TischPDX

What TischPDX does

TischPDX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 and fiscally sponsored by Beloved Builders, operating from Portland, Oregon's East Side. The organization's primary offering is the Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator (EJLI), a 10–16 month cohort program that identifies and recruits young Jewish community builders, organizers, artists, hosts, and conveners—often those who feel marginalized by established Jewish institutions—and provides them with financial stipends, mentorship, Torah study, leadership development, and networking within an anti-oppression framework. The organization runs roughly one cohort per year, with each cohort comprising 5–7 participants (amitim); six cohorts have been launched since the inaugural Elul 5779 cohort in August 2018.

The organization's broader portfolio includes the Cultural Shift initiative (launched 2023 in partnership with JOC Collective, Jews of Color Initiative, and Tiyuv) focused on Jews of Color in the Pacific Northwest, an Alumni Support Program (launched 2022) providing approximately $550 microgrants and quarterly gatherings to the 20+ cohort graduates, and consultation services offered nationally to Jewish organizations seeking to build more diverse and inclusive leadership. TischPDX is not a technology company; its core "technology" is its cohort-based curriculum, lived-program methodology, and curated alumni network, delivered primarily through in-person monthly Shabbat sessions on Portland's East Side supplemented by online channels.

The business model is grant-funded: revenue is derived from foundation grants (SRE Network, UpStart, Seeding Justice, Women's Giving Circle, Jewish Liberation Fund, Shards of Light, Jews of Color Initiative), individual donations (one-time and recurring monthly), and grassroots fundraising events. Day-to-day operations are run by a small core team (approximately three staff members as of 2022) led by Co-Founder and Executive Director Eleyna Fugman, with governance provided by a board of five or more directors including Board Chair Devra Polack. The organization has received external recognition including inclusion in Slingshot's 2021 "10 to Watch" list and a 2022 SRE Network Spring Open Grant.

Name

TischPDX

Legal name

TischPDX

Website

https://tischpdx.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TischPDX is a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit operating the Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator (EJLI), a 10-16 month cohort program that provides stipends, mentorship, and Jewish learning to young, often marginalized Jewish community builders, organizers, and artists on Portland's East Side.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Leadership Programs

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Jewish leadership development
• Community organizing programs
• Cohort-based incubators
• Nonprofit mentorship
• Cultural Jewish education

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: TischPDX receives funding from foundations including SRE Network ($50,000 grants), UpStart, Shards of Light, and other Jewish philanthropic organizations to support operations and programs.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts one-time and monthly donations from individuals. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by U.S. law through their fiscal sponsor Beloved Builders.
3. Grassroots Fundraising: TischPDX holds events like their Shavuot event for fundraising, attracting new donors and monthly donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TischPDX runs a Jewish leadership incubator that recruits young, marginalized Jewish community builders on Portland's East Side and supports them with stipends, mentorship, Jewish learning, and networking through cohort-based programs. It also operates the Cultural Shift initiative for Jews of Color in the Pacific Northwest, an Alumni Support Program providing microgrants to graduates, and consultation services to Jewish organizations nationally.

Product overview

TischPDX is a Jewish leadership development organization operating as an incubator of new Jewish ideas and spiritual creativity on Portland's East Side. The organization offers a portfolio of programs centered around its Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator (EJLI), a 10-16 month cohort program that provides financial support, leadership development, networking, mentorship, and Jewish learning to cultural creatives, ritual leaders, and organizers. Additional offerings include the Cultural Shift program focused on Jews of Color in the Pacific Northwest, an Alumni Support Program providing microgrants to graduates, and consultation services for external Jewish organizations seeking to build inclusive leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator (EJLI) A 10-16 month cohort program for young Jewish community builders, organizers, artists, hosts, and conveners on Portland's East Side who are unaffiliated with established Jewish community, offering financial stipends, leadership training, mentorship, Torah study, and networking.
• Cultural Shift A Pacific Northwest initiative that strengthens the leadership, visibility, and community of Jews of Color through outreach, programming, and partnerships, including survey research.
• Alumni Support Program A program sustaining TischPDX's mission by supporting graduates of the EJLI cohort through quarterly gatherings and microgrants (~$550) for alumni-led projects and events.
• Consultation Services Consultation services offered to Jewish organizations working to build more diverse and inclusive leadership, providing trainers and organizational models.
• Orit Jewish Learning An independent educational initiative founded by EJLI alum Tammy Metasabiya Habteyes, dedicated to bringing Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) traditions, holidays, and religious life into contemporary Jewish learning spaces.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SlingshotminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJewish philanthropy organization that engages young Jewish philanthropists. TischPDX was featured on their 2021 '10 to Watch' list.
• Kenissa NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Jewish organization connecting individuals leading contemporary efforts to re-imagine Jewish life. TischPDX was invited to attend the 2019 annual gathering and present at the conference.
• JOC CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJews of Color collective partnership for the Cultural Shift initiative, conducting research on Jews of Color in the Pacific Northwest.
• TiyuvcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJOC-led research and evaluation organization that partnered to conduct the Jews of Color in the PNW survey and evaluate the Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator.
• Clergy Leadership IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased in New York City. Rabbi Ariel Stone was invited to serve as Rabbinic mentor.
• KirvaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlumni training with Kirva's DRIO program (Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out Cohort) to integrate mussar into anti-racism work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Truah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights: Rabbinic human rights organization that mobilizes Jewish leaders around social justice, sharing TischPDX's intersectional social justice focus and rabbinic leadership network.
• SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva: Jewish learning community focused on Talmud study and radical pedagogy, comparable to TischPDX's cohort-based Jewish learning and mentorship approach for marginalized learners.
• Avodah: Jewish service corps that supports leaders tackling social justice issues through cohort-based programming, comparable in structure to TischPDX's Emerging Jewish Leadership Incubator.
• Mechon Hadar: Jewish learning institute offering intensive text study and leadership development, sharing TischPDX's commitment to rigorous Jewish education paired with inclusive community building.

Others

• Slingshot Fund: Jewish philanthropic resource and funder collective; TischPDX has been featured in Slingshot's '10 to Watch' list, situating it within this recognized cohort of innovative Jewish organizations.

Direct peers

• Moving Traditions: Jewish youth leadership and identity development organization that runs cohort and educational programs for teens and young adults, comparable to TischPDX's leadership incubator.
• Moishe House: Peer-based Jewish community-building organization that engages young Jewish adults in creating local community, much like TischPDX's cohort-based incubator model for emerging Jewish leaders.
• UpStart: National Jewish creativity incubator supporting entrepreneurial Jewish leaders and organizations; TischPDX has been a participant in Upstart's 2020 Sprint and 2025 UpSpring cohorts.
• Kenissa Network: Network of Jewish innovators and entrepreneurs re-imagining Jewish communal life; TischPDX has presented at Kenissa gatherings and operates in the same re-imagination space.
• Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice: Jewish social justice organization that mobilizes Jews around progressive causes, sharing TischPDX's focus on social justice and gender equity through grant-funded community programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TischPDX
• Instagraminstagram.com/tischpdx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tischpdx

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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