Work: financial capability workshops for women who live on low incomes Young Women’s Partnership Program Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC) – $10,000 The JARC Abilities Garden’s Able Gardeners and Bubbes Program Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – $5,000 Kidsafe Foundation – $5,000 JWF of South Palm Beach County is Keeping Kidsafe!

March of the Living Southern Region – $20,000 Yeshivat Maharat – $10,000 Leadership Development Program Center for Women’s Justice – $10,000 Skills Building and Outreach Initiative for Civil Action Against Get Abuse JobKatif: Achotenu – $10,000 Ethiopian Nurses Bridge Program App Development Course for Girls Kol Israel Haverim – $12,500 Cracking the Glass Ceiling – Working Towards a Significant Military or National Service for Girls in Science From Addis Ababa Jerusalem: Eshet Chayil Family Shabbaton Retreat (2nd Year of 2-Year Funding) IN OUR COMMUNITY – $40,000 March of the Living – $20,000 JARC Florida: Employ JARC – $10,000 Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach County – $5,000 Center for Women’s Justice – $10,000 Skills Building and Outreach Initiative for Civil Action Against Get Abuse The Eden Center – $10,000 Building Bridges: Continuing Education for Abuse Prevention and Women’s Health Empowerment with Israeli Mikveh Attendants ELI: Israeli Association for Child Protection – $10,000 Training Ethiopian Social Workers to Work with Abused Ethiopian Children And Their Families Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. – $15,000 From Addis Ababa to Jerusalem: Eshet Chayil Family Shabbaton Retreat (2 year program) International Beit Din – $15,000 The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology & Space Museum (MadaTech) – $10,000 Together Beyond Words (TBW) – $10,000 Developing Women’s Leadership and Enhancing Empathy Towards the “other” in Israel through Playback Theater and TBW Group Work “Opening Doors” – Preparing Battered Women for Financial Independence As They Prepare to Leave or Recently Left a Battered Women’s Shelter JARC Florida (Jewish Association for Residential Care) – $10,000 Café 95’s L.

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Program March of the Living – Jewish Federation of SPBC – $20,000 Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services – $5,000 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO – $20,000 Beit Issie Shapiro’s iPad Project for Special Needs Children CENTER FOR WOMEN’S JUSTICE – $20,000 Skills Building and Outreach Initiative for Civil Action Against Get Abuse HILLEL – THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE – $20,000 Housing Assistance and Financial Empowerment for Former Haredi Single Mothers Integration and Employment Readiness for the Ethiopian Community in Jerusalem KOL ISRAEL HAVERIM – $20,000 Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Young Women to Science Opening Doors – Preparing Battered Women for Financial Independence (as they prepare to leave or recently left a battered women’s shelter) HILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH – $12,000 JEWELL: Jewish Empowered Women Exemplifying Leadership and Learning MARCH OF THE LIVING – JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPBC – $18,800 PJ LIBRARY® – SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY – $20,000 THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHENKAR COLLEGE IN ISRAEL, INC. – $18,000 Empowering At Risk Women Students for College Completion at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan, Israel KOL ISRAEL HAVERIM – $20,000 Cracking the Glass Ceiling – Promoting Young Women to Science Enabling Disadvantaged Women to Break Out of the Cycle of Poverty Through Access to Technology WEPOWER: AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN ISRAEL – $20,000 Developing Women’s Leadership in the Municipal Arena throughout Israel KOL ISRAEL HAVERIM – $20,000 Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Young Women to Science Opening Doors – Preparing Battered Women for Financial Independence (as they prepare to leave or recently left a battered women’s shelter) PJ LIBRARY® – SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY – $20,000 RUTH RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE – $8,060* *First year out of a 2-year grant JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPBC, SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT – $10,000 ELI – THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION – $15,000 Parental Supervision and Empowerment Program for Abusive or Neglectful Single Mothers THE CENTER FOR WOMEN’S JUSTICE – $18,000 Legal Education Program provides over 200 family law practitioners with information and resources on the get (Jewish divorce) refusal petitions Young Women for Future Leadership Training Program provides women ages 22-45 the opportunities to advance in the political arena and promote women’s rights ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT – $20,000 Empowerment Program for Teenage Girls at Risk addresses the cultural, emotional and developmental needs of Ethiopian-Israeli teens struggling to fit into modern Israeli life, through informative and culturally sensitive programs in Kiryat Bialik HAIFA RAPE CRISIS CENTER – $20,000 Systemic Community Intervention Program to provide Jewish women and girls in Northern Israel a support system for survivors of sexual abuse in addition to prevention programs JWF INTERNATIONAL FUNDING COLLABORATIVE GRANT IN ISRAEL – $5,000 In 2012, we will be one of seventeen foundations participating in a collaborative grant in Israel, each JWF contributing $10,000 over two years for a total of $170,000.

