Federations Acheive Success on Capitol Hill

Federations laud the U.S. Congress for passing a 2016 spending and tax bill including additional funding to help Holocaust Survivors and for homeland security nonprofit grants, and making the IRA charitable rollover permanent. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation. 

Federations’ Join Protest to Halt Nazi Commemorative Statue

In Budapest, JFNA’s William Daroff joined U.S. Government officials and the Hungarian Jewish community at a public event vehemently protesting plans to erect a statue honoring an official responsible for the deportation and murder of nearly 600,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Time…

Proposed Tax Law Would Benefit Federation donors

The IRA Charitable Rollover, which has generated almost $40 million for Federations since 2006, will become a permanent part of the tax code if the House and Senate approve the Tax Extender Package. Forbes: Charities Laud Permanent Tax Breaks in House Deal

 

Nearly 60 young Federation leaders participate in development retreat

Federation support for young leaders through education and skills-building was on display during a Dallas Leadership Development Group retreat in Washington, DC last week, supported by JFNA’s Washington office. Nearly three dozen emerging leaders participated in the program, which has pro…

Federations join protests over planned statue honoring Nazi collaborator

In Budapest, federations join U.S. government officials and the Hungarian Jewish community at a public event vehemently protesting plans to erect a statue honoring an official responsible for the deportation and murder of nearly 600,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Read more.‎