Becoming a PJ Partner
What’s New?
Challenge Grant Chapter 2
$3 million dollars in matching grants are available to Jewish communities that meet the eligibility criteria to bring The PJ Library to their families. Visit our Challenge Grant Chapter 2 web page for all the details. Applications will be accepted between February 15-April 30, 2008.
How to Get PJ in Your Community?
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation funds The PJ Library™ in our home region of Western Massachusetts. We’ve done the marketing, chosen the books and CDs, set up the infrastructure and administration to be able to offer the program to other communities across the country.
We need a funding partner to bring The PJ Library™ to families in your region. To become a partner, a local philanthropist, foundation, Federation, or other Jewish organization must finance the cost of the books, music and the mailing for children in the designated community. The cost is $60 per child per year for the first year. This amount covers the cost of 12 mailings to families, who receive The PJ Library™ for FREE for the first year in the PJ Partner’s community. Each year thereafter, we recommend asking for a minimal donation of $18 per child per year from families. This donation brings the base cost of sponsorship to $42 per child per year each year thereafter.
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation covers all overhead and administrative costs for the program, and coordinates the monthly distribution of books and music.
Partners in The PJ Library™ program receive various educational resources and information from The Harold Grinspoon Foundation for help with implementing the program, recruiting families to participate in the program, and planning complementary educational programs. This is all done in an effort to enhance the experience of participants in The PJ Library™ program. In each community, the program is advertised as a gift of the local sponsor, under The PJ Library™ program partner’s name.
Email us for more information.