Jewish Communal Fund Appoints Teena Lerner, Ph.D. as President

A healthcare and biotech expert, Dr. Lerner has devoted herself to nonprofit causes Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, announces the appointment of Teena Lerner, Ph.D. as President, succeeding Zoya Raynes, effective July 1, 2021. “An active and committed JCF fundholder and longtime trustee, Teena…

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JCF’s 2019 Annual Report is Now Available

2019 Annual Report 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…

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JCF’s Special Gifts Fund Provides Grants to Enhance Security at over 150 Local Jewish Organizations

Largest Jewish donor advised fund in country joins UJA-Federation of NY to keep centers of Jewish life safe Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, announced today that its endowment, the Special Gifts Fund, has made an emergency grant of $141,500 to UJA-Federation of New York to help secure more than 150 local synagogues,…

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Jewish Communal Fund Sends Out Record-Breaking Number of Grants in FY 2018

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed a record $435 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2018 fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 – a nine percent increase from 2017. JCF Fundholders recommended a record-number of grants – 58,224 – to thousands of charitable organizations,…

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