Trends toward feminist social change funding - philanthropy directed toward the systemic change of institutions, policy and cultural values or norms, especially vis-à-vis gender - have altered the landscape of Jewish women's philanthropy over the last fifteen years. The shift has prompted the creation of new organizations, new initiatives in long-standing Jewish social service organizations, and renewed commitment to social change within at least one veteran social change group. Through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 77 respondents, primarily the board members, lay leaders and professionals of these organizations, this dissertation seeks to understand the extent to which feminist social change is embedded in the rhetoric, donor motivation, and priorities of the various organizations under study. The data reveals that incorporation of a social change ideology, whether it is integral or tangential to a group's mission, is not a panacea for membership or fundraising woes. In fact, the commitment to a long-term systemic change agenda can make building local and national social donor networks and mainstreaming women's issues particularly challenging, especially in the face of well-established organizations serving urgent needs in the Jewish community.