Jewish Communal Fund
Your personal connection to charitable giving
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Jewish Communal Fund helps Fundholders facilitate their charitable giving with ease, in a cost-effective manner.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Programs
Our primary responsibility is to serve the more than 8,000 fundholders who have entrusted us with their charitable dollars. We take this responsibility very seriously and are committed to treating our fundholders with the utmost integrity and respect. We honor our commitment to fundholders by providing services that make their charitable giving administratively efficient, economically advantageous, and personally rewarding. These include:
-simplifying the grantmaking process so that contributions flow quickly and easily into the charitable stream
- offering a robust investment platform designed to help charitable dollars grow
- keeping fundholders informed about changing tax laws that may impact their charitable giving
- suggesting ways for fundholders to incorporate philanthropy into their estate and gift planning
- educating fundholders about grantmaking strategies and communal philanthropic resources
- facilitating intergenerational philanthropy.
Lifecycle Funds
We offer donor advised funds to mark lifecycle events, such as Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, and Memorial.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of donor-advised funds
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To help Fundholders maximize their charitable giving, and be more thoughtful and strategic with their philanthropy.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We offer donor advised funds which make managing your charitable giving simple and organized.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
JCF is one of the longest-serving donor advised funds, and among the largest networks of Jewish philanthropists globally.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
JCF is one of the largest networks of Jewish funders globally. Our Fundholders grant out more than $600 million each year, on average, to charities in all sectors.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Jewish Communal Fund
Board of directorsas of 07/11/2023
Michael L. Stern
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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