Building and Ensuring a Lasting Community

BUILDING AND ENSURING A

LASTING COMMUNITY

THRIVING. TOGETHER.

OUR MISSION Jewish Federation mobilizes the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life in St. Louis, Israel and around the world.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Jewish Federation of St. Louis has defined six strategic priorities that drive its activities, initiatives, structure and allocations. They include: 1. Ensure the Jewish Identity and Engagement of Future Generations 2. Create a Vibrant, Embracing, Local Jewish Community that Will Help Retain and Be Attractive to Young Adults and Families with Young Children 3. Educate and Advocate for a Strong Israel and Safe Jewish World 4. Build a Human Services Safety Net to Identify, Monitor and Care for the Most Vulnerable and Isolated Jews 5. Recruit, Train and Develop Exceptional Human Resources 6. Strengthen and Optimize the Community’s Infrastructure to Meet Present and Future Realities and Challenges

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one hour of housekeeping services for a senior at Covenant/CHAI

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three food boxes for needy families at the Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry

independent living skills workshop for a person in Israel with a disability

EVERY DAY, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Jewish Federation has taken on a unique role in the St. Louis Jewish community: mobilizing the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life in St. Louis, Israel and around the world. Imagine the responsibility this embraces. Imagine the privilege we have been given.

Imagine what the community can achieve when we thrive together. Together we can ensure Jewish identity and engagement. Together we can create a vibrant, embracing, local Jewish community. Together we can advocate for a strong Israel and safe Jewish world. Together we can build a safety net for the most vulnerable Jews. Together we can develop

exceptional human resources. Together we can strengthen the community’s infrastructure.

As we plan and look ahead, we need focus, strategies and bold action. We need involved community members … donors and volunteers will play a critical role in the success of our community.

Federation has taken on the role of a strong, unifying force in our community, but we need your contribution. Your dedication, your passion, your energy can make the difference … because we can thrive, but we can only thrive together.

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a children’s book for the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library

Hebrew text books for 12 day school students for one year

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a year of PJ Library books and CDs for a family with two children

ST. LOUIS BIRTHRIGHT TRIP

STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1:

JEWISH IDENTITY AND ENGAGEMENT Investing in the strength of our people means making experiences that build Jewish identity available to everyone. Both formal and informal education programs help keep our values and traditions alive for generations to come.

Jewish day schools—Jewish day school graduates become the leaders of their communities, raise Jewish families and consider Judaism an integral part of their lives. Each year, approximately 468 students attend Federation beneficiary schools.

PJ Library—Inspiring a love of Judaism, deepening Jewish connections, creating family moments, and developing a joy for reading through free Jewishthemed books and CDs, this program helps families with children ages 6 months through 7 years reinforce Jewish identity. More than 1,800 local children have received books since the program’s inception in 2007.

St. Louis Taglit-Birthright Israel— Through these trips, young adults make life-long connections to their Jewish roots, to Israel, to their peers and to opportunities in the local Jewish community.

THE KASLOW FAMILY

Jewish Camps—Campers engage in their Jewish faith, forge relationships and make lifelong memories. “One Happy Camper” grants enable approximately 52 local children to go to Jewish overnight camp each year.

Camp Opportunities in the Former Soviet Union—Programs bring together Jews in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in every season and every age group. Camp experiences often serve as a powerful entry into Jewish life and a welcome reprieve for those with challenging personal situations.

Our values and traditions are what keep us going. Together we can help Jews in St. Louis and around the world feel renewed excitement about being part of the Jewish people.

“I love that my kids are now able to integrate Israel into their Jewish identity.”

Growing up, Jen Kaslow felt somewhat disconnected from her Jewish roots.

“My husband David’s Jewish identity was an integral part of his life, but as we started raising our kids, I realized part of mine was missing,” she says.

To re-connect, she participated in the Rubin Israel Experience for St. Louis young adults who have never been to Israel. “The trip brought me back and made a connection for me,” she says.

It also motivated Jen and David to take their children to Israel as soon as they were old enough. With daughters Maya and Sasha, they traveled to Israel in December 2012. “We went to give our kids an identity,” says Jen. The family visited Yokneam-Megiddo, St. Louis’ sister city—a part of the trip that Federation helped plan—went on an archeological dig, visited an ecological farm, sat in on a fifth-grade classroom and visited an after-school program for kids at risk.

