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…
JCF Trustee Emerita Susie Stern and her husband, Jeff, recently hosted a Jewish Communal Fund fireside chat in their home featuring Mario Gabelli, one of the great investment managers of our time. Mr. Gabelli, a longtime JCF fund holder, spoke about the economy, his personal and corporate philanthropy, and how the upcoming presidential election may…
H.S. Sophomores Learn About Philanthropy and Donate $200 to Meir Panim in Israel The tenth graders at Ma’ayanot High School experienced the joys and challenges of engaging in thoughtful and strategic philanthropy as part of their Interdisciplinary Day focused on Philanthropy & Poverty. Students participated in a 90-minute Giving Circle which awarded a $200 grant to…
Dozens of wealth managers, financial planners, accountants, attorneys, foundation professionals and philanthropy advisors came together on April 19 in a beautiful conference room at Bernstein with sweeping views of Central Park to launch a new chapter of Advisors in Philanthropy (AiP) in New York City. AIP’s mission is to inspire and educate advisors, helping them…