Jewish Communal Fund Sends Out Record-Breaking $536 Million in Grants in FY 2020

More than 27% of assets distributed to charities in all sectors The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed a record $536 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2020 fiscal year ending June 30, 2020—a 17.5% increase from 2019. JCF Fundholders recommended a record-number…

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JCF Covid-19 Philanthropy Webinar Recordings

Listen and discover the benefits of giving through a donor advised fund to meet Coronavirus emergency needs Did you miss the first two webinars in our series, “Philanthropy, Crisis Response and Our Changing World”? You can listen to the recordings at your convenience and learn more about how to utilize your donor advised fund (DAF) to…

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The Benefits of Donor Advised Giving vs. Checkbook Charity

Giving through a donor advised fund (DAF) – rather than the traditional method of writing checks to charity— can help you save time and better organize your donations. Traditional direct donations take a lot of steps and time Donor advised giving can save you time and the hassle of the lengthy process of getting your…

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The Jewish Communal Fund Elects Six New Members to its Board of Trustees

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved the election of six new members to its Board of Trustees. The new Trustees are Elisia Abrams, Jon Harris, Holly Newman Kroft, Michael Lax, Geula Solomon and Spencer Waxman. “We are delighted to welcome such accomplished individuals to…

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JCF Fundholders Support Ogen’s Covid-19 relief efforts in Israel

JCF Fundholders are among those who have generously supported the Ogen Group‘s Covid-19 relief efforts in Israel. The non-profit organization has raised $30 million in recent weeks to provide emergency loans and financial mentoring to small businesses, non-profits and unemployed and furloughed workers affected by the coronavirus crisis. We are excited to be working on…

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