FY 26 Annual Report

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The The JCC JCC strives strives to to inspire inspire Jewish Jewish journeys, journeys, while while strengthening strengthening individual individual life, life, family family unity unity and and community community involvement. involvement.

We We achieve achieve this this through through cultural, cultural, educational educational and and recreational recreational programs programs and and services. services.

Membership Membership Building Building Community Through Connection, Wellness, and Belonging BuildingCommunity CommunityThrough ThroughConnection, Connection,Wellness, Wellness,and andBelonging Belonging Successfully Successfully implemented implemented aa new new membership membership software software platform, platform, improving improving ease ease of of use use for for members members and and community community participants participants while while streamlining streamlining program program enrollment, enrollment, facility facility reservations, reservations, member member check-in, check-in, and and backend backend operational operational efficiencies. efficiencies.

Experienced Experienced positive positive net net membership membership growth growth in in multiple multiple months months despite despite industryindustrywide wide retention retention challenges. challenges.

Ramping Ramping up up for for our our second second summer summer of of “Summer “Summer Nights Nights at at the the J,” J,” following following strong strong member member participation participation and and growing growing attendance attendance throughout throughout last last summer’s summer’s familyfamilyfriendly friendly community community engagement engagement series series at at the the pool, pool, with with expanded expanded accessibility accessibility this this year year through through complimentary complimentary guest guest access. access.

Completed Completed aa membership membership assessment assessment evaluation, evaluation, offering offering insight insight into into industry industry demands, demands, demographics, demographics, projected projected growth growth potential, potential, and and opportunities opportunities to to improve improve service service and and program program delivery. delivery.

The Block and Dreeben School for Young Children Where Learning, Play, and Jewish Values Connect

The The only only nationally nationally accredited accredited Jewish Jewish preschool preschool in in San San Antonio, Antonio, and and one one of of 47 47 NAEYC NAEYC accredited accredited schools schools in in San San Antonio.

Antonio.

156 156 children children and and 39 39 hard-working hard-working assigned assigned classroom classroom teachers teachers Family Family programming programming has has grown grown this this year year with with programs programs like like our our monthly monthly Shabbat Shabbat playgroup. playgroup.

This This year, year, we we earned earned aa Texas Texas Rising Rising Star Star 4-star 4-star certification. certification.

Youth Youth and and Camp Camp Creating Year-Ro Creating Year-Ro und Jewish Connections Through Learning, Friendship, CreatingYear-Round Year-Round undJewish JewishConnections ConnectionsThrough ThroughLearning, Learning,Friendship, Friendship, and and Fun andFun Fun Fall Fall Camp: Camp: 69 69 participants participants Winter Winter Camp: Camp: 91 91 participants participants Spring Spring Break Break Camp: Camp: 72 72 participants participants Fun Fun Days Days at at the the J: J: 49 49 participants participants Kids Kids Club: Club: 2025-2026 2025-2026 School School Year, Year, Kids Kids Club Club picks picks up up students students from from EKHLA, EKHLA, Hidden Hidden Forrest, Forrest, Castle Castle Hills, Hills, Oak Oak Meadow, Meadow, Huebner, Huebner, Blattman, Blattman, and and Anne Anne Frank Frank Inspire Inspire Academy.

Academy. 147 147 students students enrolled! enrolled!

J-Camp J-Camp Creating Creating Lifelong Memories, Friendships, and Jewish Connections CreatingLifelong LifelongMemories, Memories,Friendships, Friendships,and andJewish JewishConnections Connections One One of of only only four four day-camps day-camps in in the the area area with with an an American American Camp Camp Association Association Accreditation.

Accreditation.

623 623 campers campers participated participated in in J-camp J-camp 2025 2025 633 633 campers campers as as of of May May 15 15 & & counting counting for for J-camp J-camp 2026 2026 69% 69% are are returning returning campers campers 70% 70% are are registered registered for for multiple multiple sessions sessions

Youth Youth Theatre Theatre Fostering Creat Fostering Creat ivity, Confidence, and Community Through the FosteringCreativity, Creativity, ivity,Confidence, Confidence,and andCommunity CommunityThrough Throughthe the Performing Arts Performing Performing Arts Arts In In the the Fall, Fall, Nova Nova performed performed Seussical Seussical Kids Kids and and Starz Starz performed performed Shrek Jr Shrek the the Musical Musical Jr. Jr..

For Kids For our our Spring Spring production, production, Nova Nova performed performed Shrek Shrek the the Musical Musical Kids.

Kids..

Starz Starz performed performed Anastasia: Anastasia: Youth Youth Edition Edition Twenty-four Twenty-four schools schools were were represented represented in in our our youth youth performing performing arts arts programs programs this this year! year!

Nurturing tthe Nurturing Next Generation of Jewish Leaders Nurturingthe the heNext NextGeneration Generationof ofJewish JewishLeaders Leaders We We have have 93 93 members members between between Sababa Sababa BBG BBG and and Erich Erich Weiss Weiss AZA, AZA, the the two two chapters chapters of of San San Antonio Antonio BBYO BBYO 33 33 San San Antonio Antonio teens teens attended attended Lonestar Lonestar Region’s Region’s Fall Fall Convention Convention 38 38 San San Antonio Antonio teens teens attended attended Lonestar Lonestar Region’s Region’s Spring Spring Convention Convention 22 22 San San Antonio Antonio teens teens attended attended International International Convention Convention 16 16 San San Antonio Antonio teens teens are are currently currently registered registered for for BBYO BBYO Summer Summer programs programs 11 San San Antonio Antonio teen teen is is currently currently serving serving on on Lonestar Lonestar Region’s Region’s Regional Regional Board, Board, David David Feld, Feld, Regional Regional S’gan S’gan (Vice (Vice President) President)

Youth/Adult Youth/Adult Sports Sports and and Fitness Fitness Promoting Pr Pr omoting Lifelong Wellness Through Movement and Recreation Promoting omotingLifelong LifelongWellness WellnessThrough ThroughMovement Movementand andRecreation Recreation

433 433 Spurs Spurs Youth Youth Basketball Basketball Participants Participants More More than than 350 350 children children enrolled enrolled in in Fall Fall and and Spring Spring Soccer Soccer Academy Academy Over Over 600 600 individuals individuals engaged engaged in in tennis tennis programs programs Men’s Men’s adult adult basketball basketball leagues leagues have have engaged engaged over over 450 450 participants participants New New this this year year is is the the addition addition of of Youth Youth Volleyball Volleyball Clinics Clinics and and aa partnership partnership with with The The Basketball Basketball Embassy Embassy

Aquatics Aquatics Building Building Lifelong Skills in Safety, Wellness, and Recreation BuildingLifelong LifelongSkills Skillsin inSafety, Safety,Wellness, Wellness,and andRecreation Recreation Year-round Year-round youth youth swim swim club club hosted hosted 74 74 swimmers swimmers and and our our swim swim academy academy enrolled enrolled 124 124 swimmers swimmers 124 124 youth youth are are participating participating on on the the JCC JCC Sea Sea Serpents Serpents Swim Swim Team Team The The pool pool will will be be in in aa constant constant state state of of use use this this summer summer with with camp, camp, summer summer swim swim team, team, AquaFIT, AquaFIT, swim swim lessons lessons and and recreational recreational fun! fun!

Tennis Tennis Cultivating Cultivat Cultivat ing Talent, Discipline, and Sportsmanship Cultivating ingTalent, Talent,Discipline, Discipline,and andSportsmanship Sportsmanship USTA USTA Leagues: Leagues: we we host host over over 240 240 participants participants Fall Fall and and Spring Spring Junior Junior Programs Programs reach reach over over 180 180 participates participates each each season season Junior Junior team team standouts: standouts: Kellen Kellen Rivera Rivera — — District District Champion Champion Davis Davis Palmer Palmer — — 66 first-place first-place finishes finishes and and 22 second-place second-place finishes finishes in in USTA USTA Texas Texas tournaments tournaments Kaitlyn Kaitlyn Nanini Nanini — — 44 first-place first-place finishes finishes and and 11 second-place second-place finish finish in in her her last last 66 tournaments tournaments Anjan Anjan Nagi Nagi — — 22 first-place first-place finishes finishes and and 22 second-place second-place finishes finishes

Health Health and and Fitness Fitness Supporting Stro Supporting Stro nger Bodies, Healthier Lives SupportingStronger Stronger ngerBodies, Bodies,Healthier HealthierLives Lives Upgraded cardio and fitness equipment in the Fitness Center, Mind Body Studio and Conditioning Studio 65 classes each week which includes the addition of 8 new weekend classes (Functional Fitness, AquaFit, Cycle, Pilates, and Core & Focus) as well as early afternoon Yoga Flow classes.

Upgraded to our group exercise class reservation system resulting in positive member experiences

Older Older Adults Adults Enriching Enrich Enrich ing Lives Through Connection, Purpose, and Engagement Enriching ingLives LivesThrough ThroughConnection, Connection,Purpose, Purpose,and andEngagement Engagement Older Older Adults Adults enjoy enjoy aa range range of of activities activities to to improve improve their their wellbeing, wellbeing, including including Cooking Cooking with with Bubby Bubby ,, Mah Mah Jongg, Jongg, Bridge, Bridge, Fit Fit 44 Life, Life, Bridge, Bridge, intergenerational intergenerational programming programming and and more. more.

New New programming programming includes includes Game Game On! On! With With San San Antonio Antonio Jewish Jewish Senior Senior Services.

Services.

Served Served over over 1,650 1,650 Kosher Kosher lunches lunches to to date. date.

Transportation Transportation to to our our programs programs to to date date exceed exceed 1,800 1,800 rides. rides.

Texas Texas Senior Senior Games Games Empowering Empower Empower ing Active Adults Through Sport and Competition Empowering ingActive ActiveAdults AdultsThrough ThroughSport Sportand andCompetition Competition We We hosted hosted over over 1,500 1,500 athletes athletes age age 50 50 and and better, better, supported supported by by over over 170 170 volunteers. volunteers.

