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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JCF Ranks Among Top 10 Donor Advised Funds

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.…

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Jewish Communal Fund Launches Several Social Impact Opportunities

Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, now offers impact investment opportunities in every asset class. JCF has also introduced an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Pre-Set Portfolio option, in addition to Israel Bonds and the Market Vector Israel ETF options that already exist on JCF’s investment platform to…

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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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