Grants
Name of School or Program
Location
Purpose
Amount
Year
Temple Isaiah Preschool
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of 2 toddler classrooms that will welcome up to 34 new children.
$10,000
1-year grant
2025
Temple Beth Hillel ECE
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 15 new children.
$11,000
1-year grant
2025
Erika J Glazer Early Childhood Center
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 12 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Ikar Early Childhood Center
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a new infant classroom and the expansion of the toddler classroom, welcoming up to 14 additional children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Tuvia School of Temple Menorah
Redondo Beach
Grant to support the opening of a toddler and infant classroom that will welcome up to 30 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Levy family ECC of the Sephardic Temple
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 10 new children.
$50,000
1-year grant
2025
Beth Shir Shalom Early Childhood Center
Santa Monica
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 10 new children.
$72,000
1-year grant
2025
Zlata's Little Lights
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of 2 toddler classrooms that will welcome up to 24 new children.
$75,000
1-year grant
2025
The J Los Angeles Early Childhood Center
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of 2 toddler classrooms that will welcome up to 32 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana Early Childhood Division
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 12 new children.
$82,000
1-year grant
2025
Hillel Hebrew Academy
Beverly Hills
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 12 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Temple Judea Early Childhood Center
Tarzana
Grant to support the opening of 2 toddler classroom that will welcome up to 20 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Temple Akiba Early Childhood Center
Los Angeles
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom that will welcome up to 10 new children.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
EarlyJ
Bay Area
Grant to support a raise in salary for preschool educators with MAs in ECE, including 8 educators who earned their MAs in the Early Childhood Higher Education Program’s second cohort and 7 additional educators.
$168,000
1-year grant
2025
American Jewish University
Bay Area
Grant to support a full-day retreat for over 200 Jewish early childhood educators across the Bay Area, led by local educators in collaboration with AJU.
$68,000
1-year grant
2025
Z3 Project
Bay Area and LA
Grant to support the Leadership Lab for early childhood educators at the 2025 Z3 Conference, sending educators from both the Bay Area and Los Angeles to participate.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Cole Valley Gan
San Francisco
Grant to support the opening of a new toddler classroom, which will serve up to 12 additional children across the first 3 years.
$50,000
1-year grant
2025
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Foster City
Grant to support the PJCC–Wornick Hebrew Language Pilot Program.
$25,000
1-year grant
2025
PJ Library
Bay Area
Grant to support the PJ Library Family Connectors program by funding 8 connectors who will work with 14 preschools in the Bay Area.
$82,020
1-year grant
2025
Valley Beth Shalom
Los Angeles
Grant to support the construction of a new state-of-the-art Early Childhood Center building on the existing VBS campus, providing 4 new classrooms, an administrative office, an art studio, and an outdoor classroom space to accommodate 60 additional students and 12 additional educators.
$500,000
4-year grant
2025
Gani Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to support the renovation of the preschool's new location, adding 2 more children for a total of up to 12 children.
$11,250
1-year grant
2025
Osher Marin JCC Preschool
Mill Valley
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom, which over the first 5 years will serve approximately 40–50 children and their families, with space for 8 toddlers in the 2025–2026 school year.
$90,000
1-year grant
2025
Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center
Pacific Palisades
Grant to support the Center's renovation, expanding its early childhood education facility to serve families displaced by the recent community fires. The project will add 120 early childhood spaces for the Jewish community, significantly increasing capacity beyond the original campus enrollment.
$150,000
1-year grant
2025
Aleph Preschool of Marin
Novato
Grant to support the establishment of a new Jewish preschool in Northern Marin, which plans to open with 6–8 children in its first year and grow to 24 students within 5 years.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support their toddler classroom and parenting center renovation, which could increase enrollment by up to 14 toddlers and engage up to 50 families through early childhood and family programming.
$80,000
1-year grant
2025
Gan Outdoor Preschool
San Rafael
Grant to expand the outdoor classroom to welcome up to 7 new children and to explore the viability of a Jewish RIE preschool.
$15,700
1-year grant
2025
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Preschool
Los Gatos
Grant to support APJCC’s outdoor art studio project, increasing their enrollment by up to 20 students.
$58,000
1-year grant
2025
Early Childhood Higher Education Program
Bay Area
Grant to allow 10 educators from the Bay Area to receive an MA in Jewish Early Childhood Education.
$165,800
1-year grant
2025
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Bay Area
Grant to support the JFCS Teacher Mentoring Program for 7 Jewish preschools in the Bay Area. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of each preschool.
$29,400
1-year grant
2025
Early Childhood Jewish & Israel Cultural Ambassador Program
Los Angeles
Grant to fully fund the participation of 10 educators in a 17-day seminar in Israel designed to strengthen Jewish identity, nurture a connection to Israel, and cultivate partnerships among JECE educators from Israel and Los Angeles. After completion of the program, each participant receives a one-time bonus.
$119,966
1-year grant
2025
Early Childhood Jewish & Israel Cultural Ambassador Program
Bay Area
Grant to fully fund the participation of 10 educators in a 17-day seminar in Israel designed to strengthen Jewish identity, nurture a connection to Israel, and cultivate partnerships among JECE educators from Israel and the Bay Area. After completion of the program, each participant receives a one-time bonus.
$119,966
1-year grant
2025
The Jewish Agency For Israel
Bay Area
Grant to bring 4 Shinshinim to 8 preschools in the Bay Area, fostering connections to Israeli culture and strengthens Jewish identity within preschool communities.The Shinshinim will be placed full-time in the preschools, ensuring continuous engagement and lasting impact.
$231,792
1-year grant
2025
Jewish LearningWorks
Bay Area
Grant to support 3 regional days of learning for Bay Area educators to hone their Jewish early childhood education skills.
$25,000
1-year grant
2025
Music By Heart
Bay Area
Grant to support the program’s expansion to 5 additional Bay Area preschools, allowing for comprehensive Jewish music training for educators and community events at 10 total preschools.
$100,000
1-year grant
2025
The Orchard
Bay Area
Grant to support the operating costs of The Orchard to provide high-quality learning opportunities for all ECE professionals in the Jewish community.
$3,000
1-year grant
2025
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Sunnyvale
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Leslie Family Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to support the expansion of a Jewish Parenting Center, adding new programming for families with children ages 0-2 and expectant parents and helping increase preschool registration.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Gan Mah Tov Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Helen Diller Family Preschool - JCCSF
San Francisco
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Preschool
Los Gatos
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$34,000
1-year grant
2025
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center
Los Gatos
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Osher Marin JCC Preschool
Mill Valley
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish parenting center, aiming to increase preschool registration and cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life.
$60,000
1-year grant
2025
Osher Marin JCC Preschool
San Rafael
Grant to support the expansion of a Jewish Parenting Center, adding new programming for families with children ages 0-2 and expectant parents and helping increase preschool registration.
$20,000
1-year grant
2025
Music By Heart
Bay Area
Grant to support the professional development of educators from participating preschools.
$2,000
1-year grant
2025