Stories About Lasting Impact
The stories we share showcase our donors’ values in action. We’re proud to help our donors realize their values, goals and vision for a vibrant Jewish future for generations to come.
Carly Norman Appointed Development Officer at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Carly Norman has been appointed to the position of Development Officer at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. Her responsibilities include cultivating, soliciting and stewarding...
Jewish Community Foundation Announces Leadership Transition
Board Member Walter Harrison to Serve as Interim President and CEO Hartford, CT (Jan. 17, 2024) – Jewish Community Foundation Board Chair Gayle W. Temkin announced today the appointment of Walter...
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Announces New Members to its Board of Trustees
Four community leaders have joined the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. I. Bradley Hoffman has earned numerous accolades for his community service and...
Dave Mangs Opens New Fund for Rotary Interact and Rotaract Service Project Awards
Dave Mangs opened the Rotary Interact/Rotaract Service Project Awards Fund to support service projects for Interact and Rotaract Clubs through the Rotary District 7890, which includes four western...
Hartford Foundation and Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Join with More Perfect to Seed National Project to Expand Youth Community Service Opportunities
Contact: Maureen O’Connell, moconnell@jcfhartford.org The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, and a group of local philanthropists led by...
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Laura Whitney to Lead Three-Person Finance Team Laura Whitney has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. An accounting and financial...
Yale’s Jewish Singing Group Opens New Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Endowment Fund will Provide Permanent Source of Financial Support It’s music to our ears. Magevet, Yale University’s a cappella singing group devoted to Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli music,...
Jewish Community Foundation’s Giving Circles Grant $20,000 to Local Nonprofits
WEST HARTFORD – August 2022 – The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford’s giving circles, JewGood Hartford for young professionals, and the Lillian Fund for women, awarded their annual...
Jewish Community Foundation Announces Two New Members to its Board of Trustees
July 2022 – Two community leaders have joined the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. Merrill Mandell of West Hartford, Chair of the Governance Committee,...
LIFE & LEGACY for Greater Hartford Secures Commitments for Estimated $7.5 Million in After-Lifetime Gifts
WEST HARTFORD – July 7, 2022 – The inaugural year of the LIFE & LEGACY program for Greater Hartford, led by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, marked a triumphant success: 180...
An Invitation: A New Approach to Repairing the World
Foundation Trustee Bob Yass and his wife, Mary-Jane Eisen, have channeled their ongoing commitment to human rights and social justice into a new endowment fund specifically designed for this...
Beth Goldberg’s Fund Supports Holocaust Butterfly Art Project
As a renowned artist and art therapist, Beth Goldberg knows that engaging people in painting and reflecting on their emotions promotes healing and stimulates hope for people – even in dark times....
Power of Prevention: Rubenstein Family Invests in Education and Action
Richard and Lea Rubenstein, like so many people, are deeply concerned about the state of current affairs, and are especially heartbroken about Russia’s recent invasion of the Ukraine. In addition to...
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Kicks Off Year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration with Mosaic Project
Community Members Invited to Help Tile Unique Piece of Art, March 30 – April 5 at the Mandell JCC The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford will kick off its year-long 50th Anniversary...
Michael and Naomi Cohen Support the Community Through Service and Planful Giving – Legacy story
An Inspirational Legacy Story When reflecting on living Jewishly, Michael and Naomi Cohen share a commitment to fulfilling the Jewish teaching of tikkun olam. For them, volunteering and philanthropy...
Grants Help Residents at Jewish Association for Community Living
A new lift-equipped wheelchair van provides daily transportation for Jewish Association for Community Living residents living with developmental disabilities, thanks to multiple grants recommended...
The Goldbergs: Past, Present and Future
What type of world do we want to live in? Since getting married in 1990, Karen and Gerry Goldberg have lived by the principle, “let’s make the world better than we found it.” Today, they continue to...
Funds Support Students and Jewish Women’s Legacy
Three funds at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford are furthering the mission of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW): to improve the lives of women, children, and families,...
Legacy Continues for CBI Sisterhood
In the 1950s, the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) Judaica Shop was an active enterprise in the corner of the Temple lobby selling items to raise funds for the religious education for...
The Mosses’ New Fund Supports their Giving Goals
When Isaac ‘Yitz’ and Juanita Moss contemplated a move from Chicago to Greater Hartford, discovering a small town with a robust Jewish community sealed the deal — and they haven’t looked back since....
The Gottfrieds Support Underserved Children
Josh and Shanna Gottfried are on a philanthropic mission to elevate children out of poverty by investing in their education. Proud residents of downtown Hartford for 15 years, they opened a new fund...
The Levines Invest in the Community’s Vibrant Future
When Carolyn and Michael Levine’s youngest child was born just after they moved to West Hartford from Milwaukee, their Jewish neighbors offered to help out by babysitting their other two kids. This...
Paying it Forward for Generations
Temkin Family Promises First Commitment to LIFE & LEGACY Program Gayle and Steve Temkin don’t remember a time when Jewish community wasn’t central to their lives. Judaism wasn’t just about...
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Announces New Members to its Board of Trustees
September 10, 2021 – Four community leaders have joined the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. Merrill Mandell, Chair of the Governance Committee, presented...
Exploring Philanthropy through a Family Fund
We engage families to explore their shared values and charitable interests. We helped Richard and Cyral Sheldon establish the Sheldon Family Advised Fund. Richard and Cyral’s children, Scott, Sloane...
Family Philanthropy During the Pandemic
When the world seems chaotic, Sean White finds solace by looking at a photo of his grandmother making matzah balls. This is Sean’s most treasured memory of Miriam Toubman. More than 30 years...
Powerful Together: Addressing COVID-19
We are always more powerful when we come together as a community to respond to a crisis. That’s why the Foundation and the Jewish Federation established the Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery...
Music Empowers Neighborhood Children
Donor Advised Fund holders support Music Matters, a first of its kind program for underserved children in Hartford. Hosted the by Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Youth Institute, students in grades 4...
Fifteen Jewish Organizations to Participate in Greater Hartford Legacy Giving Initiative
Jewish Community Foundation Leading Program to Ensure Future of Greater Hartford Jewish Community WEST HARTFORD, CT – February 15, 2021 - The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford (The...
Greater Hartford Jewish Community Selected to Participate in National Jewish Legacy Giving Program Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford to lead the initiative
WEST HARTFORD, CT – The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford (The Foundation) was selected to join 69 other Jewish Community Foundations and Jewish Federations in the Harold Grinspoon...