Community Endowment Fund Guidelines

OJCF's Community Endowment Fund Committee gives priority to projects in Oregon and SW Washington addressing needs in the areas of Jewish art and culture, community development, education, health, social welfare and/or any other special events that:

Represent an innovative, start-up effort
Are capital in nature, i.e. construction, renovation, equipment
Promote collaboration among qualified organizations without duplicating services
Serve a broad segment of the community
Are located in Oregon or the SW Washington area

Qualified applicants are prioritized as follows:

Member organizations of OJCF
Other Oregon and SW Washington 501 (C)(3) Jewish organizations
Projects of US 501(c)(3) organizations that promote Jewish art, culture, education, health, social welfare or community development within the State of Oregon and SW Washington.

The Foundation generally does not support fundraisers, endowment development or debt reduction, individual scholarships, private foundations, political projects, or other "cause-related" programs. Unrestricted Fund applications must be postmarked by August 31st. Please submit the application and supplemental items to:

The Community Endowment Fund Committee
OJCF
610 SW Broadway
Suite 407
Portland, Oregon 97205

A maximum of two applications per organization will be considered, however, applicants are strongly encouraged to limit their request to one application per organization. Applications postmarked after the deadline, incomplete applications or applications that do not include supplemental items will not be considered.

Please direct questions to Janet Storm at 503-248-9328.

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