“Our visit to the school was the highlight,” David says. “The chance to spend time in the classroom and interact with a bunch of vibrant and curious kids similar in age to our children was a great way to connect our worlds.” Jen agrees. “The kids were so much like my girls,” she says. “It solidified that we are one people.

I love that my kids are now able to integrate Israel into their Jewish identity.”

“We found the Federation to be the best way for us to ensure that values we espoused in our house and to our kids and each other … are continuing.”

Leslie Litwack CAMPERS AT CAMP SABRA

Donor and Committee Volunteer

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STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2:

VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND FAMILIES We want to make sure that St. Louis is a great place to live if you are Jewish. High-quality and financially sustainable Jewish organizations and services help people connect and become engaged, deriving meaning, purpose, nurturance and joy from Judaism and Jewish life.

Together we can make sure that Jewish programming can be an essential part of the lives of families with young children and young adults by funding centers for Jewish life and learning, including: Jewish Community Center—This interactive, multigenerational gathering place promotes Jewish values, physical and spiritual growth, and cultural appreciation through innovative education, programming and services.

Moishe House—Moishe House conducts 66 programs annually that bring young adults together to form and build relationships, creating the “glue” for the next generation of Jewish engagement and leadership.

Next Dor—This urban space builds community for 265 young Jewish adults with programs, activities and events for individuals, informal groups, and existing organizations.

Concierge Program—The Concierge for Families with Young Children connects with 100 families monthly, linking them with programs, services and opportunities in our Jewish community.

Jewish in St. Louis—With information from more than 150 Jewish agencies, congregations, organizations and groups, the community website JewishinStLouis.org is a valuable tool, providing easy access to the entire Jewish community plus updated local happenings, stories, Jewish learning and Jewish life.

Ohr Chadash—“Teen News by Teen Jews” is provided in a monthly section in the St. Louis Jewish Light and an ongoing online feature, with news, features, opinions and analysis produced by a staff of 13- to 19-year-olds.

Young Professionals Division—YPD helps Jewish men and women in their 20s and 30s strengthen their Jewish community connections through direct service projects, social programs, leadership development, educational programs and meaningful Israel experiences.

A thriving, stable community full of opportunities and activities that are meaningful and appealing will keep Jewish life thriving in St. Louis for generations to come.

“All the volunteers who are working so hard for the Federation have a better understanding of each individual charity than any one of us could possibly have.”

Ken Kranzberg VOLUNTEERING AT GATEWAY 180

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one-month tuition at JCC Early Childhood Center

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supports the Next Dor organic community garden for one year

feeds 40 at a weekly Shabbat dinner at Moishe House

“The St. Louis Jewish community is like an extended family.”

April Levison thinks the St. Louis Jewish community is a wonderful place to raise her children. “It’s like an extended family,” says the mom of 5-year-old twins Cole and David and 2-year-old Spencer. With three active boys, it helps that there are a lot of activities in which the family can take part. “We swim at the J, participate in day camps in the summer, read books from the PJ Library program, send our kids to Shirlee Green Preschool at Shaare Emeth Congregation, and the twins will attend Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. We try to get exposed to as much as possible.”

Navigating the numerous possibilities when raising your kids with Jewish values can be daunting, however. That’s why April turns to the Concierge for Families w ith Young Children. “It’s nice to have someone you can contact, a point person to find out about what’s going on in the community,” she says. The Concierge provides personalized services to link families with Jewish resources that meet their needs. “I’m here to support families wherever they are along their journey,” says Concierge Jayne Langsam. “I help build community by building relationships between families and with resource providers.”

Jayne found out that April enjoys organizing events and has a talent for it, so she helped her connect with Nishmah, for which April cochaired the Passover Journey event.

April and her family are happy they have built many connections in the community. “No matter what age you are or what your economic status is, you can get involved in something that helps you reinforce your Jewish values,” she says.

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training for one student ambassador in the JCRC Student-to-Student program

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$ STUDENTS TOUR THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

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30 teachers’ manuals for the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center JCRC Jewish/Muslim Day of Service program for 600 participants

STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3:

ISRAEL AND A SAFE JEWISH WORLD All Jews should be able to live—anywhere in the world—without fear of persecution. Jewish Federation keeps our world safe and informed through national, international and local agencies that educate the community and advocate for Jews in St. Louis, Israel and around the world. Combating discrimination and anti-Semitism, fighting the delegitimization of Israel and mobilizing public opinion on issues of importance to Jews help make Jewish Federation the key connector to Israel and world Jewry—financially, politically and emotionally.

