Application Procedures

Initial Approach—Letter of Inquiry

First-time applicants to the Moriah Fund must submit a short (2–3 page) letter of inquiry at least one month prior to the proposal deadlines indicated below. Letters of inquiry are reviewed throughout the year. The letter of inquiry should include history, purpose and goals of the organization; amount of funding requested; purpose and activities of the project/program for which funds are requested; and total budget(s) of the organization and the project/program. Based on this letter, the Moriah Fund staff will decide whether to invite a full proposal, and will notify applicants as soon as possible.

Proposal Deadlines

The Moriah Fund program board meets twice a year to consider proposals. Complete proposals must be received by March 1st to be considered for the spring grant cycle (mid-to-late May) and by August 1st to be considered for the fall grant cycle (early-to-mid November). If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the proposal will be accepted the next business day. Proposals to the Israel Program must be submitted one month earlier, that is, February 1st for the spring grant cycle and July 10th for the fall grant cycle.  The deadline for fall proposals are August 20th.

Required Information 

Proposals must be accompanied by the proposal checklist and include all information requested. Current grantees must include a brief progress report on their existing grants. We encourage proposal (and other) submissions on non-chlorine bleached recycled paper, using both sides. Please send only one copy of the proposal and supporting material and do not send by express mail. For local programs in the District of Columbia, the Moriah Fund will accept the Washington Regional Association of Grantmaker’s Common Grant Application, but it must be accompanied by our checklist.

Funding Limitations

Funding is limited to areas described in our annual report. Moriah does not provide support for individuals, private foundations, the arts, medical research, lobbying or political campaigns, or non-U.S. organizations.

Mailing Address

For requests in Israel, letters of inquiry and proposals should be sent to:
Don Futterman
18 Weizman Street
Kfar Saba 44247, Israel

For all other requests, letters of inquiry and proposals should be sent to the Washington, D.C. office at:
One Farragut Square South
1634 I Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20006-4003

Email Addresses

For Letters of Inquiry: inquiry@moriahfund.org
For Proposals: proposal@moriahfund.org