Jewish Future Promise
{{Short description|Charitable pledge for Jewish causes}}
The Jewish Future Promise, originally the Jewish Future Pledge, is a charitable campaign modeled after The Giving Pledge, to encourage American Jews to designate at least 50% of their charitable giving to Jewish- or Israel-related causes. Over 100,000 people have signed the pledge since its inception in May 2020.
History
Co-creators Michael Leven and Amy Holtz launched the pledge in May 2020, modeled after The Giving Pledge, to encourage American Jews to designate at least 50% of their charitable giving to Jewish- or Israel-related causes.{{cite news |last1=Oster |first1=Marcy |title=New Jewish giving pledge takes a page from Gates and Buffett initiative |url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/new-jewish-giving-pledge-takes-a-page-from-gates-and-buffett-initiative |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=2020-05-14}} According to Leven and Holtz, Americans will donate $68 trillion in wealth over the next generation, 20% of which will be given by Jewish donors. Its aim is for at least half of that 20%, or more than $600 billion, to go to Jewish causes,{{cite news |last1=Chernikoff |first1=Helen |title=Donor-advised funds are the future of the Jewish Future Pledge |url=https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/donor-advised-funds-are-the-future-of-the-jewish-future-pledge/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=eJewishPhilanthropy |date=2021-02-02}} compared to the estimated 11% of donations that do now. The Pledge partnered with the Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish National Fund, and Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi{{cite news |last1=Rudee |first1=Eliana |title=Jewish Future Pledge partners with Morgan Stanley, asking donors to plan ahead. |url=https://www.jns.org/jewish-future-pledge-partners-with-morgan-stanley-asking-donors-to-plan-ahead/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2020-10-12}} to integrate the pledge into traditional vehicles of Jewish philanthropy. The Pledge partnered with Morgan Stanley to create a donor-advised fund.
On February 8, 2024, the Pledge changed its named to the Jewish Future Promise.{{cite news |title=The Jewish Future Pledge becomes The Jewish Future Promise |url=https://www.jns.org/wire/a-pledge-renewed-for-generations-the-jewish-future-pledge-becomes-the-jewish-future-promise/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2024-02-08}}
=Jewish Youth Promise=
In 2023, the Pledge launched the Jewish Youth Promise for people aged 13-24 to commit to being active members of the Jewish community.{{cite news |last1=Putney |first1=Fran |title=Jewish Future Pledge Spawns Youth Pledge Initiative |url=https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/jewish-future-pledge-spawns-youth-pledge-initiative/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=Atlanta Jewish Times |date=2023-05-10}} By March 2025, the Youth Promise had surpassed 30,000 signatures, including 10,000 associated with Jewish fraternity AEPi.{{cite news |title=Jewish Youth Promise surpasses 10k AEPi, 30k total signatures |url=https://www.jns.org/jewish-youth-promise-surpasses-10k-aepi-30k-total-signatures/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2025-03-28}}
Signatories
As of October 2023, more than 25,000 donors, including individuals, family foundations, and families, had pledged $2.4 billion as part of the pledge.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Haley |title=Jewish Future Pledge gets 25,000th pledge, amounting to $2.4 billion to Jewish causes |url=https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/jewish-future-pledge-gets-25000th-pledge-amounting-to-2-4-billion-to-jewish-causes/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=eJewishPhilanthrophy |date=2023-10-04}} By February 2024, there were almost 50,000 signatories. According to Leven, by October 2024, there were over 80,000 signatories.{{cite news |last1=Leven |first1=Michael |title=The power of promise: The Jewish community’s response to uncertain times |url=https://www.jns.org/the-power-of-promise-the-jewish-communitys-response-to-uncertain-times/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2024-10-31}} The number of pledges crossed 100,000 on April 8, 2025.{{cite news |title=Actress Patricia Heaton is 100,000th signer of Jewish Future Promise |url=https://www.jns.org/actress-patricia-heaton-is-100000th-signer-of-jewish-future-promise/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2025-04-08}}
Notable signers of the pledge include businessman Charles Bronfman, The Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus, philanthropist Julie Platt, advocate Morton Klein, activist Noa Tishby,{{cite news |title=Noa Tishby Becomes The 11,000th Person To Sign The Jewish Future Pledge |url=https://boulderjewishnews.org/2022/noa-tishby-becomes-the-11000th-person-to-sign-the-jewish-future-pledge/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=Boulder Jewish News |date=2022-12-19}} comedian Modi Rosenfeld, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and actress Patricia Heaton.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://jewishfuturepromise.org}}
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Category:Organizations established in 2020
Category:Philanthropic organizations based in the United States
Category:Jewish Federations of North America