ISRAEL RALLY AT THE ST. LOUIS JCC

Together we can ensure a thriving, secure Jewish world with a strong Israel, through such organizations and programs as:

Jewish Community Relations Council—The JCRC advocates, educates, collaborates and mobilizes action on issues to enhance cooperation with other religious, racial, ethnic and civic groups; foster a just, democratic and pluralistic society; and promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.

Informational Trips—Federation facilitates visits of influential decision-makers to Israel to help them appreciate the Jewish community’s connection to Israel and bring a deeper understanding of the complexity of the challenges in the region.

Holocaust Museum and Learning Center—One of the finest resources of its kind in the United States, the Museum provides history augmented with personal testimonies by survivors and witnesses. Free and open to the public, the Museum’s photographs, artifacts, text panels and audio-visual displays educate more than 30,000 visitors a year.

Homeland Security Grants—St. Louis Jewish institutions have received U.S. Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Grants due, in part, to Jewish Federation’s guidance and advocacy. In one year, approximately $98,000 in grant money was distributed to help fund video surveillance and blast-proof windows and promote security-related preparedness for non-profit organizations.

“The trip exposed us to the various aspects of life so we could get a full scope of what Israel is really like.”

Israel was much greener and more developed than Missouri Representative Rick Stream expected. “From news reports and other information, I tended to think of it as dry and barren,” says the chair of the Missouri House Budget Committee. “The Israelis are an intelligent, ingenious people who have created a paradise in the desert.”

Stream, seven other state legislators, and representatives from the Governor’s office, Jewish Federation and the Missouri Biotechnology Association (MOBIO) traveled to Israel in December 2012 for an insider’s view of how the Israeli government works with the business and educational institutions to develop technology that makes a difference in Israel and around the world.

Stream and his fellow travelers stayed at a kibbutz; met with Israeli government officials, journalists and members of the Israel Defense Forces; visited historical and religious sites; and learned about technology at businesses, hospitals and universities. “The trip exposed us to the various aspects of life so we could get a full scope of what Israel is really like,” says Stream. “Israel is advanced in the areas of nanotechnology, medical research, plant science growth technology, genomes and computer technology. The government encourages entrepreneurship. It was enlightening to see how Israel brings together people with immense knowledge and uses it to help the country thrive.”

Stream was able to bring some of what he learned back to Missouri and apply it in his job. “Primarily because of what I learned on the trip, I introduced legislation for pilot programs for at-risk children and prisons” he says.

Federation works each day to strengthen our community to meet present and future challenges.

“Our gift to Federation allows us to give both locally and globally to support our fellow Jews.”

Alan & Donna Rosenberg Legacy Donors

ETHIOPIAN YOUTH IN ISRAEL

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STRATEGIC PRIORITY 4:

A SAFETY NET FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE Tikkun Olam, “repairing the world” and alleviating suffering wherever it exists, is at the heart of Federation’s mission. We support programs that feed, clothe, shelter, counsel and rescue thousands of people here at home, in Israel and around the world.

When times are tough, we can make an enormous impact. And in times of crisis, we provide critical aid, comfort and support.

We believe no child should go to bed hungry, families shouldn’t have to struggle to meet their most basic needs and every senior has the right to live with dignity. Together we can help people in need and make the world a better place with programs such as: Jewish Community Center Adult Day Center—The state-licensed facility offers a variety of services and activities to meet the needs of more than 60 seniors who require care and provide respite and support to caregivers. The center also helps seniors remain in their homes with services such as the Kosher meal delivery and oversight of medical and personal care.

Ethiopian Empowerment—Based in St. Louis’ sister city Yokneam-Megiddo, the program helps integrate Ethopian Jews into Israeli society by strengthening their sense of belonging, promoting community,

“I believe very strongly in the Federation and what it does. It does a lot of good. Federation gives both to the local very needy Jewish community and also to Israel.”

Sally Levy Legacy Donor

helping preserve the family unit, promoting health, providing vocational training and integrating children in summer camps.

Homemaker Program—Administered by Jewish Family & Children’s Service, the program helps frail seniors and adults with special needs to maintain independence within their home environment and connect to the community. Services available on a sliding-fee scale include light housekeeping, companionship, meal preparation and transportation.

