About Us — Together Ending Need

ABOUT TEN —
TOGETHER ENDING NEED.

Together Ending Need is the national backbone mobilizing Jewish funders, organizations, and leaders to ensure every financially vulnerable Jew receives the support they need.

Vision

A world where every Jew, regardless of income, has their basic needs met and can live a thriving Jewish life.

Mission

To eliminate economic vulnerability in the Jewish community through coordinated funder mobilization, organizational capacity building, and narrative change.

Our story
Founded
in purpose.

TEN was founded in 2019 through a partnership between The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network, growing out of a national convening on Jewish poverty that catalyzed a new affinity group of concerned funders.

What began as a space for funders to learn together has evolved into a dedicated national infrastructure for the field. In 2020, TEN helped coordinate funder responses to the COVID-19 humanitarian crisis. In 2023, the project formalized its leadership and was rebranded as TEN. In 2026, TEN received three-year incubation funding to grow into a fully independent organization.

Today, TEN is the trusted coordination layer where funders can learn, align, and invest together — in ways that complement and strengthen their existing portfolios. We convene stakeholders, commission and amplify research, support Jewish life organizations, and work to shift the communal narrative so that economic vulnerability becomes a shared, urgent priority.

2019
Founded as a national affinity group on Jewish poverty
1.5M+
Financially vulnerable Jews in the United States
29%
Of American Jews who struggle financially (JFNA, 2025)
What we do
Four pillars
of action.

TEN's core strength is educating and mobilizing funders to invest in proven, responsive solutions to Jewish economic vulnerability — while building the field infrastructure that makes coordinated action possible.

01

Convene funders & co-fund

We bring funders together to learn, coordinate, and pool philanthropic capital for pilots and scalable models — at regional and national convenings and through TEN's growing funder network.

02

Build organizational capacity

We provide consulting, workshops, staff trainings, and cohort-based learning for Jewish life organizations so they can better identify and serve financially vulnerable community members.

03

Drive thought leadership

We commission, consolidate, and amplify research on Jewish economic vulnerability — and work to shift the communal narrative so this issue is treated with the urgency it deserves.

04

Signature programs

We engage in direct action on core strategic interventions — from campus financial hardship pilots to community-level collaborative funding strategies — where TEN can make a measurable difference.

"Funders are ready to act — they need a trusted, coordinated strategy to invest together. That's what TEN provides."
Ways to work together
Find your
path in.

TEN works with two primary audiences: funders seeking to invest strategically in this space, and Jewish life organizations seeking to better serve their financially vulnerable members.

01

Become a funding partner

Gain access to 1:1 funder consulting and strategy support, curated research, and a network of like-minded philanthropists working on Jewish economic vulnerability.

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02

Attend a funder convening

Join us at regional convenings designed to seed local funder collaboratives, or connect with us at national gatherings like JFN, NJHSA, and PowerNET.

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03

Commission a local landscape scan

Work with TEN to understand the scale and shape of Jewish economic vulnerability in your city or region — and identify the highest-leverage funding opportunities.

Start the conversation →
04

Support a TEN cohort grant

Pool philanthropic capital with other funders to back pilots and scalable models in specific populations or geographies — with TEN providing due diligence and coordination.

Learn how it works →
05

Subscribe to our funder newsletter

Stay current on emerging research, funding gaps, and opportunities across the field of Jewish economic vulnerability — delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe →
06

Invite TEN to present to your board

Bring TEN's research and field expertise directly to your leadership — and explore how economic vulnerability fits into your broader philanthropic strategy.

Request a presentation →
01

Schedule a staff training

TEN offers targeted workshops to help your team identify and sensitively serve financially vulnerable community members — with practical tools you can implement right away.

Request a training →
02

Apply for a consulting engagement

Work with TEN to assess how your organization is currently reaching financially vulnerable members — and identify concrete steps to deepen your impact.

Apply →
03

Join a peer learning cohort

Participate in structured cohorts where professionals from similar organizations learn together, share challenges, and implement new practices in their workplaces.

Join the waitlist →
04

Download best practices and resources

Access TEN's growing library of guides, research briefs, and frameworks for engaging low-income Jews with dignity and effectiveness.

Browse resources →
05

Integrate financial vulnerability metrics

TEN works with umbrella organizations to build economic vulnerability questions into standard surveys and population studies — helping the field track what matters.

Partner with us →
06

Partner on research or a pilot

Collaborate with TEN on a pilot initiative or research project — bringing your community's data and experience to help build the evidence base for the whole field.

Start a conversation →