Michael A. Leven and Amy Holtz had a big idea to rally Jewish philanthropists to make lasting commitments to sustain Jewish life for decades to come. Hundreds of donors have now taken the Jewish Future Pledge. Here’s how it happened.
Read MoreAn explosion of wealth in Israel is driving growing giving. Now, thanks to an effort by the Jewish Funders Network-Israel, donors in the country will be able to make use of DAFs—but will have to meet payout requirements.
Read MoreIn her annual year-end post, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president emerita of Brooklyn Academy of Music, fondly recalls a very different holiday season than this one, and a fundraising event that turned out to be more than she bargained for.
Read MoreAn investor with deep ties to Israel argues that U.S. foundations and philanthropists have a major opportunity to support Israel while also earning returns on their endowments and wealth. Here’s what that looks like.
Read MoreBirthright is often celebrated as a crowning achievement of Jewish philanthropy, but guest contributor Lila Corwin Berman argues that wealthy donors fund such efforts to exercise power over the terms of Jewish identity.
Read MoreRecognizing a gap between government interventions and a growing health crisis, the Schusterman Family Foundation became a leader in direct giving, moving quickly to support the hardest hit.
Read MoreIn this guest opinion, Dr. Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim and Jay Ruderman explore America’s Jewish community as a case study of how our response to an emergency can expand communal philanthropy in enduring ways.
Read MoreSupporting Israel has been one of the great projects of American postwar philanthropy. But this giving landscape is changing and has become more fraught, according to leaders in Jewish philanthropy and a review of grantmaking data.
Read MoreHolocaust education has long been a top priority for Jewish donors and foundations. But with younger donors assuming positions of leadership in the Jewish funding world and often embracing different priorities, is that about to change?
Read MoreThe Jewish Philanthropy Project is the latest addition to the fast-expanding world of funding intermediaries. It emerges at a time when giving to Jewish causes is growing, and new donors are looking for guidance.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Jewish nonprofits draw support from powerhouse donors with deep pockets. But who’s giving the most? And where are the biggest gifts going at a time when many billionaire donors are stepping things up?
Read MoreAccording to the ADL, antisemitic incidents in the United States are on the rise. What is contributing to this phenomenon? And which foundations and major donors are stepping up to push back against growing extremism?
Read MoreHow are America’s wealthiest young people stacking up when it comes to giving? We drill into the philanthropy records of the 13 billionaires who rank among the richest 400 Americans and find a mixed picture.
Read MoreThe Jewish Communal Fund pulled in nearly $750 million in contributions in its most recent fiscal year, as a record level of gifts flowed into its donor-advised funds. But this fundraising success is about more than the explosion of DAFs.
Read MoreRevelations that hedge fund manager Bernard Selz and his wife Lisa have given more than $3 million to anti-vaccination causes underscores the lack of guardrails to stop donors from doing real harm—and at taxpayer expense.
Read MoreAmerican Judaism is going through turbulent times, buffeted by generational change and other trends. Which is why two top Jewish foundations are pledging $20 million to scale up an organization known for engaging “hard questions.”
Read MoreJeffrey Epstein not only made gifts to a wide range of Jewish organizations, he cultivated a deep relationship with one of the most important Jewish philanthropists in the U.S., billionaire Leslie Wexner—revelations that raise troubling questions.
Read MoreThis Giving Pledge member turned to large-scale giving after a bout with cancer and built a foundation that taps a real estate fortune and is focused on Jewish life, scaling up its own programs in addition to making grants.
Read MoreJackie Safier leads a Bay Area foundation that’s now made over a billion dollars in grants. In a rare interview, the press-shy CEO talks about her goals and how she’s steered away from political controversy involving Israel and the far right.
Read MoreThere’s a growing graveyard of now-defunct Jewish culture organizations which have died for want of sustaining financial support. Jewish arts leaders say their field is in terminal decline as philanthropists shift their attention to other causes.
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