Grants
Name of School or Program
Location
Purpose
Amount
Year
JCC East Bay 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.
$47,680
1-year grant
2026
PJCC Preschool
Foster City
Grant to support collaboration between the Jewish preschool and day school, with the goal of enrolling new students, retaining current students, and increasing matriculation to the day school.
$25,000
1-year grant
2026
Oranim College
Bay Area
Grant to fully fund 6 educators’ participation in a 17-day seminar in Israel, designed to strengthen Jewish identity, nurture a connection to Israel, and cultivate partnerships among Jewish ECE educators from Israel, the Bay Area, and LA. Upon completion, each participant receives a one-time bonus.
$152,000
1-year grant
2026
Oranim College
Los Angeles
Grant to fully fund 7 educators’ participation in a 17-day seminar in Israel, designed to strengthen Jewish identity, nurture a connection to Israel, and cultivate partnerships among Jewish ECE educators from Israel, the Bay Area, and LA. Upon completion, each participant receives a one-time bonus.
$176,150
1-year grant
2026
Congregation Beth Sholom Family Preschool
San Francisco
Grant to support the opening of a new toddler classroom, which will create space for 15 additional students.
$100,000
1-year grant
2026
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Burlingame
Grant to support the opening of a new infant and toddler classroom, which will create space for 20 additional infant and toddler students.
$100,000
1-year grant
2026
Jewish Agency for Israel
Bay Area
Grant to bring 4 full-time Shinshinim to 8 preschools in the Bay Area, fostering connections to Israeli culture and strengthens Jewish identity within preschool communities.
$247,298
1-year grant
2026
JCC East Bay
Oakland
Grant to support the opening of a new infant and toddler classroom, which will create space for 27 additional infant and toddler students.
$100,000
1-year grant
2026
Temple Emanu-El Preschool
Santa Clara
Grant to support the opening of a toddler classroom, which will create space for 12 students.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool's second year of Parenting Center programming, with the goal of engaging 40 families within two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Chai Preschool
San Mateo
Grant to support the preschool's marketing efforts, aiming to increase enrollment by up to 10 new students within two years.
$25,000
1-year grant
2026
Leslie Family Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to support Leslie Family Preschool's second year of Parenting Center programming, with the goal of engaging 120 families within two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
APJCC Preschool
Los Gatos
Grant to support APJCC Preschool's second year of Parenting Center programming, with the goal of engaging 100 families within two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
JCC Sonoma County
Sonoma County
Grant to support the preschool's marketing efforts, aiming to increase enrollment by up to 8 new students within two years.
$10,000
1-year grant
2026
Brotherhood Way
San Francisco
Grant to support the preschool's marketing efforts, aiming to increase enrollment by up to 10 new students within two years.
$25,000
1-year grant
2026
Leslie Family Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to support the preschool's marketing efforts, aiming to increase enrollment by up to 19 new students within two years.
$25,000
1-year grant
2026
Gan Mah Tov
Oakland
Grant to support the preschool's marketing efforts, aiming to increase enrollment by up to 7 new students within two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Preschool
Los Gatos
Grant to support APJCC Preschool's second year of Parenting Center programming, with the goal of engaging 100 families within two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Osher Marin JCC (Mill Valley)
Mill Valley
Grant to support the second year of the Jewish Parenting Center, aiming to increase preschool registration, cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life, and engage 100 families over two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael)
San Rafael
Grant to support the second year of the Jewish Parenting Center, aiming to increase preschool registration, cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life, and engage 150 families over two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center
Los Gatos
Grant to support the second year of the Jewish Parenting Center, aiming to increase preschool registration, cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life, and engage 15 families over two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Gan Mah Tov
Oakland
Grant to support the second year of the Jewish Parenting Center, aiming to increase preschool registration, cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life, and engage 36 families over two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Helen Diller Family Preschool
San Francisco
Grant to support the second year of the Jewish Parenting Center, aiming to increase preschool registration, cultivate families' engagement in Jewish life, and engage 270 families over two years.
$20,000
1-year grant
2026
Gan Israel Preschool
Petaluma
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Gan Outdoor Preschool
San Rafael
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Leslie Family Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Gan Avraham Preschool
Oakland
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Helen Diller Family Preschool
San Francisco
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Brotherhood Way Preschool
San Francisco
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Brotherhood Way Preschool
San Francisco
Grant to empower alumni educators of EarlyJ programs to design and implement innovative projects within their preschools that drive enrollment growth.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
Builders of Jewish Education
Los Angeles
Grant to support BJE’s Bebe Feuerstein Simon Early Childhood Institute’s annual gathering of Jewish early childhood educators in Los Angeles.
$5,000
1-year grant
2026
The Gan
San Francisco
Grant to support the opening of a new Jewish preschool in San Francisco, creating space for up to 14 children.
$50,000
1-year grant
2026
