Living Generously
The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland 2009 Honored Volunteers
The life saving and changing work of the Federation and the Jewish community couldn’t be accomplished without the help and support of thousands of steadfast and dedicated volunteers. We would like to highlight the following exceptional leaders who were honored this past year for volunteering their time and skills to help improve the world. RONNEN ISAKOV - Ambassador Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Young Campaigner of the Year Award
“The Federation helps our community prosper by providing basic needs and hundreds of services to so many. Through our directly-supported agencies, we are able to provide people of all ages and ethnicity financial, emotional and community programs, adding more dignity to their daily lives.” – Ronnen Isakov NATALIE EPSTEIN - Gries Family Award
“The award honors my participation in both the Jewish and general communities. To me they are each segments of the whole; they are intertwined and intersected… We are given insight into the ethnic, racial, religious, social or sexual elements that often divide us, and, for a few moments we are one community.” – Natalie Epstein JEFFREY J. WILD - Bennett and Donna Yanowitz Leadership Award
“Not only am I honored to be receiving an award endowed by a family as respected as the Yanowitz family, but I’m also honored to be included on the list of past Yanowitz award recipients – they have all served as tremendous examples for communal involvement.” – Jeffrey J. Wild DONNA YANOWITZ - Ruby Bass Challenge Award
“Ruby was an inspirational leader – not just among women, but in the community at large. It is my pleasure and honor to receive this special award which is a lasting legacy to her dedication and spirit.” – Donna Yanowitz LENORE BLETCHER - Irene Zehman Volunteer Award
“As a Silver Circle 50 member, I am grateful to have been involved with people who needed help and friendship for all of these years. A smile or a ‘thank you’ was always reward enough. Being honored and recognized with the Zehman Award, and speaking before my friends, family and community, was really one of the best days of my life.” – Lenore Bletcher SALLY H. WERTHEIM - Charles Eisenman Award
“I have always appreciated the opportunities I have had to learn from and work with outstanding community leaders, many of whom have changed the world. I am most honored to have been chosen to join this special group of Eisenman awardees.” – Sally H. Wertheim
2
For more on the awards and previous winners, please visit www.jewishcleveland.org/whoweare
Mission Statement
The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland seeks to promote the well-being of our community, its members, and Jews throughout the world; enhance the continuity, security, and unity of the Jewish community; increase understanding of Jewish values and their application to improve people’s lives; encourage our members to fulfill the responsibility of tikkun olam, to make the world a better place; support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; and promote collective action by individuals and organizations to advance these purposes.
Vision Statement
Our vision is of a thriving Cleveland Jewish community whose members, wherever they are living, embrace the opportunity to learn about and act on the core values of the Jewish people. The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland will be regarded as a center of excellence and a resource for all who seek to create and maintain such a community for themselves. – as adopted by the Federation’s Board of Trustees on May 12, 2009 See page 12 for more information on the Federation’s Strategic Plan. Cover photo: Sunflowers accentuate the natural beauty in Israel’s Emek Ha’amayanot (Valley of the Springs) in Cleveland’s partnership region of Beit Shean. Photo: Debra Yasinow
What kind of stories will we tell our children and grandchildren about the Great Recession? Will it shape our thinking about life – personal and communal – as it did for our parents and grandparents? One story we can tell with pride will be how we as a Jewish community came together to help one another. We will be able to cite how we reprioritized our services, redeployed our endowment funds and raised more money than anyone expected. We will also take comfort in knowing that even as we dealt with the weight of the current challenges, we immediately began planting the seeds for new communal approaches that would speak to and engage future generations.
Harley I. Gross Board Chair, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
In short, even in our most challenging times, we knew we would get through and therefore had to continue to think about tomorrow – a sustainable, thriving community. Our vision for tomorrow was not limited to our own environs. Israel and the development of less fortunate Jewish communities overseas remain important to us. We did not forsake our partners and friends in Beit Shean and St. Petersburg, Russia. Nor did we diminish our fervor for our special connections to Ethiopian Israeli preschoolers learning to read in Beersheva or Israel’s disadvantaged young men undergoing a special basic training program at the Havat HaShomer army base. They are as dear to us as our children at our day schools, synagogue schools, JDN and The Mandel JCC preschool – all sustained through our annual Campaign.
Stephen H. Hoffman President, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
Our new strategic plan (see page 12), launched in the middle of the recession and in process for many months prior, focuses on core challenges regardless of the economic conditions. We will keep looking forward to build a more responsive and sustainable community, because you, our donors, want that future to be our reality. Thank you for your generous support. We hope you’ll enjoy reading about the fruits of your efforts.
Sustain: - verb
1. To keep (a person, the mind, the spirit, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction. 2. To provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds. 3. To support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval. 4. To supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life. 5. To keep in existence; maintain; endure. 6. To keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation, establish continuity. -adjective
1. Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment.
Living Generously is a publication of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland that features programs, donors and funders who fulfill the Federation’s mission of improving the world. Contents may not be copied, reproduced, republished or used for any purpose without advance written consent of the Federation. For permissions and other inquiries, please contact the Director of Marketing and Communications, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, 1750 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115; call 216.566.9200; or e-mail info@jcfcleve.org. For additional information about the Federation, please visit jewishcleveland.org or call toll-free at 888.467.1125.
3
Sustain:
(verb)
- To keep (a person, the mind, the spirit, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction.