Former Soviet Union—The JDC helps alleviate poverty and revitalize Jewish life in the former Soviet Union, home to some of the world’s poorest Jews. The region’s most vulnerable citizens—the impoverished elderly and children—need urgent help meeting immediate needs like food, medicine, home care and winter relief.

Youth in Yokneam—Federation partners with programs in Israel such as the Youth Department, which works with at-risk teens to reduce violence and promote leadership and responsibility; Youth Futures, which creates an educational and emotional environment to support children; Learning Center, which helps advance and fulfill students’ scholastic capabilities; and Bayit Cham, which ensures the physical, emotional and social safety of at-risk children.

Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry—Dedicated to alleviating hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the greater St. Louis area, the pantry provides enough food to supplement a household for seven to 10 days. Each month, the pantry reaches 5,000 people who would otherwise go hungry.

Federation reaches out at home and into every corner of the global Jewish community to help provide a safety net.

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one year of food packages and agricultural supplies for a needy family in Yokneam, Israel

feeds a senior five nights a week in the JCC Social Nutrition Program

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outing for 20 otherwise homebound seniors

COVENANT/CHAI RESIDENT RUTH MIRIAM

“Keeping busy and having friends is what keeps me alive.”

From time to time, Ruth Mariam drives by the house she moved out of eight years ago and thinks, “I miss you.” But Ruth realizes now that it wouldn’t be a good place for her. “I would be lonely,” she says. “I would just be sitting around looking at four walls.”

Instead, 88-year-old Ruth lives an involved and social life at Covenant House/CHAI Apartments. “Keeping busy and having friends is what keeps me alive,” she says. “Originally, I thought, ‘No way am I going to move in with these old people,’ but Covenant House has been good for me.”

The complex provides quality, affordable housing to older adults in the greater St. Louis area and programs to support seniors and keep them healthy, independent and active. Ruth participates in several—she is the chaplain of the Tenant Council, takes Tai Chi classes, counts money for the nutrition department, plays and sings in the chimes group, and plans to take computer lessons. “I like it here,” she says. “I have made more friends than I have ever had—the people here are not just neighbors, they’re all friends.”

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supports a participant in the high-level Millstone Fellows program, the signature leadership program of the Millstone Institute

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stipend for a Legacy Shabbat that educates volunteers and recognizes donors

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immersive leadership training for a young adult through the LENS

MILLSTONE LENS PROGRAM

STRATEGIC PRIORITY 5:

EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES The organizations we support are only as strong as the people who work in them. Federation has been at the forefront of leadership excellence for both professionals and lay leaders, and many of its programs have become models for other organizations across the country.

Federation programs that promote exceptional human resources include: Millstone Institute—The Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership supports Jewish community organizations, cultivates new leaders and strengthens connections among the staff and volunteers who lead the nonprofit, philanthropic, social services, educational and religious institutions that form the fabric of the St. Louis Jewish community. Programs reached more than 500 professional and volunteer leaders in the institute’s second year.

JPro StL—This association, dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in St. Louis, provides training, resources and networking opportunities to strengthen staff members, their organizations and the community as a whole.

Create a Jewish Legacy—A partnership of 25 agencies, synagogues and day schools with a common goal of securing the future and long-term vitality of the St. Louis Jewish community, Create a Jewish Legacy secures legacy gifts. Participating organizations receive ongoing training, personal consulting services, marketing assistance and incentive funding from the Jewish Community Foundation to help them implement legacy programs.

“I’ve developed a network that I can use to forge connections in the Jewish community.”

Phil Frischer thought there could be value in participating in the Millstone Fellows, a highlevel, select leadership program for emerging and established leaders run by the Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership.

What he found opened his eyes to the whole Jewish community.

“The Fellows program widened my focus and my friendships,” says Frischer, senior vice president at Lockton Companies. “I met a good group of people, a wide crosssection of the Jewish community. I made important connections in parts of the Jewish community that I wouldn’t have made without the Millstone program.”

Those connections have been helpful to Frischer in his business and in organizations with which he’s involved. “I’ve used the concepts I learned in managing my team and working with clients and prospects,” he says.

A member of the board of United Hebrew Congregation, Frischer used to think the differences among Reform, Conservative and Orthodox organizations were so great that there was little common ground. “I walked in thinking there was not a lot of commonality,” he says. “But there are many things we can share. We have to work together, interact more effectively, and the connections we’ve made through the Millstone Fellows program are going to help.”