Our Our oldest oldest competitor competitor was was aa 103-year-old 103-year-old track track and and field field athlete. athlete.

New New sponsors sponsors and and partners partners included included Community Community First First Health Health Plans, Plans, Christus Christus Health, Health, Trinity Trinity University University and and Texas Texas Pickle Pickle Hall.

Hall.

Arts Arts and and Culture Culture Inspiring Inspir Inspir ing Exploration Through Arts, Ideas, and Jewish Culture Inspiring ingExploration ExplorationThrough ThroughArts, Arts,Ideas, Ideas,and andJewish JewishCulture Culture The The JCC JCC hosted hosted 88 Authors Authors as as part part of of our our partnership partnership with with the the JBC JBC and and more more than than 125 125 participants. participants.

Machol Machol Texas Texas welcomed welcomed over over 80 80 participants participants for for aa meaningful meaningful weekend weekend of of Israeli Israeli dance dance and and camaraderie. camaraderie.

Arts Arts & & Crafts Crafts Expo Expo 30 30 artist artist vendors vendors 200+ 200+ people people attended attended

Jewish Jewish Film Film Festival Festival Celebrating Educate Celebrating Stories That Educate Enrich, and Entertain CelebratingStories StoriesThat ThatEducate, Educate,,,Enrich, Enrich,and andEntertain Entertain In In February February we we celebrated celebrated 25 25 years years of of outstanding outstanding film film and and community community gathering gathering 88 films films presented presented in in person, person, four four of of which which celebrated celebrated the the ““Best “Best Fest Best of of Fest” Fest”” Two Two weekend weekend festival festival with with over over 400 400 tickets tickets sold sold Our Our Jewish Jewish Film Film Festival Festival Summer Summer Series Series is is being being offered offered in in partnership partnership with with The The Austin Austin Jewish Jewish Film Film Festival, Festival, with with three three in in person person films films and and one one virtual virtual offering. offering.

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JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Barshop JCC of San Antonio

Jewish Jewish Journeys Journeys Deepening Deepening Jewish Identity Through Shared Experiences DeepeningJewish JewishIdentity IdentityThrough ThroughShared SharedExperiences Experiences Salsa Salsa in in the the Sukkah Sukkah hosted hosted 75 75 participants participants Hands Hands on on Chanukah Chanukah welcomed welcomed 100 100 individuals individuals First First Night Night Seder Seder hosted hosted 128 128 guests guests Yom Yom HaZikaron HaZikaron and and Yom Yom HaAtzmaut HaAtzmaut hosted hosted ~250 ~250 guests guests

Jewish Jewish American American Heritage Heritage Month Month In In honor honor of of Jewish Jewish American American Heritage Heritage Month, Month, we we hosted hosted several several special special events events highlighting highlighting Jewish Jewish culture culture and and the the impact impact of of Jewish Jewish individuals individuals on on our our local local and and larger larger communities. communities.

Events Events included included author author presentations, presentations, films, films, and and community community gatherings. gatherings.

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Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients Aunt Au Au nt Roselle Smith BBYO Leadership Award Aunt ntRoselle RoselleSmith SmithBBYO BBYOLeadership LeadershipAward Award

Hallie Hallie Starr Starr

David David Feld Feld

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients Weldon Weldo Weldo C. Place Award for Sports & Fitness Achievement WeldonnnC. C.Place PlaceAward Awardfor forSports Sports& &Fitness FitnessAchievement Achievement

Spurs Spurs Youth Youth Basketball Basketball League League

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients Lichtenstein Lichte Lichte nstein Award: Program of the Year Lichtenstein nsteinAward: Award:Program Programof ofthe theYear Year

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients William William Alter Award for Emerging Leadership WilliamAlter AlterAward Awardfor forEmerging EmergingLeadership Leadership

Marshall Marshall Swanson Swanson

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients William William Alter Award for Senior Leadership WilliamAlter AlterAward Awardfor forSenior SeniorLeadership Leadership

Karly Karly Penner Penner

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients Charlie Charlie Pearl Award: Volunteer of the Year CharliePearl PearlAward: Award:Volunteer Volunteerof ofthe theYear Year

Jeff Jeff Shapiro Shapiro

Barshop Barshop JCC JCC Award Award Recipients Recipients Charninsky Charninsky Award: Leader of the Year CharninskyAward: Award:Leader Leaderof ofthe theYear Year

Rhonda Rhonda Grimm Grimm

Our primary source of revenue continues to be program income.

Payroll expenses and contract services are our largest line items. Full time, part time and contract staff drive our success and reflect the high demand of our programs.

Attracting and retaining quality staff has become more challenging as the cost of living continues to climb.

Thank Thank you you for for your your partnership partnership and and support! support!

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Thank Thank You! You! JCC JCC programs are made possible, in part, through the support of the JCCprograms programsare aremade madepossible, possible,in inpart, part,through throughthe thesupport supportof ofthe the Jewish Jewish Federation of San Antonio Annual Campaign.

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Thank Thank You You to to our our Friends Friends of of the the Bob Ross Realty- Ross/Stern Family

Silver + Silver Real Estate Group, Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors