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The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. offers JCF Grants to non-profit organizations serving the Southern New Jersey community, including the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and its family of agencies, synagogues, Jewish day schools, and secular non-profits. These grants are awarded twice annually, during our Spring and Fall JCF Grants cycles.

 

The JCF provides funding of up to $5,000 for each grant application that is approved by our Grants Committee and Board of Trustees, and a total of approximately $45,000 will be awarded in Spring 2026. 

 

Funding is provided primarily for new programming and services benefiting residents of Burlington, Camden, and/or Gloucester counties in South Jersey. Grants are not intended to supplement or duplicate existing funding or ongoing operating budgets of an organization or programs and services presently in existence.

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The Spring 2026 Grants Cycle is now OPEN!

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Information about applying:

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Step 1. Get Familiar with our New Application, effective January 2026!

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• All applications for JCF Grants will now go through our JCF Grants Application Portal. ​​​

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• View a PDF of application questions that are asked in the new portal, which are very similar to previous versions of the application. 

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• Important note! This is a new process for the JCF Grants program, thank you for your patience as we roll it out, and please let us know if you have any questions or feedback. 

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• Special thanks: The JCF wishes to thank the Raymond & Gertrude R. Saltzman Foundation for their generous financial and administrative support in launching this new application that we hope will streamline the process for applicants, JCF administrators, and grant review volunteers alike. 

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Step 2. Join Us for a Complimentary Grants Workshop (attendance is optional but encouraged):

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Thursday, January 22, at 9 a.m.

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• The workshop will be offered as a hybrid meeting, details will be provided upon registration.

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• We invite representatives from organizations who are planning to apply to the JCF's Grants Cycle to take part in a Grants Workshop for tips, guidelines, and Q & A. 

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To participcate, your registration is required,

please email Mike Staff if you would like to attend.

 

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Step 3. Review our JCF Grant Guidelines (PDF): This document has been revised for the Fall 2025 JCF Grants Cycle.

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The JCF Grant Guidelines are compiled to help prospective applicants learn about what the JCF aims to fund. 

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Step 4: Apply by Friday, March 20 at 4 p.m. To apply, visit our JCF Grants Application Portal. Multiple applications per organization can be submitted. 

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Step 5. Reimbursement Requests:

• JCF Grants operate on a reimbursement basis. Grantees will need to submit a brief report with receipts for your program expenses after the program is completed, in order to get reimbursed.

• If you are awarded a JCF Grant starting in Spring 2026, reimbursements will be coordinated through the JCF Grants Application Portal.

• If you received a JCF Grant prior to December 31, 2025, you will need to complete a Request Reimbursement (Word Doc)  

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