Since its inception in 2000, The Miriam Fund has awarded over $5 million to organizations doing crucial work in pursuit of gender equity.
View the complete list of grants awarded since 2001.
Itach Ma'aki – 3rd year
Project: City for All
Description: Multi-level collaborative process to craft and execute a city-wide Gender Equality Action Plan in governmental institutions
Kaima Nahalal – 3rd year
Project: Kaima Earth Sisters
Description: Economic empowerment through farming
Mahapach-Taghir – 1st year
Project: “Second Opportunity” Program
Description: Empowering disadvantaged women through higher education
Economic Empowerment for Women – 1st year
Project: Keep on Growing
Description: Business Forums for Business Women in Crisis
The Eden Center – 1st year
Project: General Operating Support
Description: Making the mikvah welcoming and accessible, and using it as a platform to increase women's health and safety
Gateways: Access to Jewish Education – 3rd year
Project: Our Daughters, Our Future: An Educational Series Exploring Girls’ Mental Health and Wellness
Description: Educational series to raise awareness and promote dialogue around mental health
Jookender – 2nd year
Project: Go, Girls for STEAM!
Description: Preteen Girls' STEAM Club
Mayyim Hayyim – 2nd year
Project: Let Justice Well Up
Description: Educational series building bridges among the diverse women in our community by creating new immersion ceremonies
Torah Academy – 2nd year
Project: Makerspace Lab
Description: Create a Makerspace lab to foster interest in STEM for girls in 5th–8th grade
Yachad New England / National Jewish Council for Disabilities – 1st year
Project: Y.E.S. Your Expressive Self
Description: Art education and art therapy project for Jewish teens and young adult women with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism
Moving Traditions – 1st year
Project: Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship
Description: Program for young Jewish feminists to explore and deepen their feminist knowledge, channel their voices, and use their skills to create tangible change
Health Care Without Walls – 3rd year
Project: Bridges to Elders
Description: Immediate medical care and intensive case management for homeless elderly women in Boston
Bellesini Academy – 2nd year
Project: Enhanced Girls' STEM Lab
Description: Create a dedicated girls' STEM Lab to provide a girls’ STEM program
Science Club for Girls – 2nd year
Project: Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Programming to Expand STEM Opportunities for K–12 Girls
Description: To expand and enhance its virtual and in-person STEM programming for girls
Roca, Inc. – 1st Year
Project: Young Mothers’ Program
Description: Support for the highest-risk young mothers while supporting and promoting the school readiness of their young children
RESPOND, Inc. – 1st Year
Project: Survivors of Abuse Feeling Empowered for Re-entry (SAFER)
Description: The first domestic violence program for women in a Massachusetts jail or prison
Yad Chessed – COVID Emergency Grant
Project: Monthly Food Program
Description: Supporting senior women who live alone and face difficulty affording healthy food
Jewish Family & Children’s Service – COVID Emergency Grant
Project: Journey to Safety Program
Description: Prevents domestic abuse in the Jewish community while helping all who have been abused find their way to safety
Project Kesher –Ukraine Emergency Grant
Project: Project Kesher (via CJP’s Ukraine Emergency Fund)
Description: Supports independent Jewish women’s organizations serving Jewish women and their families across nine time zones, including Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Russian-speaking Israeli communities
For more information, including membership and contribution guidelines, please contact Beth at betht@cjp.org or 617-457-8761.
Make a gift that makes a difference to women and girls. Your gift will go directly to The Miriam Fund, and can be made in someone’s honor or memory. To donate gifts of stocks or mutual funds, please contact Beth Tauro.