Create a Lasting Legacy
An Endowment Fund at Jewish Community Foundation provides lasting support for the causes and organizations you care about most while establishing a meaningful legacy for future generations.
Establish an Endowment
Ways to Fund an Endowment
An endowment can be funded in a variety of ways, allowing you to choose the approach that best fits your financial and philanthropic goals.
- Cash
- Appreciated Stock
- Bequests
- Retirement Assets
- Real Estate
- Donor Advised Fund Assets
Our philanthropic advisors can help you evaluate the most effective giving strategies for your unique circumstances.
How It Works
Creating an endowment fund is a simple way to establish ongoing charitable support.
- Define Your Purpose
You determine the charitable purpose of your fund and identify the organizations, causes, or areas of interest you wish to support. - Invest for Long-Term Growth
Your gift is invested and professionally managed with a long-term perspective designed to preserve and grow its charitable impact over time.
- Create Ongoing Support
Annual distributions from the fund provide dependable support to the organizations and causes you designate, helping sustain their work for years to come.
Why Choose The Foundation?
For more than 70 years, the Jewish Community Foundation has helped individuals, families, and organizations create meaningful charitable impact. With extensive experience and significant assets under management, we offer the expertise, stewardship, and stability needed to help donors build enduring legacies.
We work closely with donors to thoughtfully structure charitable plans that strengthen our community today while supporting future generations.
We understand that philanthropic decisions are deeply personal. That is why our expert staff takes a hands-on approach to every client relationship — listening carefully to your concerns and priorities, walking you through your options with clarity and patience, and ensuring that every detail is formalized correctly. From your first conversation to your final grant, we are with you every step of the way.
Ready to Give with Purpose?
Whether you're establishing your first charitable fund, creating a family legacy, or exploring ways to strengthen the organizations you care about most, our team is here to help.
We can work alongside your estate planning attorney, financial advisor, accountant, and family members to develop a thoughtful strategy that aligns with your goals.
Let's create a charitable legacy that is simple, enduring, and impactful.