Applications Invited for Tikkun Olam Grants 2022

About the Organization:

Jewish Helping Hands reaches out to needy and vulnerable populations, sponsoring projects that make a difference where help is most needed. Working both in the United States and abroad, JHH projects provide ground-level financial and hands-on support, in an effort to meet the basic necessities of a decent life. In each community where JHH works, local residents determine what would be most helpful. JHH works by supporting projects that make a tangible, substantial difference in the lives of people in need. These projects are accomplished with modest resources—both human and financial—that can be mustered realistically with a minimum of bureaucracy and red tape.

Tikkun Olam Grants 2021:

Jewish Helping Hands launched its Tikkun Olam Grant program in 2012 to advance our goal of inspiring and supporting tzedakah, justice and righteousness, throughout the world.  Our goal is to help vulnerable populations in the United States and abroad through a variety of programs focused on economic development and social empowerment, with a particular focus on those demographics that have been overlooked and/or marginalized. In cooperation with local communities, JHH supports programs that are sustainable and scalable through financial and hands-on support. Our objective is to promote organizations and projects that will make a tangible and lasting difference in the lives of the populations they serve. With each of our grants, JHH also intends to share its experience and expertise, so as to help further our joint mission.

Criteria for Grants:

JHH values programs and projects that aim to bring about positive change for groups of all backgrounds and religious affiliations. JHH will consider making grants to individuals or organizations that show clear promise to achieve one or both of the following:

• Respond to unmet needs of those who are poor and/or marginalized
• Promote self-help and empowerment within communities

JHH does not make grants to capital, building, or political campaigns, fellowships, or programs administered by for-profit entities.  Additionally, JHH grants cannot be used to subsidize administrative salaries or expenses, as we require 100% of all grants to be used for the intended program. 

Eligibility:

• JHH will not make grants to organizations with substantial budgets (operating budgets under $750k dollars) or subsidiary parts of such organizations.
• JHH will not support overhead or administrative salaries and expenses.
• JHH will not make grants to capital, building, or political campaigns, scholarships, fellowships, or programs administered by for-profit entities, or micro-loan programs.
• JHH will not welcome applications from paid professional fund-raisers.

Funding: Tikkun Olam Grants are awarded annually.  A typical grant award may be up to $5,000. Grant recipients may reapply to have their grants renewed one time.

• Projects in the United States are eligible for awards up to $10,000.
• Projects in all other countries are eligible for awards up to $5,000.

Deadline: 14^th September, 2021

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