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 business leadership. As co-chairman of the Hoffman Auto Group, Bradley...
Jewish Community Foundation’s Lillian Fund Grants $10,000 to Center for Children’s Advocacy
New Grant will Support Advocacy Program to Reduce Child Homelessness The Lillian Fund, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford’s giving circle for women, awarded its annual $10,000 grant to the Center for Children's Advocacy (CCA) in Hartford, the largest...
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 counties of Massachusetts and four northern counties of Connecticut....
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 Gerry and Karen Goldberg, of West Hartford, are partnering with More...
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 investment expert with more than 35 years of experience, Whitney will lead the...
Why We Give – Legacy Story
"The LIFE & LEGACY program provided us a perfect opportunity to make the Jewish community in Greater Hartford stronger in the future by providing specific bequests in our wills to three organizations that we believe are key to a bright Jewish...
Planting Seeds for the Future – Legacy Story
Peter, Jacob, Elysa, Amelia & Nathan Graber-Lipperman By Elysa Graber-Lipperman On a beautiful fall day while Peter and I were driving in Massachusetts, I spotted an incredible sight on the side of a busy road — a young tree growing out of a large tree stump....
Inspirational Giving: Four Questions for Debbie Mehlman
Why is the Jewish community of Greater Hartford so special to you? I grew up in a small suburb of Trenton, NJ. Our family was the only Jewish family for miles around, and I was the only Jewish student in all of my classes. I always felt like an outsider....
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, established a Designated Fund at the Foundation to help ensure the group’s...
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 grants to three local nonprofits that make an impact in the lives of...