Legacy Newsletter - Spring 2015

5775 / SPRING 2015

Legacy NEWS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES

the ROSS family’s LASTING LEGACY Touching People’s Lives with Humor and Humanity As an Emmy award-winning comedy writer and producer, Michael “Mickey” Ross helped create some of the most popular and iconic television shows of his era—including All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Three’s Company—in the process, gaining success he had never imagined. But his memory of his immigrant parents and their struggles during the Great Depression remained with him throughout his life, and it inspired Ross’s drive to help the neediest and most vulnerable members of the Los Angeles community.

(L-R) Foundation donor Mickey Ross, of blessed memory, with Three’s Company star, the late John Ritter.

FROM THE DESK OF

MARVIN I. SCHOTLAND

PRESIDENT & CEO, JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Endowing the Future For Michael and Irene Ross, of blessed memory, the Jewish Community Foundation serves as a vital bridge between their love of laughter and their passion for humanity. Mickey—a product of the Golden Age of TV comedy—wrote and produced some of that medium’s classic shows, including All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Three’s Company.

Born of modest means, Mickey went on to touch the lives of millions through his body of work; few leave behind such an artistic legacy.

Yet the greatest Ross legacy may be the one Mickey and Irene entrusted to The Foundation. Prior to his passing in 2009—Irene had predeceased him—Mickey bequeathed a substantial portion of their estate to an endowment established with The Foundation to address critical human needs: food, shelter, and medicine among them.

In the past four years, annual grants averaging over $400,000 from the Michael and Irene Ross Endowment Fund have been distributed to initiatives that range from SOVA to Homeboy Industries. Mickey Ross told stories for a living.

The Foundation is now keeping alive the Ross “narrative” through philanthropy. Their names will live on forever.

Now, the Jewish Community Foundation’s Michael and Irene Ross Endowment Fund supports a wide range of critical services, from feeding the hungry to aiding addicts in recovery, from providing hospice care to helping ex-gang members turn their lives around, and much more. Since the Ross Endowment’s inception, over $2 million in grants have assisted LA’s most indigent residents.

“Mickey Ross, of blessed memory, was a funny, thoughtful, and caring man who had a human empathy with disadvantaged individuals of all religions and backgrounds,” says The Foundation’s president and CEO Marvin I. Schotland. “He would be greatly moved to know of the many people who have been helped by the Ross Endowment Fund and that his legacy lives on through its grantmaking.”

A Humble Beginning

Mickey Ross was passionate about supporting SOVA’s Community Food and Resource Program.

Raised in a Yiddish-speaking household in New York City, Ross launched his entertainment career directing shows at an Adirondacks resort, working alongside such show business legends as Carl Reiner and Sid Caesar. He went on to work Trust is everything. as a writer, story editor, and executive producer for the hit 1970s series All in the Family, and with a partner, made a career in Hollywood, writing for other shows including The Jeffersons and Three’s Company.

“Mickey and his late wife, Irene, lived very modestly, considering his income and ultimate wealth,” says Mads Bjerre, his former business manager. “He never really reconciled himself to the fact that he had become a wealthy man, and he wanted to see to it that those less advantaged than he were given opportunities.”

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60 years of designing philanthropy.

Serving more than 1200 families.

Managing nearly $1 billion of charitable assets.

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the Ross family’s Lasting Legacy

Touching People’s Lives with Humor and Humanity

It was Ross’s estate planning attorney, Alan Watenmaker, of Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker, who first connected Ross with the Jewish Community Foundation, where Ross met with the Center for Designed Philanthropy, which offers guidance to families and individuals developing their charitable goals and strategies.

“Mickey was looking to leave the bulk of his estate to an organization he could trust to reflect his values in the community forever,” says Schotland. Ultimately, Ross left half of his residuary estate—more than $10 million—to his endowment at The Foundation, which continues to receive half of Ross’s residual proceeds from his television shows.

A Desire to Give Back

(L-R) Mickey Ross shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series with Bernie West and Lee Kalcheim for a 1972 episode of the TV show, All in the Family. Photo courtesy of the Television Academy.

