FJC Foundation

FJC Foundation

Marty Silverman created FJC in 1995 as a public charity to sponsor donor-advised funds and fiscal sponsorships. His son Lorin Silverman now serves as board chair while Sam Marks acts as chief executive. The organization has distributed more than $700 million in grants since inception. FJC allocates roughly 15 percent of assets to private equity and deploys the balance across public equities, fixed income, and impact vehicles. The Agency Loan Fund has originated more than $400 million in loans since launch, including a $4.25 million acquisition loan for the 94-unit Casanova affordable-housing project in the Bronx. Additional commitments support Castle Gardens in West Harlem and a revolving match fund with Deutsche Bank. Geographic reach centers on New York with limited activity in Colorado and California. The firm employs no disclosed headcount figure and maintains a single office in New York. Adjacent vehicles include the Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation, which provides credit enhancement for the Agency Loan Fund. In November 2024 Sam Marks spoke at the ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards on innovation in philanthropy and impact investing. FJC’s structure separates donor-advised fund accounts from its proprietary loan book, allowing the Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation to purchase potentially impaired loans and thereby protect donor capital without direct recourse to individual DAFs.