Building national infrastructure
scaling JIMENA’s capacity, systems, and long-term organizational strategy
2022–2024 JCRIF Impact Report
A Transformational Period of Growth
From 2022–2024, support from the Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund (JCRIF) helped JIMENA undertake a major period of organizational growth and transformation. Through strategic investment in research, leadership development, education, advocacy, and institutional capacity, JIMENA built new infrastructure and expanded its national reach—laying the foundation for the organization it is today.
Inside the report, you’ll discover:
Investing in research
launching the first national demographic study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Americans
Developing Sephardic leadership
building a national pipeline of communal professionals, educators, and emerging leaders
Expanding institutional influence
bringing Sephardic and Mizrahi perspectives into education, policy, and public discourse
A pivotal investment that helped transform JIMENA from a growing community organization into a national institution for Sephardic and Mizrahi research, education, leadership, and advocacy.