2010 Annual Report

SPRING 2011 • ISSUE 14

Living Generously 2010 Annual Repor t

IT ALL ADDS UP TO

COMMUNITY Jewish Federation OF CLEVELAND

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland

No matter how you add it up, you’ll find that the lives we change and the difference we make in the world is simply outstanding. As you’ll see in the pages to come, the dollars are certainly necessary, but what truly counts are the ideas, passion, creativity, thoughtfulness, innovation, and collaboration that make Jewish Cleveland #1 in every way!

The strength of our community is in the network of agencies that provide services in partnership with the Federation.

We hope you’ll join us for these exciting events April 10

May 9

107th Annual Meeting of the Federation, with best-selling author Bruce Feiler

Yom Hazikaron/ Yom Ha’atzmaut

May 3

2011 Campaign for Jewish Needs Closing Celebration

Women’s Spring Luncheon, with Pulitzer Prize winner Connie Schultz

May 18

Visit www.jewishcleveland.org for details and to register.

Local Partners The Agnon School Akiva High School Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau Cleveland Hillel Foundation Fuchs Mizrachi School Gross Schechter Day School Hebrew Academy of Cleveland 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

Executive Message Do words make a difference? Ancient words like tzedakah (charity), chesed (kindness) and tikkun olam (making the world a better place) guide us in our daily lives as Jews and as the Federation. And newer words like governance, transparency and stewardship impact all aspects of our Federation from its committees to its professionals. But the word most critical to our success as an organization is trust. All discussions at the Federation begin and end with trust. Your trust. In our priorities, our planning and our decisions, we must always concern ourselves with earning and deserving the community’s trust. The turbulent nature of the past few years has challenged us individually and collectively.

While important decisions have been discussed and debated, sometimes with great emotion, the outcomes have been trustworthy and transparent.

Michael Siegal

Board Chair, Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Over the past year, with the trust of the community, we have accomplished great things.

We accomplished the moving of the Federation to the new Mandel Building. We have already seen enormous benefits in its usage by the community, increased efficiency, and a true morale boost to staff and volunteers. The generosity, the kindness (chesed) of the Mandel Foundation and family reflects the best in which we all aspire. Our entire community benefits from their generosity.

Our commitment to trust enables us to steward the philanthropic funds and foundations of hundreds of community members, putting the Jewish Federation of Cleveland as the number one grantmaker in Ohio. With 40 percent of those grants allocated to the general community, our mission to make the world a better place for all people is evident. You’ll see examples of this generosity and spirit on the pages that follow.

Stephen H. Hoffman President, Jewish Federation of Cleveland

As we can now envision the beginning of an economic recovery, our immediate agenda is broader than ever. Imminent threats to Israel from Iran and now other Arab nations will present scenarios for us that were unimaginable just a few years ago. An opportunity to bring the remaining Ethiopians, numbering in the thousands, to Israel is on the horizon. Our commitment to Jewish education from pre-school to adult education will challenge our resources, while our most vulnerable members will be threatened by the likelihood of cuts in government spending.

As we undertake a new demographic study to better understand who we are as a community and allocate resources appropriately and transparently, our dialogue must remain respectful and humble. There is a wide and varied way in which American Judaism is defined today. What unites us – the love of Torah and its demands, an unyielding commitment to social justice, and our love of Israel – far outweigh any differences we may have.

May we continue to go from strength to strength.

Living Generously is a publication of the Jewish 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 Federation of Cleveland, Mandel Building, 25701 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44122; call 216.593.2900; or e-mail info@jcfcleve.org. For additional information about the Federation, 3 please visit jewishcleveland.org or call toll-free at 888.467.1125.

2010 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.

Senator George Voinovich & Kol Israel Foundation / Charles Eisenman Award The Federation’s highest civic honor, the Charles Eisenman award, created in 1924 in memory of the Federation’s first board chair, honors those who build Cleveland’s reputation as an exceptionally caring community.

Senator George Voinovich NCJW, Cleveland Chapter / Irene Zehman Volunteer Award & Leo Silberman Established in 1980 by Irene Zehman’s daughters, the award recognizes of Kol Israel

a woman, group of women, or a women’s organization whose efforts on behalf of the Cleveland Jewish community demonstrate the highest ideals and practices of volunteer service.

Alan Rosskamm / Gries Family Award Created by community leaders Robert D. and Sally Gries in 1995, the award recognizes exemplary individuals who, through top leadership positions, make a lasting impact on organizations within the Jewish and general communities.

Debbie Bloom on behalf of NCJW

Eliana LeVine / Bennett and Donna Yanowitz

Leadership Award Established by the Yanowitz family in 1996, the award recognizes the effort, energy and achievement of an individual 40 years old or younger who has clearly demonstrated commitment, involvement and leadership within the Cleveland Jewish community.

Cliff Sussman / Amb. Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf

Young Campaigner of the Year Award Created by the Wolf family in 2004, the award honors a volunteer 40 years old or younger who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the annual Campaign for Jewish Needs.

