We have established a Donor Advised Fund at the Jewish Communal Fund of New York (“JCFNY”) to receive tax-deductible contributions, and the Gendler Grapevine Project will make grant recommendations to the JCFNY to support funding our future initiatives.
For donations by credit card, you need to make your contribution directly on the JCFNY website. Note that the Fund Name for contributions is the “Gendler Grapevine Fund.” If you would like to make a contribution by check or alternative means, please see further instructions at https://www.jcfny.org/choosing-jcf/ways-to-contribute/.
JCFNY will notify us if a contribution is made to the fund. Please kindly send us an email at gendlergrapevine@gmail.com and let us know that you have done so. We are also happy to answer any questions you have.
Gematria is a traditional Jewish system of assigning a numerical value to a word. The two letters of the Hebrew word Chai (“Life”) add up to 18, which has led to a common practice of making gifts in multiples of 18.