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5 tax-efficient strategies to maximize your giving
With the end of the tax year approaching quickly, the Minnesota Jewish Community Foundation (MN JCF) and the Minneapolis Jewish Federation offer 5 tax-efficient giving strategies to help maximize your philanthropic impact that benefit both you and the causes you support. For more information or to discuss personalized giving options, contact Alene G. Sussman (agsussman@mnjcf.org or 952-417-2316).
Investor Spotlight: Minnesota Jewish Community Foundation
Jlens interviews Alene G. Sussman, Executive Director of MN JCF, about investing Jewishly.
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Women in Business 2024
Alene G. Susman named one of Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Business.
The Legacy of Frank D. Trestman: A Pillar of Leadership and Impact
The Legacy of Frank D. Trestman: a man whose commitment to volunteering and philanthropy was not just a facet of his personality but the very essence of his being.
Ann Bancroft Foundation's PowHER Partners Campaign featuring Alene G. Sussman
Featuring Alene Sussman of MN JCF as Anne Bancroft Foundation’s PowHER partner
Five Charitable Gift Strategies for 2023
5 tax-efficient charitable gift strategies that you can benefit from before 2024!
Time of Growth at Minnesota Jewish Community Foundation
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.
IMPACT: LEAVING A LEGACY
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.
Introducing the New $5k Donor-advised fund!
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).
Alene Sussman on Who The Folk?
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.
How to Start Giving and Investing Jewishly—It’s Easier Than You Think
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.
Philanthropy Training for Financial Advisors
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.
Rita and Ron Kelner on leaving a legacy gift
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.