Rina Frankel / Ruby Bass Award Created in 2007, the Ruby Bass award recognizes Ruby’s lifelong passion for and commitment to the Federation and the Women’s Division.

In the pilot year, the Federation funded three social innovators and provided the right business tools and connections to get their ventures off the ground. For Jenny Kaufman, Noah Sudow and Madeline Bleiweiss, all it took was a great idea and the power of the Jewish community to help kick start their ventures.

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PresenTense fellows

Honored volunteers & leaders

Super Volunteers

innovative, driven, passionate, able community

Each spring, volunteers like Jonathan Sweet help beautify the Hebrew Cultural Garden at Brunch & Bloom.

Super Volunteers

From creating a database detailing Israeli products sold in Cleveland, to assisting local organizations with architectural design plans, the Federation’s 37 Super Volunteers make Cleveland a superlative place to call home!

Below are a few volunteers and what they’ve been up to.

Marci Moses

Helped create a comprehensive list of community-wide teen volunteer opportunities, and will be creating a B’nai Mitzvah volunteer/tzedakah program for the Federation.

Rachel Heiser

Helped organize Operation Warm-Up, the communitywide collection of winter clothing items donated to Cleveland’s homeless community.

Karen Tucker

Created a comprehensive online listing of volunteer opportunities in Israel for Clevelanders looking to volunteer there.

Seth Goldfarb

Redesigned the framework and functionality of the Federation’s JVN homepage to make it more userfriendly and interactive.

If you are interested in bringing your specialized talents to the community as a Super Volunteer, please call Karen Steiger, Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) Director, at 216.593.2877.

In just six months, there are already over 600 contacts on JCLE’s Facebook page, and its multiple monthly events have attracted between 60-200 participants. The goal is to double the number of contacts and participants in this coming year.

Jenny Kaufman CYP Minyan (p. 12)

Noah Sudow Ohio/Israel Enterprise

Madeline Bleiweiss JCLE

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1,852 254 children participating in PJ Library

children receiving Jewish summer camp grants

The PJ Library

“This latest PJ Library book will help me to further my children’s Jewish identity, and really adds to our family’s holiday experiences. The other books we have received also are just wonderful, and full of great lessons, values and history to help me shape my children’s Jewish view. Thank you for this amazing program.”

– Amy L. Brodsky, PJ parent

Families enjoy a PJ Library event

“Every month when the two neatly wrapped white envelopes arrive I am in awe. I continue to be amazed by the generosity of the Jewish community… Through PJ Library we have been introduced to dozens of books that have become instant classics in our home. I see the joy on my daughters’ faces as they are able to connect their love of Judaism with their love of reading. Thank you, PJ Library. We are forever indebted to you.”

– Lisa Mayers, PJ parent

Birthright Israel

“Travelling to Israel was like taking a giant spiritual leap. Walking through the old streets of Israel, seeing the people, hearing their stories, tasting their food… it was a big cultural lesson that strengthened my Jewish identity. Through these interactions, I created my own stories to share. And in the end, my stories are not just about a people, but instead my Jewish family.”

– Dmitri Isakovski, Summer 2010 Cleveland Birthright Israel participant

292 =1 Cleveland Birthright Israel participants

Jewishly connected community

Sophie and Gene Groys

Summer camp incentive grants

Josh Anthony takes on the Camp Wise waters

A summer at Jewish overnight camp is a priceless opportunity for a child to grow, learn, experience new things and strengthen their Jewish identity. But the cost of camp may be pricey – especially for families with more than one child.

That’s why the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland are helping send children to camp through firsttime incentive grants. (For information on incentive grants, visit www.onehappycamper.org.)

“The grant was almost too good to be true; we only had to answer a few questions online and received $1,000 for camp. The benefits were incredible!

My kids were there for three weeks and are still talking about the experience 6 months later. It’s clear that going to Camp Wise was more than fun for them – it was a life-enriching experience.”

– Marcy Shankman

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10 seriously cool things you Cleveland’s Women Summ-it Up In the summer of 2010, Federation’s women’s leadership formally embraced the movement away from the traditional model of Women’s Division toward a more inclusive ideal by formally allocating resources to implement a Women’s Philanthropy Initiative.

This Initiative, chaired by Suellen Kadis, is designed to expand philanthropic opportunities by offering leadership advancement and meaningful engagement throughout Cleveland’s Jewish community.

To set a road map for the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative, the Federation recently hosted a community-wide Appreciative Inquiry Summit to explore new possibilities for the engagement and mobilization of Cleveland’s diversity of Jewish women. Stay tuned to hear more about specific outcomes of the Summit.