We are here for you. We are here for each other. In response to the economic crisis that began last fall, the Federation’s immediate response was to increase the dollars available for emergency financial assistance as well as college scholarships and loans, increase Jewish Family Service Association’s (JFSA) staff available for counseling to people dealing with stress and anxiety, and the total restructuring of our Strengthening and Growing Jewish Cleveland project to make job search and networking resources available to a wider range of people seeking employment.
“I was never in a position of need before. But I found out that any way the Jewish community could help me, they would help me. I don’t know where I would be now without the help and support of the Jewish community.”
Additionally, with the onset of the economic crisis, the Information and Referral Service, originally conceived through the Centennial Initiative as a resource for Cleveland’s older adults, became a much more robust system – one in which all Jews in need would be able to find the answers and help they so desperately needed.
- Michael Gerson, participant, Employment Related Supports Program (see Michael’s story: www.jewishcleveland.org/stories)
4
- Steve Willensky, Chair, Strengthening & Growing Jewish Cleveland
“
Sometimes it’s what you can’t see that sustains you – love, faith, optimism, hope. And that’s what the Federation and Jewish Cleveland aspire to provide every day. While all other things in someone’s life may have seemed to fail them, the one constant has always been the Jewish community.
“
“Nearly 700 people have taken advantage of the services offered through the Employment Related Supports Program and roughly 20 percent have found employment. Most importantly, each individual is so appreciative of our supportive and caring community that has been there to help them through the job seeking process and emotional challenges created by the most challenging economic conditions in generations.”
Since the Information and Referral program began in November 2008, more than 1,200 calls regarding a variety of needs have been answered, showing a dramatic growth in demand for safety net services. ► 66% increase in clients served for counseling ► 188% increase in nights of temporary shelter provided ► 421% increase in those seeking counseling/financial assistance for economic/job related reasons ► Funds designated for emergency financial assistance fell into these categories: Utilities 53% Rent 32% Medical 9% Transportation 8%
– Nancy K. Levin, Chair, Women’s Division
Ahuva, a resident of Ruach House (one of 44 group homes funded by the Federation’s annual Campaign), proudly announces as she leads the way into the home she shares with three other young adults, “This is our home. It’s important for us to be independent.” The residents, Orthodox, Conservative and Reform, live a happy, seamless life of work and recreation, much of it steeped in the Jewish community. Ahuva’s mother, recognizing she won’t always be around to take care of Ahuva says, “This is why it is so important to have a community that cares for all of its members. It is the community that will ensure they are loved, protected and cared for after we are gone.” (See Ahuva’s story: www.jewishcleveland. org/stories)
Life for special needs families in the former Soviet Union is difficult at best – fathers often leave, schools are unsympathetic, caregivers are ill-prepared and social interactions are few and far between. Armed with only speaker phones, their experiences and their passion, every other month parents on both sides of the Federation’s Cleveland/St. Petersburg Partnership share the struggles and successes of parenting special needs children. When a Russian mother shared the difficult experience of taking her 15 year old son to the movies – his loud outbursts and emotional responses had disturbed the other patrons – a Cleveland mother shared her experience with a local theater program that offers regular movie showings during off hours. The Russian families were energized by the idea. One mother knows a theater owner, another wants to organize a showing, and the third wants to invite the city’s children. It’s a simple process, communication and sharing, but it can sustain a life and change the world. (To read more about life for special needs families in the former Soviet Union visit www.jewishcleveland.org/stories)
Your support of the annual Campaign enables 152 Greater Clevelanders with mental and behavioral disabilities to live in more than 44 Jewish community funded group homes and/or apartments, and funds myriad programs and services for special needs individuals and families in Cleveland and overseas – helping families across the globe actively engage in the Jewish community regardless of their needs.
“My son and I have lived a difficult but dignified life. We feel truly taken care of and at home. Jewish Family Service Association and the Jewish community have been a constant source of support – we’ve been assisted with meals, nursing and home care, medical advocacy, financial assistance, social programs and more. I have been able to give my son a life that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else without this help.” - Katerina Deutsch (l”z of blessed memory), 100 year-old Holocaust Survivor on life with her 74 year-old son who is deaf and mute.
“Please don’t be embarrassed to turn to a social service agency for shelter and/or food. It’s okay to let us know you need help. You are a member of this Jewish community and this is why we’re here.” – Grant Dinner, Chair, Hebrew Shelter Home 5
Sustain:
(verb)
- To provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds. - To support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval.
The Federation’s Endowments and Foundations Program offers donors numerous opportunities to fulfill their philanthropic visions. Grants from endowment funds, supporting foundations and donor advised philanthropic funds meet emergency needs and support innovative and ongoing programs that are of communal importance. Moreover, they ensure that future generations can continue to strengthen local agencies, organizations, synagogues and schools while responding to the needs of people worldwide. Over the past year: “The Allocations Committee’s decision-making process emphasized helping agencies whose clients would be most seriously affected by the economic downturn. With the addition of the Endowment Fund Committee’s unprecedented grant of $675,000 to supplement our allocations, on average, local agencies sustained no more than a 7.7 percent funding decrease – at a time when the Campaign was down more than 12 percent.” - Randy Korach, Chair, Allocations Committee
the Federation’s endowment funds made more than 260 grants totaling $4.7 million, and over 5,000 donor advised philanthropic fund grants were approved by the Board of Trustees, totaling $22.4 million, and the Federation’s 45 supporting foundations made over 800 grants totaling $75.6 million.
