BECKERMAN FAMILY PACE CHALLENGE  Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment Planting the seeds for a long-lasting legacy Made possible by a grant form the Beckerman Family Foundation THESE FAMILIES HAVE MET THE BECKERMAN FAMILY PACE CHALLENGE  (as of 1/26/2023)  Norman &...

2023 Scholarship OpportunitiesCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS The Jewish Foundation offers needs-based and needs-blind scholarships for high school seniors from Jewish households. All applications must be completed online by May 15, 2023. All applications are confidential and...

Zoe Schulman Summer NCSY Trip to Israel and Italy This Past SummerI was fortunate to receive a scholarship from the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven towards the cost of my NCSY trip to Israel and Italy this past summer. The trip began in Geneva, Switzerland...

The $2 million Beckerman Family PACE Challenge will ensure the community’s future David Beckerman is keeping a close eye on the future of the Greater New Haven Jewish community. And for that, the community has a lot to be thankful — because it is with the community’s...

Retirement Plans and Charitable Giving Retirement plans can present tax-smart charitable giving opportunities both (1) during a donor’s lifetime, as well as (2) in the donor’s estate plans. 1. Charitable Giving Opportunity with an IRA During a Donor’s...

Jewish Foundation to Kick Off a Jewish Legacy InitiativeThis fall, the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven is preparing to kick off its second Create a Jewish Legacy initiative in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY® program....

Robert and Rena Grodd Established the Rena & Robert Grodd Fund for Preschool Education at the Jewish Foundation “L’dor v’dor…from generation to generation, each of us has the responsibility to pass traditions on and keep them alive.  We have had the great fortune to...

Women of Vision Grant Recipients 2022 The Jewish Foundation’s Women of Vision Society has been helping women and girls in the Greater New Haven area and Israel for over 20 years. This endowment, created by 100 founding members in our community, has tackled issues from...

Grants for the Jewish Elderly Enhance Life After 60Getting old may not be easy…but, with the help of the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven, it’s getting easier. Since it was established in 2020, $549,000 in Grants for the Jewish Elderly have been awarded to a...

Please join us!Professional Advisors Networking Reception Come join us for a fiesta-style outing at El Segundo on the corner of Orange and Audubon in New Haven. Bring your appetite and a colleague to this networking event: Thursday, June 23, 20225:30 pm – 7:00 pmEl...

For Professional Advisors – Join us online November 10 A Legacy with Impact: Applying a Social & Racial Justice Framework to Estate & Financial PlanningWith Elena Pullen-Venema, MBA, CAP®Director of Gift Planning, Community Foundation of Snohomish County What does...

Jewish Foundation Marks $75 Million and Celebrates Community ImpactThe Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven recently announced a significant community milestone: as of Sept. 2021, the Foundation’s community assets totaled $75 million.  The achievement reflects...

“Everyone Said Yes”: How A Foundation Chief Found Focus In A Pandemic A pandemic has a way to put life in perspective — and convince people to help each other out. Lisa Stanger is among those who have noticed that during the Covid-19 pandemic.Helena Schanzer with her...

We now hold  $75 in community funds! Hear Jewish Foundation Executive Director Lisa Stanger on WNHH discuss the Foundation’s impact and successes,  as well as philanthropy in New Haven.

End-of-Year Giving Thanks to the CARES stimulus package, The current age at which you are required to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) is 72; however, if you are 70½ or older, you can still make a qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA.   WHAT...

Former Jewish Home Assets Benefit Local Jewish ElderlyWhen the Jewish Home for the Aged was sold to a Chicago firm in 2011, the Jewish Home Building Fund Corporation, which was a separate entity, continued to hold the former Jewish Home’s assets, including, many of...

One Happy Camper!This year, a total of $30,650 was granted for our local youth to experience Jewish overnight summer camp! Thanks to One Happy Camper and the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven, 23 campers received a total of $15,400 in needs-blind, first-time...

$277,000 Awarded in Grants for Security for Area Jewish InstitutionsThanks to the Arthur Eder Family Fund, this year the Jewish Foundation awarded $277,000 in security grants to our synagogues, day schools, JCC, and Camp Laurelwood. All awards were made in memory of...

Jewish Historical Society to Create Professional Digital Archive of the History and Artifacts from the Former Jewish Home for the AgedNew Haven’s Jewish Home for the Aged, which was located on Davenport Avenue, may be gone, but a partnership between the Jewish...

A Torah Scroll Finds a New HomeThis season, Camp Laurelwood has been able to welcome a Torah scroll to their camp. The scroll, along with seven other Torah scrolls, one haftorah, one megillot, and many other artifacts, belonged to the old Jewish Home for the Aged in...

Women of Vision Grant Recipients 2021 The Jewish Foundation’s Women of Vision Society has been helping women and girls in the Greater New Haven area and Israel for over 20 years. This endowment, created by 100 founding members in our community, has tackled issues from...

Join us online June 30 Donor Advised Funds:The Swiss Army Knife of Gift Planning   With Bryan Clontz, PhD, CFP,® CLU,® CAP,® AEP,® RICP,® ChSNC®Founder and President, Charitable Solutions, Inc. In this highly interactive session, Clontz will present the...

The Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven proudly announces that they will be partnering with JLens to invest a portion of the Jewish Foundation’s US equity portfolio. In doing so, the Jewish Foundation Board of Trustees unanimously approved the recommendation of the...

Fried Watsky Family Create Community Legacy Husband and wife, Dr. Kal Watsky and Dr. Debbie Fried, have always been generous in donating their time and money to the Jewish community. Over the years Kal, Debbie, and their children, Benjamin and Rebecca (Ben and Reba)...

Temple Beth Tikvah 2 Way L’Dor V’Dor Project Brings Generations Together, Thanks to the Community Grants for the Jewish Elderly Helena Schanzer only started asking questions about her own family Holocaust experience as her mother lay dying in Chile. What she learned...

PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR EVENTS Why Ask Why: Adding Value and Values to Your Client Relationships February 25, 2001  •  8am - 9:15am. •  Jay Weisman, CAP®, Founder of Legacy Philanthropy Group With Jay Weisman, CAP®, Founder of Legacy Philanthropy Group Most advisors...

Liora Lew Endowment Fund for BEKI Established by Yaron Lew Liora Lew, wife of BEKI’s President Yaron Lew, passed away in June 2020 from an aggressive cancer diagnosed just two months earlier. To honor her memory, he has established the Liora Lew Endowment for the...

Thanks to the Arthur Eder Family Fund, the Jewish Foundation has awarded $260,000 in security grants to our synagogues, day schools, JCC, and Camp Laurelwood. All awards were made in memory of Arthur and Yvette Eder.  This was the first year of what will be an annual...

Chabad of Westville COVID-19/Maimonides Response Fund Since Covid-19 began impacting our communities, it has affected many families in different ways. Addressing these issues requires a flexible response, personalized to the needs of the individual. Rabbi Chanoch and...

$281,600 distributed in Emergency Grants for Critical Human Needs When Covid-19 hit our communities, many faced financial troubles with medical bills, unemployment, and food insecurity. The Jewish Federation along with the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven,...