The Righteous Persons Foundation, inspired by Steven Spielberg's experience with "Schindler’s List", aims to build and support a meaningful and relevant Jewish community. It channels the profits from Spielberg’s films into fostering innovative approaches that bridge divides, utilize arts and storytelling, preserve Jewish history, inspire social activism based on justice, and ensure the lessons of the Holocaust are remembered, thereby enriching Jewish life intertwined with art, culture, media, justice, and joy.
The grant program of the Righteous Persons Foundation focuses on creating a vibrant, just, and inclusive Jewish community in the United States. It seeks to fund organizations and projects that are national in scope and aim to enhance the Jewish Story by highlighting its vibrancy and complexity; encourage human dignity across religious lines to combat antisemitism and hate; and bolster faith-rooted social justice and moral leadership. Despite a wish to support many worthy initiatives, funding is limited, prioritizing projects that align with these targeted areas of impact.