JWFs from across the country are sharing research on issues, grantee experiences, best practices know how as well as fundraising ideas, a true think tank ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER – $9,250 The SAVVY program provides Jewish teenage girls and young adults with special needs a workshop to learn self defense, social and emotional skills they need to take charge ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT – $14,000 Empowerment Program for Teenage Girls At Risk Workshops covering topics such as self identity, relationships, personal responsibility and social pressure THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHENKAR COLLEGE IN ISRAEL, INC. – $18,000 Empowerment Program for At Risk Women for College Completion First and second year women students, a tutoring, mentoring program AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE, JDC – $20,000 Women’s Health Empowerment Project Psycho-social support, informational and educational interventions, support networks and public policy advocates ELI – THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION – $15,000* Parental Supervision and Empowerment Program for Abusive and Neglectful Single Mothers Abused mothers acquire the skills they need to properly care for their children *First year out of a 2-year grant SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE – $20,000 Guidance and mentors for girls who have experienced both abuse both physically and sexually and are on the brink of dropping out of school ISRAEL HELP AND EDUCATION CENTER – $15,000 Empowering Jewish Girls at Risk The right programs to empower young girls and to provide them with academic programs to enable them to create a better future for themselves ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER – $9,600 The SAVVY program provides Jewish teenage girls and young adults with special needs a workshop to learn self defense, social and emotional skills they need to take charge Employment Program for Women with Disabilities Women learn valuable skills that allow for real safety net services HILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES – $13,500 Jewish Women’s Institute for Learning and Leadership A group of women have the opportunity to explore identities, discuss gender issues and assume leadership roles in their community SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE – $15,000 Girls for Girls, Serves 45 women, ages 16-23 in the Negev and Southern Israel HAMIFAL EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOMES – $18,000 Abuse Prevention Program, Serves 401 girls, ages 11-18 throughout Israel ISRAEL HELP AND EDUCATION CENTER – $15,000 Empowering Jewish Girls at Risk through Education, Serves 180 girls, ages 5-12 in Kiryat Gat, Israel BISHVILAYCH WOMEN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION – $10,000 The Israel Breast Program, Your Health is in Your Hands, Serves women in Jerusalem, Israel HILLEL, THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE – $20,000 The Latin American Jewish Young Women’s Health and Leadership Initiative, Serves 775 young women, ages 18-25 in Buenos Aires & Cordoba, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Employment Program for Women with Disabilities, Serves 59 women, ages 18-65 in Boca Raton, FL ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER – $8,100 SAVVY, and Innovative Self Defense and Self Actualization Program for Teenage Girls and Adult Women with Special Needs, Serves 15 girls and 15 women, ages 13-adulthood, in Boca Raton, FL AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM – $10,000 Girl to Girl: Empowerment Initiative for Ethiopian Teens AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) – $10,000 The Teen Pregnancy Empowerment Program AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) – $10,000 The Women’s health Empowerment Program (WHEP) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN (EEW) – $10,000 Business Incubator: Growing Women’s Micro Enterprises in Northern Israel EL HA LEV-ISRAEL WOMEN’S MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION – $10,000 IMPACT: Full Power-Self Defense Training for At- Risk Teenage Girls ISRAEL CHILDREN’S CENTERS, INC. – $10,000 Leadership & Empowerment Program for Girls at High Risk ISRAEL FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION (IFPA) – $10,000 Life Skills Empowerment Experiential Workshops for Girls at Risk in “Warm Houses” AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM – $10,000 Girl to Girl: Empowerment Initiative for Ethiopian Teens AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) – $10,000 The Teen Pregnancy Empowerment Program AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) – $10,000 The Women’s Health Empowerment Program (WHEP) AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) – $10,000 Girl’s Space (A Component of the Girls on the Map Initiative) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN (EEW) – $10,000 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN (EEW) – $10,000 Business Incubator: Growing Women’s Micro Enterprises in Northern Israel ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION (ELI) – $10,000 Outreach and Child Protection ISRAEL FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION (IFPA) – $10,000 Life Skills Empowerment Experiential Workshops for Girls at Risk in “Warm Houses” ISRAEL FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION (IFPA) – $10,000 A Bridge to Communication: Empowering Female Professionals From The Former Soviet Union To Become Moderators On Intimacy And Sexuality As Life Skills For Young Women AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE – $10,000 Girls-For-Girls Mentoring Training Program (of “Girls on the Map”) HILLEL OF BROWARD & PALM BEACH – $2,800 Hillel Haverot- Bringing Jewish Tradition to Today’s Young Women JEWISH EDUCATION COMMISSION – $8,275 J-Gift Jewish Girls Inspired For Tomorrow ELI- THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION – $7,500 Treating child Abuse- Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence JEWISH EDUCATION COMMISSION – $5,975 J-Gift Jewish Girls Inspired For Tomorrow NATIONAL INSURANCE INSTITUTE – $7,500 Training To Care For The Elderly For more information please contact Foundation@jewishboca.

org Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from the Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County. Special Eligibility Requirements for Israeli Grantees JWF evaluates unique Israeli programs and projects specifically designed to encourage and cultivate social change for Jewish women and children.

JWF considers your organization’s overall support of women and children, as well as the specific program for which you are seeking a grant. This includes the extent to which Jewish women are included among your leadership and in key staff positions. In 2008, the JWF Trustees established the Rapid Response Fund to assist women in children in the Delray Beach and Boca Raton vicinity in dire need for immediate and unplanned emergencies.

