Jewish Center For Justice

What Jewish Center For Justice does

Jewish Center for Justice (JCJ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, that delivers Jewish-rooted civic education, leadership development, and political advocacy on social justice issues. Its core offering is a portfolio of cohort programs — Legislative Trainings, Teen Cohort, College Cohort, Seminary Cohort, Lawyers' Committee, and Clergy Council — plus the named Micah D. Bycel Legislative Fellowship and the JCJ LEAD program for high school students. The organization trains participants to engage directly with California state legislators and federal representatives on at least twelve issue verticals including voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, antisemitism, and Israel.

JCJ does not sell products or services and operates a donation-based revenue model, soliciting tax-deductible contributions through its website and the Donorbox platform (EIN 81-4397882). Programs are delivered through a mix of direct community engagement, online and in-person cohort instruction, and grassroots legislative advocacy campaigns, with marketing conducted via the organization's website, Instagram, Facebook, email action alerts, podcast appearances, and community events such as Women's March LA. The organization is led by Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds and Board Chair Julie Bank, supported by a small staff of fewer than ten that includes specialized roles such as Legislative Fellowship Director, Lawyers' Committee co-chair, Clergy Council members, and a Fellowship Coordinator.

The organization has no disclosed technology platform, proprietary products, or AI capabilities, and operates entirely as a human-delivered advocacy and education platform. Its growth signals include formalization of an expanding issue portfolio, addition of programmatic staff, the establishment of a dedicated memorial fund (the Micah D. Bycel Fund for Legislative Fellows) following the August 2022 death of a board member, and emerging federal-level advocacy beyond its original California-focused remit. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Jewish Center For Justice

Legal name

Jewish Center for Justice

Website

https://jewishcenterforjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jewish Center for Justice is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers Jewish-rooted leadership development and political advocacy through cohort programs (Teen, College, Seminary, Lawyers, Clergy) targeting Jewish community members and California state and federal policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice Advocacy and Nonprofit Education

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Social justice advocacy
• Leadership development programs
• Legislative advocacy training
• Nonprofit education
• Community organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Jewish Center for Justice operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 81-4397882) that raises funds through donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters. All contributions are tax-deductible. The organization solicits donations through its website (donorbox.org/jcj) and campaigns for year-end giving.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jewish Center for Justice (JCJ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides Jewish-rooted education, cohort-based leadership development, and political advocacy on social justice issues. The organization delivers structured cohort programs (Teen, College, Seminary, Lawyers' Committee, Clergy Council), legislative fellowships, and grassroots advocacy campaigns directed at California state and federal legislation on issues including voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, gun violence prevention, and antisemitism.

Product overview

Jewish Center for Justice (JCJ) is a social justice, education, and leadership development platform that operates as a unified advocacy organization rather than a software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of programs including legislative training cohorts (Teen, College, Seminary), the Micah D. Bycel Legislative Fellowship, the Lawyers' Committee, and the Clergy Council. JCJ also facilitates action alerts and advocacy campaigns on issues including Mental Health, Voting Rights, Economic Justice, Climate/Environment, Gender Equity, Racial Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Immigration, Gun Violence Prevention, Antisemitism, and Israel. The organization mobilizes Jewish communities and pro-democracy people of faith to take action on California and federal legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JCJ Legislative Trainings

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bend the Arc: Jewish Action: Progressive Jewish advocacy organization running legislative campaigns, leadership development, and grassroots mobilization on social justice issues. Direct comparability with JCJ across mission, values framing, and policy agenda, but operates at significantly larger national scale.
• J Street: Pro-Israel political advocacy organization lobbying Congress and engaging Jewish communities in policy work. Comparable Jewish-rooted political advocacy and donor mobilization, though with a narrower Israel-focused mandate and different political alignment from JCJ.
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW): Long-standing Jewish women's advocacy organization pursuing legislative action, voter engagement, and social justice causes. Comparable in faith-rooted advocacy framing and multi-generational engagement model, though larger and more established.
• Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC): Advocacy arm of the Reform Judaism movement running legislative trainings, rabbinical cohorts, and social justice campaigns. Highly comparable to JCJ in combining Jewish identity with hands-on legislative advocacy training, though RAC operates within a larger denominational structure.
• T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights: Rabbinic human rights organization mobilizing Jewish clergy and communities on social justice advocacy. Highly comparable to JCJ in its fusion of Jewish values with legislative and policy advocacy, though T'ruah's footprint is national rather than California-focused.
• HIAS: Jewish-founded refugee and immigration advocacy organization. Direct peer on immigration advocacy specifically, with comparable Jewish-values grounding but a much more established national footprint and federal contracting presence.
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA): National Jewish public affairs umbrella coordinating communal advocacy on voting rights, civil rights, and immigration. Comparable as a Jewish-rooted policy advocacy body, though JCPA operates as a federation of organizations rather than running direct cohort programs.
• New Israel Fund: Progressive Jewish organization funding and advocating for Israeli civil society and shared Jewish-democratic values. Comparable values-based advocacy framing and donor base, though focused on Israel rather than U.S. state legislation.

Broad incumbents

• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): Large, well-established Jewish civil rights organization combating antisemitism and extremism with policy advocacy, education, and litigation. Comparable Jewish-identity-and-justice positioning, but vastly larger in budget, staff, and national infrastructure.
• American Jewish Committee (AJC): Global Jewish advocacy organization with diplomatic engagement, policy advocacy, and interfaith programming. Comparable values-rooted advocacy framing and donor base, but operates at a much larger institutional scale than JCJ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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