Matching Grants

Meet Your Match

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Meet Your Match is JCamp 180's first matching grant program and the first in which affiliated camps participate.

It is intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. 

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Meet Your Match

Meet Your Match Nets $10 Million for Jewish Camps!

June 30, 2006 marked the end of the Meet Your Match Program for 26 Jewish nonprofit overnight camps.

Significant results of Meet Your Match include:

  • $7.5 million raised in pledges from 26 participating camps
  • $2.5 million matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
  • Total of $10 million going toward Jewish camping
  • 292 individual gifts to camps
  • 95% of the gifts came from first-time donors
  • Range of pledges: $10,000 - $750,000

Through Meet Your Match, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation offered an initial $2 million to the 26 camps to stimulate camps to find new donors. The program matched at 50% all gifts between $10,000 and $50,000 or more (up to $25,000 per gift and $200,000 in matching funds per camp). The donor response was so enthusiastic that the camps depleted the matching pool of funds by March - at which point the Foundation allocated additional funds. By June, $10 million was generated for capital improvements to Jewish camps.

Camps began putting the new funds to work immediately.

Among the capital improvements are:

  • New sports facility with fitness center and skating rink at URJ Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, TX. The camp is also building a comprehensive performing arts center.
  • Waterfront upgrade and new dining hall at Camp Yavneh, Northwood, NH
  • New pool slide at URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI), Zionsville, IN
  • Studio Center for the Arts at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, Verbank, NY 
  • Guest house at Camp Ramah New England, Palmer, MA
  • New pool at Camp Moshava Wild Rose, Wild Rose, WI
  • A vineyard at URJ Camp Newman, California

 Meet Your Match 2

Meet Your Match 2 Nets $7.5 Million for Jewish Camp

Meet Your Match 2, a $2 million matching grant program that ended in May 2008, challenged 13 camps to secure gifts of $10,000-plus in support of capital improvements. The Harold Grinspoon Foundation matched eligible gifts at a 1:3 ratio, disbursing up to $200,000 per camp.

Significant Results of Meet Your Match 2:

  • $5.7 million raised in pledges from 13 participating camps
  • $1.8 million matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
  • Total of $7.5 million going toward Jewish camping
  • 218 individual gifts to camps
  • 96% of the gifts came from first-time donors
  • Range of pledges: $10,000 - $225,000

“This program proved to be a very valuable addition to our capital campaign. Not only did it help us raise more money but it also helped motivate us to begin the process. ….Our construction plans for this winter should result in a quantum leap in the quality of our camp.”

IRVING POTTER, VOLUNTEER LEADER, CAMP B'NAI B'RITH

 Meet Your Match 3

Meet Your Match 3 Nets Nearly $6 Million for Jewish Camps

Meet Your Match 3, a $1.1 million matching grant program that ended January 2009, challenged 11 camps to secure gifts of $10,000-plus in support of capital improvements. The Harold Grinspoon Foundation matched eligible gifts at a 1:3 ratio, disbursing up to $100,000 per camp.

Significant Results of Meet Your Match 3:

  • Total of $4.6 million raised in pledges from 11 participating camps
  • $1.1 million matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
  • Total of $5.7 million going toward Jewish camping
  • 78 individual gifts to camps
  • Range of pledges: $10,000 - $685,000

 Meet Your Match 3.5

Overview

Meet Your Match 3.5 is a challenge grant program that ran from December 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. The program was intended to boost the efforts of newly affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 3 built on the success of recent JCamp 180 challenges that helped over 50 camps raise over $30 million since 2006. 

Key Guidelines

A sum of $100,000 was set aside for each eligible* camp. Gifts of $10,000 or more made in support of capital improvements only and meeting all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio.

*Eligible camp: Formally accepted to JCamp 180 after September 1, 2007 with an assigned mentor.

 Meet Your Match 4

Overview

Meet Your Match 4 is a challenge grant program that ran from July 1, 2009 through January 30, 2010. The program was intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 4 followed other JCamp 180 challenges that helped over 60 camps raise over $40 million since 2006.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $75,000 was set aside for each eligible camp. Gifts of $10,000 or more made in support of capital improvements only and meeting all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio.

