How can a gift of just $1,000 have a meaningful and long-term impact on Jewish communities in Rhode Island and Israel?

This powerful effect comes from collective investment with Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund (WAEF) of the Jewish Federation Foundation. The fund has grown significantly since its 1993 inception with more than 130 membership contributions of $1,000 each. Every WAEF member has a voice in the annual grant program that supports educational, health, cultural, and social services and programs.

Since 1997, the WAEF has distributed more than $140,300 in grants to a variety of organizations in Rhode Island and overseas. In 2023, allocations totaling $9,350 were awarded to the following programs:

Local:

• Jewish Collaborative Services – $600 for Havurah at Tamarisk
• Jewish Community Day School – $1,000 for Social-Emotional Learning Lunch Bunches
• Temple Sinai – $1,150 for “Stranger/Sister”: An Evening for Jewish and Muslim Women Together

Israel:

• Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village – $1,500 for Outward Bound Supplemental Therapy
• ELI: Israel Association for Child Protection – $1,000 for Sex Education and Abuse Prevention for Girls
• Emunah Afula Children's Center – $1,000 for Social Clowning Therapy
• Haifa Rape Crisis Center – $1,000 for Sexual Trauma Support Group for Women
• Jaffa Institute – $1,000 for Welfare to Wellbeing
• Neve Michael Children's Village – $1,100 for Therapeutic Judo for At-Risk Children

Request for Proposals

The WAEF welcomes grant proposals every spring from Jewish organizations and synagogues in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and Israel whose missions fall within the purview of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island.

Download the RFP package

To be added to the RFP distribution list, email us at endowment@jewishallianceri.org.