Those significant donations are fulfilling Ross’s legacy by supporting a range of organizations, including Jewish Family Service, where the Ross Endowment supports the three SOVA food pantries, which provide food to some 36,000 individuals annually. “Support from the Ross Endowment has been a significant part of (L-R) Comedy writers and producing partners the funding we require to Bernie West, Don Nicholl, and Mickey Ross. address the needs as demand has continued to grow,” says Paul Castro, JFS’s president and CEO. While clients typically come to SOVA for food, the agency also connects them to a range of services, including helping individuals apply for food aid and assisting with employment issues. “We help people deal with a wide variety of challenges in their lives,” says Castro.

More than a food pantry, SOVA—a program of Jewish Family Service—provides free groceries and an array of supportive services to over 12,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and religions each month.

Helping Others Help Themselves At Homeboy Industries, the Ross Endowment supports an intensive 18-month program that assists former gang members in establishing and attaining personal, educational, and vocational goals. Participants receive job training while working in a variety of maintenance, office, and clerical jobs and then move on to specialized positions, while focusing on healing their wounds, building life skills, and learning to be responsible citizens. “What we’re doing is not only healing a person but also changing the trajectory of life for everybody in that person’s family,” says Jacki Weber, Homeboy’s chief development officer. “People who come through our program can become for their children the parents they never had themselves.”

Many alumni of the Homeboy Industries program go on to become change makers themselves, some starting businesses that employ others who have been through Homeboy’s programs. “It’s amazing how motivated they are to give back,” says Weber. They don’t just want to make a living. They want to make the world better and their families better, and they learned the strategies to do that here.”

The same is true of clients of another Ross Endowment beneficiary, Beit T’Shuvah, the residential addiction treatment center and spiritual community, where Ross Endowment funding helped create and sustain Creative Matters, an in-house design and photography agency, providing creative services to dozens of local nonprofits and businesses. The enterprise enables recovering addicts to work as interns, developing skills in copywriting, graphic design, photography, and videography.

“Our interns tell us Creative Matters is one of the most significant parts of their

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Residents of Beit T’Shuvah may participate in a transformational vocational training program as they maintain sobriety, learn practical skills, and enter a new career in marketing and communication services.

3 (Top) Homeboy Industries serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and women with free services and programs and operates several social enterprises that serve as job-training sites.

(Lower) Interns from Beit T’Shuvah’s Creative Matters design agency.

of this gift, we can provide more staffing hours to meet people’s needs at the most fragile and vulnerable times in their lives and to support their families in their grief,” says Molly Forrest, the Jewish Home’s president and CEO. The Hospice serves about 700 individuals annually, a number Forrest expects to grow as lifespans extend and baby boomers move into their senior years.

Beyond offering physical comfort, says Forrest, the Hospice aids its clients in facing spiritual and psychological challenges. “It helps people feel good about the contributions they’ve made in their lifetime,” she says. “Our focus is to ensure dignity.”

A Legacy of Caring

continued sobriety,” says Wendy North, Creative Matters business development manager. “It’s an incredibly safe environment. Nobody feels judged. We all come from addiction, and our program helps set people on the right path, moving forward with their lives.”

North, herself a recovering addict who spent three decades at some of the world’s top advertising agencies, expresses gratitude for how Ross Endowment dollars have created opportunity. “As I was struggling with my own demons, being able to put a foot in the door of Creative Matters was the most wonderful thing in the world,” she says, “and it was The Foundation and the Ross Endowment that enabled us to get this social enterprise off the ground.”

Providing Comfort in Critical Times The Ross Endowment is helping hundreds of individuals each year in their most challenging moments as they face the end of life.

Skirball Hospice, a program of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, provides sensitive, high-quality care, allowing patients to remain in comfortably familiar surroundings in their final days. “Because

The Skirball Hospice program provides sensitive, quality hospice care.

In addition to the organizations outlined here, the Michael and Irene Ross Endowment has made grants to Bet Tzedek, Children’s Bureau Foundation, Jewish Vocational Service, the LA Regional Foodbank, and a host of other nonprofits that support the most vulnerable populations in the Jewish and general communities in Los Angeles.

Providing assistance to those who need to get back on their feet and providing comfort in life’s most difficult moments were surely what motivated Mickey Ross to entrust the Jewish Community Foundation to support in perpetuity the causes he valued. “He would feel very good about how the Ross Endowment is helping people,” says Bjerre, his former manager. “These are precisely the kinds of organizations Mickey had in mind.”

Schotland fondly remembers his earliest meetings with Ross some 15 years ago, recalling Mickey Ross as funny but understated. “What struck me most was what a caring human being he was,” says Schotland. “He would be quite proud that The Foundation is representing his values and living up to that noble responsibility with great care and concern. We are honored to fulfill the Ross family’s charitable passions and to play a part in carrying forth their legacy—and to do likewise with our nearly 300 endowment donor families.”

Thanking Donors for Their Deferred Gifts and Generosity For some donors, an endowment is the right vehicle to create a lasting legacy. For others, a donor advised fund is what works best.

For some, creating both is the most effective way to manage their philanthropy.

One particular group of donors we recently had the privilege of acknowledging is our donors who have made deferred endowment gifts to The Foundation. Endowments are the bedrock of The Foundation and enable us to fulfill our mission. In appreciation of their permanent gifts to the community, we hosted a special art exhibition where we thanked them for helping ensure a strong, vital community for this generation and generations to come. We are grateful to Beverly and Stuart Denenberg for graciously hosting us in their beautiful private gallery, Denenberg Fine Arts Gallery.

If you’ve made a deferred gift to The Foundation and have not yet informed us, please contact Dan Rothblatt, Senior VP of Philanthropic Services, at (323) 761-8704 or drothblatt@jewishfoundationla.org so that we could include you in our next special event. Additionally, please contact us if you’d like to customize a philanthropic plan that will work best to meet your charitable goals.

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MEET ELANA WIEN

Director, Center for Designed Philanthropy

Q& A: What inspired you to pursue a career in philanthropy?

After college, I volunteered for a nonprofit in Brazil that was a center for impoverished children undergoing cancer treatment and their families. Ultimately, I launched a grassroots campaign, contacting friends and family for support. Together, we were able to double the room and board capacity of that organization, enabling hundreds of additional children and their families to benefit from its much-needed services.

Education: Master’s degree from the Universidad de las Americas as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Mexico and graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley.

From: Los Angeles Former positions: Public affairs consultant in Washington, D.C.; assistant regional director for the Anti-Defamation League; and senior program officer at The Foundation.

How can you ensure that your charitable giving is most effective and meaningful?

The Center recommends the following:

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Take time to explore what is most meaningful to you and apply that to your giving.

Giving doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective.

The most effective giving is collaborative—it’s a partnership with like-minded funders, the organization you are supporting, and the people that organization serves.

As a graduate student, I developed a pen pal project that connected a fifth-grade class at a school in rural Mexico with a fifth-grade class at a Title I LA public school. The LA students were shocked to hear that many of the Mexican students had to go to both school and work, alongside their parents, mixing materials with their hands and feet to make bricks. The LA kids were so moved by the experience, they organized a fundraiser to buy sports equipment for the Mexican school. The understanding that developed between the students laid the groundwork for something profound—a mutual respect and a commitment to giving back.

What are your goals for the Center?

We seek to help donors see that they have a home at The Foundation and a partner in the Center for Designed Philanthropy. We have experience in meaningful grantmaking and can help donors be more effective with their giving.

By investing their dollars with us, our donors are putting enormous trust in us. Our reputation in the community, the successes of our grantees, and the diversity of our grantmaking reflect that.

We have many strengths at the Center: our experience connecting families across generations; our educational programming; our analysis, vetting, due diligence, and monitoring of impact—this all gives us a depth of expertise in the field. We offer a full spectrum of philanthropic services and the capacity and capability to meet donors’ needs.

Who are your influences?

My grandfather believed in tikun olam, giving his time and money to causes he cared about, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and saw that as part of his responsibility as a Jew. Growing up, I was very involved in the LA Jewish community. Then in college, I wanted to step outside my comfort zone and explore the world. By the time I began working in the Jewish communal world as a professional, my grandfather had passed away. But I feel him in the work that I do, and I know that he would be very proud.

What is most fulfilling about your work at The Foundation?

