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The Charles Lafitte Foundation is a private family foundation founded in 1999 by Suzanne and
Jeffrey Citron. The Foundation is committed to helping groups and individuals foster lasting
improvement on the human condition by providing support to education, children's advocacy,
medical research and the arts.
Suzanne is the Co-Founder and past CEO of New World Aviation; a private aviation company owned
by the Citrons whose mission is to provide world-class flight services. In addition to her role
with the foundation, she is a board member for the American Cancer Society and a former member
of the Peer Review Committee for Institutional Research Grants (IRC) for the American Cancer
Society. Suzanne has been honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by the Girl Scouts in 2006.
Jeffrey is a career entrepreneur with a history of bringing efficiency and innovation to large,
vertical industries through the application of advanced technologies. Jeffrey is known as both
a pioneer and visionary in the financial and telecommunications industries. Jeffrey is currently
the Co-Founder and Chairman of Vonage. Vonage is a leading provider of SIP-based, VoIP
communications services. He is the founder and former CEO of Datek Online Holdings, which was
the fourth largest online brokerage company and the Founder of Island ECN, the second largest
global financial exchange. Jeffrey and Suzanne have two young children and reside in Brielle , NJ.
The Foundation is named for one of the Citron family's dogs, Charles Lafitte, in the true spirit
of philanthropy - ensuring the foundation lives beyond the lives of its founders. The Foundation's
Board of Trustees meets several times a year to evaluate and approve grant proposals. Grants are
given throughout the year.
The Foundation is unable to accept grant applications from non501(c) 3 organizations or political
initiatives. For more information on the Foundation please contact Jennifer Vertetis, CLF President,
at jennifer@charleslafitte.org.
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