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Mar 16, 20222 min read

3 Creative Ways a DAF Can Enhance Your Philanthropy

Life is hectic, your charitable giving efforts need not be. The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. can help you streamline and even...

JCF

Jan 26, 20222 min read

12 JCF Updates, One Page: View our Annual Report for FY21

Looking back on the latest fiscal year (from 10/1/20 thru 9/30/21) for the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc., one can see that our...

JCF

Dec 1, 20212 min read

8 Tips for Your Year End Philanthropy

With Chanukah here and candles lighting the night, many individuals and families not only give gifts to one another, but also give gifts...

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Oct 26, 20212 min read

Stack Your Tzedakah! Open a DAF with the JCF to 'Up' Your Giving

Last summer, the JCF posted on our blog how you could "Boost Your Tzedakah with a DAF!" What follows is a lightly revised version of the...

JCF

Oct 6, 20212 min read

Economic Outlook: JCF Shares SEI's Insights

For nearly 20 years, the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. has partnered with SEI, an investment firm based in Oaks, PA, to...

JCF

Sep 8, 20211 min read

JCF Column: 'JCF can help you support your synagogue for years to come'

With the High Holy Days upon us, the Board and staff of the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. wish you Shanah Tovah—a happy, healthy,...

JCF

Aug 12, 20211 min read

It Sounds Like a Broken Record, but Stocks Keeping Breaking Records!

Over the course of many months and even years since the Great Recession, the U.S. stock market has continued to climb and break records....

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Jul 28, 20212 min read

JCF Visitors Get Centered at the "Zen Den"

Earlier this month, we shared an update about four JCF Grant-funded initiatives happening throughout Southern New Jersey since late 2020....

JCF

Jul 21, 20212 min read

Here's Why a DAF is Not a FAD!

It's not often that a solution comes along that: Makes your life easier Enables you to save money (or, in this case, reduce taxes) And...

JCF

May 21, 20211 min read

"I Opened a Donor Advised Fund..."

"…because it enables me to give back to charity and lower my tax bill. I can do this by donating appreciated stock into the fund and then...

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Apr 23, 20211 min read

JCF Money Matters: April 2021

"I like the expression the more you give, the more you get," said JCF donor Victor Levy. Learn how a donor advised fund may help you.

JCF

Mar 24, 20211 min read

JCF Money Matters: March 2021

You can perform tikkun olam while also saving on taxes. And the JCF is here to guide you in the process. In the latest issue of the...