Impact Grants in Atlanta & Israel

Effecting Change Through Strategic Grantmaking

JWFA Trustees have allocated funding to organizations that are actively improving lives for Jewish women and girls. Through our collaborative grantmaking process, we support innovative solutions that address root causes and create systemic change.

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“The Fund, its mission, values, the passion for helping women, and collectively the Trustees, as a group of strong, brave, passionate women... I just can’t imagine not doing this.”

Barbara Leahy, JWFA Trustee

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2026 JWFA Grantee Partners

Working closely with our Grantee Partners, we address critical challenges facing Jewish women and girls:

  • Economic Equality
  • Expanded Legal Rights
  • Leadership Opportunities
  • Mental Health Equity
  • Professional Development
  • Sexual Violence Prevention

2026 Impact Grants

Women at the Center: Data, Voice and Leadership for Israel's Recovery advances gender equality by using research, data, and advocacy to shape policies and improve employment, housing, and essential services that help Jewish women across Israel rebuild their lives and achieve lasting stability.

Transforming Israel's Justice System for Survivors of Sexual Violence advances survivor-centered justice by promoting trauma-informed practices across police, courts, and prosecutors through policy advocacy, training, and collaboration with senior officials.

Girls+: Expanding STEM Opportunities for Girls in Youth Villages empowers girls through technology and entrepreneurship training, pairing participants with female mentors to develop innovative solutions, build technical skills, and gain confidence through hands-on projects, workshops, and global competition opportunities.

Combatting Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in Israel on a Citywide Basis strengthens local responses to trafficking and prostitution by training municipal leaders, improving coordination among service providers, and building sustainable systems for prevention, enforcement, and survivor support.

Nitzanim: WomenTech equips young women from Israel’s geographic and socioeconomic periphery with technology skills, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to access elite IDF technological units and build pathways to economic independence and careers in Israel’s high-tech sector.

Leaders of Tomorrow challenges gender barriers in leadership among girls ages 10–13 by equipping educators with tools to foster confidence, recognize bias, and create more equitable learning environments through research-based, systemic change.

International Beit Din uses traditional halachic processes and a trauma-informed approach to address get refusal, supporting women seeking religious divorce while advancing education, training, and thought leadership internationally.

Combatting Gender-Based Segregation addresses gender inequality in Israel’s public sphere through advocacy, strategic litigation, public awareness campaigns, and research that promotes policy change and challenges discriminatory practices.

Legal Aid Hotline: Shifting Policy for the Economic Empowerment of Marginalized Women in Israel provides free legal support, advocacy, and rights education to women facing economic insecurity and discrimination while using case-based insights to advance systemic policy change.

Know Your Rights, Exercise Your Rights, Fight for Your Rights empowers teens and young people with knowledge about sexual health, reproductive rights, and healthy relationships while equipping them to make informed decisions and advocate for their rights.

  • Matirot, Israel: $17,200 granted (general operating funds)

Matirot works to combat get refusal, a situation in which women are denied a religious divorce and remain trapped in unwanted marriages, through advocacy, legislative action, public education, and legal and psychosocial support for affected women.

Rising Together brings local high school girls together for facilitated sessions that build connection, confidence, self-worth, and leadership skills while creating a supportive community for personal growth and peer support.

Shavot empowers girls and young women from marginalized communities through leadership development, mentorship, and skill-building that builds confidence, communication skills, and the ability to create positive change in their communities.

The Rackman Center advances equality for Israeli women by providing legal support, advocating for gender-equitable policies, and protecting women’s rights in family law and other areas where discrimination persists.

  • WePower, Israel: $18,200 granted (general operating funds)

WePower advances gender equality in leadership and decision-making by equipping women with tools and opportunities to pursue leadership roles, while advocating for gender-equitable policies and representation across political, public, municipal, and business sectors.

Women’s Rabbinic Network strengthens Jewish leadership by supporting more than 750 women, nonbinary, and genderfluid rabbis through mentorship, education, pastoral care, and advocacy for gender equity and systemic change across the Jewish community.

Bereshita expands access to cyber and technology careers for Haredi women through advanced technical training, mentorship, and career support that promote economic independence, professional advancement, and leadership opportunities in Israel’s high-tech sector.

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Through strategic partnerships with innovative organizations, JWFA is creating lasting social change for Jewish women and girls across Atlanta and Israel.