Welcome to Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey (JWF)
Giving Together/Granting for Change
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey (JWF) transforms the lives of individual women and girls through hands-on philanthropy and collective grant making. Through our giving, we invite women to be agents for change and to positively impact the lives of women and girls in New Jersey and beyond.
Since 2007, JWF grants and special initiatives have raised awareness of pressing issues and made a sustainable difference in women’s and girls' lives at all levels:
- Local: Make the Road New Jersey, Elizabeth, New Jersey – Immigrant Women Leadership and Media Training
- State: Volunteer Lawyers for Justice – New Jersey Trafficking Victims Legal Assistance Program
- National: National JWF Funding Collaborative – Fostering Employment Equity for Women in Israel
- International: Ruach Nashit – Financial Management for Women Victims of Violence
- Special Initiatives: National Council of Jewish Women – Women Veterans’ Initiative
JWF members have made 137 grants to more than 70 organizations totaling over $1.3 million.
News & Events
Four New JWF Small Grants Awarded to New Jersey Nonprofits
Braven Inc., Helping Women Build Social Capital through Braven’s Accelerator Course, $2,500 Accelerated course to help women and girls to prepare, identify and pursue their career goals. Homeless Solutions, Inc., Homeless Solutions Emergency … [Read More...]
Recent JWF-Member Events
Art for Justice - Ending mass incarceration and underlying racial bias through art advocacy (April 11, 2022) - JWF members joined for an in-person program with Helena Huang of the Ford Foundation's Art for … [Read More...]
Four 2021/2022 Spring Grants Awarded
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey awarded four large grants totaling $100,000 to NJ agencies working to sustain, educate and transform the lives of women and girls. The agencies and innovative programs receiving grants … [Read More...]
“Thanks to the generous support of Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey, Partners for Women and Justice is able to help hundreds of low-income women, many with incredible strength, courage and determination, secure protections for themselves and their children as they deal with domestic violence and other family law issues.”
Jane M. Hanson, Esq.,
Executive Director, Partners for Women and Justice
