The Peninsula Jewish Community Teen Foundation is a group of twenty-two 8th-11th grade students passionate about helping those in need. We have raised funds to make grants in order to explore philanthropy and fulfill our obligation to tikkun olam, the Jewish concept of helping the world.

PJCTF will fund programs that address issues of poverty, poor nutrition, abuse and homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area and Israel, through early intervention and empowering people to help themselves.

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Selection Criteria

• Feasibility 
• Potential program impact
• Reasonable budget
• Services provided must correspond with the Jewish teaching of treating the poor with dignity and respect.
• The project should be instituted and funds expended by June 30, 2008, but project time delays will be considered.
• Must be a nonprofit organization with a 501(C)(3) status

How to Apply

• You may fill out our online application, download a PDF or request a hard copy and submit it to the PJCTF office.
• Multiple project applications will be considered from one organization.
• Deadline for applications is March 9, 2007

Review Process

• Peninsula Jewish Community Teen Foundation Board members will review each application.
• Foundation staff or members of the Peninsula Jewish Community Teen Foundation may ask to meet with representatives of the applicant organization.
• Funding decisions will be made by the 22 teen board members of the Peninsula Jewish Community Teen Foundation during the month of May. 
• All applicants will be notified of our decision by mail no later than June 18, 2007.

Support

PJCTF is endowed by the Serrano Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund (JCEF) of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. PJCTF participation in the 2006-2007 Bay Area Regional Teen Philanthropy Retreat was funded by the Breetwor-Evans Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.  PJCTF is part of the JCEF’s Youth Philanthropy Initiative, also supported by the Laura and Gary Lauder Philanthropic Fund, the Fanny Bess Philanthropic Fund and the Stanley S. Langendorf Jewish Fund.