National Center to Encourage Judaism
Private foundation · Kensington, MD · EIN 52-1194529 · reported 2023–2025 · files as National Center to Encourage
109grants reported
$4,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
31states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 45 of its 109 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $381K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
9821 LA Duke Dr
Kensington, MD 20895-3156
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Union Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| Union Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $62,900 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $60,000 |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $45,000 |
| Union Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $44,000 |
| Sutton Place Synagogue NYC | New York, NY | $36,200 |
| Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | $35,175 |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $30,000 |
| Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Hillels Int | Washington, DC | $28,000 |
| Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Israel Reform Movement | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation North America | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Sutton Place Synagogue NYC | New York, NY | $23,900 |
| Jewish Federation North America | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Sha'ar Zahav | San Francisco, CA | $17,100 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Allentown, PA | $16,800 |
| New London Synagogue | London | $16,000 |
| Center for Jewish Life Beth David | Miami, FL | $15,000 |
| Center for Jewish Life Beth David | Miami, FL | $15,000 |
| Finchley Progressive Synagogue | London | $13,000 |
| American Jewish University | Sherman Oaks, CA | $12,000 |
| Hillel Intl | Washington, DC | $10,354 |
| Shabbat With Friends | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Ujrurj Am-Lat | San Paulo | $10,000 |
| Myzuzah | Chevy Chase, MD | $10,000 |
| Sandra Kaplan Bet Din Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | $10,000 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Allentown, PA | $9,200 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Allentown, PA | $7,100 |
| Temple Bnai Torah WA | Bellevue, WA | $7,000 |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | $6,600 |
| Buffalo Jewish Federation | Williamsville, NY | $6,400 |
| Hebrew College | Auburndale, MA | $6,200 |
| Shabbat With Friends | Santa FE, NM | $6,200 |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism | Farmington Hills, MI | $6,100 |
| Beri Foundation Ukraine | Kyiv | $6,000 |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism | Farmington Hills, MI | $6,000 |
| Haver-The Boulder Rabbinical Counci | Boulder, CO | $6,000 |
| Charleston Jewish Federation | Charleston, SC | $5,600 |
| Progressive Judausm Center of Georg | Tbilisi | $5,500 |
| Natl Women Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $5,500 |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Portland, ME | $5,200 |
| Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,100 |
| Schechter Instituteukraine | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| NJ Rabbinical Assembly | Ontville, NJ | $5,000 |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $5,000 |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Schechter Instituteukraine | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| NJ Rabbinical Assembly | Ontville, NJ | $5,000 |
| Schechter Instituteukraine | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| NJ Rabbinical Assembly | Ontville, NJ | $5,000 |
| Intro Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 |
| Sutton Place Synagogue NYC | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Sha'ar Zahav | San Francisco, CA | $3,900 |
| Congregation Beth Israel Austin | Austin, TX | $3,800 |
| Rabbinical Assn Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $3,750 |
| Temple Beth EL Aptos-Jcc Santa Cruz | Aptos, CA | $3,600 |
| Bethesda Jewish Congregation | Bethesda, MD | $3,500 |
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