Jewish Communal Fund is the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country and the fifth largest donor advised fund overall, according to a recent study conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. In 2011, JCF had a total of $1.1 billion in charitable assets and granted out nearly $300 million — more than 27 percent of charitable assets. This…
In 1964, thousands took the streets of Riverside Drive for an impromptu walk to celebrate the young state of Israel and began a tradition that continues to this day. This past Sunday, June 3rd, was no exception. As the sun shone high over the borough of Manhattan, tens of thousands of marchers prepared themselves to…
In early May, Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) brought together a group of NextGen donors for a 90-Minute Grant Making Experience, in partnership with Slingshot. In just an hour-and-a-half, the group examined the values that drive their charitable giving and, as a collective, learned more about 30 innovative Jewish organizations listed in the most recent Slingshot…
What are the most effective ways to transmit your philanthropic values to your children and grandchildren while also ensuring that your charitable legacy within the Jewish community continues to endure? That’s one of the key questions on our minds here at Jewish Communal Fund, the donor-advised fund of the Jewish community of greater New York,…