The Progressive Jewish Fund

• The Progressive Jewish Fund offers a way for anyone — Jewish or non-Jewish — to give to charities in the United States or in Israel easily and simply. It is the only national, progressive, Jewish donor advised fund in the US.
• Low thresholds, high flexibility, maximum effect
• PJF accounts can be funded with cash, stock or certain other appreciated assets.
• Minimum initial contribution is $5,000.
• Minimum grant amount is $100.
• Family members may have their own individual PJF accounts, funded by you. Children’s accounts that don’t reach $5,000 pay a lower annual fee.
• Balances on PJF accounts that have no designated second-generation donor advisor become part of NIF’s unrestricted endowment, ensuring a legacy into the future.
• DAFs withbalances of $10,000 or more may make investment recommendations easily and online.

• Due diligence by staff.
• Dockets and recommendations of grantees or issue areas by expert grants staff.
• Administration of the fund, including all accounting and record keeping.
• Quarterly statements.
• Access to the online donor portal 24/7 for fund balance, grant recommendations, and tracking.

• 0.75% of assets or $100 (whichever is greater), calculated on average daily balances and withdrawn quarterly. Children’s Funds below $5,000 pay $36 annually.
• Fees may be changed at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
• For funds over $3,000,000, a tiered fee structure is provided.

• Compliance with the laws of the State of Israel (if an Israeli organization) or the United States (if an American organization).
• Alignment with the principles of the New Israel Fund and compliance with its policies and procedures.
• Nonprofit status and evidence of good standing
  • Registration as a 501(c)(3) organization, or an amuta;
  • Publicly available bylaws;
  • Audited financial reports;
  • Confirmation of proper accounting procedures as required by tax authorities and possession of a certificate of tax-withholding at source for Israeli grantees.

If the above criteria are met, an organization is eligible to receive grants unless the organization:

• Participates in partisan political activity.
• Promotes anti-democratic values.
• Supports the 1967 occupation and subsequent settlement activity.
• Violates the human rights of any group or individual, advocates for human rights selectively for one group over another and/or rejects the principle of the universality of human rights.
• Condones or promotes violence or uses violent tactics.
• Employs racist or derogatory language or designations about any group based on their religion, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
• Works to deny the right of the Jewish people to sovereign self-determination within Israel or to deny the rights of Palestinian or other non-Jewish citizens to full equality within a democratic Israel.
• Engages in activities at odds with the positions, principles, or vision of the New Israel Fund.
• Participates in or promotes global BDS activities against Israel; however, support for organizations that lawfully discourage the purchase of goods or use of services from settlements is not prohibited.