Start a New Endowment Fund for JFSNJ, Earn a Matching Gift

The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. (JCF) is a "sister" agency of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ) and its family of agencies, managing hundreds of endowment funds that benefit our South Jersey Jewish community and beyond.

Did you know that you can start a new endowment fund with the JCF with no minimum donation and choose to have the fund spinoff annual income to any charitable cause?

It is an effective, time-tested way to ensure that your philanthropic legacy lives on and your beloved charitable cause is able to continue for many generations.

Now is a great time to work with the JCF to create your own endowment fund to benefit JFSNJ/agencies, thanks to a special matching gift opportunity from the JCF's Allison & David Snyder Matching Incentive Endowment Fund.

Here's how it works:

Step 1: Between now and September 30, 2026, contact JCF Executive Director David Snyder at 856-673-2571 or Assistant Director Mike Staff at 856-673-2528 to discuss opening a new endowment fund. Hurry! After the deadline passes or available matching dollars are distributed across new endowment funds, a matching gift cannot be guaranteed.

Step 2: Determine how you would like to support JFSNJ with your fund each year. For example, an endowment fund can perpetuate your yearly support of:

• The JFSNJ's Annual Campaign (JFUND)

• A JFSNJ Area of Impact such as Older Adults or Disabilities Services

• A specific JFSNJ agency such as the Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Family & Children's Service, Jewish Senior Housing & Healthcare Service, or Katz JCC, or even a specific program or service within a Federation agency

Step 3: The JCF will create an endowment fund agreement that will ensure your support continues into the future, and you can determine a name for your endowment fund.

Step 4: Contribute to your endowment fund with a tax-deductible gift via cash or appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, or ETFs, or even a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA. After you contribute, your gift will be matched by 5% up to $500 into your new endowment fund, to help the fund grow right away and provide even more annual support to the cause you choose.

Step 5: Your new fund will be professionally invested by the JCF to grow over the long term (note: past investment performance does not guarantee future results). And, you or any friends or family can also add more to the fund such as with annual or periodic contributions such as for a milestone birthday or life event or even an after-lifetime gift in your will, life insurance policy, or IRA.

And the best part: Watch your endowment fund distribute income benefiting our South Jersey Jewish community year after year after year! It's an impactful and meaningful way to see your philanthropic legacy in action.

We look forward to hearing from you!

P.S.-- This unique opportunity won't last long, please contact us today to get started.

(The JCF & JFSNJ do not provide legal, financial, or tax advice. Consult your advisor as needed.)