Getting Started

    • Carefully read the entire Request for Proposal overview.
    • Join our Zoom information session on Tuesday, December 16 at 4 pm PST to ask questions, and/or reach out to Danielle Meshorer to discuss your proposal ideas.
    • Click the “Apply Now” button below to submit your proposal using our new Grants Portal.
    • Note: You will need to create a new login for the Grants Portal, even if your organization has been previously funded by the Federation.

About the Jewish Pride Fund

The Jewish Pride Fund, a giving circle of the Jewish Federation Bay Area, is committed to supporting the intersecting needs, values, and interests of the LGBTQIA+ and Jewish communities in the Bay Area and in Israel.

Our vision is to create a world where Jewish LGBTQIA+ voices are heard across Jewish secular and religious society. We believe that if we empower LGBTQIA+ individuals and families that identify with the Jewish community through financial and activist support of deserving organizations, we contribute to the rising power and agency of the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole. We believe that members of the Jewish LGBTQIA+ community have a unique role to play in civil rights, social justice, and religious inclusion.

Overview

In the years since the Hamas attack in Israel and the ensuing wars, grave impacts such as displacement, trauma, increased antisemitism, and anti-Zionism remain ever-present for Israel and in the diaspora. We have a particular concern for the local Bay Area LGBTQIA+ Jewish community. As part of our continued commitment to support the LGBTQIA+ community during these unprecedented and challenging times, we are focused on grant proposals concerned with building services, networks, and resilience for Jewish LGBTQIA+ people in the Bay Area and in Israel. National organizations are welcome to apply if their proposal is focused on serving the Bay Area LGBTQIA+ Jewish community. Please read the grant focus section carefully to see if your organization or initiative is both aligned and eligible to apply.

In 2025, the Jewish Pride Fund awarded grants totaling $62,480 to 10 organizations. Available grant funding for 2026 is projected to be approximately $50,000.

Grant applications should range from $5-10,000 each.

Grant Focus Areas

The Jewish Pride Fund welcomes proposals from organizations focused on fostering resilience, building community and belonging, and providing a sense of safety and security for Jewish members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We will prioritize organizations focusing on one or more of the following:

    • Direct support for Jewish LGBTQIA+ people in need
    • Building community and belonging for members of the Jewish LGBTQIA+ community
    • Supporting members of the Jewish LGBTQIA+ community to counter antisemitism and alienation
    • Direct service of needs including food, housing, mental health and trauma recovery, safety and security, and job training or employment for members of the LGBTQIA+ Jewish community
    • Organizations serving both LGBTQIA+ Arabs and Jews to strengthen solidarity, mutual support, and resilience
    • Program support or general operations if the entire organization is dedicated to Jewish LGBTQIA+ work
 
Funding Systemic Change and Direct Service 

The Jewish Pride Fund is open to proposals seeking to address both systemic change focused on root causes of problems and providing direct service. Systemic change work aims to improve the conditions that lead to inequality and brings about long-term change tracked over time. Direct service seeks to ameliorate the symptoms of societal problems, and is often measured in concrete ways with immediate results, even as the need is ongoing.

Eligibility

Organizations must be:

    • A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored by one). 
    • Based in the San Francisco Bay Area or a national organization with a plan to launch a program serving Bay Area LGBTQIA+ residents. Note: Israeli organizations may apply by invitation only. 
    • Focused on fostering resilience, building community and belonging, and providing a sense of safety and security for Jewish members of the LGBTQIA+ community. 
    • Either fully focused on LGBTQIA+ initiatives or be a Jewish organization with a dedicated LGBTQIA+ initiative or program. 

The Jewish Pride Fund will not fund:

How To Apply

  1. Contact Danielle Meshorer by email to check eligibility and proposal alignment before applying. 
  2. Submit your application through our online system. You will need to create a new login even if you have previously received funding from the Federation.
  3. If your application advances to the next stage, you will be invited for a Zoom interview with Jewish Pride Fund members.
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Application Timeline

This is a two-stage grant proposal process that begins with an application. If your application advances to the next stage, you will be invited for a Zoom interview with members of the Jewish Pride Fund.

RFP Opens for Organizations Serving the Bay Area Jewish LGBTQIA+ Community
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Bay Area Organization Info Session
4-4:45 pm
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Bay Area Organization Applications Due
3 pm
Monday, February 2, 2026 

Israeli Organizations Invited to Apply
Monday, February 16, 2026

Israeli Organization Applications Due
3 pm PST
Monday, March 16, 2026

Applicants Notified of Status of Advancement to Interviews
Friday, April 17, 2026

Calls with Applicants Invited to Second Stage
Interviews will take place on April 28, 29, 30, or May 4 or 5, 2026.

Grant Award Notifications
Monday, May 18, 2026

Questions?

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Danielle Meshorer, Senior Director of Collaborative Philanthropy, for questions and guidance. Phone: 415.512.6259