Our staff has been working hard processing the more than $10 million in Coronavirus-related grants that our generous Fundholders have recommended from their JCF donor advised funds to date.
Since April 1, we’ve sent out $17 million in grants–a 21% increase since this time last year. We’re also opening memorial funds to help honor the legacy of loved ones within the JCF community and beyond.
Our efforts–including the $1 million in emergency coronavirus response grants we sent from our Special Gifts Fund–have garnered several positive press mentions in recent days:
- Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jewish-communal-fund-announces-1-123200097.html
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Pandemic-Spurs-Surge-in-Gifts/248465
- Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-u-s-jews-help-needy-prepare-for-very-different-passover-during-covid-19-quarantine-1.8750718
- Jewish News Syndicate (JNS): https://www.jns.org/largest-us-jewish-donor-advised-fund-announces-1-million-in-emergency-grants/
- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/04/08/largest-us-jewish-donor-advised-fund-announces-1-million-in-emergency-grants/
- Cleveland Jewish News: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/more-than-8-500-passover-meals-delivered-to-vulnerable-new-yorkers-for-passover/article_27d291cb-f64e-5f66-bb94-4b9233904a5f.html