A FUNDER COLLABORATIVE TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM
Bold Funding for an Urgent Challenge
The Har Initiative brings donors together to invest in innovative leaders and organizations working to reduce antisemitism and strengthen Jewish life in the United States. Through transformational, multi-year funding, Har helps promising ideas grow into lasting impact.
ABOUT THE HAR INITIATIVE
Built for the Scale of the Challenge
The Har Initiative is a collaborative community of funders committed to meaningfully reducing antisemitism and strengthening Jewish life in the United States.
Har emerged from a 2024 gathering in Montana, where philanthropists from diverse backgrounds and political perspectives came together around a shared belief: antisemitism threatens not only Jewish communities, but also the American values of pluralism and democracy.
“Har,” the Hebrew word for mountain, reflects both where the initiative’s early thinking took shape and the scale of the challenge it was created to meet.
The Har Initiative is co-chaired by Lindsey Spindle, president of Samueli Family Philanthropies, and Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. William Foster, managing director at The Bridgespan Group, serves as a key executive partner helping shape the initiative.
“The strategic partnership from Har was incredible. It helped us think deeply about our strategy, unlock new ideas, and improve existing ones.”
– HAR GRANTEE
OUR APPROACH
Transformational Funding. Built for Lasting Impact.
The Har Initiative mobilizes multi-year funding for innovative organizations and leaders addressing contemporary antisemitism and advancing Jewish thriving in the United States.
Building & Bridging
Strengthening trust, relationships, and alliances within the Jewish community and across communities to create lasting resilience against antisemitism and hate.
Action Over Perfection
Backing bold leaders who test new ideas, move decisively, and adapt their strategies as new challenges and opportunities continue to evolve.
Diverse Perspectives
Bringing together donors from the center-left to the center-right around a shared commitment to reducing antisemitism, supporting Jewish life, and caring for Israel.
Many Pathways. Shared Goals.
The Har Initiative mobilizes multi-year funding for innovative organizations and leaders addressing contemporary antisemitism and advancing Jewish thriving in the United States.
OUR RESULTS
Turning Collective Commitment Into Meaningful Action
In its first year, the Har Initiative brought leading funders together to mobilize transformational support for organizations confronting antisemitism across the United States.
$75M Mobilized
Unlocking the potential of bold ideas and leaders.
15 Organizations Supported
Each received tailored strategic planning and capacity-building support from The Bridgespan Group.
100% Net Promoter Score
Grantees unanimously recommended the Har experience.
Har operates through an annual cycle of collaborative learning, rigorous diligence, and decisive funding. Donors pre-commit meaningful capital, then choose which organizations to support after hearing directly from their leaders. Funding is provided as unrestricted, general operating support, giving grantees the flexibility to put ambitious plans into action.
With $120 million already pre-committed for its next portfolio, Har is building greater momentum, expanding its donor community, and investing at the scale this challenge demands.
GET INVOLVED
Bring Your Commitment. Bring Your Big Idea.
The Har Initiative is building a community of donors, leaders, and organizations ready to confront antisemitism with greater ambition, collaboration, and resolve.
JOIN THE FUNDER COLLABORATIVE
Connect with a community of donors investing together, learning from one another, and supporting promising organizations at a transformational scale.
SHARE YOUR BIG IDEA
Are you developing an innovative approach to reducing antisemitism or strengthening Jewish life in the United States? We want to hear from you.
Together, we can fuel bold solutions and build lasting resilience for the decade ahead.