Please join us as we honor

Janet and David Desmon

Endowment Leadership Award

The Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies is proud to present the 2016 Endowment Leadership Award to Janet and David Desmon. Both of our honorees have, throughout their lives, demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to the Jewish community.

Janet served as President of the Buffalo Jewish Federation from 2000 to 2002 as well as General Chair of the United Jewish Fund Campaign and Chair of Women's Philanthropy. Janet currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo where she has taken on numerous fundraising responsibilities.

David served as President of the Buffalo Jewish Federation from 2012 to 2014. He served on the Board of Temple Beth Zion for over 20 years, including a term as President. He is on the Board of the WNY Planned Giving Consortium and the Leave a Legacy Program of WNY.

The Desmons were honored with the Community Relations Award by the Buffalo Chapter of the American Jewish Committee in 2004. They were the recipients of the Nathan Benderson Award from the Buffalo Jewish Federation in 2006.

David and Janet have been generous donors to the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies for decades, establishing endowment and charitable funds for the benefit of a wide variety of causes. Their significant contributions to our community will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.