FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC

Mission

JEWISH SUMMER CAMP IS THE ENDURING AND IRREPLACEABLE CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THAT STRENGTHENS JEWISH IDENTITY, DEVELOPS JEWISH LEADERSHIP, AND ENSURES A JEWISH FUTURE. FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP (FJC) IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT WHOSE SINGULAR MISSION IS TO GROW, SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH CAMP MOVEMENT. WE LEVERAGE MORE THAN $15 MILLION OF PHILANTHROPIC GIVING ANNUALLY TO SCALE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT BENEFIT MORE THAN 300 JEWISH DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, IMPACTING OVER 150,000 YOUTH, 1,700 JEWISH PROFESSIONALS AND 25,000 SEASONAL STAFF EACH SUMMER. AS THE CENTRAL ADVOCATE AND RESOURCE FOR JEWISH CAMP TO THRIVE - AND WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH - SURVIVE, FJC WORKS WITH JEWISH CAMPS AND SUMMER EXPERIENCES FROM ALL STREAMS OF JEWISH BELIEF AND PRACTICE TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THEIR MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMS, AND ENROLLMENT BY PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH/DATA, FUNDING, AND INSPIRING INNOVATION.