Microgrants 2026

Microgrants Update: As of April 30, we have reached full capacity for SRE's 2026 Microgrants and are closing this funding cycle.  We are grateful for the strong interest in this work! To be the first to know about future grant opportunities, sign up for SRE's newsletter.

SRE Network 2026 Microgrants

Small grants to help the Jewish nonprofit sector move gender equity work forward.

Creating Jewish workplaces where safety, respect, and equity are lived realities is ongoing, intentional work. For years, SRE Network has helped lay that foundation by bringing organizations together, shaping shared standards, and investing in one of the only funding streams dedicated to gender equity in Jewish communal workplaces.

This work matters. And, it is far from finished.

As we move through a period of calibration and pause larger grantmaking, we feel the weight of this moment. We are committed to exploring new ways to resource this work across the field, so progress can continue.

In April 2026, we launched SRE Microgrants to move this work forward and ensure resources reach the field where they are needed most. Each grant, an intentionally modest $2,000, was designed to support as many organizations as possible. 

We reached full funding capacity this cycle: awarding 25 microgrants of $2,000 each, totaling $50,000 in funding to 25 organizations.

We were grateful for the strong interest in this funding opportunity and to all of the organizations advancing gender equity and building workplaces grounded in belonging. 

Microgrant Project Areas

  • Advancing Diverse Women’s Leadership

    Equitable leadership drives stronger, more inclusive organizations. Increasing the representation and support of women and other underrepresented leaders is essential for a thriving Jewish communal landscape that reflects its diversity.

  • Strengthening Systems of Harm Prevention and Response

    Safe, respectful workplaces are the foundation of a thriving Jewish communal landscape. Organizations must be equipped to prevent harm*, respond with care when harm occurs, and build accountability across their communities.

    *Harm = Sexual harassment, abuse, or discrimination in any form. This includes actions, comments or policies, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages that target persons based upon their marginalized group identity.

  • Mobilizing Men as Partners

    Lasting culture change requires shared responsibility. Men hold significant influence in many Jewish communal organizations, and their active participation is critical to dismantling harmful power dynamics and fostering equitable leadership and workplaces.

  • Rooting Our Core Values in Jewish Wisdom

    Safety, respect, and equity are more than organizational best practices — they are deeply Jewish values. Jewish texts and teachings can reinforce the values at the heart of this work and help communities ground their efforts in something deeper.

Microgrant Details

Download the microgrants Overview PDF

“This work can feel so isolating and difficult, especially given everything happening in the world and how easy it is to fall into despair. This grant gave us some joy and energy to continue the work which is essential to our mission and the change we want to make in the wider world. “

SRE Network Grantee

*Not yet a member of SRE Network? Learn more about SRE membership.

Please reach out to SRE’s Operations Manager, Julian Felvinci, at julian@srenetwork.org with any questions or feedback. 

SRE Network mobilizes Jewish organizations to advance gender equity and cultivate inclusive workplaces and communal spaces where all individuals can thrive and drive change. We envision a Jewish communal landscape where safety, respect, and equity are lived realities, every individual belongs, and organizations thrive.

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