The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has announced $1.2 million in emergency grant funding as an immediate response to the shootings that claimed 11 lives and wounded six individuals this past Saturday at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill community.

After consulting with more than a dozen leaders in Pittsburgh and across the country regarding the immediate needs the Pittsburgh Jewish community is facing, the Weinberg Foundation has approved emergency grants to the following six organizations:

Local Pittsburgh Nonprofit Funding

• $300,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh to support the Victims of Terror Fund (set up by the Federation), the Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) Pittsburgh, and the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Pittsburgh to provide behavioral health services, short-term security for several institutions, medical bills for the injured, and general support for staff working tirelessly to serve the community in this time of need.
• $100,000 to Jewish Association on Aging (Pittsburgh) to provide therapy and counseling for older adults impacted by the shooting, and increased security needs for this organization.
• $100,000 to the Pittsburgh Police Fund, administrated by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, to support individuals impacted by the shooting, including the six police officers injured, and their families.
• $100,000 to Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha Synagogue for any capital and security needs the synagogue may have at this time.

National Nonprofit Funding

• $300,000 to the Anti-Defamation League, including $200,000 in capital funding for improvements and expansion of ADL’s technology, which tracks and responds to acts of anti-Semitism via the organization’s Incident Response Center, and $100,000 in operating support directed towards the organization’s emergency operations in Pittsburgh.
• $300,000 to Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), including $200,000 for housing assistance, job placement support, and case management services for newly resettled refugees in the United States, and $100,000 to provide increased short-term security for HIAS, which was targeted as part of the attack.