The Hebrew High School of New England (HHNE) is one of only a handful of schools in North America selected to participate in the second and final cohort of Generations National, a groundbreaking, three-year endowment-building program sponsored by the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE). The Generations program is intended to help schools gain the skills needed to strengthen and grow endowment funds.

In addition, a $1.5 million grant from the Avi Chai Foundation will provide each participating school with a match of more than 50 percent for the school’s enrollment fee to help defray the costs of the program. Each school is also eligible to receive up to $16,000, thanks to additional funding provided by Avi Chai and Robin and Brad Klatt, leaders in day school endowment giving.

As a Generations school, the West Hartford high school will receive customized coaching, incentive funds to achieving dollar benchmarks, and training and program support from PEJE. The program expands a successful pilot program that began in 2012 and Cohort One launched in 2014, through which participating schools have raised more than $61 million in endowment funds.

Generations, part of the PEJE National Revenue Programs partnership with Avi Chai, is the latest in a series of PEJE initiatives aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of Jewish day school education across North America.

“HHNE is delighted to have been accepted into this prestigious program,” said HHNE head of school, Rabbi Jeremy Bruce. “We will learn about cutting edge techniques, engage our generous supporters and grow our endowment for the benefit of future generations of students.”