Based on referrals from local Jewish agencies and synagogues, small one-time grants are awarded to women and children who are adversely impacted by a current crisis. When a request comes in, Trustees on the Rapid Response Fund committee receive a text alert to check their email to read the request and respond immediately with their questions or vote. JWF has committed to respond within 24 hours.

A few families JWF has helped: A family’s home burned to the ground and needed clothing and staples for a family of four. In another instance, a single mother’s husband left the family overnight without warning and closed all bank accounts, had to put food on the table. A Ukrainian mother, grandmother and two children fled Ukraine when the war began, set up home and began work in Boca.

Shortly thereafter the mother came down with an illness and they were without an income. JWF helped with rent for a month. An Israeli family who lost five family members in the October 7 th War moved to Boca to be safe and comforted in a loving Jewish community and needed assistance with tuition for two children to attend Hebrew Day School.

Distributions to recipients must be made through an organization as defined by Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)3, and not through independent requests from individuals. Recognizing the vital importance of nurturing the next wave of Jewish leaders and philanthropists, ensuring a legacy that extends to our children, grandchildren, and beyond, JWF pioneered the Micro Grant Fund in 2020.

Geared towards today’s youth, teens, and college students in the Boca -Delray Beach area to inspire positive change in the community. Micro Grants are small awards up to $1800 to support projects or programs that contribute to enlighten us and/or improve the communities well-being.

JWF proudly invests in the aspirations of our youth, fosters a culture or proactive involvement and social responsibility and pave the way for a brighter future grounded in compassion, action and philanthropy. Grantees must personally have a tax-exempt 501c3 status or be sponsored by an organization with a tax-exempt 501c3 status.

Micro Grants have been awarded to: Alexander Weisenfeld – Boy Scout Eagle Project Mira Rubin and Alex Chazin – Girls in The Garden JARC: Abili-Tea Trademark Robbie Shindler – Film: Light Inside the Darkness Jarrett Weintraub: Film: JWF, A Voice and A Vote Israel Emergency Relief Fund In the wake of the October 7 th War in Israel, the JWF Trustees sprang into action, exhibiting resilience and compassion in the face of adversity and established the Israel Emergency Relief Fund.

The fund is committed to providing immediate and tangible aid to organization on the frontlines, tirelessly assisting families in rebuilding their lives.

ADI Negev: Group Therapy Sessions for Wounded Soldiers Always Beside You, The Home for IDF Paramedics: Support for IDF paramedics Amen-Ohela: Dead Sea Therapeutic Center Bayit Al HaYam: The Safe Harbor Project Ha’Ogen : Care giving style support services to those families where a loved one has been drafted from the reserves to serve in the IDF and need extra family help Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach: Collective Federations of North America Emergency Fund Ohr Torah Stone: Assistance to Agunot Who Left the North and the South and the Hosen Project Reliance in Crisis Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers: Emotional Support and Tools for Rehabilitation to the Unmarried Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers The Adama Tova Center: Healing Center for Nova Survivors and Their Families The Eden Center – Rebuilding and Renovating of the Residential Care Home at Kibbutz Karmiya The Nitzan Association: Emotional Workshops for Israeli Children with ADHD The Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County, referred to as “JWF,” was created to empower women donors to be leaders, decision makers and agents for change.

By making grants to qualified organizations and agencies for specific programs, JWF seeks to provide Jewish women and children, both locally and abroad, with improved opportunities and life choices. We are interested in programs that recognize that Jewish women and children have unique needs because of both their gender and their religious and cultural heritage.

JWF is committed to improving the overall status of Jewish women and children, and funds projects that promote social change by addressing at least one of the indicators described below: Attempting to shift the following areas: Definitions and reframing of issues: An issue is defined differently in the community or larger society as a result of your work.

Individual and community behavior: People are behaving differently in the community or larger society as a result of your work. Critical mass and engagement: People in the community or larger society are more engaged as a result of your work. Institutions, systems and policies: An institutional, organizational, or legislative policy or practice has changed as a result of your work.

Maintaining earlier progress: As a result of your work, past gains have been maintained, generally in the face of opposition. Special Eligibility Requirements for Israeli Grantees JWF evaluates unique Israeli programs and projects specifically designed to encourage and cultivate social change for Jewish women and children.

JWF considers your organization’s overall support of women and children, as well as the specific program for which you are seeking a grant. This includes the extent to which Jewish women are included among your leadership and in key staff positions.

Grant Categories (see full page for more details) Health and Abuse Prevention for Women and Children Education/Leadership Development for Women and Children Mental Health and Wellness Jewish Engagement, Community Building and Mentoring Grants programs should seek to elevate the development and empowerment and/or education of Jewish women and children. Programs must also address a genuine need and provide measurable results.

The geographic areas we serve are South Palm Beach County, Florida, Israel and other underserved populations overseas. Organizations must have their own 501(c)3 tax status or with a fiscal agent that is a 501(c)3 public charity. JWF will not fund political campaigns, make loans, provide sponsorships, buy tickets/tables for special events or pay for ongoing or existing staff and volunteer costs.

An organization may apply for funding for only