“This is a really exciting opportunity for us. The passion, enthusiasm and energy generated by this diverse group of women created truly innovative ideas that we’re looking forward to implementing as a community. There was a real sense of power in the room – it’s always been there, we’re just helping it to explode.” – Jane Joseph and Beth Rosenberg, Co-Chairs, Appreciative Inquiry Summit Success doubles for Cleveland Metropolitan School students in Jewish Federation tutoring program Thanks to 185 volunteers, during the 2009-2010 school year, sixty percent of CMSD students participating in the Federation’s Public Education Initiative (PEI) improved their reading levels by one grade level or more – doubling last year’s percentage of improvement.

“PEI is an example of both the tutors and students participating in a mutually enriching experience.” – Nancy Glick, PEI Chair Established in 1999, PEI recruits volunteers from all faiths as tutors and adult mentors to offer support and help improve academic skills among children in the City of Cleveland.

For more information, please contact Jessica Semel at jsemel@jcfcleve.org or visit www.jewishcleveland.org/getinvolved.

Cleveland Jewish Arts Collaborative Cleveland Jewish Arts Collaborative (CJAC) is a platform connecting young Jewish Clevelanders with cutting-edge Jewish and Israeli art, culture, local artists and arts initiatives. CJAC kicked-off with a reception at the home of Sara Hurand and Elie Weiss, and has been followed by a series of smaller events, led and organized by CJAC members, many of whom themselves are artists or professionals in the field. Using Facebook and LinkedIn, CJAC enthusiasts communicate with each other about local offerings including visual art, performance art, theater, dance, music, film, literature, fashion, architecture, digital technology, food and wine.

Be sure to “friend” us and join the conversation!

Anne Caruso, long-time PEI tutor, enjoys helping students grow.

“CJAC enables shared experiences with the arts. We are participants, not just spectators, and we are building a new community of creative characters that make up the landscape of Cleveland and Israeli Jewish art and culture.”

– Sara Hurand, Co-Chair, CJAC

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Global Cleveland As an objective of our Downtown Vision Committee, and our ongoing commitment to the growth and prosperity of the Cleveland region, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland has been an active participant in bringing together a broad coalition of educational, business, and community organizations to discuss how, collectively, we can rebuild the economic vitality of the region and contribute towards Cleveland’s growth as part of the global economy.

Sprouting from these efforts is Global Cleveland, a new non-profit organization focused on attracting and retaining newcomers to Cleveland, with a special focus on immigrants and minorities, and facilitating their relocation here. This initiative will link talented individuals, wherever they may be, to the jobs and economic opportunities that exist in the region, connect people to social networks and ethnic communities to which they have interests or affiliation, and communicate from a single platform to promote the region as one of opportunity for all.

“The vision of the organization is to create a welcoming region that is a place of opportunity for people of all ethnic and international backgrounds,” said Baiju Shah, CEO of BioEnterprise and chairman of the board of Global Cleveland.

Meet up in Israel held for young Clevelanders spending a year in Israel Close to seventy young people from Cleveland are spending a year in Israel on a wide variety of programs. Recently, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Akiva High School hosted a Cleveland meet up at a café in Jerusalem where 25 people gathered to learn about each other and how they are spending their time in Israel.

Participants enjoyed seeing familiar faces and eating a delicious dinner, and the Federation and Akiva enjoyed hearing how we can better serve our young people spending time in Israel! If you or your child recently returned from a gap or post-college program in Israel, or would like to get involved with this initiative, we would like to hear from you! Please contact Ilanit Gerblich Kalir at ikalir@jcfcleve.org.

“I’m so glad that even though I left Cleveland, Cleveland didn’t forget about me!”

– Sarah Jaffe, Clevelander spending a year in Israel

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10 seriously cool things you Parents and Children Together (PACT) program for Ethiopian-Israelis expands to the United States PACT, an early childhood intervention program designed specifically for infant to 6-year old Ethiopian-Israeli children and their families, was developed primarily by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the JDC nearly 13 years ago. Now it will be implemented in the U.S. as part of a new inner city community campus in one of Baltimore’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

This collaborative effort between the State of Maryland, educational institutions and funding partners is developing the campus in a neighborhood in which nearly 70 percent of the local housing stands empty. The 88-acre campus will include a branch of the Maryland Institute of Art, two biotech buildings, and graduate student housing.

Cleveland Hillel Founda Internship and Leaders The Cleveland Hillel Summe with support from the Cleve and Growing Jewish Clevela Cleveland. Its goal is to enc working and living in Greate undergraduates with real wo businesses and non-profits. program also provides uniqu growth and field trips to exp University Circle, Ohio City

The Federation’s successful operation of the PACT program in three southern Israel cities has led to funding from other Federations, the Israeli government and a number of foundations expanding the reach of the program to 13 cities and to children from birth through sixth grade.

“You should be proud of the pioneering role Cleveland played in the development of the PACT program which is now creating ripple effects in America. We hope that PACT will provide a great benefit to the city of Baltimore and perhaps serve as a model to other U.S. cities that are looking to strengthen their most vulnerable neighborhoods.”

