History

The Jewish Community Foundation of the West was established in 2000 with 23 participating Jewish organizations and 3 million dollars, representing communities throughout Northern California and Western Nevada to build long-term economic support to perpetuate Jewish ideals and help sustain the quality of Jewish life.

The Foundation provides the Jewish communities of Northern California and Western Nevada with philanthropic services and the opportunity to create long-term financial stability for their designated Jewish and non-Jewish charities. The Foundation works with individuals, families, and organizations to create an endowment and donor-advised philanthropic funds to best meet their charitable objectives.  Today we manage funds for 25 active organizations for a total of 65 endowments and organizational endowments that support our local Jewish organizations.

All funds are managed by professional investment advisors with oversight from the JCFW Investment Committee and the JCFW Board of Directors to ensure that funds are maintained according to specific investment management strategies and policies. The investment policy is available upon request. JCFW currently manages over 240 funds and growing, which support a wide range of programs and services to meet the long-term financial needs of our community.