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The Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund Annual Grants Award Recognition Breakfast

On Wednesday, September 30, The Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the North Shore held the Annual Grants Award Recognition Breakfast. The Endowment Fund, Chairperson Jessie Lipson awarded funds to the following agencies and organizations for their grant applications:
 
·    North Shore Combined Jewish Women’s Organizations
·    Temple Beth Shalom
·    The Russian Community Association of Massachusetts
·    Kulanu, Inc.
·    North Suburban Jewish Community Center 
 
Click here for pictures of a few of the women who attended the breakfast and proudly support programs and services that meet the needs of our Jewish women and girls on the North Shore.

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The Jewish Community Foundation of the North Shore invites applications for grants from the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund. Through this fund the Foundation provides money for projects submitted by nonprofit [section 501(c)(3)] agencies. Projects, which will be considered, must be designed to further specific needs of Jewish women and girls in the North Shore. Application deadline is Friday, September 3rd.

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Financial Update

There is not much more to say about the recent financial meltdown that has not been said on the air or in the press. Almost everyone who has been invested in the financial markets since September 2008 has seen their equity assets decline significantly in value as the ongoing credit crunch and financial market turmoil has turned into a full-blown worldwide economic crisis. Click here to read more...

Financial Update for our B’nai Tzedek Philanthropists:

Click here to reference the  “B’nai Tzedek – A Guide to Jewish Philanthropy 2010”.

Please complete your Grant distribution recommendation form and return it to the Foundation office by June 25, 2010.