Board Directed Community Grants
Giving is powerful: Impact of Our Community Grants
Board-directed community grants from the Foundation’s Unrestricted Funds support the long-term strength and vitality of the Greater Hartford Jewish community. The Foundation seeks unique opportunities to strategically invest in programs and services that might not be possible without the Foundation’s support. Here is the list of grant recipients for FY23.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
Deliver humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian Jews and their neighbors impacted by the war with Russia
Beth David Synagogue
Provide enrichment programming
Chabad House of Greater Hartford
Support free community High Holiday Services
Congregation Kol Haverim
Provide engagement and retention programming
Congregation P’nai Or of Central Connecticut
Hire a guest rabbi for the High Holidays
Hartford Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Fund
Grant to endow the ongoing maintenance of historic Jewish cemeteries in Greater Hartford
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford
Engage in an assessment of the clinical services department to help increase capacity and revenue, streamline operations, and grow to meet evolving community needs
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Provide scholarships to five senior professionals of local Jewish organizations to attend the Federation’s Mission to Israel
Joyce D. and Andrew J. Mandell Jewish Community Center
Support a consortium of Jewish organizations to offer a year-long series of community activities and events to celebrate Israel’s 75th birthday (grant organized by the JCC)
Jewish Association for Community Living
Support a strategic planning process to ensure a smooth transition to new professional leadership
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Create Jewish Hartford United, a community-wide planning initiative to help craft community priorities and a vision for the 21st century
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Provide scholarships to five senior professionals of local Jewish organizations to attend the Federation’s Mission to Israel
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford
Engage in an assessment of the clinical services department to help increase capacity and revenue, streamline operations, and grow to meet evolving community needs
JTConnect — Antisemitism Conference for Teens and Parents
Support a community-wide workshop to teach students, parents and community members how to stand up against all forms of bigotry and hate
JTConnect — Teen Leadership Philanthropy Institute (TLPI)
Expand TLPI from one to three sites and double the number of students participating in the program annually
Mikveh Bess Israel of West Hartford
Support year three of a capacity-building grant enabling Mikveh Bess Israel to hire its first Executive Director
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford and New England Jewish Academy
Receive expert counsel from Gateways to help these schools identify what they need to expand inclusion and educate challenged learners
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
Help fund a strategic plan, developed by “More Perfect,” to rapidly expand civic service opportunities for young adults across the United States and Hartford’s potential role in this initiative
Temple Beth Torah
Create security upgrades
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
Engage a consultant to help create a 5-year strategic plan and to teach Board members the fundamentals of fundraising, to help the school grow and thrive
Temple Sinai
Support development of a strategic marketing plan
The Emanuel Synagogue
Invest in a project to enhance the synagogue’s courtyard and create more opportunities for the community to utilize the space
University of Connecticut and University of Hartford Hillel
Hire new associates to provide additional outreach and programming for their respective campuses
Young Israel of West Hartford
Support enhancements to website