• May 22, 2013

Inside the Big Donor-Advised Funds

Jewish Communal Fund

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Assets and Giving in 2011

Total assets of all donor-advised funds at the organization: $1.07-billion (+11.8% change from 2010)

Total amount donors contributed to their funds: $321.7-million (-15.6%)

Total sum donors channeled to charity from their funds: $293.2-million (+23.2%)

Number of funds: 2,714 (+2.3%)

About the Organization’s Funds

Average amount in each fund: $394,347 (+9.3%)

Minimum amount a donor must supply to open a fund: $5,000

Minimum a donor must give each time he or she adds to the fund: No minimum

Fees: $150 minimum; 0.75% on first $5-million of assets; 0.50% on the next $15-million; 0.5% on the next $20-million.

Contributions to Charities

Accepts grant applications: No

Grant recipients, a sampling:

  • Mathematical Science Research Institute, Berkeley, Calif. -- $35,000
  • Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. -- $18,265
  • Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore -- $878,030
  • Harlem Children’s Zone, New York -- $2.6-million
  • Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- $150,000

To see a full list of all contributions: View the Jewish Communal Fund's annual report online.

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