Jay Kustka

Art Director, Communications and Programs

Jay works closely with the programming and external relations team to create, design, and update marketing materials for CEP.

Jay has many years of experience in graphic design, having worked previously in Boston and London for R.R. Donnelly Financial and in New York for Gerson Lehrman Group. In Jay’s free time, he also works with schools to design and produce programs for theatrical performances.

Besides his passion for graphic design, Jay’s other creative passion is music. Outside of the 9-5, you can find Jay playing guitar in many venues in the Boston area.

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When the Tide Should Rise: Deciding When Mission Requires More
Carmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Rickke Mananzala President, New York Foundation
Ian Fuller Chair, Marguerite Casey Foundation Board of Directors
Trish Adobea Tchume Chair, New York Foundation Board of Directors

by Carmen Rojas, Ph.D., Rickke Mananzala, Ian Fuller, Trish Adobea TchumeChloe Heskett | Sep 17, 2026

In the first piece of this series, we introduced the tidal foundation as an alternative to the fixed choice between perpetuity or spend down. In this piece, we will get a bit more practical: How do board members and leaders decide when the tide should rise? The...

What Inflation Taught Us About Consistent Grantmaking
Jackie Daniel Domestic Partnerships Manager, The Pilgrim Foundation
Manivanh Khy Executive Director, The Pilgrim Foundation

by Jackie Daniel, Manivanh KhyChloe Heskett | Sep 15, 2026

During a recent review of the Pilgrim Foundation’s U.S.-based grant applications, one theme surfaced repeatedly in conversations with our nonprofit partners: everything costs more. Partners described higher expenses for staffing, facilities, technology,...

The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend Down
Rickke Mananzala President, New York Foundation
Carmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation

by Rickke Mananzala, Carmen Rojas, Ph.D.Thelma Andree | Sep 10, 2026

Approaches to foundation spending have too often been organized around a false choice. Foundations are expected to preserve assets in perpetuity while spending at or near the IRS-required 5% minimum, or to spend down by deploying resources over a fixed period and...