The 2009 Campaign for Jewish Needs raised $28.7 million to fund educational, humanitarian, and social service programs that benefit millions of people around the world – more than 40,000 of whom live in Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities. Contributions to the annual Campaign sustain a partnership among 16 local agencies and schools, dozens of synagogues and national and international Jewish organizations whose mission is to improve and save lives. Although the total was less than in previous years, we achieved remarkable and life-changing results.
Additional Sources of Funding In 2009, the Federation, its partner agencies and other local Jewish organizations received nearly $80 million from the state and federal governments. Additionally, the Federation received more than $110,000 from generous corporate sponsors. (See next page for sponsors.) “The annual Campaign for Jewish Needs is the safety net that sustains so many lives. Volunteering at Super Sunday and soliciting gifts on behalf of those unable to ask for themselves just feels good. I see the results of our efforts every day in this amazing Cleveland Jewish community.” – Enid Rosenberg, Chair, New Gifts Initiative 6
The best way to maximize our philanthropic impact is to come together and give as a community. As the largest fundraising and grantmaking organization in Ohio, the Federation positions our community to address the ever changing needs of our world, plan for the future and ensure that the vision and values of Judaism flourish and endure. - Tom Adler, Chair, Development Committee
Total Grantmaking and Philanthropic Resources From All Sources The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland’s endowment funds, donor advised philanthropic funds and supporting foundations, combined with annual Campaign for Jewish Needs and Centennial Initiative for Jewish Cleveland fundraising, make the Federation one of Ohio’s largest grantmaking organizations – over $122 million allocated from all sources in the 2009 fiscal year.
We thank our corporate sponsors for their partnership and support. Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
TOTAL GRANTMAKING BY CATEGORY Federation and local beneficiary agencies and services 29.3% $36,010,211 Overseas Jewish agencies and services 9.7% $11,898,409 Other agencies and services for Jewish purposes 21.9% $26,858,021 Northeast Ohio and educational organizations 33.8% $41,428,378 Charitable organizations outside Northeast Ohio 3.6% $4,456,945 National Jewish agencies 1.7% $2,071,082
Silver Sponsors
SOURCE OF GRANTS Supporting foundations* 56.3% Annual campaign allocations 22.7% Donor advised philanthropic funds* 11.8% Endowment funds* 3.2% Centennial Initiative for Jewish Cleveland 6%
Patron Sponsor
*Does not include grants to the Campaign for Jewish Needs 7
Sustain: Last year in Cleveland alone, the Campaign for Jewish Needs enabled the Federation and its partner agencies to provide: ► 102,000 meals for the hungry ► 3,300 nights of temporary shelter ► 210 college loans and grants ► 70,000 hours of mental health services ► 350 summer camp scholarships ► 85 families with emergency financial aid
“Sustainability and vitality are of critical importance to the Cleveland Jewish community, and of interest to young leaders. We continuously work to find innovative and out-of-the box ways to engage future generations in helping to meet present needs and develop a map for future viability. This means stretching beyond the tried and true of our comfort zone and operating in new ways that can offer long-term benefit.” – Carin Rockind, Chair, Young Leadership Division 8
(verb)
- To supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life.
Molly Topper, a spry 89 year-old Holocaust survivor, says that living in Cleveland’s Jewish community “is a blessing from G-d.” Six days a week, the Campaign-funded Mandel JCC frail elderly program at Council Gardens provides free transportation, a nutritious hot kosher meal (for many, the only meal they will eat all day) and a variety of social and educational services. The average age of program participants is 80. Approximately 90 percent fall below the poverty line and 60 percent live alone. Many participants have multiple disabilities such as cognitive impairment, physical limitations, hearing and visual impairments and/or issues related to language and culture. Without the support of the community, this vulnerable population would face insurmountable obstacles. When asked how she feels about the program, she says with a smile, “Everything is wonderful. We enjoy it very much. This is our second home.” (See Molly’s story: www.jewishcleveland.org/stories) How the Federation and partner agencies work to combat hunger ► Provided over 102,000 meals for low-income seniors and other vulnerable populations. ► Advocated at both the federal and state levels for adequate funding for the Federal Food Stamp program and to cover the rising cost of providing kosher home-delivered meals. ► Organized nearly 200 volunteers to participate in the Children’s Hunger Alliance Summer Feeding Program to help ensure that Cleveland’s neediest children have access to nutritious, free lunches throughout the summer. ► Coordinated a Child Nutrition Seder, inviting other local organizations, government officials and community members to bring awareness to the issue of child hunger. ► Treu-Mart Fund (a supporting foundation of both the Jewish Community Federation and The Cleveland Foundation), awarded a grant of $15,000 to the Children’s Hunger Alliance to sponsor the expansion of their afterschool nutrition program. Through Campaign-funded programs, over 1,000 local Holocaust survivors receive subsidies for food, medicine and healthcare, case management and medical advocacy; 900 seniors are able to live independently longer in naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs); and approximately 600 seniors are cared for in Jewish nursing homes. In the former Soviet Union, almost 56,000 elderly Jews receive food packages, warm clothing and home care because of your commitment.
Sustain:
(adj.)
- Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment.
