The Harold Grinspoon Foundation supports national and international initiatives. The Flagship Initiatives, The PJ Library and The Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy are operating in the US and in Canada.

The PJ Library

More than 130 U.S. and Canadian communities currently offer The PJ Library program to families with additional communities set to launch soon. Presently, more than 65,000 children receive monthly gifts of books and music made possible by philanthropists and local organizations.

The PJ Library is an international initiative, active in the United States, Canada, and in Israel through Sifriyat Pijama.

The Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy

The Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy provides consultation and challenge grants to nonprofit Jewish overnight summer camps and other Jewish nonprofit organizations in the US and Canada.

Other National Initiatives Supported By HGF

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)


• The Areivim Philanthropic Group


• Birthright Israel


• B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO)


• Brandeis University


• Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC)


• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
  for the Grinspoon Israel Interns Program


• Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative (JECEI)


• Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA)


• Jewish Federations of North America


• Jewish Funders Network (JFN)


• Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education (PELIE)


• Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE)