Joshua M. Kraft Biography
Josh Kraft is the president of Kraft Family Philanthropies, which oversees the Kraft Family Foundation, the Kraft Center for Community Health, the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, the Patriots Foundation, and the Revolution Charitable Foundation, and the family’s role in the REFORM Alliance.
How old is Joshua M. Kraft? – Age
He was born in the United States of America. His age is not known.
Joshua M. Kraft Family – Education
He was born in a Jewish family and is one in four children born of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his late wife Myra Kraft, and was born into a Jewish family. He has three siblings; Jonathan Kraft, Daniel A. Kraft, and David Kraft. He graduated from Williams College and Harvard Graduate School of Education with a bachelor’s degree in education.
Joshua M. Kraft Career
The Kraft family donates tens of millions of dollars each year to education, health, social justice, diversity, youth development, and family activities through various projects. The family has given hundreds of millions of dollars to their communities in the past.
Prior to becoming President of the Kraft Family Philanthropies, Kraft worked for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) for 30 years, including 12 years as the Nicholas President and CEO. He began his BGCB career as a program coordinator at the Edgerley Family South Boston Club in 1990. He subsequently went on to become the Founding Executive Director of the Gerald and Darlene Jordan Club in Chelsea, which began in the basement of public housing development in 1993 and expanded in 2002.
BGCB’s budget nearly increased to $26 million during Kraft’s leadership as Nicholas President and CEO. Kraft oversaw a five-year, $125 million Opening Doors initiative that raised approximately $132 million from 2012 to 2017. During that time, the BGCB expanded its reach and effect, increasing membership and cultivating a network of over 200 program partners across Boston and Chelsea. In addition to serving on the Brandeis University Board, Kraft is a member of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Herren Project, as well as a co-chair of the Massachusetts Hate Crimes Task Force.
Joshua M. Kraft Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.
