Natan: Jewish Connections

The Natan Fund

Predicted deadline: Oct 15, 2024 3:00pm PDT

Grant amount: Up to US $40,000

Funding uses: Project / Program

Location of project: North America

Location of residency: North America

Overview:

About Natan

Natan inspires young  philanthropists to become actively engaged in building the Jewish future by giving collaboratively to cutting- edge initiatives in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world.

Natan is a giving circle - a  grantmaking foundation where members pool their charitable contributions, set the group’s philanthropic strategy and agenda, and collectively award grants to emerging initiatives, working actively with their leaders to help them grow. We believe that educated, engaged, and entrepreneurial philanthropy can transform both givers and grant recipients.

Jewish Connections

Natan’s Jewish Connection Grants support innovative models for connecting people to Jewish practices and experiences, Jewish culture and ideas, and Jewish networks and communities in North America. Natan is seeking pluralistic, inclusive Initiatives that embrace the full diversity of those who want to connect with Jewish life, empowering, engaging, educating, and creating community for populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in or ignored by mainstream Jewish organizations. These grants are intended to shine a spotlight on new approaches or methodologies that are profoundly innovative. They support organizations that are focused as much on developing adaptable and replicable new models as they are on their own organizational needs, with the goal of generating systemic change.

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.

Eligibility:

• Nonprofit organizations and fiscally-sponsored entities with annual operating budgets under $1.5 million can apply for one-year grants of up to $40,000, though most grant awards are in the $25,000 - $35,000 range.

Preferences:

• In the spirit of “venture philanthropy,” Natan is especially interested in supporting entrepreneurial individuals, startups and fledgling organizations that have not yet received significant support from major funders and that are independent from larger institutions and organizational structures.