To capitalize on its “green” efforts, the renovations of The Mandel Building will focus on sustainability and energy efficient systems which are paramount to qualifying the building for LEED certification – an internationally recognized “green” certification system. The space is being reconstructed using renewable materials and energy efficient systems, resulting in improved indoor and outdoor environmental quality. Additionally, the Federation received two government grants totaling more than $350,000 for the hardware and installation of a 76-kilowatt photovoltaic solar array rooftop system. These grants came from Federal stimulus funds as well as the Ohio Energy Fund. It is estimated that the panels will prevent 1,500 tons of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere over 25 years - the equivalent of planting 54,000 trees. The cost savings alone could be approximately $8,000 each year. That’s a lot of green! Recently, the Federation initiated a program through our partnership with Beit Shean to create a trilateral project between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority – the JPI (Jordan, Palestine, Israel) Center for Research, Development and Training. JPI partners believe that the Center will contribute significantly to the advancement of peace in the region by forging regional, cross-border cooperation, while serving the shared development needs in agriculture and clean technology. One exciting initiative is the expansion of the Bio-Bee Biological System which mass produces and releases beneficial insects and mites for agricultural purposes. These organisms include natural enemies for biological pest control as well as bumblebees for natural pollination in greenhouses and open field crops. Yardena Beit Yosef, in Emek Ha’amayanot, (Beit Shean region) has seen their tomato crop increase dramatically since they replaced costly and time-consuming hand fertilization techniques with the natural pollination of Bio-Bee bumblebees. At an agriculture summit, members of Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu shared this natural pesticide system with representatives from Columbia, Chile, Brazil, China, Sri Lanka and more. Just another way Israel is helping to pave the way to a sustainable global future! Cleveland’s partnership with the Israel Defense Force’s Education Corps is supporting the ability of young men and women to turn their lives around. The Campaign-funded program at the Havat HaShomer army base focuses on training ‘at risk’ recruits – recruits who do not qualify for army service based on criminal records and/or poor education. Cleveland mental health professionals have worked with army personnel here and in Israel, sharing their knowledge and experiences with Havat HaShomer staff. Recently staff from Federation’s partner agency, Bellefaire, spent three days at Havat HaShomer leading seminars, training and consulting with IDF Education Corps leadership. At the end of the seminar, one Israeli Commander spoke at length about the knowledge she gained and the validation she received “from people who don’t even live here, but understand what we do.” Major Inbal Beeri of the MAKAM (Education Corps) noted that “it takes a visit from Cleveland to get us here in Israel to be able to meet together and discuss our common issues.” Through the Federation, Cleveland’s Jewish community is effecting a systemic change in leadership training that will lead to self-sustainability and success in those they lead.
Creating i sustainable change Whether through the soon to open Mandel Building in Beachwood (see page 10) or in its efforts to develop programs that have the potential to sow seeds of peace in the Middle East and significantly change lives, the Federation is working hard to create sustainable change.
“Campaign-funded programs that began as a way to reach out, person to person, through a handful of partnerships in small Jewish communities in Israel and the former Soviet Union, have turned into something infinitely more powerful. Now shaping lives, livelihoods, communities and futures – these programs have become agents of sustainable change that will expand beyond the borders of the global Jewish community into the world community.” – Neil Waxman, Chair, Cleveland/ St. Petersburg Partnership
9
A New Beginning, A Sustainable Future The Mandel Building of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland The $16 million grant, from Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel, to the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland to purchase and renovate the building in Beachwood was the single largest grant to any Jewish institution in Northeast Ohio’s history. The new Federation building, identified as one of the 25 projects of the Centennial Initiative for Jewish Cleveland, will feature state-of-the-art facilities for community meetings and activities and enable partner agencies, synagogues and the community-at-large to connect more easily to the Federation and Jewish life.
“
“
2010 ©Nannette Bedway
“This remarkable expression of support from the Mandel family shows the depth of their dedication to Greater Cleveland and their firm belief in the leadership – both professional and volunteer – of Cleveland’s Jewish community,” said Board Chair, Harley Gross. “The Mandel family has been instrumental in building the Jewish and Greater Cleveland communities – both financially and through their leadership. This remarkably generous grant represents their steadfast belief in the future of the Jewish Community Federation and its ability to continue to be an international leader in the field.”
We believe that this new building will enable the Federation to strengthen its role in promoting the vitality of our Jewish community, and will optimize the Federation’s impact on Cleveland and elsewhere for decades to come. – Joseph, Jack and Morton Mandel
10
In developing a “green” plan to guide the renovation and operations of The Mandel Building, discussions include everything from composting to office purchases to carpooling and an indoor bike rack to encourage alternative forms of transportation. Watch your e-mail box for an invitation to the ribbon cutting ceremony later this year!
Sustain:
(verb) - To keep in existence; maintain; endure.
Leaving a Legacy – through the foresight and generosity of our community, the Federation’s endowment program has grown into an essential resource in times of critical need (as witnessed in this economic downturn) and has enabled capital and innovative projects that otherwise would not have been possible. The endowment funds of the Federation help ensure a sustainable future. Donors may create endowment funds through current gifts or through bequests in their estate plan – endowments can be unrestricted or created for special philanthropic interests of the donor. “How proud we should be to have a viable Jewish institution in our community that has served all of us since 1903! I feel very comfortable having created a charitable gift annuity from the Federation that will provide me with extra income – at a handsome return – for the balance of my life. And, it is good to know that after my death, the Federation will be able to use the principal for whatever is deemed a worthy expenditure.” – Mina Kulber, on creating a Federation charitable gift annuity “Bob Klein (l”z of blessed memory) was a wonderfully public spirited man who felt a deep responsibility to the Jewish community and to the advancement of the cultural and educational facilities of the Cleveland community. It was not surprising, therefore, that the bulk of his estate was bequeathed to the Federation.” – Leon Gabinet, friend, executor of the estate of Jay Robert Klein
Bequests to the Federation reach beyond an individual’s lifetime to enrich the community while providing an opportunity to honor or memorialize a loved one. Gifts received through bequests are used as the donor suggests, most often to build the permanent unrestricted endowment of the Federation. We gratefully acknowledge the following good friends, of blessed memory, whose foresight resulted in gifts to the Federation during the 2009 fiscal year: Charles Feiner Raymond V. Feldman Louise W. and Irving K. Heller Grace “Goldie” Hoffman Stanley B. Horowitz Jay Robert Klein Shirley and Robert E. Lev
Ann Makovsky S. Darwin Noll Suzanne and Elmer Rocker Ruth R. and Irving E. Stern Heline and Alfred Stotter Joan G. and Norman Sugarman Rae Weil
Leaving A Legacy Did you know that you can create an endowment and perpetuate your gift to the annual Campaign for Jewish Needs by establishing a FOREVER Fund in your name at the Federation? If you establish a fund at 20 times your annual Campaign gift, (or gift of any size) the annual spendable portion of the fund is used to make a grant to the Campaign in your name every year after you are gone. For example, you can perpetuate an annual gift of $1,000 with a $20,000 endowment. Women can perpetuate a Lion of Judah gift by creating a Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) with a minimum gift of $100,000. For more information, call Elizabeth Klein at 216.566.9200, ext. 228.
11
Sustain:
(verb)
- To keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation, establish continuity.
Strategic Plan – Executive Summary
As the Strategic Planning Committee was about to release their board-approved, long-awaited plan, the recession hit and turned our community and the plan upside down. After taking a hard look at how the work of the committee could be redefined and implemented in this new environment, and with a few tweaks, you’ll see that so much of what had been laid out is already underway! (Excerpted from the Executive Summary of the Strategic Plan) This Strategic Plan focuses on two broad areas: first, the population of Jewish Cleveland and the level of its participation in Jewish life, and second, the closeness of the connection between our Jewish community’s members and Israel. This Strategic Plan considers trends impacting the Jewish community of Cleveland, what the community could look like in an ideal future and Federation’s role in moving the community towards that future. (See inside front cover for mission and vision statements.) Goals and Strategies The plan calls for the following strategies within each of the two major goals under which they appear:
Leave a Jewish Legacy Renewed focus on growing the endowment of the Federation through legacy gifts
Hired Digital Information & Marketing Strategist
I.
Broaden and deepen participation in Jewish life in Cleveland. A. Greatly increase direct-service volunteering. B.
Meet current and future community financial needs through the implementation of the Development Plan.
C. Involve intermarried families in Jewish life and keep them involved. D.
Drive the continuous adoption of advanced technologies, especially for communication.
E.
Increase participation in high-impact Jewish community programs.
F.
Foster the creation of innovative programming.
20 “Super Volunteers” in place The Federation’s redesigned Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) aims to engage specially qualified volunteers in projectbased or ongoing assignments in addition to providing larger scale direct service volunteer opportunities to meet vital needs in Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities.
II. Strengthen the connection between our people and Israel. A. Coordinate and promote greater access to Israel-related programming. B.
Overnight summer camp has proven to be among the most effective tools in building strong Jewish identities. A partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Camping is making more funding available for 1st and 2nd time campers.
12
Increase the number of people traveling to Israel from Cleveland and improve follow up.
The Cleveland Taglit
Birthright mission to Israel is designed to bring young adults with Cleveland connections together to begin to build a cohort that is passionate about Israel.
The PresenTense Fellowship will enable three young Jewish innovators to affect social change by helping them develop, fund and implement their ideas. Following a six-week intensive training program at the PresenTense Summer Institute in Jerusalem, fellows will continue their project in Cleveland in partnership with the Federation and local Jewish leaders.
The PJ Library® has already attracted over 1,635 young children, including a significant number of families new to Federation activities. The program is funded by the Grinspoon Foundation, the Federation’s Endowment Fund and the Treu-Mart Fund.
In an ongoing effort to integrate a vibrant array of Israel arts & culture into Cleveland’s existing arts infrastructure, the Federation proudly sponsored, “Hugging and Wrestling: Contemporary Israeli Photography and Video” at MOCA which attracted over 7,500 visitors – making it the largest fall season exhibition in MOCA history.