– Alan Gill, Executive Director, International Relations,

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Interns enjoy a tour of East 4th Street

The Lions go under “cover” In November, 20 Cleveland women traveled to New Orleans for the International Lion of Judah Conference where Lois Marcus, one of our community’s most committed campaigners, was recognized for her contributions alongside her honored peers from communities across the country. At the conference, participants had the pleasure of giving books donated by PJ Library and reading with students in the New Orleans public schools. Inspired by this experience, Lori Compton, a tutor at Cleveland’s Ginn Academy through the Federation’s Public Education Initiative (PEI), recognized the need to refurbish the school’s library. With her friend Karen Hess, the pair initiated Cover to Cover!

– a Women’s Philanthropy/PEI collaborative project to formalize the library’s coding system, organize donated books, and replenish bare shelves. Thanks to their efforts, Cover to Cover! will be evaluated for possible implementation into additional PEI school sites.

“Reading is paramount to a successful future. We saw the hope and happiness in the faces of the children in New Orleans and realized that we could offer that same experience here in Cleveland. Creating the right environment and showing the students that we care makes all the difference.” – Lori Compton and Karen Hess, Co-Chairs, Cover to Cover

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“The connections we’ve built are amazing and I couldn’t ask for more. As a result of the Hillel Summer Internship Program, I’m going back to college with a new-found appreciation for the city I live in and a desire to return and explore it even further.”

– Julia Blyumin, college junior

Beth Wain Brandon with a student from a New Orleans school at the Lion of Judah Conference

in 2010

ISHA / Collaborative for Healthy Women Through the Federation’s Campaign-funded ISHA program, many cutting edge initiatives have been implemented that have made a real impact on improving healthcare among Israel’s women. In 2010, ISHA and the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative began discussions with an NGO – Healing Across the Divides – to increase funding to Federation’s ISHA programs.

Beginning in mid-2011, Healing Across the Divides and the Federation will work together to continue to improve the health status of underserved women in Israel. For more information about the Federation’s ISHA program, visit www.jewishcleveland.org.

“During the last 10 years ISHA has made a difference in the lives of over 100,000 women in Israel. The overwhelming success we’ve had - both with healthcare professionals and women themselves - has enabled us to tap into additional funding sources. Our newest partnership will leverage Federation dollars to enable us to extend our reach. Together, we can respond to even more of the health needs identified by Israelis so that we can contribute to the continuing improvement of the well-being of thousands of women and their families in Israel.” – Marcia W. Levine, Chair, ISHA

Newly launched Jewish Cleveland cemetery database helps woman find mother’s gravesite “I would like to thank all of the volunteers who spent so many years to create the ‘database.’ The Plain Dealer article about the database was sent to me by a friend who knew I was anxious to find the cemetery where my mother was laid to rest in 1934. I was only three years old when she passed away. I left Cleveland in 1966 still not knowing where she was buried. After contacting the Federation, in just a few minutes, I had all the answers including the grave sites of several other relatives who had passed on many years ago. I am planning a trip to Cleveland in the near future to visit my mother’s grave.

This is the closure I needed after all these years. Thank you for caring.”

– Doreen Grossman, Arlington Texas For information about the database or to locate the Cleveland burial site of a specific person, contact Susan Hyman, Federation’s Information & 11 Referral Specialist, at 216.593.2825 or shyman@jcfcleve.org.

2009 – 2010 Grantmaking highlights

For over a century, the Federation has been entrusted with the planning and welfare of Cleveland’s Jewish community through the annual Campaign. In addition, we also help facilitate and guide the philanthropic interests of thousands of individuals through donor advised funds, supporting foundations and endowments. Throughout this report, and highlighted below, are just some of the far-reaching activities that are made possible through their generosity.

Jewish Family Service Association: Funding to enable the YouthAbility program participants to attend the International Friendship Festival in Niagara Falls, where they performed their original play about the power of each individual to make the world a better place. YouthAbility is a program that serves disabled, disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 14-26.

“The trip helped me reach my personal goals by being responsible for myself and knowing soon at some point in my life I will live on my own. It’s always good for me to try something new because it increases my self-esteem.” – Evan B.(pictured right), participant.

Matan B’Sayser: Funding to send Passover food packages to the most needy elderly Jews living in Cleveland.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland: Funding for the Cleveland Innovation and Engagement Pilot Project to send three local Clevelanders to the PresenTense Institute in Jerusalem, which trains early-stage entrepreneurs to launch low-cost, high-impact ventures that are designed to benefit the Jewish community. (see p. 4) “I’m focused on bridging the social-religious divide through my project, the Cleveland Young Professionals’ Minyan. This group is an empowered, educated, and vibrant collection of 20- and 30-somethings, who come together each month for Kabbalat Shabbat service. I’m setting out to bring the young zest for Judaism back into Cleveland!”

Learning about Sukkot was festive and fun

– Jenny Kaufman, Cleveland PresenTense Fellow at “Sushi in the Sukkah” with the Cleveland Young Professionals Minyan.

