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Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community
Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community
Give Jewishly through FCJC
Rooted in the Jewish value of Tzedakah, the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community helps individuals and families turn generosity into lasting impact. Since 1997, we have partnered with donors to strengthen Jewish life and support education, culture and community.
Through donor advised funds, endowments and legacy giving, we help you "give Jewishly" during your lifetime and beyond, distributing grants to support Jewish and non-Jewish charitable organizations.
Your partner in philanthropy
In partnership with Foundation for the Carolinas, we offer customized charitable solutions such as donor advised funds, agency funds, endowment management and philanthropic planning to amplify the impact of every charitable gift.
"Our donor advised fund is a convenient and flexible tool to assist us with our charitable giving. We have such confidence in the FCJC team that we moved our fund from a commercial provider."
Stacey and Ira Slomka
"Giving Jewishly is important to us and influenced our decision to move our donor advised fund from Fidelity to FCJC. Now, every recipient of our charitable giving sees our connection to the Jewish community."
Stephanie and Gary Starr
Create Your Jewish Legacy
Since 2012, more than 430 individuals and families have become part of our CJL initiative, and are recognized in our Book of Life Society.
Be remembered forever by the Jewish community with a gift in your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy. It's a simple and supports causes that are important in your life.
The power of endowment
If you want to support nonprofits for the long term, an endowed FCJC fund may be a great fit. Endowments are designed to provide a permanent source of support, delivering funding to organizations year after year.
With an endowment, the original gift is preserved, and annual grants are made from the fund. For example, a $100,000 endowed fund awards approximately $4,250 in grants each year, based on the current spendable rate of 4.25 percent.
Support humanitarian aid
Many in our community are seeking ways to help those suffering the devastating effects of natural disasters, as well as offering continued support of Israel. Visit our humanitarian aid page for more information.
Board of Trustees
- Jon Massachi, Chair
- Stan August, Community Leader
- Doug Benson, Foundation for the Carolinas
- Teresa Brenner, Community Leader
- David Cantor, Community Leader
- Sharyn Handelsman, Community Leader
- Jonathan Howard, Community Leader
- Brian Kahn, McGuireWoods, LLP
- Elise Kosofsky, Community Leader
- Donna Lerner, Charlotte Jewish Day School
Get in touch
Phil Warshauer
Executive Director, Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community