JCF Blog

Start a new own endowment fund to benefit JFSNJ/agencies and earn a special matching gift from the Allison & David Snyder Matching Incentive Endowment Fund.

August is “Make a Will Month,” and if you are either creating or updating your will or estate plans, your Life & Legacy gift can benefit Jewish SNJ for generations.

IRA QCDs can be ideal for donors who are 70 1/2 years young or up; own a taxable IRA; give charitably but usually donate using cash; & want to earn key tax benefits.

TRU Partnership hosted our first-ever Kids Summer Giveaway for children and families in the Camden community on July 11, made possible by a grant from a JCF donor.

A donor advised fund with the JCF provides many benefits to donors in streamlining their charitable giving. Read 3 reasons why now is a great time to open a DAF.

Jodi and Neil Levine recently received recognition for their commitment to our South Jersey Jewish community's future through endowment funds and legacy giving.

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.