Guidelines and Downloads

Brochure

Guidelines

Application

  • Agudath Israel (Camp Nageela Midwest)
  • B'nai B'rith Camp Perlman
  • Camp Kinder Ring
  • Camp Livingston
  • Camps Mogen Avraham
  • Camp Morasha
  • Camp Nageela
  • URJ Camp OSRUI
  • Camp Sabra
  • Camp Shomria in Canada
  • Camp Solomon Schechter
  • Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps

 Meet Your Match 5

Overview

Meet Your Match 5 was a challenge grant program that ran from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. The program was intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 5 followed other JCamp 180 challenges that helped over 60 camps raise over $60 million since 2006.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $75,000 was set aside for each eligible* camp. Gifts of $10,000 or more made in support of capital improvements only and meeting all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio.

Guidelines and Downloads

Brochure

Guidelines

Application

  • B'nai B'rith Camp, Winnipeg
  • Camp Henry Horner
  • Camp Ramah in the Rockies
  • JCC Ranch Camp
  • Shwayder Camp

 Meet Your Match 6

Overview

Meet Your Match 6 was a challenge grant program that ran from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016. The program was intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 6 follows other JCamp 180 challenges that have helped over 90 camps raise over $75 million since 2006.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $75,000 was set aside for each eligible* camp. Gifts of $10,000 or more made in support of capital improvements only and meeting all other grant requirements were matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio.

Guidelines and Downloads

Brochure

Guidelines

Application and Pledge Form

  • Camp Alonim
  • Camp B'nai Brith (Montreal)
  • Capital Camps
  • Camp Daisy and Harry Stein
  • Eden Village Camp
  • URJ 6 Points Sports Academy

 Meet Your Match 7

Overview

Meet Your Match 7 is a challenge grant program that began September 1, 2015 and runs through December 31, 2018. The program is intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 7 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which, since 2006, have helped over 115 camps raise over $85 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $75,000 will be set aside for each eligible* camp. Gifts of $10,000 or more that are made in support of capital improvements only and meet all other grant requirements will be matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio.

Administration

The Meet Your Match 7 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.

JCamp 180 Director Mark Gold and HGF Senior Accountant Marta O'Shea led a webinar for eligible camps on the rules and processes for Meet Your Match 7. You can view the recording of the Webinar below:

Guidelines and Downloads

Brochure

Application and Pledge Form

Register

  • Camp Agudah
  • Camp B'nai Brith Ottawa
  • Camp Gan Israel Northeast
  • Camp Kaylie
  • Camp Moshava California
  • Camp Northland
  • Camp Tizmoret Shoshana

 Meet Your Match 8

Overview

Meet Your Match 8 is a challenge grant program that begins October 1, 2018 and runs through September 30, 2021. The program is intended to boost the efforts of affiliated camps to raise funds to improve their facilities and thereby enhance the Jewish camping experience. Meet Your Match 8 follows other JCamp 180 challenges, which, since 2006, have helped over 115 camps raise over $85 million.

Key Guidelines

A sum of $75,000 will be set aside for each eligible* camp. Gifts of $10,000 to $75,000 that are made in support of capital improvements only and meet all other grant requirements will be matched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation at a 1:3 ratio. 

Rules & Regulations

Full program rules and regulations are detailed on the MYM 8 program brochure that can be downloaded from this link.

Administration

The Meet Your Match 8 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 Meet Your Match 8 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.

On August 21, 2018, JCamp 180 Director Mark Gold and HGF Grants Administrator Kathleen Rodowicz led an informational webinar for eligible camps on the rules and processes for Meet Your Match 7. You can download the slide deck by clicking on that link or view the recording of the Webinar below (audio begins immediately, the video is delayed until 1:30):

Guidelines and Downloads

Brochure

Pledge and Gift Reporting Form

Register

  • Camp Chi
  • Emma Kaufmann Camp
  • URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy

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