$

77.6

million granted from Federation supporting foundations (see p. 19)

$

3.7

million granted from Federation endowment funds

$

17.8

million granted from Federation donor advised funds

With more than $127 million granted to social service, educational and humanitarian organizations that support Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities, as well as those in more than 70 countries around the world, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland continues to fulfill our mission of tikkun olam - making the world a better place.

Community Relations Committee: Funding to advance the Federation’s interfaith activities designed to strengthen ties with members of faithbased communities through cultural and other programming opportunities, including interfaith trips to Israel, and to further joint action on issues of mutual concern.

“Building new and strengthening existing relationships and partnerships in the broader community is a key goal of the CRC. Helping to create mutual respect and understanding amongst the faith communities will go a long way towards CRC members meet with two Pastors in the Christian

furthering cooperative action and achieving peace. This grant community at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.

gets us that much closer.”

– Bruce Mandel, Chair, CRC Notre Dame College: Funding for their Abrahamic Center in support of staff Holocaust education.

“The 2010 Holocaust Educators’ Seminar at Yad Vashem included field trips, museum visits and educational opportunities that allowed a broader context for understanding the pre and post Holocaust world of Europe, Israel and Judaism. I returned intellectually stimulated, emotionally touched and more firmly grounded in Shoah education.”

– Prof. Rachel Morris, Chair, Arts and Humanities Division, Notre Dame College

WECO Fund Inc.: Funding to promote small business classes, one-onone business coaching and business loans to entrepreneurial women to help them start or grow their own businesses, as well as additional workshops on marketing, legal issues, interpersonal communications and social networking.

“When I received my loan, I had maxed out my line of credit. Now I have paid that down by two-thirds, and am planning an early payoff on my loan. I could not have done this without WECO.” – WECO grant recipient

$

27

million granted from the annual Campaign for Jewish Needs

$

1.7 =

million granted from the Centennial Initiative

As #1, we’re helping to make Cleveland and the world a better place for all people.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: Funding to support emergency relief efforts to the victims of the Haitian earthquake

Total Grantmaking From All Sources

The Jewish 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 Ohio’s largest grantmaking organization – over $127 million allocated from all sources in the 2010 fiscal year.

TOTAL GRANTMAKING BY CATEGORY

40%{

nearly of total grantmaking goes to general community causes

Federation and local beneficiary agencies and services

17.9% $22,849,547

Overseas Jewish agencies and services

8.7% $11,100,481

Other agencies and services for Jewish purposes

32.2% $41,219,277

Northeast Ohio and educational organizations

16.7% $21,350,363

Charitable organizations outside Northeast Ohio

23.2% $29,634,901

National Jewish agencies

1.3% $1,661,335

We thank our corporate sponsors for their partnership and support.

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

SOURCE OF GRANTS Supporting foundations*

60.7% Annual Campaign allocations

21.1% Donor advised philanthropic funds*

13.9% Endowment funds*

2.9% Centennial Initiative for Jewish Cleveland

1.4% *Does not include grants to the Campaign for Jewish Needs

Patron Sponsors

Total Grantmaking

from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

CAMPAIGN ALLOCATION

TOTAL

From the 2010 Campaign for Jewish Needs for fiscal year 7/1/10 - 6/30/11

OTHER FEDERATION SUPPORT

From donor advised philanthropic and special purpose funds, supporting foundations, the Endowment Fund and Centennial Initiative for fiscal year 7/1/09 - 6/30/10

Local agencies and services

Agnon School, The $ 684,459 $ 457,934 $ 226,525 2 Akiva High School 115,490 115,490 – Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau 1,149,624 1,093,802 55,822 Centrally Administered Funds (audit, insurance, retirement) 60,000 60,000 – Cleveland Hillel Foundation 651,799 608,222 43,577 Fuchs Mizrachi School 701,373 447,550 253,823 Fund for the Jewish Future (supports family and informal education, teacher training and Israel programs)* 3,300,015 2,775,015 525,000 4 Gross Schechter Day School 599,606 367,143 232,463 2 Hebrew Academy of Cleveland 2,393,990 1,189,027 1,204,963 2 Hebrew Shelter Home (Independent Montefiore Shelter Home) 97,887 83,711 14,176 Holocaust Survivor Initiative 43,267 – 43,267 Jewish Federation of Cleveland (programs and services) 2,679,816 1,381,115 1 1,298,701 Jewish Education Center of Cleveland 2,257,243 1,104,498 1,152,745 Jewish Family Service Association 4,070,032 2,470,923 1 1,599,109 2 1 Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, The 2,059,700 1,881,927 177,773 Menorah Park Center for Senior Living 825,127 401,986 423,141 Montefiore 494,759 325,319 169,440 2 Siegal College of Judaic Studies 665,360 500,583 164,777 2

