Jerusalem Foundation Innovation Fund

Since 2020, the Innovation Fund has ensured Jerusalem’s present and future cultural vitality through grants supporting the city’s most innovative initiatives, harnessing the power of cross-communal collaboration.

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The Jerusalem Foundation’s 2023 Innovation Fund Raises over $2.5 Million and Awards Grants to 65 Cultural and Community-Based Initiatives across Jerusalem

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Annual Grantmaking Program Recognizes Innovative Models to Advance the City’s Social and Cultural Vitality

New York and Jerusalem – March 13, 2023 – The Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. (JFI) announced today that it has raised over $2.5 million for its 2023 Innovation Fund and awarded grants to 65 recipients across Jerusalem’s social and cultural landscape. Established in 2020 in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Innovation Fund seeks to ensure Jerusalem’s present and future vitality by supporting initiatives by cultural and community-based organizations across the city with an emphasis on promoting multilateral collaboration and enhancing the rich tapestry of communities that defines Jerusalem’s unique signature. Now in its third grantmaking year, the Innovation Fund has raised a combined total of more than $6 million and invested in more than 160 projects to date.

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