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Lemsky Endowment Fund Grant Recipients


The Lemsky Endowment Committee is pleased to announce its grant recipients for the 2010 - 2011 year.

Please access the PDF file attached for a complete list of Local Programs, Missions to Israel, and Programs in Israel.

Please click here for Lemsky Grant Recipients.

Israel Programs 

Post High School

If you are interested in applying for Israel programs Post High School, please download an application for Lemsky Funds for 2010 - 2011 here.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Sherry Weinblatt, Director, Hillel of Memphis at
(901) 452-2453 or Email: hillelofmemphis@bellsouth.net

Teen Israel Experience 2010

 

Twenty-three Memphis Jewish teens received Lemsky Endowment Fund Teen Israel Experience grants of $2,500 to offset the costs of participating in teen programs in Israel. Four teens used their TIE grants for Memphis Jewish High School's Poland-Israel mission this past February.

 

The nineteen other teens will be traveling to Israel this summer on a wide range of programs including BBYO, Camp Koby, Camp Sdei Chemed, NCSY, NFTY, Ramah, and Tzofim Chetz V'Keshet. The teens fulfilled a 15-hour volunteer service obligation in the Jewish community, attended an Israel orientation session, and will be writing articles about their experiences when they return.

 

We wish all of them an enjoyable, educational and rewarding experience in our Jewish homeland.

Lemsky Endowment Fund FAQ

Question:  According to the new Lemsky guidelines, grant awards for renewed programs are reduced starting in Year 2 of the program. If we are applying for a renewed program, will our grant be reduced for the upcoming 2010 - 2011 year?
Answer:  No, your grant will not be reduced this year. Everyone starts with a clean slate - Year 1.

Question:  According to the new scoring rubric, one of the criteria is having an "evaluation plan integrated into the program." What exactly does this mean?
Answer:  The Lemsky Endowment Fund committee would like to see how your agency plans on self-evaluating your program(s). How do you know that your program will actually serve to "build bridges between the Memphis Jewish community and Israel?" Methods to integrate such evaluation include using online surveys such as Survey Monkey, distributing feedback cards at your event(s), keeping track of attendance at events with sign-up sheets, etc.

Question:  May one agency apply for funding for multiple local Israel programs?
Answer:  Yes, an agency may apply for funding for more than one program but each program requires a separate application.

Question:  May an agency apply for a Lemsky grant for a program that includes non-Israel components?
Answer:  Yes, you may apply for a grant but in your budget narrative, you need to pro-rate expenses based on the Israel component. For example, if you seek a Lemsky grant for an Israeli Shaliach who will run programs with a 50% Israel component, you will need to pro-rate the expenses accordingly. If the Shaliach's housing for the year costs $10,000, for example, you can only ask the Lemsky Fund for 50% of the housing cost, or $5,000.