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Bingo!: How You Can Benefit with a Donor Advised Fund
When you launch a donor advised fund (DAF) with the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc., you can boost your charitable giving efforts in...
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- Aug 24
- 3 min
How to Find and Claim Your Family's Forgotten Assets
Interested in searching for forgotten or lost money that may be in your name? You came to the right place. The article reprinted below...
JCF
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Ready to Benefit by Donating from Your IRA? Start Here.
Using your individual retirement account (IRA) to initiate a qualified charitable distribution (QCD for short; also known as an IRA...
JCF
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Leave a Lasting Legacy via Your Life Insurance Policy
Anybody who knew Al Schachter (of blessed memory) could quickly see the passion he exuded for Congregation B'nai Tikvah-Beth Israel...
JCF
- Feb 16
- 3 min
IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: Act Now, Save on Taxes
(Note: The following column will also appear in the February 23, 2022 issue of the Jewish Community Voice. Due to the timely nature of...
JCF
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
JCF
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Considering Year End Philanthropy with the JCF? Note these Deadlines
The last few weeks of the year can be a great time to review your financial and tax plans and subsequently consider making charitable...
JCF
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
2021 JFNA Year End Planning Letter
The text below was published by the Jewish Federations of North America on October 18th, and we are sharing it here for your convenience,...
JCF
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
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....
JCF
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Charitable Giving Tip: Save Taxes with an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
If you are 70 ½ or older and hold an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can initiate an IRA qualified charitable distribution...
JCF
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
"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...
JCF
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
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...