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The Good People Fund Announces Grants to 71 Grassroots Organizations Led by Social Visionaries in the US and Israel
July 31, 2025 – The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced grants to 71 grassroots organizations in the United States and Israel, each led by a social visionary creatively addressing existing and emerging societal and humanitarian needs with impact.
From alleviating hunger and fostering interfaith relations, to protecting the welfare of transgender youth and fighting hate, GPF grant recipients are uplifting lives and communities in unique and often replicable ways.
“The societal challenges at this very moment seem almost insurmountable. Every day we face an onslaught of news of the systemic elimination of traditional support that has protected the most vulnerable among us. In the two countries where GPF operates, ongoing war and government upheaval are creating a perfect storm,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Executive Director and Co-Founder.
“GPF’s focus on support of visionaries who are deeply committed to changing the status quo and making this a more equitable world is tikkun olam at its best.”
Since its establishment in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has raised just over $35.6 million to support and help grow 266 non-profit organizations primarily in the United States and Israel.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, GPF raised more than $3.8 million. Of $3.4 million granted, $1.24 million was unrestricted, while $2.14 million was designated by donors to specific GPF grantee organizations.
GPF identifies below-the-radar, change-making visionaries who have founded organizations active in such crucial areas as ending hatred, helping vulnerable youth, facilitating refugee resettlement, advancing food justice, empowering women and girls, ensuring elder welfare, expanding inclusion, and more. GPF grants to their organizations support infrastructure, services, reach, and sometimes a specific need, and GPF mentorship and community advance their visibility and sustainability.
In addition to its grassroots organizational grant making, GPF’s “Uplifting Lives” program uses monetary stipends to ease severe cases of individual or family hardship made known through GPF’s network of social workers, health care professionals, donors and others.
A full list of GPF grantees is at www.goodpeoplefund.org. New organizations in the United States receiving GPF grants are:
Abrahamic House, Washington, DC — Founded by Mohammed Al Samawi, a native of Yemen with a dramatic path to peace and co-existence advocacy, Abrahamic House is a multifaith co-living, co-learning and co-creating space. Emerging interfaith leaders engage in dialogue and design community programming to bridge divides, celebrate interreligious and cultural harmony and drive positive social change. A GPF matching grant supports essential administrative activities.
Fathers Fighting 4 Fathers, Baltimore, MD — Markus Trent, an advocate for the presence of fathers in the lives of their children, families and neighborhoods, founded Fathers Fighting 4 Fathers to mentor, inspire and empower men in their roles as parents and community members. A GPF grant supports events and equipment.
1in6 Support, Montclair, NJ — Iris Mehler and Alma Schneider, each a parent of a child with a disability, founded 1in6 Support to empower and uplift families of children with disabilities. The organization provides emotional and practical connections, fosters inclusive communities, and advances accessibility and compassion. A GPF matching grant supports administrative needs.
JAB Camp, Philadelphia, PA — Founded by Jared Armstrong — a professional basketball player committed to addressing racial inequality and building bridges between communities — JAB Camp is a sports-as-empowerment organization bringing youth of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds together, instilling in them goal-setting and responsibility, and fostering mutual respect across societal barriers. A GPF grant supports administrative needs.
TransParent, Clayton, MO — Led by Susan Halla, the mother of a trans child, TransParent gives compassionate support to parents and caregivers of gender-expansive children through connections, resources and enhanced visibility across multiple states. A GPF matching grant supports administrative activities.
New organizations in Israel receiving GPF grants are:
Be’darchei Tamar (Tamar’s Way), Afula — After losing their daughter, Tamar, to cancer, Iris and David Herman founded Be’darchei Tamar to support families facing childhood cancer by providing meals, companionship and practical support, and a foundation of care and compassion if a child passes away. A GPF grant makes possible accommodations for parents nearby while a child receives treatment.
Terra Uma, Bat Shlomo — Tomer Weinberg, who struggled with PTSD following his military service, founded Terra Uma to use viticulture — healing through winemaking — to give veterans with PTSD a safe, natural and productive environment to regain a sense of confidence, ability and fulfillment, and achieve integration back into society. A GPF grant subsidizes beneficiaries’ participation in the program.
Ma’atzimot, Ashkelon — Founded by Racheli Tadessa Malkai, an Israeli woman of Ethiopian descent, Ma’atzimot works to integrate women in the Ethiopian community into key positions in Israeli society, improve their status, and secure their educational and economic prospects and futures. A GPF grant supports administrative infrastructure.
Wind Chimes, Kfar Sava — Founded by Dr. Noam Rudich, who practices psycho- and animal-assisted therapy, Wind Chimes provides a sanctuary for traumatized children, youth and adults in an environment with animals that have been rescued from abuse and neglect themselves. Together, they build mutually beneficial healing bonds. A GPF grant offsets some veterinary and therapy costs.
