Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

Judith and Stanford Lipsey

Judith and Stanford Lipsey Judith and Stanford Lipsey are influential civic leaders and philanthropists whose dedication to community, culture, and preservation has shaped Western New York. Stanford, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and preservation advocate,...

Leonard H. and Rose H. Frank

Rose and Leonard “Bud” Frank were a remarkable Buffalo-based couple whose lives embodied the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam—the sacred responsibility to help repair the world.   What mattered to them most was education, community building, and honoring their Jewish...

Karen & Rick Zakalik

Karen & Rick Zakalik were presented with the Endowment Leadership Award at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Click on the video below to watch the touching tribute. The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies would be honored to assist you and your family in preserving your...

From Tragedy to Philanthropy

By Linda D. Pollack It’s Monday night in January, in Buffalo, New York, not just any Monday, but, the first Monday of the New Year 2023. The Bills are playing Monday Night Football on National Television. It could be their year to go all the way to the Super Bowl. The...

TELLL Fund

TELLL FUND The TELLL Fund, established in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Shatkin, ob”m, provides honorarium for Torah lectures, sponsorship of local Jewish workshops and talks, as well as Jewish educational and cultural programs and materials for dissemination....