The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed a record $456 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2019 fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 – a 5% increase from 2018. JCF Fundholders recommended a record-number of grants – 63,000 – to thousands of charitable organizations, an…
Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved the election of five new members to its Board of Directors. The new Trustees are Kenneth Cappell, Richard Chera, Suzanne R. Davidowitz, Alan Halperin, and Aaron L. Zises. “We are delighted to welcome a group of successful and…
A successful magazine publisher for over three decades with an impressive career, Diane Oshin has been on a mission in these past several years since she’s stopped working, to find passion projects that utilize her expertise, wisdom, and experience. The longtime JCF Fundholder spoke with us recently about the charitable causes that are important to…
A former Jewish Communal Fund Trustee, Nathan Gantcher served as President and co-CEO of Oppenheimer & Company for more than a decade. He currently serves as a Managing Member of EXOP Capital LLC. He and his wife, Alice, are active philanthropists who focus on the areas of education, healthcare and Jewish causes. In this exclusive…
Lindsay Bressman is a community leader who currently serves as the Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Civic Spirit, an organization she helped launch to foster civil discourse in faith-based schools. She has an MSW from Columbia University and an MPH in Healthcare Management from UCLA. An active volunteer and philanthropist, Lindsay is a…