JCF Blog

The JCF manages endowment funds and donor advised funds on behalf of the SNJ Jewish community, and we are in it for the long haul, through economic ups and downs.

Read how the Richard B. Charny JCC Camps Endowment Fund benefits the lives of campers attending the Roger & Jane Davis JCC Camps at Medford and their families.

Zissen Pesach & Create Your Jewish Legacy! By committing to an after-lifetime gift, you can benefit the South Jersey Jewish community for many future generations.

The following is a reprint of the JCF's Money Matters column, published in the March 18, 2026, issue of the Jewish Community Voice, titled " JCF Connects with Thousands of Community Members Each Year": All of us here at the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. (JCF) feel fortunate to have the opportunity to connect with and assist a wide assortment of community members throughout the year. For the first quarter of 2026, here are seven JCF initiatives that collectively reach thou

A donor advised fund (DAF) provides many benefits, and the Jewish Community Foundation can help. Open a DAF with the JCF to improve your charitable giving.

For Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, & Inclusion Month (JDAIM), we look at 3 endowment giving benefiting the Jewish Federation of SNJ’s Disability Services.

If you are a donor aged 70 1/2 and up, consider using your IRA to make charitable gifts via a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to help save on taxes.

If you give to nonprofits every year, you may benefit when you bunch multiple years of charitable gifts into one year to save on taxes in the current year.

Donors aged 70 1/2 and older can donate via an IRA QCD (qualified charitable distribution) to save on taxes while supporting the charitable causes they love.

The JCF can help you meet your year-end charitable giving goals when you open a DAF, start an endowment fund, or establish an after-lifetime gift via Life & Legacy.

The JCF encourages anybody who gives charitably to consider five tips to help maximize their donations and reduce tax payments before 2026 arrives.

To celebrate legacy and endowment fund donors the JCF hosted a complimentary Legacy Thank You Event on 11/11/25, in conjunction with the Katz JCC's Festival.

Learn about recent tax law changes that may impact your charitable tax benefits for 2025 and 2026, to help you get the most out of your charitable giving.

To help explain charitable tax provisions of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", this blog post shares insights provided by the Jewish Federations of North America.

Following our post about donor advised funds in May where we offered five unique ways to use a DAF, learn about five additional unique ways of using a DAF.

You can use a life insurance policy to create your Jewish legacy and ensure the sustainability of the Southern New Jersey Jewish community for many generations.

By naming a charitable organization in your IRA beneficiary designations, you will be supporting future generations. Plus, it's easy to do and costs nothing during your lifetime

The Harold L. Sanders Memorial Library at the Katz JCC benefits the South Jersey Jewish community and is supported by a JCF endowment fund.

When opening a donor advised fund with the JCF, you can bunch your gifts, earn key tax deductions, and plan your philanthropy for the future

Read about a JCF endowment fund that was created in memory of Rick Charny to help children facing adversity attend the JCC Camps at Medford.