Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development

Who We Are The Jerusalem Fund works to educate the United States’ public and policymakers about Palestine’s past, present and future, and provide community development support to communities in Palestine. Our Mission The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is an independent, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It aims to foster greater awareness about Palestine, in the United States and abroad, and to ameliorate the lives of Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora. The Fund accomplishes these goals through three programs: the Humanitarian Link raises funds to provide relief, medical services, and community development support; the Palestine Center hosts educational and policy analysis lectures and conferences in the DC area and disseminates information online; and the cultural arm features an active art gallery called Gallery Al-Quds, a film series, and musical and literary offerings. Our History The Jerusalem Fund was founded in 1977 to provide scholarships to Palestinian university students. Our work evolved over the past four decades to meet the needs of Palestinian communities and contribute to the struggle for liberation. Today, the Jerusalem Fund operates educational, policy analysis, and cultural programs, and provides emergency and humanitarian grants to medical, charitable, and other human rights groups in Palestine.