FY2027 Grant Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in grant funding through the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ.
Applications for FY2027 grants are now closed. The grants listed at right have been awarded for FY2027. Information about the next funding cycle, including eligibility and application deadlines, will be available in Spring 2027.
Our grants support programs and initiatives that strengthen Jewish life, care for vulnerable populations, promote Jewish learning, foster community engagement, and enhance the well-being of our partnership communities in Israel.
FY2027 Funding Areas
LOCAL Greater MetroWest NJ GRANTS
- Care for older adults, with special consideration for financially vulnerable seniors
- Jewish education initiatives, including professional development, immersive learning experiences, religious school education, Holocaust and antisemitism education, and technology enhancements
- Synagogue engagement initiatives focused on attracting new members and increasing participation
Israel Restricted Grants
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Programs serving Israelis with developmental disabilities
- Cultural engagement opportunities in Ofakim and Merchavim
- Resettlement assistance for olim
- Scholarships for Ethiopian Jews in Israel
Our Funders
Restricted endowments entrusted to the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ allow us to make program grants to the community.
| 21st Century Fund | Mary Goldberg Memorial Fund |
| Abraham & Clara Radeen Restricted fund | Milton and Syd Riegel Charitable Fund |
| Central Hebrew High School Scholarship Fund2 | Mimi Hirsch Fund |
| Congregation B'nai Israel Legacy Fund | Minnette G. Kessler Memorial Endowment |
| Congregation B'nai Israel Tech Ed Fund | Nathan Friedman Memorial Fund |
| Daisy T. Blum Memorial for Resettlement in Israel | Nathan M. Becker Endowment |
| Daniel G. Feldberg Memorial Fund | Prime High School in Israel Fund1 |
| David & Kate Loseff Memorial Fund | Rhoda Rosenbach Memorial Fund |
| Fran Brody Memorial Fund | Rosalind Black Begman Fund |
| Fried-Saginaw Family Mission Endowment Fund | Rose Rachlin Fund |
| George and Frances Levin Endowment of Ofakim Merchavim | Rose Yawitz Memorial Fund |
| Harold and Sally Wovsaniker Fund | Send a Kid to Israel Fund (SKID) |
| Harriette & Sol Koved Fund | Seymore St. Lifer Fund |
| Harry J. Levy Memorial Fund for Indigent Seniors | Shapiro Family Fund |
| Irving Sachar Memorial Fund | Supply Fund for the Needy |
| Jerome and Harriet Lowengrub Endowment for Jewish Needy | Therma G and Ralph Wechsler Endowment |
| Joseph Starr Memorial Fund | United Hebrew Association2 |
| Libby A. Sharpe Memorial Endowment Fund | William and Betty Lester Endowment |
| Louis L. and Ruth Ruffman | Zeman Endowment for Youth |
Contact
Yaffa Karp
Associate Executive Director
FY27 Grantees
Local: Care for Older Adults
JCC MetroWest
Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
YM-YWHA of Union County
Local: Jewish Education and Synagogue Engagement
Beth Ephraim Maplewood Jewish Center
Chabad of Randolph
Chabad of Somerset County
Club Z
Congregation AABJ&D
Congregation Agudath Israel
Congregation Beth Hatikvah
Congregation B'nai Israel of Millburn
Mt Freedom Jewish Center
Oheb Shalom Congregation
Rutgers Hillel
Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael
Temple Beth Shalom
Temple Emanu-El
Temple Shalom of Succasuna
Temple Sholom of Bridgewater
Temple Sholom of West Essex
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (JSU)
Israel Partnership Communities
Akim Israel
Eve - Medarom Festival
Friends of Yashar LaChayal
The Feuerstein Institute
Jewish Responsibility, and Keeping an Eye on the Future
At Large
President