Two Hartford philanthropists have announced they will donate an after-life gift of $1 million through the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford.
Gerry and Karen Goldberg, who have donated roughly $1 million to organizations in and around Hartford since moving to the city in 1991, made the announcement this week.
The gift will be funded after one of the Goldbergs dies.
The $1 million will be donated to the foundation and split among other charities, but the funds will not be distributed equally, the Goldbergs said. The couple are still determining exactly how the money will be allocated to the charities and which charities will receive the funding.
To date, the Goldberg familyâs philanthropy has largely focused on educational programming and organizations and synagogues in which they have been active. Those entities include the Solomon Schechter Day School and the New England Jewish Academy.
Gerry Goldberg, co-founder and CEO of GYL Financial Synergies in West Hartford, said his family is honored to offer the gift.
âThe organizations we selected to be part of our legacy gift have been essential to the past and present and will be critical to the future of our community,â Goldberg said in a statement. âEach organization plays an important role in strengthening our communal ecosystem, and we feel privileged and proud to help.â
