OJCF 101
This was the year Taylor Swift was born and OJCF was founded.
What is 1989?
Often called the crown jewel of OJCF programs, this program celebrated it's 21st birthday last spring at its annual benefit dinner.
What is OJCYF?
This is the number of investment pools OJCF has.
What is 12?
This is a fund that supports the community in perpetuity.
What is an Endowment Fund?
This organization is one of 3 secular partner organizations with funds at OJCF.
Who are Hand in Hand, Stone Soup PDX or Outside the Frame?
This person is the first female chair of the Board of Trustees in OJCF’s history.
Who is Sharon Morrell?
The Endowment Book of Life serves as a way to recognize and honor individuals who have committed to leave a legacy gift or establish an endowment to support our community’s Jewish organizations. It is found in this partner's lobby.
What is the MJCC?
Through a will or trust. This is the most popular planned giving method and the simplest.
What is a bequest?
This is the minimum contribution needed to establish a donor advised fund, also known as step-up fund at OJCF.
What is $1800?
This partner org is typically our largest grant recipient.
Who is the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland?
This is the number of full time staff at OJCF.
What is 8?
You can find a mix of attorneys, financial advisors and experts in tax law and philanthropy participating in this OJCF program.
What is OJCF's Professional Advisor's Group or PAG?
Time, Treasure, Talent, and Testimony are used to describe what in regards to philanthropy.
What are the 4 "T's" or ways to get involved?
This fund type supports a donor's interest ie: animals.
What is a Field of Interest fund?
This partner was the first Jewish congregation in the western United States north of California and west of the Continental Divide.
What is Congregation Beth Israel?
Each participant in this OJCF program receives $250.
What is the B'nai Tzedek program?
This is OJCF's newest program, which also is a social impact fund.
What is Impact Together?
8% vs 92% represents what when we are talking about OJCF assets?
What percentage are our permanent vs. non permanent assets?
In order to receive grant-making privileges, a donor advised fund must have this minimum balance.
What is $5,000?
This partner organization merged with the Jewish History Society of Oregon, the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center and the Institute of Judaic Studies
What is the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE)?
This number represents the total Assets Under Management (AUM) at the end of the last fiscal year (June 30, 2024).
What is $111 million?
This last fiscal year OJCF gave out over $125,000 in scholarship monies for these two types of scholarships.
What are camp and educational scholarships?
This fund type supports specific organizations Ie: synagogues, and OJMCHEs, as recommended by the donor.
What is a Designated Fund?
This is the number of partner organizations that have funds with the OJCF.
What is 35?