Total Grantmaking
from the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland TOTAL
Local agencies and services Agnon School, The Akiva High School Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau Centrally Administered Funds (audit, insurance, retirement) Cleveland Hebrew School, The Cleveland Hillel Foundation Fuchs Mizrachi School Fund for the Jewish Future (supports family and informal education, teacher training and Israel programs)* Gross Schechter Day School Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Hebrew Shelter Home (Independent Montefiore Shelter Home) Holocaust Survivor Initiative Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland (programs and services) Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland (Beachwood building) Jewish Education Center of Cleveland Jewish Family Service Association Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, The Menorah Park Center for Senior Living Montefiore Siegal College of Judaic Studies Subtotal Overseas agencies and services United Jewish Communities (UJC) - Provides life-saving and life-enhancing humanitarian assistance to those in need and translates Jewish values into social action on behalf of millions of Jews worldwide. Works in close partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and World ORT. Also supports Cleveland’s partnership programs: Partnership 2000 in Beit Shean, Israel; the Lauder JDC camp in Szarvas, Hungary; and summer camps for children in the former Soviet Union. Jewish Community Federation Overseas Programs (Under the direction of the Federation’s Overseas Connections Committee) links Jews in Cleveland directly with Jews around the world. Programs include: Parents and Children Together (PACT) for Ethiopian-Israelis; Israel Health Advancement for Women (ISHA); educational programs for disadvantaged soldiers; Atidim, preparing young adults for community leadership; Jordan Cross-Border Initiative; and the Cleveland/St. Petersburg Partnership for community-building programs in St. Petersburg, Russia and Jewish identity programs in 6 towns in its periphery. Subtotal National agencies American Jewish Committee Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith/BBYO Hadassah Hillel at Kent State University International Assoc. of Jewish Vocational Services Jewish Council for Public Affairs Jewish Labor Committee Jewish War Veterans National Alliance: Association of Jewish Family Services, Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), JCC Association, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Jewish Education Service of North America, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, and Foundation for Jewish Culture Ohio Valley Hillel Consortium Subtotal
CAMPAIGN ALLOCATION
OTHER JCF SUPPORT
From the 2009 Campaign for Jewish Needs for fiscal year 7/1/09 - 6/30/10
From donor advised philanthropic and special purpose funds, supporting foundations, the JCF Endowment Fund and Centennial Initiative for fiscal year 7/1/08 - 6/30/09
$ 605,064 116,657 1,200,948 60,000 224,265 655,617 611,354 3,362,622 677,852 1,990,400 112,448 148,230 2,897,192 7,225,000 1,228,245 3,824,084 8,601,082 510,485 1,198,511 760,155
$ 457,934 116,657 1,131,129 60,000 185,456 614,365 447,550 2,837,622 367,143 1,189,027 83,711 – 1,409,315 – 1,104,499 2,441,623 1,872,564 415,704 336,421 505,639
$ 36,010,211
$ 15,576,359
$ 20,433,852
$ 9,124,981
$ 8,609,901
$ 515,080
$ 2,773,428
$ 2,773,428
–
$ 11,898,409
$ 11,383,329
$ 515,080
$ 115,447 172,072 823,318 50,455 39,500 2,000 6,000 21,750 2,250 651,790
$ 60,000 57,500 40,000 30,000 34,500 2,000 6,000 21,750 2,250 498,262
$ 55,447 114,572 783,318 20,455 5,000 – – – – 153,528
186,500
186,500
–
1
1 1
1 1
$ 147,130 – 69,819 – 38,809 41,252 163,804 525,000 310,709 801,373 28,737 148,230 1,487,877 7,225,000 123,746 1,382,461 6,728,518 94,781 862,090 254,516
$ 2,071,082
$ 938,762
$ 1,132,320
Other grants for Jewish purposes Includes local synagogues, local and national Jewish organizations meeting educational and humanitarian needs, and international organizations that serve Jewish communities in need.
$ 26,858,021
–
$ 26,858,021
Subtotal
$ 26,858,021
–
$ 26,858,021
Northeastern Ohio charitable and educational organizations serving the general community
$ 41,428,378
Subtotal
$ 41,428,378 $ 4,456,945
Subtotal
$ 4,456,945
–
$ 122,723,046
$ 27,898,450
*The Fund for the Jewish Future is a partnership of communal agencies, synagogues and schools that develops and implements programs to dramatically enhance our community’s Jewish educational system. The Fund is administered by the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and received an allocation from the 2009 Campaign for Jewish Needs to support teacher training, enhanced technology and educational opportunities for students, including those who have special needs. The Fund also provides local synagogues with more than $1 million in educational programs and services.
2 2 2 2
3
$ 41,428,378 –
Charitable organizations outside Northeastern Ohio serving the general community
Grand Total
4
$ 41,428,378 $ 4,456,945 $ 4,456,945 5
$ 94,824,596
1. Includes part of United Way Services grant of $2,100,222 - per allocation report. 2. Includes Centennial Initiative grants. 3. Includes grants to organizations that are also funded by the Joint Budget Council of United Jewish Communities. 4. Represents amount approved from the JCF Endowment Fund in prior year for the Fund for the Jewish Future. 5. From the annual Campaign after deducting fundraising cost of under 10 percent, one of the lowest overhead costs of any charitable organization in Ohio.
