Average grant amount exceeds $6,800. The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed $297 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2015 fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. JCF fund holders recommended a record-number of grants – 43,472 – to charities in all sectors,…
Organization’s mission is to transform philanthropy through collaboration May 5, 2015, New York, NY—Ellen Israelson, the Vice President of Philanthropic Services and Chief Marketing Officer at Jewish Communal Fund, has been elected to the national Board of Trustees of The Association of Advisors in Philanthropy, also known as “AiP.” AiP is a prestigious member organization…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the leading newspaper focused on the nonprofit sector, highlights Jewish Communal Fund’s new Private Client Group in its latest issue: The Jewish Communal Fund … has also created a “Private Client Group” to offer counseling and other resources to people with donor-advised funds worth at least $1-million. “In the last year or so, it became apparent…
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), an independent public charity that facilitates charitable giving for more than 6,000 fund holders through a popular giving vehicle known as a donor advised fund, has been designated a “Top 50” Charity in the United States by the Chronicle of Philanthropy on its just published “Philanthropy 400” list. The “Philanthropy…
The Jewish Week printed a letter to the editor on 9/24/2014 written by JCF Executive Vice President & CEO Sue Dickman highlighting the significant support for Israel that our fund holders have generously granted out. The letter is a response to an article written about recent philanthropic trends in light of the recent conflict in Israel.…