“It’s important in giving that the person feel good about their gift.”

Tom Green Lubin Green Foundation

MILLSTONE FELLOW PHIL FRISCHER WITH SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR KAREN SHER

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STRATEGIC PRIORITY 6:

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE A thriving community cooperates, working together internally and partnering with the larger St. Louis region for the good of all.

a grant to help manage the transition costs and supporting a community fundraising campaign to endow the new institution.

While remaining rooted in Jewish tradition, Federation seeks innovation and continuous improvement. And Federation shares its expertise with organizations throughout the community. It is building fundraising competencies in local agencies such as the JCC and synagogues, helping them raise operating and capital funds, and helping with practices to make them run more efficiently, saving the community money and time.

Shared Insurance—The pooling of insurance for Jewish community groups has resulted in cost savings, access to broader choices in benefits programs, more effective administration of plans, higher-quality benefits and no individual rating of employees.

Initiatives to improve include: Day School Merger—It was a challenge to bring together Solomon Schechter Day School and The Saul Mirowitz Day School–Reform Jewish Academy, two schools with different histories and philosophies.

But the merger put the newly formed Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School on a trajectory of steadily increasing excellence and a more secure financial base. Federation supported the merger, providing

“Getting to see where Federation dollars go was amazing. It made me feel good to be giving.”

David Kaslow Federation Board Member

Investment Pool—Managed by the Jewish Federation Investment Committee and outside consultants, the Jewish Community Investment Pool allows all Jewish organizations in the St. Louis area to invest unrestricted and restricted endowment dollars.

It allows smaller agencies to pool their funds to save community resources spent on investment fees and allows all to invest in vehicles that would not be available to each individually.

By working together to strengthen and optimize infrastructure, we create synergy that increases the impact of our thriving community.

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fundraising campaign for day school supported by Federation

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ST. LOUIS DAY SCHOOL STUDENTS

“Together we are stronger than we were individually.”

When all 165 students at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School recently gathered to welcome visitors with song, Cheryl Maayan was filled with hope about how vibrant and beautiful the Jewish future could be. “We’re a pluralistic school, but we’re one community, one family,” she says. “Not only do we respect diversity, we’re also celebrating it. We’re watering the garden to ensure a vibrant future for the Jewish community.”

It’s a future that seemed distant before the school was formed through a merger of the Solomon Schecter Day School and Saul Mirowitz Day School–Reform Jewish Academy. Fewer resources were available for two separate schools, but combining into one school allowed for excellence in education and better programs. “Together we are stronger than we were individually,” says Maayan.

The merger has attracted national attention because it is the first time Conservative and Reform schools have successfully merged.

Jewish Federation of St. Louis played a major role in bringing the two schools together, helping provide the vision and resources to make the merger a reality. “Federation was an instrumental partner in a campaign to ensure we can provide the best that is possible to our students,” says Maayan. The school features a cutting-edge technology program, experiential learning opportunities, best-in-class curricula in all subject areas and small class sizes.

The result is a place where students feel like they’re part of a family, teachers feel like they landed in their dream jobs, and parents know that their children are engaged in meaningful pursuit of knowledge. “This school is producing a generation of leaders who can work well in a diverse population,” says Maayan. “In this way, the merger is going to benefit the whole community.”

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four training manuals for docents at the Holocaust Museum

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crib, highchair and stroller for one baby in a needy family in Latin America

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raised by Federation for victims of the Joplin tornado

GET INVOLVED You can help. Federation depends on hundreds of volunteers and thousands of community members for donations and fundraising. You play a critical role in supporting this community.

Federation is a powerful engine for propelling the community’s dollars, decisively, effectively and efficiently. Your gift is an investment in Jewish values locally and around the world.

Our obligations as Jews are not limited to our own, and many of Federation’s services extend to anyone in need. When we give to Federation, we thus meet our obligations to our own community and publicly express our Jewish values of service to our neighbors.

In this way Federation allows us to give to Jews as Jews, and as Jews to all.

Federation provides a venue for giving in line with our values—Federation helps you support the organizations, programs and projects that connect to your passions, whether they are feeding the hungry, educating the young, protecting the persecuted, caring for the elderly or fighting for justice.

Federation is the key connector to Israel and world Jewry—Federation partners with national and international Jewish agencies, providing a financial, emotional and political connection.

