Jason Flom is a music executive who is known for discovering Katy Perry and Lorde and for launching the careers of iconic artists including Matchbox Twenty and Kid Rock. A longtime JCF fundholder, Flom is also a dedicated advocate for criminal justice reform. He is a founding board member of the Innocence Project and serves…
When Eve Goldberg’s son Isaac passed away a little over two years ago from an accidental overdose from opioids, she knew she wanted to do something meaningful and charitable in his memory. “My dream was to create a sober clubhouse, a community where young adults in recovery participate in fun activities,” she said. Her parents…
In addition to JCF’s $2 million gift to UJA-Federation of NY, its Special Gifts Fund is providing funds to kosher food pantries, a groundbreaking Holocaust education program and Jewish day camp scholarships. Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved grants totaling $737,400 to local Jewish…
By David Roth (This blog post originally appeared on the JFN website and is reprinted with permission). On February 17, 2016, JFN held a joint event in Jerusalem with the Jewish Communal Fund. I was very moved by the partnership between the two organizations as I am both a JFN member and have a donor…
Today, Jewish Communal Fund CEO Sue Dickman is in Israel where she presented a $100,000 grant to Olim BeYachad, a nonprofit that helps Ethiopian-Israelis gain employment and become self-sufficient. This gift from the JCF Special Gifts Fund will fund the participation of 40 Ethiopian-Israeli young adults in EELP (Employment, Empowerment, and Leadership program). This gift was…