Uniting and Activating Participation Across our Entire Community

Uniting and Activating Participation Across our Entire Community

Jewish Long Beach Gordon Lentzner Community Impact Grants serve a strategic purpose

Vicki Scherwin, Ph.D. | Chair, Jewish Long Beach

Jewish Long Beach is thrilled to be funding 17 grants this year, totaling $236,840 which will be distributed to 15 organizations and their collaborators.

This year’s Gordon Lentzner Community Impact Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) was crafted based on Jewish Long Beach’s newly ratified strategic plan and, in particular, on the strategic aspiration: Jewish Long Beach will unite and activate participation across our entire community.

In addition, we focused on supporting programming that could help Jewish Long Beach extend its impact throughout our service area, by utilizing the skills, talents, connections, and resources of other agencies in the community.

The table below describes each element of the strategic aspiration and lists programs granted funding in this year’s grant cycle where they align with each piece of this aspiration.

Organizations could apply for individual grants of up to $20,0000 or collaborative grants of up to $40,000.

Applications were submitted online and then reviewed by the Grants committee in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the 2024 Gordon Lentzner Community Impact Grants Request for Proposals (RFP), and then approved by the Jewish Long Beach board of directors. At the completion of the granting period, grant recipients will submit reports detailing the impact of their programs (i.e., how many community members served, new participants reached, new forms of engagement uncovered) and also lessons learned in terms of success and challenges.

If you are part of an organization, or are familiar with an organization whose goals, programs, or dreams align with mission, vision, and strategic aspiration of Jewish Long Beach, please consider applying next year. The granting process will begin in the fall of 2024.