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For nearly 50 years, the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation served the planned giving and endowment function of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.

Paul and his wife Pam don’t need a football field named after them, or even a plaque on a park bench. They’re not looking for fame or notoriety for their legacy gift—they just want people to know that if they can leave a gift, you can too.

We're excited to announce that the Minnesota Jewish Community Foundation is introducing a new minimum opening gift level for donor-advised funds. If you are 45 or younger or work at a Jewish organization, you are eligible to open a donor-advised fund with an opening gift minimum of $5,000 (normally $10,000).

On this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, Sussman — now the executive director of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation — talks about some big changes at the Foundation and what they mean, and how her experiences growing up a Jew of color led to her helping launch the Multiracial Jewish Association of Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

When you donate to a non-profit or choose where to invest your money, do you do it Jewishly? What does that even mean? As the Director of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, it is my privilege to help folks with these questions — from first-time investors to those looking to manage complicated investment portfolios.

As experts in the field of philanthropic giving, the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) recognized that there may be a gap in knowledge for some professional advisors. Your professional advisor can help, of course. These folks are financial or wealth advisors, accountants, or trusts and estates attorneys.

The Kelners have been involved with both Jewish Community Foundation and Minneapolis Jewish Federation for more than two decades… but the truth is that anyone can leave a legacy gift, decide on the timing of when and how to fund it, and know that it will make an immense impact during their lifetimes or after they are gone.

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