JCF Blog

The following is a reprint of the JCF's Money Matters column, published in the June 11, 2025 issue of the Jewish Community Voice, titled,...

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

JCF Grants provide funding for new and innovative initiatives that benefit Southern New Jersey. Read five recaps from JCF Grant funded initiatives in SNJ.

Each spring and fall, the JCF’s Grants Committee, chaired by Rhona Cohen and Susan Olinsky, diligently reviews applications and awards JCF Grants totaling approximately $100,000 per year to nonprofits and synagogues serving Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties. For the Spring 2025 JCF Grants Cycle, 22 separate requests were fulfilled with a sum of $41,300 in grant awards benefiting 15 separate organizations.

This spring, the Jewish Community Foundation provided upwards of $49,000 in JCF Scholarship Awards to benefit 29 high-achieving local residents who are pursuing post-high school education or experiential travel. It's a true honor and privilege for the JCF to be able to provide financial support thanks to donors who have established endowment funds to continue this tradition annually as well as donors who give every year to benefit fellow community members.

Since 2006, the JCF has managed the Charles A. & Ethyl Blumenfeld Memorial Endowment Fund, which was created to provide ongoing support...