2019 Grants

Peace and Conflict Resolution/Civil and Human Rights

T’ruah- The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights • Purpose: General Operating Support

Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice • Purpose: General Operating Support.

The Religious Action Center (RAC) of the Union for Reform Judaism • Purpose: Civic Engagement and Voting Rights.

Shaharit – Creating the conditions in Israeli society that build common cause for a future rooted in the common good • Purpose: General Operating Support.

Arts and Media

Carnegie Hall Society • Purpose: Ensemble Connect, for Community and Outreach Programs in NYC Public Schools.

Free Arts NYC • Purpose: General Operating Support.

Jazz Reach • Purpose: 2019/2020 Educational Programs.

Mark Morris Dance Group • Purpose: Community Engagement Programs in Brownsville Schools and New York City Public Housing.

Human Health

American Jewish World Service • Purpose: Humanitarian relief work with the Rohingya, including advocacy and longer-term rights, and accountability for the population.

Community Solutions • Purpose: To bring professional development training of the CLEAR model to the Riverside School in Brownsville.

Ladies of Hope Ministries, Inc. • Purpose: Annual Campaign and Hope House NYC.

Riverkeeper • Purpose: Empowering underserved communities to protect drinking water: Hudson River and its tributaries.

Save the Children • Purpose: Save the Children's Emergency Health Unit and its emergency response work.

Tides Center • Purpose: Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees and expansion of Humanitarian Relief Network and logistical capabilities.

Reducing Violence

New Venture Fund • Purpose: Fund for a Safer Future - Advancing Policies to Reduce Gun Violence.

Strengthening Democracy & Civic Engagement

Common Cause Education Fund • Purpose: Support the organization's work promoting fair elections and voter protection.

New York Civic Engagement Table • Purpose: Helping organizations in New York State to do more effective civic engagement work through trainings, data support and infrastructure.

The Religious Action Center (RAC) of the Union for Reform Judaism • Purpose: Civic Engagement and Voting Rights.

Young Invincibles • Purpose: Students Learn Students Vote Subgrant Fund.

Working America Education Fund • Purpose: Nonpartisan issue education on economic issues in working-class communities and civic education.

Movement Cooperative • Purpose: Nonpartisan activities that provide shared, lower-cost digital infrastructure to a wide range of civic engagement groups.

Protect Democracy Project • Purpose: Nonpartisan efforts to inform and educate the public about specific threats to their right to free, fair, and fully-informed self-government.

The Voter Participation Center • Purpose: General Operating Support, bringing the Rising American Electorate into the democratic process.

PushBlack • Purpose: General Operating Support, nonpartisan civic engagement activities to further the mission of empowering Black Americans through online news services and daily cultural communications.

Hispanic Federation, Inc. • Purpose: “Powering Latino Civic Engagement in Central Florida” Program

Alliance for Youth Organizing • Purpose: Milwaukee Social Project of Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund

Center for Popular Democracy • Purpose: Support of Detroit Action’s nonpartisan civic engagement activities in working communities of color, including voter education sessions and neighborhood organizing.

When We All Vote • Purpose: Support of nonpartisan civic engagement programs, including high school voter registration, the Vote Lab project, and other general operation activities.