Archive for July 2017
Selling a Business
Ellen, a successful entrepreneur, was thinking about selling her real estate business. A couple of firms had shown interest in buying Ellen’s C-Corp, but the deal wasn’t complete and terms were still being negotiated. Ellen knew that because she’s built her business from basically nothing over the course of her career, she’d be facing a large capital gains tax when the sale was complete.
Read MoreBecome a Fundraiser
Connect with friends and the community by raising money for Federation’s Annual Campaign and the Jewish Community Foundation.
Contact: Becca Hurowitz
Email: bhurowitz@jfedpgh.org
Phone: 412-992-5226
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Volunteer Center of Pittsburgh
The Jewish community needs your help, and Federation offers several ways to give your time. Let us connect you with one of our beneficiary agencies.
Contact: David Chudnow
Email: dchudnow@jfedpgh.org
Phone: 412-992-5209
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The Foundation Charitable Gift Annuity
We’ll pay you to be a philanthropist. Philanthropy for your community. High returns for you. With a Foundation Charitable Gift Annuity you can receive guaranteed income for life, partly tax-free, at payout rates much higher than current CDs or stock dividends. At the same time, your investment of $5,000 or more gives you the personal…
Read MoreLegacy Funds
A Legacy Fund perpetuates a commitment in your name to the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign. Legacy Funds ensure the future vitality of our Jewish community both locally and overseas.
Read MoreLion of Judah Endowment Funds
A LOJE celebrates women who have created a current fund or planned gift of $100,000 or more that will distribute income annually in support of the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign.
Read MoreLife Insurance
LIFE INSURANCE can be used to fund a charitable gift to the Jewish Community Foundation, permitting you to make a substantial legacy gift for a relatively modest outlay.
Read MoreRetirement Plan Assets
RETIREMENT PLAN ASSETS including corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Keogh plans, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) may be used to create or to add to an endowment fund in the Jewish Community Foundation.
Read MoreAgency Endowment Funds
Agency and Synagogue Endowment Funds enable you or your organization to provide support to an agency or synagogue for their general operations or for a specific program.
Read MoreCentennial Fund for a Jewish Future
The Centennial Fund for a Jewish Future (CFJF) is an endowment within the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Foundation that provides immediate and ongoing funding to make quality Jewish learning and experiences available to everyone.
Read MoreJewish Community Foundation’s Unrestricted Endowment Fund
The Unrestricted Endowment makes grants to provide seed funding for new and innovative programs, to strengthen the community and to meet unforeseen needs in the community.
Read MoreScholarship Funds
A Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to local Jewish students enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education with the goal of providing financial support to as many deserving students in our community as possible.
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