2021 Impact Report
JCF's Network of Changemakers Activity & Accomplishments
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Your Partner in Philanthropy

Jefferson Community Foundation understands the landscape—trends, obstacles, and opportunities—of community need and keeps abreast of efforts that will enable all people to thrive.

We know which local nonprofits are focused on which issues, which initiatives are gaining momentum and creating change, which are not, and where service gaps exist.

JCF shares this unique insight with the nonprofit sector to increase the effectiveness of ongoing efforts, and with donors to help inform charitable decisions with the greatest possible impact.

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“We feel deeply connected and knowledgeable about our community but in a situation like COVID-19, we cannot foresee the future. We simply don’t know what segments of the population will be hit hardest. We trust Jefferson Community Foundation to respond to the shifting terrain and make necessary funding decisions nimbly.”
Anonymous
AnonymousFundholder
“One cannot undervalue the importance of having a centralized organization that brings nonprofits and resources together to create a broad network of community-based support. Other nonprofits are, rightly, focused at a more granular level on their mission. JCF focuses more broadly and supports the whole county, by facilitating services to those in need and to those who serve the community.”
Gigi Callaizakis
Gigi CallaizakisCommunity Builder
“After moving to Jefferson County, and realizing the promise and potential of JCF, it was natural for us to transfer our Donor Advised Tributary Fund and put it to work locally. JCF is well managed, inspires the community’s collective generosity, and changes lives. That’s a mission we enthusiastically support.”
Peter Newland & Robyn Johnson
Peter Newland & Robyn JohnsonFundholders
“We are building a life in Jefferson County and part of that for us is connecting with and supporting local nonprofits. Opening a Donor Advised Fund at JCF made sense because we can learn from its community knowledge. We also appreciate JCF’s commitment to bringing a wide range of voices and organizations to the table to forge solutions – as well as its ability to pivot quickly to address emerging needs. Bottom line is we give better when we give through JCF!”
Kate Roosevelt & Caroline Maillard
Kate Roosevelt & Caroline MaillardFundholders
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Our Partners in Changemaking

Jefferson Community Foundation serves as a convener of local changemakers ― those who embody, practice and engage others in the values of empathy, engagement, and a generous investment of time, skills, ideas, and/or dollars. 

JCF facilitates connection and collaboration and furnishes our partners with the information and resources necessary, so that by working together through JCF, our community has greater capacity to create acute and sustain lasting positive impacts.

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Let’s Do More by Doing Together

Jefferson Community Foundation makes it possible for donors, and for our community overall, to do more by doing together so each can have greater impact as part of JCF’s larger giving network.

JCF is funded primarily by people like you who understand that having a central means of connecting—across issues, sectors, geographies, and traditional divides —makes a stronger, more resilient community better able to navigate uncertainty and weather crisis.

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