A Gift Too Soon
Tribute to the Late Elaine Stoller, z"l

It's not too often that an organization believes they received a gift too soon. Such is the case, however, with a gift received recently at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. Read more...

Elaine Stoller, z"l

Leaving 100% of Your Estate to Your Kids?! Splendid!

Why is the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba encouraging donors to leave 100% of their estate to their heirs?! Because we believe that donors are ready to hear about a unique strategy for leaving a legacy gift to charity without negatively impacting heirs or beneficiaries. Read more...

Athletes Represent Canada at Maccabi Games!

The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba is pleased to announce that the 12 Manitoba athletes representing Canada at the upcoming Maccabi Games were the recipients of a $10,000 grant from the Foundation. Read more...

Mindy Lichtman (2nd from left), the 2009 recipient of the "Les & Raymie Bursten Memorial Award"

Music Connects Community to Jewish Heritage

The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba distributed a $4000 grant to Virtuosi Concert Manitoba Inc., in support of their "Hebraic Inspiration" concert. The chamber-music programme is comprised of Jewish and Hebraic
influenced works, featuring Canadian artists. Read more...

Jana Ting (L), Alexandre da Costa (2nd from left), Wonny Song (2nd from right),
Denise Djokic (R)

'Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are'

Karyn Lazareck, guest speaker at this year’s Women’s Endowment Fund luncheon, opened her speech with this quote by Theodore Roosevelt. She had seen the quote in a unique classroom created especially for children with autism. It was an idyllic environment for learning, created by gifted teachers. Read more...

Karyn Lazareck, Guest Speaker at the 2009 Women's Endowment Fund Luncheon

What's Happening with Our Investments?

What more can we say about the financial events of 2008?  The Jewish Foundation, like other community and other private endowments was not immune from the market forces, returning (net) -14.2% on its investment portfolio for the year. Still, it could have been worse as other larger endowments suffered losses in the magnitude of 25% to 45%.
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Ian Barnes, JFM Director of Finance and Operations