Good People Fund grantee Lemonade Fund, founded by Shari Mendes, marked its 15th anniversary this year with Shari’s annual letter, which she writes each year before Tisha B’Av, the date in 2010 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The following year, she founded the Lemonade Fund, Israel’s first and only women’s cancer relief fund. For fifteen years, the Fund […]

Good People Fund grantee Speaking Jerusalem, led by Suzan Sayyed and Lior Urian, sent out their Summer 2026 community update this week, full of great photos and stories about building bridges across Jerusalem through shared language. The update shared some remarkable numbers, with over a thousand women reached through dozens of language gatherings so far this year, and told the story of Layan, a Jerusalem community […]

Good People Fund grantee Zumwalt Acres, co-founded by twins Gavi and Remi Welbel, welcomed the local Sheldon, Illinois community this summer for a presentation led by their apprentices, including Gavi herself, on the regenerative agriculture practices bringing new life to the farm’s soil, from biochar production to mushroom cultivation. We are proud to support Gavi and Remi’s vision of turning their […]

Good People Fund grantee in Israel Kaima Hukuk, led by Asaf Zaiden, has stepped back into full bloom after a long and difficult stretch. The farm in Israel’s lower Galilee, which gives at-risk teenagers purpose and community through agricultural work, saw its youth barred from the farm during the war. Now 22 teenagers are back in the fields, an all-time high, […]

Good People Fund grantee TribeTalk, founded by Michelle Black, Robin Friedman and Jude Sydney, spent this summer bringing its Standing Strong antisemitism education program directly to Jewish camps, including Camp Coleman in Cleveland, Georgia and Camp Bauercrest in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Through age-appropriate, interactive workshops, TribeTalk creates space for campers to ask questions, share experiences, and learn practical […]

Good People Fund grantee Pesia’s Kitchen (EAT), Founded by Gideon Ben Ami and led by Yoni Ben Ami, shared their annual report for the EAT School Program, and the numbers are impressive: 31 schools and 18,365 students took part this year, rescuing and distributing 404,507 kg of surplus produce — the equivalent of 809,014 meals — while avoiding an estimated 768.5 metric tons of […]

Good People Fund alum grantee Shutaf Inclusion Programs, co-founded by Beth Steinberg and Miriam Avraham, is celebrating its 20th summer of camp, a true shehecheyanu moment. Beth and Miriam didn’t set out to build an organization; they just wanted camp for their own children, Vinnie and Akiva, and for other kids, with and without disabilities. That dream has since touched more than 2,000 participants […]

Good People Fund grantee Bagel Rescue, founded by Erin Stieglitz, was featured in the July 2026 issue of Atlanta Magazine in a lovely profile, “Bagel Rescue is giving day-old bagels a ‘hole’ new purpose.” The piece traces Bagel Rescue’s origins to the pandemic, when Erin’s then nine-year-old son called a local bagel shop for day-old bagels to donate to frontline workers, a […]

Good People Fund grantee Father’s Fighting 4 Fathers (FF4F) founded by Markus Trent, was invited to the Maryland Governor’s Mansion, where First Lady Dawn Moore and Governor Wes Moore joined educators, teachers, and families to kick off Read More Summer. This initiative empowers parents, especially fathers, to read with their sons and daughters at home, in school, in the library, and throughout the community. […]