Create your Jewish legacy through JewishColumbus.
For generations, our Jewish community in Columbus has been built by those who came before us—leaders whose vision and generosity created the synagogues, schools, and agencies we cherish today. Now it is our turn.
Planned giving is how we secure the Jewish future. Your gift helps protect Jewish life in Columbus, so it remains strong, safe, and welcoming for our children, grandchildren, and beyond.
Planned giving reflects your deepest values. It is an opportunity to shape the future, plant seeds for tomorrow, and create a lasting impact that lives on in the people and places you care about most. Every person, regardless of age or wealth, can make a meaningful legacy gift.
Whether your passion is supporting education, caring for the vulnerable, strengthening Jewish life, or keeping our community secure, your gift will sustain what matters most.
Planned Giving Options
Explore common ways to create a lasting Jewish legacy through JewishColumbus.
Other Giving Vehicles
JewishColumbus can help you develop a customized plan to support the causes you care about, Jewish or otherwise, in a way that best fits your philanthropic goals and vision.
Contact us anytime to create your Jewish legacy by contacting
Lori Wishne, Managing Director, Sr. Philanthropic Advisor, at 614-559-3208 or by email.
Charitable Lead Trust
You contribute securities or other appreciated assets to a charitable lead trust. The trust makes fixed annual payments to JewishColumbus for a period of time, and when it terminates, the remaining principal is paid to your heirs.
Life Insurance
Naming JewishColumbus as the beneficiary and owner of an insurance policy may provide tax benefits and can create a meaningful deferred gift with modest out-of-pocket expenses.
Partnership Interest
Gifts of partnership interests can provide a donor with a valuable income tax charitable deduction. Common partnership gifts may involve real estate, oil, and gas properties.
Personal Property & Stock
Gifts of personal property may include art, books, jewelry, coins, antiques, and other valuable objects. Gifts of closely held stock can also be advantageous in certain circumstances.
Real Estate
Gifts of real estate can be made through a bequest or lifetime transfer, often with significant tax benefits, and may be conveyed outright or through other planned giving methods.
Transfer Private Foundation
Many donors find it advantageous to terminate private foundations by distributing assets to a fund maintained as part of JewishColumbus, then making recommendations for distributions to charitable organizations.