Total Assets: $2,554,790
Total Giving: $4,863,721
National; international
None
The following grants were reported in 2008:
$15,000 to International Medical Corps, Santa Monica, CA. For implementation of full range of nutritional programming at health center and refugee camp in northeastern Central African Republic, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Community Food Connections, Phoenix, AZ. For groups efforts to alleviate hunger and create statewide food security through development of Arizona Food Policy Coalition, payable over 1 year.
$9,000 to Arkansas Food Bank Network, Little Rock, AR. To expand rural food distribution in impoverished counties in delta region along Mississippi River, to hire outreach staff, cultivate existing rural programs, develop local food resources and help establish new food pantries in outlying areas, payable over 1 year.
$8,000 to Jewish Family and Childrens Services, San Francisco, CA. For Crisis Prevention and Self-Sufficiency Project, payable over 1 year.
$5,000 to Food and Friends, Washington, DC. For general support, payable over 1 year.
Applications not accepted.
Giving primarily in the U.S., with some giving in Israel and in developing countries.
No support for professional associations, government initiatives, or projects focusing on the prevention of homelessness.
No grants to individuals, or for capital grants for building projects.
This national nonprofit agency allocates donations from the Jewish community to provide food, help, and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Type of Grantmaker: Public charity
Established in 1985 in MA.
Phone: (310) 442-0020
Email: [email protected]
Address:
10495 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 100
Los Angeles, CA 90025-5031
Procedure:
The organization is not currently accepting applications from organizations who are not previous grantees; see web site for current status of grantmaking programs. Board meeting date(s): Jan., Apr., and Oct.
Officers and Directors:
Joel E. Jacob, Chairperson
David Pinzur, Vice-Chairperson
Evelyn Laser Shlensky, Vice-Chairperson
H. Eric Schockman, President
Leslie Friedman, Vice President
Ruth Segal Laibson, Secretary
Adam L. Berger, Treasurer
Lee T. Bycel
Erwin Chemerinsky
Shirley Davidoff
Leonard Fein
Lois Frank
Dan Glickman
Bradley J. Haas
Jeff Hollander
Philip Klein
Rabbi Elliott Kleinman
Eve Biskind Klothen
And 14 additional directors
