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Overview

DAY Camp 1 is a challenge grant program intended to inspire and fund new ideas that will grow and sustain affiliated day camps.

Day Camp 1 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which helped overnight camps raise more than $70 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $35,000 was set aside for each eligible camp. Gifts of $2,500 or more that are meet all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio with a maximum match of $11,667 per gift. Guidelines and official rules of the DAY Camp 1 program were outlined in the DAY Camp Programs Brochure.

Effective Dates

• Challenge grant start date - January 1, 2013
• Deadline for pledge applications - December 31, 2013
• Deadline for full payment of pledges - December 31, 2015

Eligible Camps

For purposes of this matching grant program, each organization listed below represents a single camp.

• Friedberg JCC Camp (Oceanside, NY)
• JCC Camps at Medford (Cherry Hill, NJ)
• Day Camp of the JCC of Central NJ
• Camp Kadima – Posnack JCC (Davie, FL)

Note: This webpage is a general guideline and is intended to summarize the rules of the matching grant program. The matching grant brochure describes the official rules of the program.

All submissions and inquiries must be made to HGF Grants Administration at Grants@hgf.org.

Overview

DAY Camp 2 is a challenge grant program intended to inspire and fund new ideas that will grow and sustain affiliated day camps.

DAY Camp 2 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which helped overnight camps raise more than $70 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $35,000 was set aside for each eligible camp. Gifts of $2,500 or more that are meet all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio with a maximum match of $11,667 per gift. Guidelines and official rules of the DAY Camp 2 program were outlined in the Day Camp Programs Brochure.

Effective Dates

• Challenge grant start date - January 1, 2014
• Deadline for pledge applications - December 31, 2014
• Deadline for full payment of pledges - December 31, 2016

Guidelines and Downloads

Eligible Camps

For purposes of this matching grant program, each organization listed below represents a single camp.

• Abrams Day Camp (JCC Princeton, Mercer, Bucks Cty, NJ)
• Camp Achva (JCC of Northern VA)
• Annisfield Day Camp (Mandel JCC Cleveland)
• Camp Barney Goodman
• Camps Hoover and Chaverim
• Camp Olami (JCC Stamford)
• Camp Jaycee (JCC San Diego)
• Camp Yachad (JCC Central NJ)
• Camp Ruach (JCC Bridgewater, NJ)

Note: This webpage is a general guideline and is intended to summarize the rules of the matching grant program. The matching grant brochure describes the official rules of the program.

All submissions and inquiries must be made to HGF Grants Administration at Grants@hgf.org.

Overview

DAY Camp 3 is a challenge grant program intended to inspire and fund new ideas that will grow and sustain affiliated day camps. DAY Camp 3 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which have helped overnight camps raise more than $70 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $35,000 will be set aside for each eligible camp. Gifts of $2,500 or more that meet all other grant requirements will be matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio. A maximum match of $11,667 per gift has been set. Please see the DAY Camp 3 Brochure for detailed guidelines and potential match calculations.

Effective Dates

• Challenge Grant Start Date - January 1, 2016
• Deadline for Securing Gifts - December 31, 2016
• Deadline to Report Gifts - February 28, 2017
• Deadline for Full Payment of Gifts - December 31, 2018
• Deadline to Report Payment of Gifts - February 28, 2019

Administration / Grant Data Submission

The DAY Camp 3 program is administered by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation grants administration team using an on-line system. All matching grant requests must be submitted through the online grant management system that can be access by clicking on this link. The grant management system acknowledges all submissions by e-mail. It is the responsibility of the submitter to assure that documentation has been received by JCamp 180.

Informational Webinar

JCamp 180 Director Mark Gold and HGF Grants Administrator Kate Rodowicz led a webinar for eligible camps on the rules and processes for DAY Camp Match 3. You can view the recording of the webinar below:

Eligible Camps

For purposes of this matching grant program, each organization listed below represents a single camp.

• Rainbow Camp, Milwaukee
• Camp Centerland
• Camp JCC, Louisville
• Day Camps of the Chicago JCC
• Camp Nyack

Note: This webpage is a general guideline and is intended to summarize the rules of the matching grant program. The DAY Camp 3 Brochure describes the official rules of the program.

All submissions and inquiries must be made to HGF Grants Administration, at Grants@hgf.org.

Overview

DAY Camp 4 is a challenge grant program intended to inspire and fund new ideas that will grow and sustain affiliated day camps. DAY Camp 4 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which have helped overnight camps raise more than $70 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $35,000 will be set aside for each eligible camp. Gifts of $2,500 or more that meet all other grant requirements will be matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio. A maximum match of $11,667 per gift has been set. Please see the DAY Camp 4 Brochure for detailed guidelines and potential match calculations.

Effective Dates

• Challenge Grant Start Date - July 1, 2018
• Deadline for Securing Gifts - June 30, 2019
• Deadline to Report Gifts - July 31, 2019
• Deadline for Full Payment of Gifts - June 30, 2021
• Deadline to Report Payment of Gifts - July 31, 2021

Administration / Grant Data Submission

The DAY Camp 4 program is administered by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation grants administration team using an on-line grants management system.  This on-line system requires each particpating camp to have an account and to register for each grant in which they particpate.  The submission of support documentation that requests matching funds from our foundation must also be submitted through this web portal.

• To create an account and register for the DAY Camp 4 program please click on this link.
• To submit gift report data and request matching funds, you can access the on-line portal through the link at the bottom of the JCamp180.org home page, or by clicking on this link.
• Directions for use of this system will be communicated to all participating camps during the program webinar.

The grant management system acknowledges all submissions by e-mail. It is the responsibility of the submitter to assure that documentation has been received by JCamp 180.  Pledge and gift payment information must be provided to JCamp 180 within 30 days of the end of the pledge / payment period.

Informational Webinar

On July 17, 2018, JCamp 180 Director Mark Gold and Grants Administrator Kathleen Rodowicz described the DAY Camp 4 program and reporting system.  A recording of that live webinar can be viewed here:

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Note: This webpage is a general guideline and is intended to summarize the rules of the matching grant program. The DAY Camp 4 Brochure  describes the official rules of the program.

All submissions and inquiries must be made to HGF Grants Administration, at Grants@hgf.org.