NSP has grown to a thriving congregation of 400 member households with over 200 children, convening for soulful services, robust kids and families programs, community gatherings, and abundant opportunities to care for each other and pursue justice. NSP has been blessed to share space with a variety of local organizations and congregations since our founding. While we’ve been deeply grateful to our church hosts for sharing their sacred space, having our own home and our own space would allow us to continue to grow and dream.
Join Us in Building Our Home
Our goal is to raise $1,680,000 over the next 3 years. We invite you to donate and be part of building a lasting home for our community! Pledges can be multi-year. Reach out to discuss options that work for you. Checks can be made out to New Synagogue Project and mailed to P.O. Box 43153, Washington, DC 20010, or you can give online below.
Exciting news! A generous donor has offered to match all new gifts and pledges made by Oct. 30, up to $150k. That means if we meet the match, we’ll have raised an additional $300k toward our goal – that is, all the funds we need for Phase 1 of construction, and well on our way toward the having the funds we need to initiate Phase 2 of construction to complete the new space. From our matching donor:
“Attending the Rosh Hashanah service at New Synagogue Project in 2018, we were profoundly moved by the spiritual energy surrounding us and how comfortable and emotionally connected we felt. NSP’s mission of being a “spiritually vibrant, radically inclusive Jewish community that reflects our vision for a world of justice, equity, and liberation” was reflected in every aspect of that experience. We have supported NSP in the years since not only because we share the vision but because we’ve seen the growth and continuous effort to implement this mission. We know the world sorely needs NSP’s presence, commitment to social justice, and whole-heartedness. So we are offering this match with the goal of encouraging the community to continue working together to help raise the funds to build our home.”
Contact Lauren@newsynagogueproject.org to discuss your gift or with any questions.
If you plan to make a gift of over $1,000, we hope you’ll consider giving via ACH Bank Transfer (through the form above) or by check, which can be made out to New Synagogue Project and mailed to PO Box 43153, Washington, DC 20010. For other ways to give, please see here.
Home Campaign FAQs
Our Home Campaign goal is $1,680,000. Of that, we’ve secured $330,000 in low-interest loans and nearly $950,000 in pledges and lead gifts so far. That means we are already more than 75% of the way to our goal, and your gift will make a huge impact in helping us get to the finish line. New gifts and pledges made by Oct. 30 will be DOUBLED by a match from a generous donor, up to $150k – if we meet the match, that will mean an additional $300k raised toward our goal!
The Home Campaign funds we raise will go directly into construction for the new space, making it a home, the additional rent we’ll pay during construction before we can move in, expanded operating expenses in the first year while we build up our revenue streams to support increased expenses long-term, and, importantly, a reserve to ensure we can meet our financial/legal obligation to make our lease payments in the case of emergency. Below is an overview of our buildout and move-in budget:
| Design (architect, engineers, AV, acoustics, etc) | $100,000 |
| Construction | $950,000 |
| Furniture & Art | $120,000 |
| Security deposit & first month rent | $74,000 |
| Additional insurance, staffing, & rent during transition to new space | $226,000 |
| Reserve (6 months rent) | $210,000 |
| Total: | $1,680,000 |
We are still working out how donors will be recognized in ways that align with our values and honor all who contribute. We anticipate we’ll design a plaque of some kind that can be installed in the new space that lists everyone who donated to make the new space possible, regardless of amount. We are also working on plans for donors to name a chair in honor or in memory of a loved one. If you’d prefer not to be included in any public recognition, please let us know. If you have ideas about what this can look like, let us know that, too!
What We're Building:
