2024 Industry Fund Grant Recipients Announced!
JCK thanks all applicants for their support of the jewelry industry!
Submissions for the 2025 grant will open later this year.
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 awarded over $7 million toward program grants to support the health and success of the jewelry industry at large. In 2023, the JCK Industry Fund’s grants have exceeded the previous year’s awards with over $300,000 in grants awarded. Nine deserving organizations, each dedicated to various causes such as security, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), cultivating a sustainable industry workforce, ensuring environmental preservation, and upholding product quality were successful in securing these grants.
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, LeVian
Roger Forman – President, Marathon Company
NEW to the Committee for 2024 Submissions: Lisa Bridge – President and CEO, Ben Bridge Jeweler
The Submission Process
Submissions for 2024 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.
How to Apply?
Submissions to the 2024 JCK Industry Fund Grant 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.