About Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Inspired by the deep meaning and joy offered by Jewish living, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation helps people connect to Jewish values, faith, traditions, and culture and build vibrant Jewish communities.
Focus Areas
Jewish life and cultureJewish educationChildren and familiesJewish summer campsOrganizational effectivenessFinancial sustainabilityEndowment buildingLegacy givingLiteracyArts and cultureProfessional developmentYouth and teen engagementIsrael and diaspora relationsWestern Massachusetts community development
About Harold Grinspoon Foundation
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s grantmaking shows a sustained emphasis on Jewish life infrastructure, with large commitments to literacy, camps, and legacy giving alongside Western Massachusetts community support. Its biggest recent grant went to Jewish Federation of North America Inc for literacy programs in Israel, pointing to an international Jewish education thread within an otherwise U.S.-only grant record. Other major awards supported the Union for Reform Judaism through JCAMP and Life & Legacy grants, linking youth camping and long-term community sustainability in the same portfolio. The foundation also funds Jewish organizations that work with children, teens, families, and communal professionals. Recent grants include support for PJ Library through multiple federations and Jewish community centers, as well as funding for Western Massachusetts organizations tied to general support, Jewish engagement, and local programming. The pattern suggests a funder that uses a mix of large program grants and smaller organizational awards to reinforce Jewish education, ritual engagement, and community continuity. Across the recent grants listed, recipients range from national Jewish federations to local congregations and camps, with several organizations appearing in more than one year through recurring program relationships.
What Harold Grinspoon Foundation Funds
A major theme is Jewish early childhood literacy. The foundation gave $347,573 to American Friends of the Russian Jewish Congress for PJ Library grants, and also made PJL grants to Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston Inc, Jewishcolorado, Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, and Jewish United Fund of Chicago. That pattern ties the funder to Jewish book-based family engagement across multiple regions. Another clear area is camping and teen engagement. The Union for Reform Judaism received $736,500 for JCAMP grants in 2025, while Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, Bnei Akiva of the US and Canada Inc, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps, Shalom Institute Camp and Conference Center, and Beber Camp also received JCAMP support. The foundation also backs Western Massachusetts community work. Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc received $201,250 for Western Mass grants and Israel relief support, while Lander Grinspoon Academy, Congregation B'nai Israel, and The Jewish Community of Amherst received Western Mass support for education and general community purposes.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.4M
Total Assets
$1.2B
Total Revenue
$129.3M
Total Expenses
$62.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $57K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$57K
Geographic Reach
National42 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
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