Subtotal $ 22,849,547 $ 15,264,245 $ 7,585,302

Overseas agencies and services Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) - Provides life-saving and life-enhancing humanitarian $ 8,465,724 $ 8,183,244 $ 282,480 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). Also supports Cleveland’s partnership programs with Beit Shean, including Parternship 2000 and the Beit Shean Valley Community Foundation, the Lauder JDC camp in Szarvas, Hungary, and summer camps for children in the former Soviet Union.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland 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

$ 2,634,757

$ 2,634,757

$ 11,100,481

$ 10,818,001

–

$ 282,480

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 National Foundation for Jewish Culture Ohio Valley Hillel Consortium Subtotal

$ 91,719 130,662 511,318 43,450 102,500 1,000 7,000 20,639 2,100 571,447

$ 56,934 54,562 40,000 25,000 34,500 1,000 6,000 20,639 2,100 474,639

$ 34,785 76,100 471,318 18,450 68,000 – 1,000 – – 96,808 3

179,500

179,500

–

$ 1,661,335

$ 894,874

$ 766,461

$ 41,219,277

–

$ 41,219,277

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.

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Subtotal $ 41,219,277 – $ 41,219,277

Northeastern Ohio charitable and educational organizations serving the general community $ 21,350,363 – $ 21,350,363

Subtotal $ 21,350,363 – $ 21,350,363

Charitable organizations outside Northeastern Ohio serving the general community $ 29,634,901 – $ 29,634,901

Subtotal $ 29,634,901 – $ 29,634,901

Grand Total *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 2010 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.

$ 127,815,904

$ 26,977,120

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$ 100,838,784

1. Includes part of United Way Services grant of $2,103,435.

2. Includes Centennial Initiative grants.

3. Includes grants to organizations that are also funded by the National Alliance of Jewish Federations of North America.

4. Represents amount approved from the Federation 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.

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Federation Staff as of November 2010 Stephen H. Hoffman, President Administration Harvey A. Freiman, Vice President Linda Knable Community Relations Dayan E. Gross, Director Jackie Reed Elisa Usher Community Services/ Community Options Cathy Weiss, Director Susan Hyman Sharon Levey Janet Moses Barbara Rose Development Daniel S. Blain, Sr. Vice President Alan D. Gross, Vice President Berinthia R. LeVine, Vice President Shelley Milin Marcus, Director Hedy P. Milgrom, Vice President Aaren Alpert Caroline Brunet Robert Deitz Jean DeMine Julie Dewey Ann Garson Raquel Flatow Haas Matthew Kaliff Abbie Levin Debbie Klein Elizabeth Klein Matthew Klein Joyce Lisiewski Alida Oatman Francesca Parente Williams Connie Risteen Janet Schwartz Shapiro Renée Tyler Debra S. Yasinow Donor Service Operations Center Allison Levine, Director Rosie Brown Cindy Doehring Pat Fallon Marcia Greenis Rima Melman Bela Mindlin Fiscal Barry Reis, Sr. Vice President & CFO Sheila Allenick, Director Annette Banks Larry Blaha Heather Colbert-Eckert Debbie Duval Paul Feinberg Michelle Golan Nancy Hoffner Bonnie Huston Nancy Kaleal Judy Kirchick Faye Matitia Deborah McClure Katie Palus Donna Resar Manya Smilovich Irina Temkin Elaine Thomas Howard Wolf

Government Relations and Volunteer Programs Amy R. Kaplan, Director Jessie Bruder Jessica Semel Jeanne Shatten Karen J. Steiger Human Resources Development Daniel S. Blain, Sr. Vice President Susan Avitan Tami Caplan Jennifer Cohen Diane Fistek Information Systems Sue Roth, Director Paul Gajowski Chris Jacobs Adam Oman Allen Roth International Operations Oren Baratz, Vice President Julie Auerbach Ilanit Gerblich Kalir Sally Levine Marketing & Communications Annie Becker, Director Allison Agin Shmuel Kessler Mike Kostechak Sylvia M. Owen Tammy Rubin Jennifer Stuart Lesch Bryan Thomas Hyla Winston Operations Walter Augustyn Joseph Ferenczy Grant Fish Ron Hale Judy Joffe Gwen Johnson George Majernik Paul Mazzola Laura Sue Mirable David Moughan Charles Muckley Robert Polzner Jim Ross Planning & Allocations Erika Rudin-Luria, Vice President Karen G. Baker Shelley Fishbach Jayme Honigman Lakshmi Eastman Nebel Kelly Sperber Rubanenko Dana Scott

