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Accepting Proposals from U.S.-Based Gender-Equity Nonprofits
The Hadassah Foundation is requesting proposals from U.S.-based organizations with annual budgets between $250,000 and $5 million (U.S. dollars) that address the needs of women and girls, foster their advancement, and promote systemic change. Download RFP.
Grant proposals will be accepted until noon ET on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and must be completed on Submittable.
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Featured Grantee
Moving Traditions Supports Trans Teens and Parents
In the months since President Donald J. Trump was elected, the transgender community has felt threatened and vulnerable. One of Trump’s first executive orders denied the existence and identity of trans and non-binary people, and his administration followed up with a cascade of restrictive laws and funding cuts affecting trans individuals in the United States. Trans Israelis have reported ...

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Sparks of Hope for Passover
The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates not just freedom but spring and new life. So it seems like a particularly appropriate time to announce the Hadassah Foundation's newest cohort of Spark grant recipients.
Hadassah Foundation Spark grants are designed to support newer nonprofits that are meeting pressing and emergent needs for women and girls in Israel and the U.S. Jewish community. ...

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Hot Off the Presses: The Gender Lens
In the latest issue of The Gender Lens, the Hadassah Foundation’s newsletter, you can learn about the new Jacquie Bayley Fund for Leadership, Opportunity and Sisterhood; new grant recipients in the United States and Israel; our HF@25 anniversary celebration; featured grantee updates and more. Read it here.
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News Articles About Gender Equity in the U.S.
The Hadassah Foundation is committed to ongoing learning about the field of gender equity, the needs of women and girls in Israel and the United States, and the best practices in philanthropy. And we are committed to sharing what we learn in order to strengthen and grow the ecosystem of feminist organizations. As part of this work, we have curated several recent news articles that are ...
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Accepting Proposals from U.S.-Based Gender-Equity Nonprofits
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Moving Traditions Supports Trans Teens and Parents
Featured Grantee

Sparks of Hope for Passover
Announcement

Hot Off the Presses: The Gender Lens
Announcement

News Articles About Gender Equity in the U.S.
What We're Reading

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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