herzl funds

Herzl Camp General Fund
A high quality camp experience is expensive - weekly tuition is almost $800.  Your donation to our General Fund improves camp for today’s campers, adds special programming and activities and helps keep camp tuition in reach of the average family. Your support for Jewish camping addresses many of the concerns that face our community.  As adults, Jewish campers are significantly more likely to join a synagogue, donate to a Federation, care about Israel, and marry and raise children as Jews.

Scholarship Fund
Your donation provides camp scholarships for kids in financial need. A $100 donation provides one day of camp for one camper in need.  Each summer, Herzl gives $70,000 in tuition assistance to families in need - over 20% of our campers receive a scholarship from Herzl Camp.

Israel Education Fund
Campers are 55% more likely to feel a strong connection to Israel than non-campers.  At Herzl Camp, we have a vibrant Israel Education program funded through contributions from friends who care about Israel's future.  Each year, we bring teens from the Sderot region of Israel to participate side-by-side with their American counterparts. We also bring several Israeli bunk counselors for the summer in addition to special learning opportunities with Israeli Scouts, dancers, musicians and scholars.  Not every family can afford a trip to Israel, so we bring Israel to Camp!

Building Fund
Your donation funds our expansion and renovation of camp. When we finish rebuilding camp, we’ll have 20% more campers and be fully accessible for campers with physical challenges. To learn more about our building campaign, go to the Here’s to Dear Old Herzl Campaign page on this website.