The Foundation carries out its mission with the utmost respect for its donors, the greater community, and the nonprofit organizations doing the work of serving the most pressing community needs.

The fact that over the past 25 years The Foundation has given away $1 billion in grants is incredible. However, that isn’t merely quantitative. The thoughtful stewardship and breadth of our grantmaking is what sets us apart. As we can continue to grow, our impact multiplies, not only in the LA Jewish community but also in the community at large and beyond.

What do you enjoy most about your work at The Foundation?

Every day I can apply my curiosity and creativity to help donors find meaning in giving back and to develop strategies to engage their families and communities in that worthwhile process.

Learn more about the Center for Designed Philanthropy at www.jewishfoundationla.org/center.

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WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES

LEAH M. BISHOP

Leah M. Bishop is cochair of the Trusts and Estates department and

the cochair of the Charitable Giving

and Tax-Exempt Organizations

Group at Loeb & Loeb LLP. She

specializes in tax planning for

individual clients and closely held businesses and in the administration of estates and trusts.

In addition, Leah has extensive experience in the areas of charitable giving and exempt organizations, which involve all aspects of tax and corporate nonprofit law. Leah represents many leading Southern California private foundations and public charities. She is a certified specialist in probate, estate planning, and trust law and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Leah and her husband, Gary Yale, are members of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills and have two daughters and a new son-in-law.

How did you become active in the community and philanthropy?

I grew up in a home where giving back was expected.

My dad used to describe himself as a “foot soldier in the Tikun Olam army.”

What do you find most satisfying about working with philanthropists in estate planning matters?

Helping each client find his or her own philanthropic passion and then figuring out the most tax-effective way to achieve it.

Why did you get involved with The Foundation, and what caused the relationship to flourish over the years?

The Foundation plays a unique role in philanthropy in LA. It is committed to serving the community and helping donors create and leave a legacy.

I serve as cochair of The Foundation’s Professional Advisors Outreach Committee and am very proud of our Speaker Series for lawyers and other professional advisors.

We have great speakers, address current topics, and help advisors better understand the philanthropic landscape.

I’ve referred numerous clients to The Foundation over the years. My positive experiences and confidence in the staff enable me to fully trust them with my clients. I’m proud to play a role in The Foundation’s work.

EUGENE STEIN

Eugene Stein is vice chairman

and a director of Capital Strategy

Research, a unit of the Capital

Group Companies, a global

investment management

company. He is also senior vice

president of Capital World Investors and a director of Capital Research and Management Company. In the community, he serves on the boards of Pitzer College (formerly board chair), the Los Angeles Opera, and ZERO-TO-THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families. He is president of the Tikun Olam Foundation (a support organization of the Jewish Community Foundation), which promotes early childhood mental health and the prevention of child neglect. He and his wife, Mindy, live in La Canada, and they have three children and four grandchildren.

When did you first get involved with The Foundation, and what caused the relationship to flourish over the years?

My wife and I established a donor advised fund in the 1980s.

It’s a good feeling to make a difference in other peoples’ lives and work to “heal the world.” As the years passed, I became increasingly involved with The Foundation due to the professionalism and integrity of the leadership and staff—many of whom have been with The Foundation for a long time, working diligently in the interest of donors and the Jewish community.

How has your experience on the Investment Committee affected your views of The Foundation’s stability and trustworthiness?

The Foundation staff and the community members on the Investment Committee always show their commitment to doing the best possible work for the community and for our donors.

What has your experience been like working with the Center for Designed Philanthropy?

The Center for Designed Philanthropy has been instrumental in helping make our giving more strategic. We’re also gratified that our children are involved in philanthropy, thanks to the Center.

If anyone wants to clarify their giving values or get support in achieving their philanthropic goals, I would recommend calling the Center staff. They have so much knowledge about program ideas and helping with the process of meaningful and effective philanthropy.

We are very grateful to have a Board of Trustees with a diverse portfolio of talents and expertise guiding The Foundation.”

— Marvin I. Schotland, Foundation President & CEO

Learn more about The Foundation’s Board of Trustees at www.jewishfoundationla.org/trustees.

