Jacobson Family Foundation Trust
The Jacobson Family Foundation Trust (EIN: 04-6836735) is a 501(c)(3) non profit foundation based in Florida. It supports a number of Jewish and pro-Israel causes. It was reported
According to Inside Philanthropy, the trust held close to half a billion dollars in assets in 2013 and disbursed more than $20 million in the same year. [1]
In 2010 it was reported that the trust had made a gift of a chair - the Jehuda Reinharz Director - to the Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University.[1] The chair was named after Jehuda Reinharz, former President of Brandeis University and current President Emeritus and Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History.[2]
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Mission
Regarding Israel the foundation describes its mission as to:
- Build greater understanding of, support for, and affinity to Israel among thought leaders and key sectors of US population through missions, advocacy and education.
- Help Israel strengthen values of Israeli society and cohesion and commitment to a vibrant Jewish state through development of:
- Ethical, values-based, leadership.
- Mainstream opportunities and collaborations among diverse societal groups.[3]
People
Staff circa June 2015
Karyn Cohen Leviton (Director) | Joanna Jacobson (President) | Tova Katz (Portfolio Manager) | Vanessa Lipschitz (Portfolio Manager) | Anna Sikorsky (Operations Manager)[3]
Board of Directors circa 2013
Jonathan Jacobson (Trustee) | Joanna Jacobson (President and Trustee) | William Foster (Former Executive Director) | Karen Cohen (Portfolio Manager) | Hila Ganor Schindel (Israel Manager)
Grantees
Organisations that receive funding from the trust include:
American Friends of Libi, American Israel Education Foundation, Birthright Israel Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, the David Project, Facing History and Ourselves, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Israel Project, the Jerusalem Foundation, Middle East Media and Research Institute, and PEF Israel Endowment Funds.
2010
- American Friends of Libi: $365,000
- American Israel Education Foundation: $550,000
- American Jewish Committee: $400,000
- Birthright Israel; $1,250,000
- Central Fund of Israel: $100,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $1,550,000
- Commentary: $25,000
- CAMERA: $25,000
- Friends of IDF: $50,000
- Investigative Project on Terrorism: $40,000
- MEMRI: $50,000
- David Project: $400,250
- Israel Project: $1,250,000 [4]
2011
- American Friends of the Reut Institute: $100,000
- American Islamic Congress: $30,000
- American Jewish Committee: $350,000
- Birthright Israel; $2,000,000
- Central Fund of Israel: $25,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $1,550,000
- Friends of IDF: $50,000
- Investigative Project on Terrorism: $40,000
- MEMRI: $50,000
- David Project: $200,000
- Israel Project: $1,000,000 [5]
2012
- American Friends of Libi: $310,000
- American Israel Education Foundation: $750,000
- American Friends of the Reut Institute: $10,000
- Friends of IR David: $20,000
- Israel Promise: $650,000
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds: $1,000,000
- Anti-Defamation League: $10,000
- David Project: $400,000
- Birthright Israel: $2,000,000
- Investigative Project on Terrorism: $40,000
- MEMRI: $50,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $1,550,000
- Washington Institute: $25,000 [6]
2013
- Academic Exchange: $365,000
- American Friends of Libi: $20,000
- American Friends of Tel Aviv University: $250,000
- American Israel Education Foundation: $750,000
- Birthright Israel: $2,000,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $3,628,000
- David Project: $366,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $100,000
- David Project: $25,000
- Israel Promise: $50,000
- MEMRI: $50,000
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds: $825,000
- Washington Institute: $25,000 [7]
2014
- American Friends of Libi: $20,000
- American Friends of Tel Aviv University: $250,000
- American Israel Education Foundation: $2,000,000
- Central Fund of Israel: $50,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $1,800,000
- David Project: $309,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $1,000,000
- Investigative Project on Terrorism: $25,000
- Israel on Campus Coalition: $25,000
- Israel-America Academic Exchange: $450,000
- MEMRI: $50,000
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds: $645,000
- Washington Institute: $25,000 [8]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inside Philanthropy Website Jacobson Family Trust Foundation: Boston Grants. Accessed 17 June 2015. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "JFF IP" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Brandeis University Website Jehuda Reinharz. Accessed 17 June 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jacobson Family Foundation Website Our Team. Accessed 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Jacobson Family Foundation Trust, 990 Form, 2010
- ↑ Jacobson Family Foundation Trust, 990 Form, 2011
- ↑ Jacobson Family Foundation Trust, 990 Form, 2012
- ↑ Jacobson Family Foundation Trust, 990 Form, 2013
- ↑ Jacobson Family Foundation Trust, 990 Form, 2014
