The Jewish Fund is currently accepting pre-request forms to help vulnerable individuals improve their health and human condition.
Donor Name: The Jewish Fund
State: Michigan
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/12/2023
Details:
Priority Areas
To encourage the best possible alignment between their interests and those of potential applicants, they have identified broad program outcomes for each of their focus areas. Only those requests that align with the following three areas will be reviewed and considered:
- Health and Welfare of the Jewish Community
- The quality of life of vulnerable Jewish residents of metropolitan Detroit will be improved as a result of the program’s impact in areas of health and social welfare.
- Health of the Metropolitan Detroit Community
- Vulnerable residents of metropolitan Detroit will experience improved health outcomes as a result of increased access to quality health care. Priority may be given to urban communities.
- Vulnerable children will experience improved health outcomes as a result of participation in early childhood health intervention programs. Such programs may include pre-natal services and/or those targeting children up to kindergarten age. A primary outcome must focus on improved health.
- Enhancing the Historic Bond between the Jewish Community and Detroit
- They are interested in supporting efforts among collaborating organizations that will serve to promote the quality of life in Detroit. Grants should involve collaborations that include at least one Jewish organization and at least one Detroit-based organization and should engage Jewish individuals with the broader community. Grants may support new initiatives and/or capacity building strategies.
Their board gives the highest priority to requests for:
- New programs with a defined period that address a critical need
- Evidence-based programs that are new or expanded offerings in a specific community
- Development and implementation of capacity building strategies that will result in the organization’s strengthened operations and/or overall service delivery. These may include strategic planning, board and staff development, infrastructure enhancement, and transition planning, among others
- Initiatives that address transformative change, which may include capital projects
- Responding to urgent community needs.
Their board also prefers programs that:
- Have a defined plan for sustaining the program beyond the grant period
- Include a financial or in-kind contribution from the organization
- Involve collaboration with others, when appropriate
- Leverage financial support through multiple funding sources
- Have an outcomes-based and measurable evaluation plan
- Can be funded and replicated by others
Lowest priority is given to request for:
- Grants made directly to individuals
- Loans
- Grants to support religious activities or sectarian education
- Overseas projects
- Endowments, annual fund drives, fundraising events
- Past operating deficits
Criteria
- Tax Exempt Status
- To qualify for a grant the organization must be recognized as tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Geographic Concentration
- The Jewish Fund’s grantmaking is solely focused on programs and services that impact the lives of residents in the metropolitan Detroit area of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
For more information, visit The Jewish Fund (TJF).
