Submissions Closed for 2026 Industry Fund Grant

Grant Recipients will be notified early 2026.

The 2026 JCK Industry Fund grant submission period is now closed. Thank you to the numerous organizations who have applied! We will be in contact early next year with more information.

About the Fund

The mission of the JCK Industry Fund is to support the jewelry industry’s long-term success and growth by providing grant funding to impactful organizations with the vision and programming to drive sustainable improvements across the industry.

Since its inception in 1997, the JCK Industry Fund has provided over $7 million toward program grants to support the health and success of the jewelry industry at large. In 2025, the JCK Industry Fund contributed over $300,000 in grants finding towards 10 deserving organizations, each dedicated to various causes such as security, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), cultivating a sustainable industry workforce and ensuring environmental preservation in mining regions across the globe.

The JCK Industry Fund’s Advisory Committee is made up of passionate, senior leaders from JCK and various categories within the industry.

The Committee

Sarin Bachmann – Group Vice President, RX Jewelry Portfolio

John Green – President & CEO, Lux Bond & Green

Michael Lerche – President, Goldstar Jewellery LLC

Eddie LeVian – CEO, Le Vian

Roger Forman – President, Marathon Company

Lisa Bridge – Industry Expert, Jewelry Retail

The Submission Process

Submissions for 2026 Grants are closed. The annual grant process begins at the end of the summer.

Who Should Apply?

Companies, organizations, and nonprofits who have an initiative that will benefit the jewelry industry as a whole, including projects addressing commerce, development, consumer confidence, advancing business practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusions (DEI). Personal business development initiatives are not eligible for consideration.

How to Apply?

Submissions to the 2026 JCK Industry Fund Grants are closed. If you have any questions or inquiries for the future, please email [email protected].

Become an Industry Fund Contributor

Your contribution to the JCK Industry Fund helps support the sustainability, health, and growth of the jewelry industry at large.

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With support from JCK Industry Fund we were able to positively impact more small businesses, and invite emerging designers to participate in our nationwide messaging and promotions.

Jennifer Markas

Women’s Jewelry Association

To give back to the artisanal mining communities that need our help is quite rewarding. And it just would not have been possible without the JCK Industry Fund grant

Gary Roskin

ICA International Colored Gemstone Association

Many organizations pledge support for diversity, equity and inclusion, but JCK put its money where its mouth is and supported our organization in its first year of life.

Miya Owens

Black In Jewelry Coalition

The JCK Industry Fund grants allow organizations and other entities to carry out new and unique projects for the betterment of the industry

John Kennedy

Jeweler’s Security Alliance

With JCK’s support, MFM has remained nimble and able to shift to more on-the-ground actions with our gold ore testing and innovative processor analysis, implementing procedures with five innovative gold processors located in Peru, Columbia, Australia, and the US.

Toby Pomeroy

Mercury Free Mining

The JCK Industry Fund signifies commitment to integrity at the highest level: reinvesting at every level of the supply chain for the future prosperity of the industry, fueling new, young initiatives that serve the marginalized of the global industry, and shining light on underserved topics/issues.

Rachel Merisheki

Gem Legacy