Meet a Fellow Fundholder: Nathan Gantcher

A former Jewish Communal Fund Trustee, Nathan Gantcher served as President and co-CEO of Oppenheimer & Company for more than a decade. He currently serves as a Managing Member of EXOP Capital LLC. He and his wife, Alice, are active philanthropists who focus on the areas of education, healthcare and Jewish causes. In this exclusive…

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Meet a JCF Fundholder: Lindsay Bressman

Lindsay Bressman is a community leader who currently serves as the Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Civic Spirit, an organization she helped launch to foster civil discourse in faith-based schools. She has an MSW from Columbia University and an MPH in Healthcare Management from UCLA. An active volunteer and philanthropist, Lindsay is a…

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The 2018 JCF Giving Report provides an inside look at the grant-making trends among the largest Jewish donor advised fund

Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, released its second annual Giving Report today, providing insight into the make-up, demographics, and charitable trends taking place among its generous funder network of nearly 9,000 people. With Fundholders living throughout the United States, JCF’s data offers a rare look into the…

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JCF’s Special Gifts Fund Provides Grants to Enhance Security at over 150 Local Jewish Organizations

Largest Jewish donor advised fund in country joins UJA-Federation of NY to keep centers of Jewish life safe Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, announced today that its endowment, the Special Gifts Fund, has made an emergency grant of $141,500 to UJA-Federation of New York to help secure more than 150 local synagogues,…

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