Mission:   To help individuals in the Jewish community design, structure and document a meaningful charitable legacy plan.

Through the Create A Jewish Legacy bequest development initiative, Foundation will raise awareness about the need for bequests to Jewish causes and that adequate endowments will ensure a vibrant and financially strong Jewish community now and in the future and will enhance the lives of donors and generations to come.

Goal:   To ask every interested individual in Jewish Jacksonville to create a Jewish legacy by leaving a bequest and/or planned gift to the endowment funds of the Jewish community organizations they care about.

To educate donors about the many planned giving opportunities including bequests in wills, trusts, gift annuities, life insurance policies and other methods that can sustain our Jewish community.

To ensure that Jewish organizations have adequate endowment funds that will provide financial stability.

Vision:   Every member of our Jewish community will be aware of the importance of leaving a bequest or other planned gift to Jewish causes and of the services Foundation has to offer them to accomplish their charitable gift planning goals. Through the implementation of Create A Jewish Legacy, our Jewish community organizations will integrate into their fundraising models a consistent bequest for permanent endowment development component. Our Jewish community synagogues and agencies will have adequate endowments that will be used to ensure a vibrant, thriving, Jewish community. Foundation will have adequate funds for making grants to partners and for other worthwhile causes in keeping with our mission.

Partnership:   The Jacksonville Jewish Foundation was developed as a partnership of our major Jacksonville area synagogues and Jewish agencies. It exists to provide charitable gift planning services to our partners and interested members of our community. The Jacksonville Jewish Foundation is our Jewish community Foundation. It protects the financial interests of our partners and ensures that the intent of donors to support Jewish organizations is always honored. The Jacksonville Jewish Foundation strives to maintain our Jewish community for now and for the future.

"Foundation is here to help you achieve your charitable goals."