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.
Barbara Leahy, JWFA Trustee
2026 JWFA Grantee Partners
Working closely with our Grantee Partners, we address critical challenges facing Jewish women and girls:
2026 Impact Grants
- Adva Center, Israel: $17,900 granted
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.
- Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, Israel: $23,400 granted
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.
- Atid Plus, Israel: $20,300 granted
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.
- ATZUM - Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution, Israel: $18,500 granted
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.
- Benetivei Udi, Israel: $25,500 granted
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.
- Institute for Gender Equity in Education, Israel: $20,500 granted
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, International with local impact: $7,400 granted (general operating funds)
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.
- Israel Hofsheet, Israel: $11,000 granted
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.
- Itach Ma'aki, Israel: $17,600 granted
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.
- Lada'at – Choose Well, Israel: $16,400 granted
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.
- Nashira, Atlanta: $5,000 granted
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 Female Leadership, Israel: $15,300 granted (general operating funds)
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 for the Advancement of the Status of Women at Bar Ilan University, Israel: $21,900 granted (general operating funds)
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, North America with local impact: $14,900 granted (general operating funds)
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.
- Yoav Path, Israel: $19,000 granted
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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