Staenberg Anything Grants™, funded by the Staenberg Family Foundation and administered by JEWISHcolorado, support projects, infrastructure, and programs of local Jewish organizations.
True to their name, the grants can be for “anything,” provided the project fulfills the grant criteria. They are awarded to Jewish nonprofit agencies, organizations, and synagogues in Colorado seeking to fund operations, a specific project, or, in some cases, a program.
These one-time matching grants are for $5,000, up to 50 percent of the project budget. The application process for 2025 grantmaking is now open. The application deadline is April 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Applications will only be accepted via the online form. Please email Dr. Julie Lieber at jlieber@jewishcolorado.org for more information.
2024 Anything Grants™
Last year’s Anything Grants™ recipients included Ekar Farm, Chabad of Longmont, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver, Denver Academy of Torah, Kavod Senior Life, Har Shalom, Bright Lights Denver, Ganeinu, Community Center of the Bukharian Jews of CO, Temple Aaron of Trinidad, Colorado, Congregation Beth Evergreen, Congregation Nevei Kodesh, and Ramah in the Rockies.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Congregation Beth Evergreen produced a celebratory video to highlight its journey as a tight-knit Jewish community in a more isolated mountain region. “This project will showcase how our community came together and thrives, and show WHY Jewish community is especially important in the mountain area,” they wrote.
Kavod Senior Life was able to purchase and install new equipment to expand its bistro and enhance food service. “These upgrades will better serve our 400 residents, many of whom are low-income and have underlying health conditions,” they wrote to JEWISHcolorado.
With their Anything Grant™, Bright Lights Early Learning Center was able to purchase outdoor furniture to outfit its early education center in Denver’s Downtown neighborhoods. Recipients said, “Our goal is to provide children with a strong foundation for Jewish education and life, while also creating a sense of belonging and identity. We will be the first to offer a state-of-the-art Jewish and General early education to our community.”
What are the goals of Anything Grants™?
In 2005, Michael Staenberg established the Staenberg Family Foundation to mobilize resources needed to preserve and enhance Jewish life in the United States and around the world. The Staenberg Family Foundation believes that Anything Grants™ will:
- Contribute to local agencies that help create a thriving community;
- Leave a lasting legacy by spreading tangible acts of goodwill throughout the Colorado Jewish community;
- Encourage others in the Jewish community to support important initiatives, projects, and organizations.
Anything Grants™ may be available for programs, but since this may be a one-time grant, we encourage applications for specific one-time needs rather than ongoing programs. Please note that funding requests for security upgrades will not be funded by Anything Grants™.
Who can apply for an Anything Grant™?
Anything Grants™ are awarded to Jewish nonprofit agencies, organizations, and synagogues in Colorado seeking to fund operations, a specific project, or a program. Individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible.
All applicants must have a 501(c)3 tax status.
What are some examples of Anything Grants™?
True to their name, eligible grants could be for “anything,” including:
- Hiring a nonprofit consultant;
- Purchasing technology or upgrading technology;
- Offering Staff/Board professional development;
- Beautifying or improving a building;
- Purchasing and installing playground equipment.
All applicants for Anything Grants™ must have a 501(c)3 tax status.
What criteria does an application need to meet?
- A project budget must not exceed $10,000.
- Grants are $5,000, accounting for 50 percent of the projected project budget. Organizations must raise the remaining funds from other sources and will be required to provide a plan for raising matching funds and evidence of how matching funds were raised.
- Requests should not be part of a larger campaign. Anything Grants™ fund projects that can be accomplished with the grant as half of the project budget.
- Anything Grants™ might be available for programs, but since this may be a one-time grant, we encourage applications for specific one-time needs rather than ongoing programs. If the application is for an ongoing project, a sustainability plan must be submitted.
- Requests for security upgrades will not be funded by Anything Grants™.
Is there a deadline for completing the project?
Projects must be completed by June 30, 2026.
Grantees will be required to complete a progress report upon completion of the project. If the grant is for a building or capital project, grantees will be required to demonstrate completion with photos, receipts, invoices paid, etc.
The application deadline is April 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Applications will only be accepted via the online form. Please email Dr. Julie Lieber at jlieber@jewishcolorado.org for more information.
Staenberg Family Foundation Mission
Guided by values of the human spirit, the Staenberg Family Foundation seeks to ensure that the Jewish community, as well as local communities within the United States and Internationally thrive and flourish. The Foundation hopes to impact all areas of the community by embracing organizations that create effective outcomes with innovative approaches to enhancing Jewish life.