Community Impact Grants

TJF provides grants for new and innovative programs throughout the local Tidewater Jewish community




In FY 2023, TJF has awarded $277,649 in Community Impact Grants to:

Grantee Program
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater - 2023 Annual Campaign
- Secure Community Network (SCN) Program
- ShinShinim Program
Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Virginia -Staff Wellness & Retention Program
B'nai Israel Congregation - Playground Project
- Social Hall Project Budget
BINA High School -Renew and Refresh
Strelitz International Academy -Learning Lab
-Toddler Gross Motor Room
Jewish Family Service of Tidewater - JFS Food Pantries Expansion
Jewish Federations of North America - Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief
Jewish Museum & Cultural Center - Security Equipment
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash (KBH) -Honoring Our Holocaust Torah
-KBH Sifrei Torah Repair
Norfolk Kollel -Scholar in Residence
-Camp SEED w/Torah Umesorah
Ohef Sholom Temple -We All Belong: 3 Part Inclusion Educ. Series
-Technology to Support Stewardship Efforts
Temple Emanuel -Religious School Classroom Refurbishment
-Torah Repair
Temple Israel -Minyan Room Entry Repair
Toras Chaim -Computer Upgrade
George Mason University Hillel -Mason's JLF Program
-Spring Soiree 2023 - A Celebration of Jewish Life & Learning
UVA Hillel/Brody Jewish Center -Passover Around Grounds
William & Mary Hillel -Student Internship Program
-Social Networking Engagement Proposal
Virginia Tech Hillel -Leadership Development Program
-Stadium Shabbat
REUT USA/TOM -TOM Virginia


  • Library Grant for Yeshivas Aish Kodesh, 2020

  • George Mason University Good Deeds Day, Spring 2019

  • George Mason University Good Deeds Day, Spring 2019

  • George Mason University Good Deeds Day, Spring 2019

  • George Mason University Good Deeds Day, Spring 2019

  • George Mason University Good Deeds Day, Spring 2019

  • Brody Jewish Center, UVA - Passover Around Grounds

  • Brody Jewish Center, UVA - Passover Around Grounds

  • Brody Jewish Center, UVA

  • Brody Jewish Center, UVA

  • Temple Israel, Floor Repair and Abatement - Before

  • Temple Israel, Floor Repair and Abatement - After

  • Temple Israel Sanctuary Sound System - Installation

  • Temple Israel Sanctuary Sound System - Final Installation

  • George Mason University JLF Program

  • George Mason University JLF Program

  • George Mason University JLF Program

  • George Mason University JLF Program

  • Temple Israel Minyan Room Entry Repair 2023 - AFTER

  • Temple Israel Minyan Room Entry Repair 2023 - AFTER

Grants Process

The Foundation's Grant Approval process takes approximately 3 months to complete.

1) The Grant Requests are reviewed following the grant submission deadline
2) The Grants Committee reviews and makes recommendations on each Grant Request, to the Board of Directors
3) Upon reviewing the Grants Committee's recommendations, the Board of Directors accepts motions for approval or denial

 

Grant Applications

All grants are subject to the approval of the Foundation's Grants Committee and Board of Directors. For more information contact Ann Swindell at aswindell@ujft.org.

 

Review the Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Grants Policy and Guidelines. To learn more about the complete grants cycle, read our FAQs!



Grants Schedule

The Grants application period is now Open.


Grant Application Deadline Grant Committee Meets to Recommend Grants Board Meeting to Approve Grants Funds Available for Approved Grants
July 10, 2023 August 16, 2023 September 20, 2023 After September 30, 2023