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A Matching Grant for Jewish Camp April 8, 2020 All Together Now: A Matching Grant for Jewish Camp The Harold Grinspoon Foundation has committed up to $10 million to participating Jewish overnight camps affiliated through its JCamp 180 program. Overview: Camps participating in the All Together Now matching grant for Jewish camp will be eligible to receive $1 from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) for every $2 they raise from other donors beginning March 30, 2020, until December 31, 2020, up to a maximum based on camp size and utilization (1:2 match). Should your camp not be open for some or all of summer 2020, or if a camper withdraws from the 2020 camp season, camper families may convert some or all of pre-paid deposits and tuition to a charitable donation to your camp for a dollar to dollar match (1:1 match). Eligibility: • All Together Now is open to all Jewish overnight camps affiliated with JCamp 180. A full list of eligible camps can be found at the end this document. • The grant runs from March 30, 2020, until December 31, 2020. Grant Usage and Match Amount: • Grant funds and donor gifts to this match are unrestricted and may be used toward the general operations related to any direct camp expenses. • HGF will grant $1 to the camp for every $2 of qualified funds raised and received by the camp during the matching grant period (1:2 match). • If a camp does not operate in full or in part during the 2020 camp season, or if a camper withdraws from the 2020 camp session, any pre-payments of deposit/tuition that a camper family agrees to convert to a donation to the camp will be matched dollar for dollar (1:1 match). • Each camp has been assigned a maximum grant amount based on information reported in the annual Camp Census in 2019. Gifts eligible to be matched: • To be eligible for matching by HGF, gifts must be cash or cash equivalent. Stocks, bonds, and other cash equivalents will be matched. • Gifts of any amount will be matched up to the camp’s maximum. Gifts not eligible to be matched: • In-kind contributions, discounts on services or goods, art, real estate, or other non-cash instruments will not be matched by HGF. • Regular allocation from Jewish federations or similar agencies are not eligible to be matched. However, increases or special gifts made by federations or similar agencies responding to the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible. • Government relief funds associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are not eligible. • Restricted gifts designated for specific programs or capital expenditures arenot eligible to be matched, unless the donor agrees to remove the restriction. • If your camp is currently in another active HGF matching grant through JCamp 180, donations may only be submitted to one HGF grant to be matched. Program Requirements and Payments: • Participating camps must complete an application through the Harold Grinspoon Foundation online grant management system. • Camps must sign and submit a Grant Agreement Letter before any funds will be distributed. The letter will be generated in the online application process. • The Harold Grinspoon Foundation will aim to disperse funds within 10 business days after submission/approval of proof of donor payments submitted in the online system. Total gifts submitted must qualify for a minimum of $5,000 HGF matching funds disbursement. • Disbursements may be made by wire transfer or by check. • Upon the grant’s conclusion, camps must submit a brief report including the number of donors, total amount raised, and how funds were used. Reports are due on or before February 28, 2021. • All decisions for matching funds are at the sole discretion of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Terms and conditions are subject to change and/or termination at any time. All Together Now: A Matching Grant for Jewish Camp 2 Camps Eligible to Participate in the All Together Now match grant for Jewish camp Agudath Israel (Illinois) Steve & Shari Sadek Family Camp Sephardic Adventure Camp Camp Agudah Michigan Interlaken JCC (JCCA) Camp Nageela Midwest (AIJC) Camp Alonim (AIJC) Camp Kingswood (JCCA) Camp Shomria (Canada) (Hashomir Hazair) Camp Avoda Camp Livingston (JCCA) Camp Shomria NY (Hashomir Hazair) Camp Barney Medintz (JCCA) JCC Maccabi Sports Camp Shwayder Camp of (JCCA) Temple Emanuel (AIJC) Camp Bauercrest (AIJC) JCC Camp Poyntelle Camp Solomon Schechter (AIJC) Lewis Village (JCCA) Camp Ben Frankel Ranch Camp (Denver) Camp Stone (B’nai Akiva) (JCCA) Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp JCC Camp Sabra (JCCA) Surprise Lake Camp (JCCA) (JCCA) Beber Camp (AIJC) Camp Seneca Lake (JCCA) Tamarack Camps (JCCA) B’nai B’rith Camp JCC Camp Wise (JCCA) Camp Tawonga (JCCA) Oregon (JCCA) Camp B’nai B’rith Montreal (AIJC) Camp JORI Tizmoret Shoshana Perlman Camp (AIJC) Camp Kadimah (Ontario) URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy Camp B’nai B’rith Ottawa Camp Kaylie (Ohel Inc.) URJ 6 Points (AIJC) Sports Academy (CA) B’nai B’rith Summer Camp Camp Kinder Ring URJ 6 Points Sports Academy (Winnipeg) (JCCA) (NC) Capital Camps & Retreat Camp Laurelwood (AIJC) URJ Camp Coleman Center (JCCA) Camp Morasha URJ Eisner & Crane Lake Camps All Together Now: A Matching Grant for Jewish Camp 3 JCC Chicago Camp Chi (JCCA) Camp Moshava Alevy URJ Camp George (Bnei Akiva) Cohen Camps (AIJC) Camp Moshava Canada URJ Goldman Union Pembroke (Bnei Akiva) Camp Institute (GUCI) Tel Noar Tevya Camp Daisy & Harry Stein Camp Moshava of Wild Rose URJ Greene Family Camp (AIJC) (Bnei Akiva) Eden Village Camp Camp Mountain Chai (JCCA) URJ Camp Harlam Emma Kaufmann Camp (JCCA) Camp Nageela NY URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp Camp Gan Israel Northeast New Jersey Y Camps (JCCA) URJ Camp Kalsman (Cedar Lake Camp, Camp Nesher, Nah-Jee-Wah, Round Lake Camp, Teen Camp, Camp Shoshanim) Havaya (JRF) Camp Northland-B’nai Brith URJ Camp Newman Habonim Dror Camp Galil Pinemere Camp (JCCA) URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) Habonim Dror Camp Gesher Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps Camp Hess Kramer Gindling Hilltop Camp Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa Camp Ramah in California Camp Yavneh (AIJC) Habonim Dror Camp Miriam Camp Ramah in Canada Camp Judaea (Young Judaea) Habonim Dror Camp Moshava Camp Ramah Darom Camp Young Judaea Midwest Habonim Dror Camp Tavor Camp Ramah in New England Camp Young Judaea (New Hampshire) Camp Hatikvah Camp Ramah in Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake Northern California Herzl Camp (AIJC) Camp Ramah in the Poconos Camp Tel Yehudah (Young Judaea) Camp JCA Shalom Camp Ramah in the Rockies Camp Young Judaea Texas (Shalom Institute) (JCCA) Camp Ramah in Wisconsin All Together Now: A Matching Grant for Jewish Camp 4.
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