On March 24, Muslim activists Linda Sarsour and Tarek El-Messidi promised to send $100,000 to a Jewish cemetery in Colorado that is in disrepair. Nearly three months later, the check has yet to arrive. Sarsour was one of the leaders of Muslims Unite To Repair Jewish Cemeteries, an initiative that began in February in order…
(JTA) — Brandeis University has received a $50 million gift — the largest single donation in the suburban Boston school’s 69-year history — to provide financial aid annually for hundreds of students. The gift from the estate of Rosaline and Marcia Cohn announced Tuesday by the university will establish the Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Endowed…
NEW YORK (JTA) — Lisa Greer didn’t think twice when she used her cellphone to donate to IfNotNow, a Jewish organization that protests Israel’s West Bank occupation. Greer and her husband, Joshua, had given millions to progressive Jewish and Israel causes, and she sits on the board of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles….
The corner bar on my street is taking a tithe. Its sidewalk chalkboard announces that 10% of all weekend income in December will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union. The bar is on to something. Amid all the uncertainty of this new political era, one thing is certain: Whatever our social values may…
(JTA) — The Jim Joseph Foundation has provided major grants for Jewish teen initiatives and educator training. The fall grants from the San Francisco-based foundation were announced on Wednesday. Among the major grants awarded were more than $2.1 million to the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for its Community-Based Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Initiative….
Giving in the United States is more than ever a rich person’s sport, finds a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies. And Jewish charities aren’t immune to the trend, according to nonprofit consultant and fundraiser Avrum Lapin. “The growth of inequality is mirrored in philanthropy,” one of the report’s authors, Chuck Collins, told…
— BBYO launched a five-year, $90 million campaign — aided by two unprecedented gifts — in an effort to double the Jewish youth organization’s annual growth rate. The “This Moment in Time” campaign will also enable BBYO, the world’s largest pluralistic Jewish youth group, to expand its workforce, increase summer program offerings and grow its endowment. As part…
(JTA) — Fred Schwartz, a New York-area philanthropist and businessman who marketed affordable mink, sable and fox under the name “Fred the Furrier,” has died at 84. Schwartz, of Great Neck, New York, died Aug. 7 after an illness. Schwartz operated “Fur Vaults” at three Alexander’s department stores, earning praise and scorn for opening up a once-exclusive industry through…
