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Endowment

From our earliest, modest beginning as a soup kitchen in 1859, we have relied on the generous support of community members to help those most in need. While needs of the community will change over time, our dedication to improve the lives of every child, teenager, adult and family that we serve will remain strong. JCFS is proud to be celebrating 150 years of service to the community. The 150th Endowment Campaign honors our agency’s long-standing commitment to supporting, nurturing, and protecting families, and ensures our ability to continue to redefine what’s possible, for generations to come.

The goal of the 150th Campaign is to raise $10 million and 150 new endowment gifts over a three-year period, beginning in July 2008. All new endowment gifts given throughout this time will count towards our 150th goal; we encourage gifts at all giving levels and are reaching out to former, current and new donors throughout the community. The campaign offers donors a broad range of planned giving options, including declarations of intent, charitable gift annuities, and others, available to help strengthen JCFS while responding to the contributor's personal interests, values and financial goals.

The Jewish Child and Family Services Endowment Foundation was created in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Agency Endowment Program, which was established to assure that JCFS and our sister agencies have the necessary resources to meet growing and evolving Jewish community needs. All commitments to the Agency Endowment Foundation are recognized as gifts to the Jewish Federation’s Centennial Campaign.

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