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2019 impact report
*5.8M of Foun
* includes donor-directed gifts & grants, allocable dollars were granted 70% locally and 30% globally.
**Of the $4.4M in Federation overseas money, $1.2M focused on providing opportunities for Atlantans to connect and engage with Israel and the global Jewish world. For a detailed list of 2019 Federation allocations, please visit jewishatlanta.org/2019-philanthropic-giving.
SUPPORTED 1,033 O
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ndation grants supported Federation campaigns and thus, not recounted in total giving
ORGANIZATIONS
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1,200
TE E N S , PAR E NTS O F TE E N S & P RO FE S S I O NALS PA RTI C I PATE D I N J U M P S PA R K’ S
45 teen engagement programs.
Ca m p c h a n ge d [my d a u gh te r’s] l i f e. S h e’s i n te re ste d i n B BYO n ow. S h e we a r s a S ta r of D a v i d n ow. S h e s i n gs i n H e b rew. S h e d a n ce s I s ra e l i d a n ce s . S h e’s d ow n l o a d e d t h e to p ro c k I s ra e l i m u s i c i a n s . S h e’s p ro u d to s a y s h e’s J ew i s h . Yo u a l l m a d e t h a t p o s s i b l e.
- Ca m p s c h o l a r s h i p re c i p i e n t p a re n t S u m m e r 2 01 9
192committed Atlanta couples B U I LT LASTI N G TI E S TO I S RAE L AN D FO R M E D D E E P F R I E N DS H I PS O N
Honeymoon Israel trips. OVE R S I X AP P LI CATI O N CYC LE S
$30m
J E W I S H DAY S C H O O L A N D P R E S C H O O L
scholarships AWA R D E D
through alef fund SI NCE 2008 $4 . 5 M I N S C H O L A R S H I P S AWA R D E D I N 2 0 1 9 A LO N E $ 8 0 0 K I N C R E AS E OV E R P R E V I O U S Y E A R
OF B I RTH R I G HT I S RA E L PA RTI C I PA NTS R E PO RT E D A
stronger connection with israel
more than
5,700
AT L A N TA C H I L D R E N R E C E I V E B O O K S
FROM
pj library EAC H M O NTH
O n e H a p py Ca m p e r
N e e d s- B a s e d
incentive grants
scholarships
AWA R D E D I N 2 0 1 9 TO S E N D AT LA NTA C H I L D R E N TO J E W I S H OV E R N I G HT CA M P
Barbara was shocked when her adult son revealed that he had become addicted to opiate pain killers. He had a graduate degree, a thriving career, and a close bond with his family . Barbara remembered the HAMSA ad in her synagogue bul letin. HAMSA helped her navigate for her son, sta rting with getting him on the phone so he could engage in his own recovery.
AgeWell Atlanta LAUNCHED IN 2019
O FFE R I N G A S I N G LE E NTRY-PO I NT TO P R O M OTE H EALTHY AG I N G FO R O LD E R AD U LTS AN D TH E I R CAR EG IVE R S
AGEWELLATL.ORG
JEWISH ABILITIES ALLIANCE provided over
inclusion trainings
to Jewish school s, agencies , camps, and synagogues in 2 0 19
jewish atlanta RAI S E D M O R E M O N EY AT
H U N G E R WALK THAN
ANY OTHER FAITH-BASED GROUP Through collaborations with the H O LO CAU ST S U RVIVO R S U P PO RT F U N D
&
F E D E RATI O N ’ S I N N OVATI O N TEAM ,
Older Adult Services at JF&CS launched
2 new programs
2: COOK & DINE AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS .