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GENERAL COMMUNITY GRANTS General Community Grants totaling $150,000 were awarded to local programs that provide permanent supportive housing to homeless individuals and families in Los Angeles. These organizations, each of which received $25,000, are participating in a newly formed system to better identify the needs of the homeless population across Los Angeles and provide coordinated assessment and housing placement services. To leverage funding for a greater impact, The Foundation partnered with Home For Good, an initiative of United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the LA Area Chamber of Commerce. Home For Good was established as a publicprivate collaborative of nearly 30 funders to address homelessness in Los Angeles, especially among the veteran population.

ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES Downtown Women’s Center

OPCC (formerly called Ocean Park Community Center)

Outreach and Housing Placement Program

Access Center

To find housing for 40 chronically homeless women throughout LA through participation in the Skid Row Coordinated Entry System.

To help 200 homeless and chronically homeless secure housing and attain self-sufficiency in West LA.

www.dwcweb.org

www.opcc.net

Emotional Health Association dba SHARE! (The Self-Help and Recovery Exchange)

People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)

Collaborative Housing Program

To assess and find housing for 150 chronically homeless from throughout LA.

Outreach Navigator and Move-In Assistance Program

To match 35 chronically homeless individuals from throughout LA with affordable shared housing among a community of residents.

www.epath.org

www.shareselfhelp.org

Single Room Occupancy Housing Corporation

LA Family Housing

Supportive Housing Move-In Assistance Program

Outreach Staff Member

Assess and find housing for 75 homeless and chronically homeless veterans in Downtown LA and fund move-in costs.

To assess and find housing for hundreds of chronically homeless in the San Fernando Valley.

www.srohousing.org

www.lafh.org

Photo courtesy of People Assisting the Homeless (PATH). In the past two years, PATH has helped more than 3,000 individuals—including families, U.S. veterans, and chronically homeless individuals—make it home.

The Foundation at Work in 2014 We at The Foundation have the privilege of working with people who are dedicated to the value of tzedakah. They give because these concepts are ingrained in their value system and are ethics they want to teach their children and grandchildren. To that end, last year The Foundation’s grantmaking totaled more than $70 million.

Here are some key facts about our accomplishments in 2014:

$1 billion

Nearly $1 billion in assets

77

Number of new funds opened at The Foundation

&

$1 billion in grants distributed in past 25 years

$130 million $130 million of charitable inflow to The Foundation by donors

Visit www.jewishfoundationla.org/grantsawarded.

$70 million More than $70 million in grants awarded

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DONOR PROFILE

Fern & Dr. Arnold Heyman

Partners in Life, Love, Family, and Philanthropy Fern and Arnold Heyman found successful careers and built a life filled with children, grandchildren, and the spirit of tzedakah.

The Foundation has been their trusted partner, assisting them and helping magnify the philanthropic influence of this delightful—and purposeful—couple.

A Story of Love They met at a wedding in 1954. He was a guest, and she was one of three bridesmaids. (Arnold got all three bridesmaids’ numbers!) When he called Fern to ask for a date, she recalls, “I only vaguely remembered him, but I was curious, so I said, ‘Yes.’” Arnold was born and raised in Ohio during the Depression and remembers, despite being impoverished, that his family consistently put money in the “pushke”—the charity box at shul. “My grandmother and mother were also involved with Hadassah, so support of Israel and the Jewish community was ingrained early in life.”

Fern attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she earned a bachelor’s degree. Arnold served in the US Navy in 1945–46 and then worked his way through both the University of Michigan and Northwestern University Medical School. After graduating from medical school, Arnold started his practice in urology, which he sustained for more than 30 years.

Growing Together Fern and Arnold relocated to Los Angeles and raised their son, T.J., and daughters, A.J. and Betsey. Arnold’s medical practice began to grow, and Fern worked as an art consultant and as a docent at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Skirball Cultural Center, and other institutions.

“In the beginning, we made modest contributions,” Fern explained. “Later, we were able to give more,” continues Arnold, “but we wanted help to make our giving easier and to make every dollar count.” That is when Arnold and Fern contacted The Foundation.

A Foundation of Philanthropy “Our trust in The Foundation was—and still is—implicit.

