Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund (COP Fund)

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is the lobbying and advocacy sister organization of the COP Fund. ³

Activities

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund (COP Fund) engages in educational dialogues in effort to strengthen ties between citizens of the United States, Israel, and other Middle East countries. COP Fund aims to eliminate antisemitism and religious bigotry by promoting democratic values, international cooperation, human rights, and stability in the Middle East region. ¹

The COP Fund works publicly and behind the scenes to discuss and address issues that include the security and vitality of Israel, the threat of a nuclear Iran, antisemitism, global terrorism, and the campaign to delegitimatize the State of Israel. ¹

To achieve its goals, the COP Fund convenes with world leaders regarding the concerns of the American Jewish community, builds coalitions in legal communities and NGOs to protect international law from manipulative efforts that prevent democracies from promoting peace in the Middle East, and works with its partners to fight antisemitism and anti-Israel prejudice through holistic, proactive approaches. ⁴

Funding

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While the COP Fund does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund ($400,500 in 2022), ⁵ the National Philanthropic Trust ($218,000 in 2023), ⁶ and the Jewish Communal Fund ($99,800 in 2023). ⁷

Board of Directors

Betsy Berns Korn is the chair of both the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund, a member of the Israel Economic Forum, and a member of the Board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee. Korn is a former president and chair of the board of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. ⁸

William C. Daroff is the CEO of both COP and the COP Fund. Daroff is an adjunct professor at George Washington University, a regular contributing columnist to the Jerusalem Post, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Daroff co-convened the November 14, 2023 March for Israel on the National Mall and was the inaugural Chair of the J7 Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. ⁹

Stephanie Hausner is the COO of both COP and the COP Fund. Hausner is a former managing director of the Israel Action Network at the Jewish Federations of North America, a former councilwoman in Clarkstown, New York, and a former member of the Democratic National Committee. ¹⁰

Stephen Greenberg is a former chair of both COP and the COP Fund, a former chair of the National Coalition for Eurasian Jewry, and a former chair of the National Young Leadership Cabinet of UJA. Greenberg is currently a managing member of the Pilgrim Mediation Group and sits on the board of the American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot. Greenberg is a former chair of the Development Committee of Hillel International, a former executive assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and a former chair of the Federal Judicial Selection Committee for New Jersey. ¹¹

Rabbi Joel Meyers is a former executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly. ¹²

Marlene Post sits on the boards of the American Zionist Movement, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Birthright Israel North America, and is the chair of the Jewish Agency Assembly meeting. Post is a former president of Hadassah and Hadassah International and a former co-chair of the Confederation of United Zionists. Post formerly sat on the boards of State of Israel Bonds, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, and the UJA Federation of New York. ¹³

Evelyn Sommer is a former director of the Latin American Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel, a former official representative of the Women’s International Zionist Organization at the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council, and a former acting vice president of UNICEF‘s NGO Committee. ¹⁴

Harriet Schleifer is the past chair of both COP and the COP Fund. Schleifer is a retired attorney, a former national president of the American Jewish Committee, a former member of the Executive Committee at the UJA Federation of New York, and formerly sat on the board of the Washington Institute on Near East Policy. ¹⁵