A B'nai Tzedek Fund (previously known as a Carob Tree Fund) with the JCF provides a way for local children under 18 to learn more about and participate in charitable giving in the Southern New Jersey Jewish community.

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A B'nai Tzedek Fund (BTF) operates akin to a scaled-down version of a JCF donor advised fund.

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Here's how it works:

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• Step 1: Parent(s)/guardian(s) open a BTF for their child under 18 years old. This works great before a bar or bat mitzvah! Loved ones can donate directly into the BTF to help grow the amount available for future grants from the fund.

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• Step 2: Dollars added to the BTF will be professionally invested by the JCF in an investment portfolio that the parent(s)/guardian(s) choose, and so the balance may grow over time. 

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• Step 3: For each of the first five years, a $50 charitable grant recommendation may be made to any Jewish organizations including Federation agencies, day schools, synagogues, or youth groups in Burlington, Camden, or Gloucester counties, as long as at least $150 remains in the fund. Once the fund's balance reaches $2,500, it can be used like a normal donor advised fund.

 

Ready to get started with a B'nai Tzedek Fund?

 

To begin your journey into philanthropy, please contact the JCF at 856-673-2528.

 

Thank you.​