116 PJ LIBRARY GATHERINGS IN 2019
o r g a n i z e d by
5 PJ C o n n e c t o r s
moishe houses OFFERING JEWISH PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG JEWISH ADULTS
plus
1 new house
I N FORMATION
$874,793 NONPROFIT
security grants AWARD E D W ITH F E D ERATION GUIDAN C E
AND
5 0 Security trainings and consultations IN 2019
18
$1,000K in grants AWAR D E D TO STR E N GTH E N & E N R I C H J EWI S H LI FE I N
johns creek and alpharetta
more new
CO-WORKING & EVENT SPACES At Chabad on the BeltLine and in Dunwoody
F O R M E E T I N G S, C O L L A B O R AT I O N, A N D T R A I N I N G
“Everyone thought we were nuts to buy a house right on Ponce de Leon Avenue. But it anchors us to an incredible Jewish life. We can walk to Congregation Shearith Israel, to Chabad Intown, and to Jewish Kids Groups, (JKG). We love that we’re able to build such a robust Jewish life with what Intown Atlanta has to offer.”
61 MJCCA OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
ENGAGING
2,993 PEOPLE
OUTSIDE OF THE ZABAN PARK CAMPUS –Heidi Einhorn
19
1,600 CAMPERS B U I LT J E W I S H I D E N T I T Y AT
SZARVAS CAMP Eastern Europe’s leadership program for young Jews from 25+ countries
611 ATLANTANS VI SITED
OUR PARTNERSHIP REGION I N 201 8-201 9
AN ALL-TIME HIGH!
FEDERATION SUPPORT HELPED CLOSE TO
88,000
ELDERLY, VULNERABLE JEWS IN BELARUS.
“When Atlanta Shinshinit Yuval Modan moved into our guest room in October, our entire family fell in love with this poised, mature, and beautiful 18-yearold young woman from Israel . This is Yuval’s first time in the U.S., and her first time away from home, but you’d never know it. She is friendly and adaptable, like a puzzle piece that fits in and completes our family.” – Levy Family
PJ L ib r ary books bec ame their l ifel ine to Je wis h tr a dition
W h e n Ra c h e l , h e r h u s b a n d a n d b a by m ove d to Wo o d sto c k, GA f ro m M i a m i , F L , PJ L i b ra r y b o o ks b e ca m e t h e i r l i f e l i n e to J ew i s h t ra d i t i o n . W h e n H a n u k ka h ro l l e d a ro u n d , s h e b ega n l o o k i n g a t Fa ce b o o k eve n t s a n d s a w a f a m i l i a r n a m e: PJ L i b ra r y! T h e f a m i l y we n t to PJ L i b ra r y N o r t h Fu l to n’s s m a l l H a n u k ka h p a r t y, w h e re t h ey m et Le a h , a PJ L i b ra r y Co n n e c to r. T h u s b ega n e n t r y i n to a wo r l d of s m a l l f a m i l y ga t h e r i n gs a n d a n ew co m m u n i t y of m o m s co m m i t te d to ra i s i n g t h e i r c h i l d re n i n a J ew i s h h o m e.
Reaching out to newcomers and young families in parks, ice cream parlors, and other public spaces
6,228 Curated through OneTable Atlanta, Served by Hillels of Georgia
JEWISH PROFESSIONALS TRAINED IN
radically welcoming
CUSTOMER SERVICE
real people real conversations I F E LT LI KE W I S D O M PAI R I N G S WAS R EALLY TH O U G HTF U LLY C U RATE D. I MAD E G E N U I N E H U MAN CO N N E CTI O N S AN D W I LL D E F I N ITE LY STAY I N TO U C H W ITH MY M E NTO R .
- W I S D O M PA I R I N G S PA RT I C I PA N T
3 intergenerational OVER
WISDOM PAI RI NGS GATH ERI NGS
connecting
150 mentors&mentees
4,000 INDIVIDUALS D I R E C T LY I M P A C T E D
THROUGH FEDERATION INNOVATION
AWAR D E D I N G RANTS THAT AR E
reimangining J EW I S H ATLANTA
2 0 E D U CATI O NAL EX P E R I E N C E S TO G R OW O U R LEAD E R S O N G O I N G M E NTO R S H I P
9 grantees I N TH E C U R R E NT
PROPEL IN NOVATION COHORT
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JEWISH POSSIBILITIES JOURNAL
2019 impact report