Meet a Fellow Fundholder: Ellen Horing

The founder of a hedge fund-of-funds and a family investment office, JCF Trustee Ellen Horing is equally passionate about philanthropy. In this interview, she talks about the many charitable causes she is involved with, including Happy Hearts, a nonprofit she founded that provides early childhood education and teacher training in Rwanda. For her, philanthropy is…

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Jewish Communal Fund Sends Out $520 Million in Grants in FY 2021

More than 21% of assets distributed to charities in all sectors The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed $520 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2021 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. JCF Fundholders recommended a record-number of grants—72,000—to thousands of charitable organizations, a 13% increase from 2020.…

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The Jewish Communal Fund Board of Directors Elects Seven New Members

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved the election of seven new members to its Board of Directors. The new Trustees are Paul Corwin, Martine Fleishman, Cliff Greenberg, Ellen Horing, David Sable, Paul Siegel, and Laurie Tisch. “We are delighted to welcome a group of…

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Jewish Communal Fund Appoints Teena Lerner, Ph.D. as President

A healthcare and biotech expert, Dr. Lerner has devoted herself to nonprofit causes Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, announces the appointment of Teena Lerner, Ph.D. as President, succeeding Zoya Raynes, effective July 1, 2021. “An active and committed JCF fundholder and longtime trustee, Teena…

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