We envision a world in which women are working within and across communities to inspire and drive economic, social, and political equality for all people.
What We Do
Exemplifying feminist and Jewish values, the Hadassah Foundation maximizes collective giving, relationship-building, and education to increase the resources and expand the impact of organizations advancing gender equity in Israel and the United States.
Our Story
The Hadassah Foundation leads the movement to revolutionize the role, perception, and impact of all who identify as women and girls in Israel and the American Jewish community. Established in 1998 to refocus the priorities of the Jewish community through creative grantmaking, the Hadassah Foundation has awarded almost $12 million to 113 organizations.
Featured Grant Recipients
The Hadassah Foundation awards grants in four categories to Israeli and U.S. organizations: Visionary Partner, Core, Spark and Discretionary
Moving Traditions
Hadassah Foundation’s 2023 Visionary Partner, Moving Traditions emboldens Jewish youth to thrive through the pursuit of personal wellbeing (shleimut), caring relationships (hesed), and a Jewish and feminist vision of equity and justice (tzedek).
QueenB
With the aim of increasing female representation in Israel's high-tech sector, QueenB offers after-school programming classes for teenage girls and creates a community of female students in the fields of computer science and engineering.
Forum Dvorah
The only organization in Israel focusing on gender equality in key decision-making positions in the fields of national security and foreign policy, Forum Dvorah manages a network of over 200 leading Israeli women in these fields and supports the next generation of leadership.
Yeshivat Maharat
Yeshivat Maharat is the first institution to ordain Orthodox, female rabbis. Its mission is to educate, ordain and invest in passionate and committed Orthodox women who model a dynamic Judaism to inspire and support individuals and communities.
The meetings with [Hadassah Foundation grant recipient] WePower were life-changing for me. The encouragement, learning, and support, made me feel safe, brought back to me the desire to put myself in the front, and increased my self-confidence.”
Yasmin Fridman, Knesset Member
Our People
We build upon our feminist and Jewish values in everything that we do. We strive to embody the feminist leadership values of inclusion, innovation, transparency, and trust-based philanthropy — acting as consistent, reliable support to our grantees and turning to them for insight into their greatest needs.
Justice.
Equity.
Change.
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Grantmaking
Hadassah Foundation's Approach
We support organizations that work through a gender lens and that are creating social change. Learn what that means and about our grantmaking practices. Read more
Meet Our Grantees
Our grant recipients in Israel and the United States address a variety of issues affecting those who identify as women and girls. Learn about our current and past grant recipients. Read More