13
2009 Board of Trustees
Federation Staff as of November 2009
Stephen H. Hoffman, President Administration Harvey A. Freiman, Vice President Linda Knable Community Relations Dayan E. Gross, Director Elisa Usher Phyllis Witriol Community Services / Community Options (CO) Cathy Weiss, Director Susan Hyman Sharon Levey (CO) Janet Moses (CO) Barbara Rose (CO) Development Daniel S. Blain, Sr. Vice President Alan D. Gross, Vice President Berinthia R. LeVine, Vice President Shelley Milin Marcus, Director of Annual Campaign Hedy P. Milgrom, Asst. Vice President Cathy Cairelli Robert Deitz Jean DeMine Julie Dewey Matthew Fieldman Ann Garson Raquel Flatow Haas Matthew Kaliff Debbie Klein Elizabeth Klein Matthew Klein Joyce Lisiewski Michelle Miller Alida Oatman Jackie Reed Connie Risteen Janet Schwartz Shapiro Renée Tyler Francesca Parente Williams Debra S. Yasinow Donor Service Operations Center Allison Levine, Director of Campaign Operations Rosie Brown Cindy Doehring Pat Fallon Marcia Greenis Rima Melman Bela Mindlin Fiscal Barry Reis, Sr. Vice President & CFO Sheila Allenick Annette Banks Larry Blaha Heather Colbert-Eckert Debbie Duval Paul Feinberg Nancy Hoffner Bonnie Huston Nancy Kaleal Judy Kirchick Marybeth Losh Faye Matitia Katie Palus Donna Resar Barbra Schwartz Manya Smilovich Irina Temkin Elaine Thomas Howard Wolf
14
Government Relations Amy R. Kaplan, Director Frances J. Pursell Julie Schoenberger Karen J. Steiger Human Resources Development Daniel S. Blain, Sr. Vice President Susan Avitan Jennifer Cohen Tammy Dubin Diane Fistek Information Systems Sue Roth, Director Paul Gajowski Chris Jacobs Adam Oman International Operations Oren Baratz, Director Julie Auerbach Leah Epstein Sally Levine Lacey Roth Marketing & Communications Annie Becker, Director Allison Agin Mike Kostechak Jennifer Stuart Lesch Sylvia M. Owen Tammy Rubin Bryan Thomas Hyla Winston Operations Walter Augustyn Joseph Ferenczy Grant Fish Ron Hale Judy Joffe Gwen Johnson Rochelle Klein George Majernik Paul Mazzola David Moughan Charles Muckley Robert Polzner Jim Ross Planning & Allocations Erika Rudin-Luria, Director Shelley Fishbach Jayme Honigman Lakshmi Eastman Nebel Strengthening & Growing Jewish Cleveland Karen G. Baker, Director Abbie Levin Kelly Sperber Rubanenko Dana Scott
Officers Board Chair, Harley I. Gross Vice-Chairs, Larry P. Goldberg • Robert A. Immerman • James A. Ratner Susan E. Rubin • Judith Weiss Treasurer, Reneé Chelm • Associate Treasurer, J. David Heller President, Stephen H. Hoffman Executive Committee Thomas W. Adler • Jules Belkin • Rabbi Richard A. Block • Beth Wain Brandon Reuven D. Dessler • Carl D. Glickman • Robert Goldberg* • Henry J. Goodman* William H. Heller • Suellen S. Kadis • Jeffrey M. Kahn • Ilana Isakov Katz Stuart F. Kline • Jennifer L. Korach • Randall J. Korach • Nancy K. Levin Keith Libman • Bruce P. Mandel • Morton L. Mandel* • Kim M. Pesses Albert B. Ratner* • Charles A. Ratner* • Carin L. Rockind • Enid Rosenberg Michael D. Siegal • Sally H. Wertheim* • Judy Klein Willensky Timothy F. Wuliger* • Bennett Yanowitz* • Daniel Zelman
David F. Adler Cindy J. Attias Eric E. Bell Debra Bloom Howard J. Bobrow Barnett N. Bookatz Susan R. Borison Rabbi Eric J. Bram Amy Budish Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein Marc S. Byrnes Marilyn Baruch Cagin Deborah A. Coleman Jeffrey S. Davis Grant Dinner Marian Drost Leslie D. Dunn Theodore Einhorn Ronald A. Fisher Mitchell L. Frankel Samuel M. Frankel Victor Gelb* Bruce H. Goodman Roe Green Gary L. Gross Robert A. Heiser Andrew W. Hoffmann Michael J. Horvitz Richard Horvitz Susan R. Hurwitz
Trustees Francine G. Immerman Ronnen Isakov Ann Nickman Jacobson William R. Joseph Lawrence M. Kadis Ira Kaplan Adam S. Kaufman S. Lee Kohrman* Charlotte R. Kramer* Marc C. Krantz Karen Krause Marvin Krislov Adam Levin Irwin M. Lowenstein Larry A. Mack Milton Maltz* Tamar Maltz* Barbara A. Mandel* Jack N. Mandel* Joseph C. Mandel* Herbert L. Marcus Rabbi Sharon Y. Marcus Jared S. Miller Samuel H. Miller* David J. Millstone Terrence Ozan Elmer I. Paull* Michael C. Perlmuter Judge Dan A. Polster Peter E. Raskind
Robert S. Reitman* Michael A. Ritter Shelley Roth Peter Rzepka* Gordon H. Safran Karin F. Schleifer Mitchell C. Schneider Bradley A. Sherman David B. Shifrin Harvey A. Siegel Robert L. Sill Robert Silverman* Michal Soclof James C. Spira Robert L. Stark Jeanne Tobin Eric D. Wald Stephen J. Weinberg Gary Weiss Rabbi Stephen I. Weiss Jeffrey J. Wild Idelle K. Wolf Warren L. Wolfson William A. Wortzman Sandra Wuliger Dara G. Yanowitz Darrell A. Young Robert A. Zimmerman *Trustees for Life
Emeritus Trustees George N. Aronoff • Jordan C. Band • Richard Bogomolny • Morton G. Epstein Leonard Fuchs • Lois K. Goodman • Robert D. Gries • Aileen Kassen N. Herschel Koblenz • Elaine Rocker • Edwin M. Roth • Harold S. Stern Norman Wain • Philip Wasserstrom • Jerome A. Weinberger
2009 Committees
The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland’s activities are conducted by committees of volunteers in partnership with professional staff. Committee and subcommittee chairs are listed below. Please contact them or the Federation for more information about participating in Federation activities or other volunteer opportunities at affiliated organizations. JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND 1750 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115 • phone: 216.566.9200 or toll-free 888.467.1125 e-mail: info@jcfcleve.org • fax: 216.861.1230 • www.jewishcleveland.org
Additional Committees
