Jewish Communal Fund was honored to carry out Neufeld’s charitable legacy and keep his family’s memory alive As the only member of his immediate family who survived the Holocaust, Henry Neufeld understood the importance of leaving a meaningful legacy. After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Mr. Neufeld went on to found a chemical importing…
It is our pleasure to share with you the 2019 Annual Report. In Fiscal Year 2019, JCF Fundholders recommended 63,000 grants totaling $456 million–another record-breaking year of growth. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for choosing JCF to facilitate your charitable giving. By giving through this vibrant network of Jewish philanthropists,…
January 2020 We’re delighted to announce that since the launch of the JCF Social Impact Loan Program in November 2018, JCF Fundholders have provided nearly $1.2 million in interest-free loans to Hebrew Free Loan Society (HFLS) borrowers in need. To date, this capital made possible 135 loans ranging in size from $2,000 to $50,745. The average loan size was…
Donor Advised Funds “played an important countercyclical role during the financial crisis a decade ago,” according to researchers As nonprofits prepare themselves for an eventual market downturn, one “bright spot” in individual giving are those who were savvy enough to set up donor advised funds when the stock market was at an all-time high. A…
Jewish Communal Fund ranked No. 8 in The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s most recent Top 10 Donor Advised Funds list, as measured by contributions to the DAF in fiscal year 2018. Overall, America’s 10 biggest sponsors of donor advised funds took in $21.5 billion last year, an increase of 24.7 percent since 2017, according to the Chronicle.…