The staff made it easy for us to set up our charitable funds. We support many causes, and The Foundation simplified our giving,” Arnold said. Fern added, “The Foundation handles the paperwork.

We write a check, and the staff takes care of the rest.”

The legacy of giving is very important in our family.”

— Fern and Arnold Heyman

The Heymans support arts and cultural institutions, including the LA Philharmonic, where they are members of its Board of Overseers. The Heymans also support Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging. “We are also very active with Stop Cancer,” Fern adds, an organization dedicated to funding cancer research.

Because scholarships are so important to them, the Heymans have established scholarship endowments at the University of Michigan Library, Northwestern University Medical School, Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and College Bound Opportunities, an organization Fern’s brother founded in Chicago enabling low-income students to attend college.

The Heymans established a donor advised fund, which allows them to easily direct their charitable giving, as well as the Heyman Family Endowment Fund, which will continue to make grants in perpetuity. In addition, they created several charitable remainder trusts benefitting The Foundation. They have also relied on The Foundation for issues involving their estate planning, as Arnold explains. “Our children will direct the charitable funds after our passing, enabling them to remember us through their charitable giving. In the future, when our children pass on, The Foundation will direct the funds to support good work in our community in perpetuity.”

The Heymans worked closely with The Foundation to create a customized philanthropic portfolio that meets their needs and goals. “Dan Rothblatt’s expertise and the advice of the team at The Foundation have been transformative,” enthuses Arnold. “Working with The Foundation is always smooth. The service is tremendously valuable.”

Retirement Is Hard Work The Heymans are a wonderful couple and exemplify humility and generosity. It has been a privilege to assist in crafting their philanthropic legacy and facilitating their donations of complex assets. People like Fern and Arnold make our work so very rewarding.”

— Susan Mattisinko, General Counsel

At age 65, Arnold launched a new career heading up Neotech, a high-technology medical hardware development firm that provides devices for use in premature and neonatal intensive care. “I’m 87 years old, and I go to work every day,” says the energetic octogenarian and holder of 30 patents.

The couple never considered themselves role models.

“But,” says Fern, “if someone learns about how we do our philanthropy and that inspires them, well, that is something really worth doing.”

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Fern and Arnold Heyman are another couple that cares deeply about giving back. Arnold Heyman also never forgot his humble roots. The Heymans are an exemplary couple that has found a way to establish a philanthropic plan that not only meets their goals and ensures their legacy for the future but also enables them to enjoy their giving now, in their lifetimes.

It is our donors’ commitment to community, value of tzedakah, and spirit of chesed—acts of loving-kindness—that we at The Foundation are so privileged to support each day. Last year— The Foundation’s 60th anniversary—marked a milestone when we reflected on 60 Years of Gifts That Matter and celebrated our donors’ philanthropic accomplishments. Last year’s figures provide several significant achievements: We distributed more than $70 million in grants. The generosity of new and existing donors resulted in inflows of $130 million. The Foundation established a record 77 new charitable funds in 2014— underscoring the confidence and trust donors place in us. At year-end, total charitable assets under management reached $972 million (unaudited).

Over the past 25 years, The Foundation has distributed $1 billion in grants across the giving spectrum. And it all begins with donors like Mickey, Irene, Arnold, Fern, and so many other like-minded people. We are grateful for our donors’ trust. We work diligently to fulfill their legacies every day and are deeply honored to do so.

Trust Is Everything As we reflect on the accomplishments our donors are making in the community through their charitable funds, we are grateful for the trust our donors have placed in us as we partner to carry out their legacy.

We are proud of that trust and honor it every day. www.jewishfoundationla.org/trust

Legacy NEWS Chair

Senior Vice President, Philanthropic Services

Lawrence Rauch

Dan Rothblatt

President and CEO

Vice President, Charitable Gift Planning

Marvin I. Schotland

Elliot B. Kristal

Vice Presidents

Vice President, Development

Anthony Chanin William R. Feiler Abby L.T. Feinman Harold J. Masor Evan Schlessinger Michael G. Smooke Adlai W. Wertman

Baruch S. Littman

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Selwyn Gerber Treasurer

Scott H. Richland General Counsel

Susan Mattisinko

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