2010 Board of Trustees Officers Board Chair, Michael Siegal Vice-Chairs, Reneé Chelm • Jeffrey M. Kahn • Keith Libman Betty Rosskamm • Judy Klein Willensky Treasurer, J. David Heller • Associate Treasurer, Randall J. Korach • President, Stephen H. Hoffman Executive Committee Thomas W. Adler • Rabbi Richard A. Block • Leslie D. Dunn • Carl D. Glickman Robert Goldberg* • Bruce H. Goodman • Henry J. Goodman* • Gary L. Gross • Harley I. Gross* Rubin Guttman • Lawrence M. Kadis • Suellen S. Kadis • Ilana Isakov Katz • Stuart F. Kline Jennifer L. Korach • Bruce P. Mandel • Morton L. Mandel* • Albert B. Ratner* Charles A. Ratner* • Enid Rosenberg • Mitchell C. Schneider • Walter S. Schwartz Erica G. Starrfield • Clifford Sussman** • Sally H. Wertheim* • Marcia J. Wexberg Idelle K. Wolf • Timothy F. Wuliger* • Bennett Yanowitz* • Daniel Zelman

David F. Adler Trish Adler Vlad Agranovich Cindy J. Attias Eric E. Bell Susan R. Borison Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein Marc S. Byrnes Marilyn Baruch Cagin Jeffrey S. Davis Grant Dinner Marian Drost Judy Eigenfeld Theodore Einhorn Barry Feldman Ronald A. Fisher Samuel M. Frankel Peggy Garson Victor Gelb* Larry P. Goldberg Alan D. Gottlieb Michael J. Haas William H. Heller Andrew W. Hoffmann Michael J. Horvitz Richard Horvitz Francine Gordon Immerman Robert A. Immerman Ronnen Isakov Amir Jaffa William R. Joseph Ira Kaplan

Trustees Adam S. Kaufman S. Lee Kohrman* Charlotte R. Kramer* Marc C. Krantz Karen Krause Marvin Krislov Adam Levin Nancy K. Levin William H. Lieberman Irwin M. Lowenstein Larry A. Mack Milton Maltz* Tamar Maltz* Barbara A. Mandel* Jack N. Mandel* Joseph C. Mandel* Martin H. Marcus Rabbi Sharon Marcus Peter Meisel Jared S. Miller Samuel H. Miller* David J. Millstone Elmer I. Paull* Michael C. Perlmuter Shari L. Perlmuter Roman Petroff Judge Dan A. Polster Peter E. Raskind Brian J. Ratner James A. Ratner Robert S. Reitman* Michael A. Ritter

Carol Rivchun Susan E. Rubin Peter Rzepka* Evie Safran* William E. Schonberg Rabbi Rona Shapiro Bradley A. Sherman David B. Shifrin Harvey A. Siegel Scott M. Simon Robert Silverman* Michal Soclof James C. Spira David J. Strauss Eric D. Wald Neil R. Waxman Stephen J. Weinberg Gary Weiss Judith Weiss* Morry Weiss* Rabbi Stephen I. Weiss Zev Weiss Jeffrey J. Wild Nancy G. Wolf Warren L. Wolfson William A. Wortzman Sandra Wuliger Dara Yanowitz Darrell A. Young * Trustee for Life ** Invitee/YLD Chair

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 • Marvin L. Lader Elaine Rocker • Edwin M. Roth • Barbara S. Rosenthal • Gordon H. Safran • Harold S. Stern Norman Wain • Philip Wasserstrom • Jerome A. Weinberger

2010 Committees The Jewish 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 FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND • Mandel Building

25701 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44122 • phone: 216.593.2900 or toll-free 888.467.1125 e-mail: info@jcfcleve.org • fax: 216.593.2901 • www.jewishcleveland.org

Standing Committees ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE Reviews agency proposals, recommends Campaign for Jewish Needs allocations Randall J. Korach, Chair Peter Meisel, Mitchell C. Schneider, Vice-Chairs Louis Bloomfield, Capital Repair & Replacement Mitchell C. Schneider, Subcommittee on Human Services Peter Meisel, Subcommittee on Education Agencies Deborah Shifrin, National Liaison Team COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMITTEE Studies and plans for community needs Enid Rosenberg, Chair Martin A. Davidson, President, Jewish Community Housing, Inc. Will Sukenik, Facilities Planning COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE Implements public affairs agenda Bruce P. Mandel, Chair Susan R. Borison, David F. Adler, Vice-Chairs DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Oversees all fundraising activities Thomas W. Adler, Chair Howard B. Edelstein, Professional Advisory Council Gary L. Gross, 2011 Campaign for Jewish Needs General Chair Clifford Sussman, Young Leadership Division Suellen S. Kadis, Women’s Philanthropy Initiative Norman Wain, Silver Circle ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE Reviews and approves funding for innovative programming and emergency needs Walter S. Schwartz, Chair Peggy Gries Wager, Foundation Advisory Council Harold E. Friedman, Philanthropic Fund Advisory

