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Jim Joseph Foundation

Jewish summer campers use their bodies to form a Star of David. (Courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp)
Posted inPhilanthropy

S.F.-based Jim Joseph Foundation has leaned into learning for 20 years

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

For two decades, the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation has sought to reshape Jewish learning by focusing millions of dollars in grants on campuses, camps and leadership. “They know exactly […]

Attendees of a Wilderness Torah gathering for Sukkot perform a version of the ancient Simchat Beit Hashoeivah ritual in 2022. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
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Facing shortfall, Wilderness Torah launches emergency fundraiser

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 16, 2023March 19, 2023
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inUncategorized

The Jews of Color Initiative is now its own independent nonprofit organization

by J. Staff June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
Jewish summer campers take a break in the grass. (Photo/Courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Jim Joseph Foundation awards $12M for Jewish summer camps

by J. Staff December 7, 2021December 7, 2021
Barry Finestone, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation, one of the Jewish philanthropies leading a massive nationwide coronavirus emergency fund. (Photo/File)
Posted inAnalysis

Inside the ‘Super Fund’ that aims to keep the Jewish nonprofit world afloat

Gary Rosenblatt by Gary Rosenblatt June 4, 2020June 4, 2020
Barry Finestone, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation, one of the Jewish philanthropies leading a massive nationwide coronavirus emergency fund. (Photo/File)
Posted inPhilanthropy

As Jewish nonprofits struggle, coalition of foundations announces $80 million fund

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inEditorial, Opinion, Philanthropy

More Jews of color in leadership positions is good for us all

by J. Editorial Board February 6, 2020
Rabbi Donniel Hartman, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute (Photo/Anna Marks Photography)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Shalom Hartman Institute gifted $20 million by S.F. foundations

by Dan Pine August 21, 2019August 21, 2019
Teens gather at BBYO’s annual international convention. (Photo/Courtesy The Jewish Education Project)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Here comes Gen Z: the next generation of Jews, by the numbers

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 17, 2019July 23, 2019
Lisa Eisen — founder of the SafetyRespectEquity Coalition, a Jewish response to the #MeToo movement — speaks at the Jewish Funders Network in San Francisco, March 2019. (Photo/Stuart Locklear Photography)
Posted inBay Area

New push for gender equity in Jewish workplaces

by Sue Fishkoff March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

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