Standing Committees ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE Reviews agency proposals, recommends Campaign for Jewish Needs allocations Randall Korach, Chair Nat Lipsyc, Peter Meisel, Vice-Chairs Louis Bloomfield, Capital Repair & Replacement Nat Lipsyc, Subcommittee on Human Services Peter Meisel, Subcommittee on Education Agencies Deborah Shifrin, National Liaison Team COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMITTEE Studies and plans for community needs Jeffrey Kahn, Chair Ronald Fisher, President, Jewish Community Housing, Inc. Allan Goldner, Older Adult Will Sukenik, Facilities Planning COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE Implements public affairs agenda Bruce P. Mandel, Chair Susan R. Borison, Mark S. Rosentraub, Vice-Chairs Nancy J. Glick, Public Education Initiative David F. Adler, Israel Action Warren L. Wolfson, Inter-Group Relations DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Oversees all fundraising activities Thomas W. Adler, Chair Howard B. Edelstein, Professional Advisory Council Carin L. Rockind, Young Leadership Division Nancy K. Levin, Women’s Division Michael D. Siegal, 2010 Campaign for Jewish Needs General Chair Nina (l”z) and Norman Wain, Silver Circle Robert Goldberg, Charles A. Ratner, Morry Weiss, The Centennial Initiative for Jewish Cleveland ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE Reviews and approves funding for innovative programming and emergency needs Jules Belkin, Chair Peggy Gries Wager, Foundation Advisory Council Harold E. Friedman, Philanthropic Fund Advisory
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Manages investment of endowment and capital funds Stuart Kline, Chair Gerald Goldberg, UJC National Investment Program Subcommittee Sally Gries, Subcommittee on Charitable Trusts Rick Horvitz, Agency Endowment Sub-Committee HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Recruits, trains and places qualified lay leadership in community organizations Judy Klein Willensky, Chair Thomas W. Adler, Gries Award Committee Gregg A. Levine, LGBT Task Force Marcia Levine, Advancing Women to Leadership Enid Rosenberg, Agency Leadership Roundtable Sally H. Wertheim, Mandel Foundation–HRD Joint Advisory Team OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS COMMITTEE Conceives and manages projects that connect Jews in Cleveland with Jews in Israel and around the world William H. Heller, Chair Cindy Attias, Cleveland/Beit Shean Partnership Robin K. Avery, PACT (Parents and Children Together) Robert A. Goodman, ONAD (Overseas Needs and Assessment Distribution) Elective Subcommittee Jon Joseph, IDF Education Corps/Havat HaShomer Marcia Levine, ISHA (Israel Health Advancement for Women) Dan A. Polster, Jordan Cross-Border Initiative Neil R. Waxman, Cleveland/St. Petersburg Partnership STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Responsible for the creation, implementation, oversight and revision of the Strategic Plan Keith Libman, Chair
Direct operations not overseen by the standing committees
ADMINISTRATIVE Robert S. Reitman, Chair AGNON-COLLEGE BUILDING OPERATIONS Robert A. Heiser, Chair AUDIT Michael A. Ritter, Chair AWARDS Harley I. Gross, Chair CASH Ronald A. Fisher, Chair CHAPLAINCY Judy Kaufman, Chair CHARLES EISENMAN AWARD Harley I. Gross, Chair COMMISSION ON CEMETERY PRESERVATION Jeffrey Gottlieb, Chair Rubin Guttman, Vice-Chair EXECUTIVE Harley I. Gross, Chair GOVERNMENT RELATIONS J. David Heller, Chair NOMINATING David J. Strauss, Chair REAL ESTATE Steve Soclof, Chair RETIREMENT FUND Idelle K. Wolf, Chair RISK MANAGEMENT Barry Minoff, Chair SECURITY Jeffrey S. Davis, Chair SOLON BUILDING OPERATIONS Daniel S. Moskowitz, Chair STRENGTHENING AND GROWING JEWISH CLEVELAND Steven Willensky, Chair TECHNOLOGY Mark Jowell, Terrence Ozan, Co-Chairs
15
from Michael Siegal
General Chair, 2010 Campaign for Jewish Needs
The Campaign for Jewish Needs is a campaign for righteousness, fairness and compassion. It is a campaign for dignity, learning and advancement. It is a campaign to replace darkness and despair with hope and opportunity. The Campaign for Jewish Needs represents the infinite possibilities of which we are capable when we are acting as one community, one people. When we ‘campaign’ together, we are ensuring that every one of us finds comfort and security within this community. Thank you for joining me in fulfilling our responsibility of tikkun olam – making the world a better place – through the Campaign for Jewish Needs.
Michael Siegal, General Chair 2010 Campaign for Jewish Needs Mark your calendar and plan to join the community for one or all of the following events: April 13 – “have a little faith” – an evening with author Mitch Albom April 26 – 106th Annual Meeting of the Federation May 12 – Campaign for Jewish Needs Closing Celebration
www.jewishcleveland.org The strength of our community is in the network of agencies that provide services in partnership with the Federation. Local Partners The Agnon School Akiva High School Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau The Cleveland Hebrew School Cleveland Hillel Foundation Fuchs Mizrachi School Gross Schechter Day School The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland 1750 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Hebrew Shelter Home Jewish Education Center of Cleveland Jewish Family Service Association The Mandel Jewish Community Center Menorah Park Center For Senior Living Montefiore Siegal College
International Partners American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Jewish Agency For Israel (JAFI) Jewish Federations of North America (formerly UJC) World ORT
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OHIO PERMIT NO. 581