Additional Committees FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Oversees investment of endowment and other funds Stuart Kline, Chair Sally Gries, Subcommittee on Charitable Trusts Richard Horvitz, Agency Endowment Sub-Committee HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Recruits, trains and places qualified lay leadership in community organizations Judy Klein Willensky, Chair Michael Horvitz, Gries Award Committee Enid Rosenberg, Agency Leadership Roundtable Sally H. Wertheim, Mandel Foundation–HRD Joint Advisory Team MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Establishes marketing agenda and oversees communications activities Erica Starrfield, Chair Sandra Wuliger, Annual Meeting OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS COMMITTEE Conceives and manages projects that connect Jews in Cleveland with Jews in Israel and around the world Lawrence H. Kadis, Chair Cindy J. Attias, Cleveland/Beit Shean Partnership Robin K. Avery, PACT (Parents and Children Together) Robert A. Goodman, ONAD (Overseas Needs and Assessment Distribution) William H. Heller, Bridge To The Future Marcia Levine, ISHA (Israel Health Advancement for Women) Susi Meisel, IDF Education Corps Subcommittee 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 David J. Goodman, Chair AUDIT Michael A. Ritter, Chair AWARDS Michael Siegal, Chair CASH Ronald A. Fisher, Chair CHARLES EISENMAN AWARD Michael Siegal, Chair COMMISSION ON CEMETERY PRESERVATION Rubin Guttman, Chair · David B. Orlean, Vice-Chair EXECUTIVE Michael Siegal, Chair GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Beth Wain Brandon, Chair NOMINATING Timothy F. Wuliger, Chair PRESENTENSE Steven Rosen, Chair PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE Nancy J. Glick, Chair REAL ESTATE Steven 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

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“As my father planted for me before I was born,

so do I plant for those who will come after me.”

- Talmud

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 216.593.2835.

The Cleveland Lion of Judah delegation brought pride, passion and caring to the people of New Orleans.

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 2010 fiscal year:

Louis S. Adelstein Francine R. Cole Howard A. Glickman Judd Gross Marilyn D. Harris Julian and Emily Klein Leonard Milder Herman and Charmion Stein

Endowment funds may be created now or through an estate plan using cash, securities, personal property, charitable gift annuities, life insurance or other vehicles. For more information about preserving our Jewish legacy and creating the appropriate plan for you, please contact Alan D. Gross or Berinthia R. LeVine at 216.593.2900. All inquiries are confidential.

Every gift is a promise Campaign update from Gary Gross General Chair, 2011 Campaign for Jewish Needs

Together, as one community, one people, we change the world one gift at a time. The Campaign for Jewish Needs ensures that Jewish social services and organizations remain strong so that we can support the vulnerable, respond to crises wherever they are, provide access to Jewish life and strengthen Jewish communities.

Every gift is a promise for hope and help, security and dignity, education and opportunity, and food and shelter. Thank you for joining me in fulfilling our responsibility of tikkun olam – making the world a better place – through the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

Supporting Foundations

The 2010 Campaign

raised $27.8 million to fund educational, humanitarian, and social service programs that benefit millions of people around the world – more than 40,000 in Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities.

Campaign dollars help meet the needs of 15 partner agencies and schools (see page 2), dozens of synagogues and national and international Jewish organizations whose mission is to improve and save lives.

Supporting Foundations of the Federation are separate nonprofit corporations that are part of the Federation and support its mission.

The Federation assists the foundations in evaluating community needs and matching grantmaking to identified priorities.

Thomas and Joann Adler Family Foundation Mildred & Martin Becker Family Foundation The Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Foundation Blumenthal Family Foundation Chelm Family Foundation Ellen E. & Victor J. Cohn Supporting Foundation The Commission on Cemetery Preservation Rina & Samuel M. Frankel Family Foundation The Peggy and John Garson Family Foundation The Nathan L. and Regina Herman Charitable Fund Robert and Susan R. Hurwitz Family Foundation The Immerman Foundation Jewish Community Housing, Inc. Lader Family Foundation The Madav IX Foundation The Madav XVII Foundation The Madav XVIII Foundation Maltz Family Foundation Mandel Supporting Foundations Jack N. and Lilyan Mandel Fund Joseph C. and Florence Mandel Fund Morton L. and Barbara Mandel Fund Meisel Family Foundation Miller Good Family Charitable Foundation

Alex and Anne Miller Family Charitable Fund Allen and Ruth Miller Family Foundation David and Ruth Moskowitz Family Charitable Foundation Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation Eileen and Myron Nickman Family Supporting Foundation Phyllis and Debra Ann November Children’s Fund Ostara The Harry Ratner Human Services Fund Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation The Nathan and Fannye Shafran Foundation Lawrence C. Sherman Family Foundation Michael and Anita Siegal Family Foundation Norma and Ernie Siegler Family Foundation Sanford and Anita Simon Family Foundation Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund David S. Stein Foundation Irving I. Stone Supporting Foundation The Treu-Mart Fund (operated jointly with The Cleveland Foundation) Nina and Norman Wain Family Foundation Wolf Family Foundation The Bennett and Donna Yanowitz Family Foundation Zilber Family Foundation 19

www.jewishcleveland.org/18minutes The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is undertaking a thorough study of Greater Cleveland to assess community needs.

We’re counting on your participation – please take the time to complete the survey if you are called.

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