OFJCC Pomegranate Legacy Society (Legacy Giving)
Legacy Gifts make a huge impact on the long-term sustainability and financial health of the OFJCC. Pomegranate Legacy Society members make generous provisions for the OFJCC through their wills or estate plans, retirement accounts or through other planned giving methods.
For many people, this forward-looking philanthropy makes it possible to make a significant long-term contribution that otherwise might be beyond reach. With appreciation for this generous gift, members of the OFJCC Legacy Society will receive:
- A Pomegranate Mezuzah commemorating your decision to make a legacy gift to the OFJCC
- Recognition in the OFJCC’s Annual Report and other publications as a Legacy Society member
- An invitation to an exclusive Annual Event specifically for Pomegranate Legacy Society members
Making a Planned Gift to the OFJCC
Bequests: Bequests are one of the easiest ways for donors to make a significant contribution toward helping the OFJCC fulfill its goals. Bequests allow donors to designate future assets to the OFJCC in their wills. Donors may include the OFJCC in their estate plan by specifying a dollar amount or a percentage of their estate’s assets to be transferred to the OFJCC.
Retirement Plans: Another easy option for donors is to designate the OFJCC as a beneficiary of his or her IRA, Keogh or other retirement plan. This option may allow donors to reduce both income and estate taxes.
Life Insurance Policy: This is a relatively simple and inexpensive way for donors to provide for future generations by naming the OFJCC as a beneficiary to a life insurance policy or by donating a unneeded policy.
The Oshman Family JCC Pomegranate Legacy Society consists of individuals who have thoughtfully included the OFJCC in their estate plan through a legacy gift.
Thank you to these members of the Legacy Society for their ongoing commitment to enriching lives, building community and inspiring Jewish journeys:
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Irene Zoken Abrams
Betty Denenberg Adler
Merry and Steve (z”l) Astor
James E. Baer
Gloria Baerncopf (z”l)
Steve and Ina Bauman
Nathaniel and Tasha Bergson-Michelson
Randi S. Brenowitz
Madeline Chaleff and David Arfin
Reba Cohen
John and Linda Elman
Alice Erber and Robert Steinberg
Zoltan Farkas (z”l)
Louis L. and Janet K. Fisher (z”l)
Nanette and Richard Freedland
Emeri and Brad Handler
Jay and Sandy Hirsh
Peter Holland
Mark and Marla Holtzman
Ann Marie Jasse and Bruce Fram
Sheryl and Tony Klein
Laura and Gary Lauder
Sharon and Seth Leslie
Mark and Adele Lieberman
Shirley Liebhaber
Daryl Messinger and James Heeger
Bill and Susan Mirbach
Adam and Carolyn Nash
Maurice and Pearl Purcell (z”l)
Paul Resnick and Joan Karlin
Orli and Zack Rinat
Rachael and David Rosenberg
Jeanbelle and Zachary Rosenman (z”l)
Ric and Roberta Rudman
Carol D. and Harry J. Saal
Nathaniel Saal and Susan Steiner Saal
Dorothy Saxe
Loren and Shelley Saxe
Janet and Albert Schultz (z”l)
The Schwabacher Family
Susan And Richard Seiler
Joanna and Jason Strober
Taube Family Foundation
Veronica Tincher
Teacher Debra Togliatti
Bobbie and Jerry Wagger
Alan Weissberger
Batya Zucker
To read why some donors were inspired to make a legacy gift, click here.
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Pomegranate Legacy Society? Click here to download our Letter of Intent (PDF).
Already including the OFJCC in your plans? Let us know by contacting Seth Leslie at (650) 223-8729 or [email protected].
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