Federation is a leader, a mentor, an innovator—Federation has fostered programs that meet the emerging needs of the community, like the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community, Millstone Institute for Leadership and Concierge for Families with Young Children. It also has worked with synagogues, agencies, lay leaders and concerned citizens to outline a community-wide vision.

Federation has the resources—Professionals and lay leaders work together to make sure dollars go to highpriority, high-quality services.

Federation can mobilize the community’s resources to meet needs at a moment’s notice—In times of natural disasters and humanitarian crises—Hurricane Sandy, the Haiti earthquake, the Joplin tornado, rocket attacks on Sederot, Israel—Federation has the infrastructure in place to activate needed human, financial and organizational resources quickly.

Federation has a strong history of cost-effective fundraising—Federation provides a focal point in the community for fundraising and monitors its more than 60 beneficiary agencies to ensure best practices, proper usage and maximization of allocations.

A GIFT TO FEDERATION IS FAR-REACHING No other gift achieves so much for so many people in so many places, and there are many ways to give.

Unrestricted dollars help the whole community.

• By giving to the Community Campaign, your dollars help a broad range of worthy causes and allows you to fulfill your own sense of tzedkah.

• In addition to the unrestricted Campaign, there are a number of Federation funds, endowments and legacy gifts that provide a further source of program revenue for today and tomorrow.

For more than 100 years, Federation has provided a cost-effective way of meeting the global needs of our people, while at the same time strengthening Jewish unity and identity. Everyday our worldwide network of agencies continues those good works on your behalf.

If we keep them strong, they will support our people for years to come.

Together, we can do extraordinary things.

“Fundamentally, I feel we need to do the best we can to make the world a little better.”

Bob Millstone WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY SHOWER EVENT

Federation Board Chair

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one social nutrition meal for a senior at Crown Center

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two-week session of JCC day camp

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collaborative training workshop for professionals and volunteer leaders on topics including public speaking, writing skills, strategic thinking and organizational change

Next Dor Kosher for Passover networking event

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one bus to visit the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center for schools that have had their budgets cut

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one week of Jewish overnight camp for 10 St. Louis children

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home care needs of an elderly person in the former Soviet Union for one year

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STRIVE program to move one unemployed Israeli to self-sufficiency

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one hour of homemaker services for a senior provided

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child abuse prevention program for one participant

summer camp for five Jewish youths in Hungary

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St. Louis Birthright trip for 10 young adults

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accessible day trip for a person in Israel with a disability

WAYS TO GIVE VOLUNTEER Volunteers are the driving force of Jewish Federation. They represent the community’s wide variety of interests, ages and viewpoints. Donating time and talents, volunteers serve on boards and committees, raise funds, manage endowments, secure grants, plan for the community in all areas of Jewish life and examine needs and distribute funds to meet them.

There is a place for volunteers of all ages, interests and involvement levels. To find your place in the community, contact Jewish Federation or any of the agencies it supports.

DONATE Annual Community Campaign The Annual Community Campaign is the St. Louis Jewish community’s largest fundraising effort. Annual Campaign donations can be restricted or unrestricted and support the missions of Federation’s family of local, national and international agencies, programs and services. Every gift to the Campaign is a gift to the entire Jewish community.

Emergency Campaigns In times of crisis, Federation brings the community together to organize and launch emergency fundraising campaigns for food, clothing and medical support.

Planned Giving Like your passions, your financial circumstances are unique. The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) skilled professionals can tailor charitable gift-planning opportunities to match your philanthropic vision and your financial goals.

Philanthropic Funds The dollars you contribute to this fund, established with and managed by JCF, grow tax-free while you, the donor advisor, retain the privilege to make recommendations for charitable grants to a broad range of organizations, both secular and religious.

Supporting Foundation An independent tax-exempt entity with its own identity and corporate structure, the foundation is governed and operated by its own board of trustees and qualifies as a public charity—and therefore, a tax-exempt entity— because of its affiliation with JCF. Endowments This fund of JCF provides an annual income or a tailored stream of payments to support programs, projects, agencies, organizations or initiatives of particular interest to you and your family.

Bequests A bequest in your will or trust agreement commits a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the residue of your estate to a charitable purpose. It’s never too early to establish a bequest as your lasting legacy.

Life Income Gifts Your legacy gift to JCF allows you to support causes that you care about while maintaining your financial security. It will pay an income to you and/or other beneficiaries from the investment of the assets. Upon the death of the last beneficiary or the end of a fixed term of years chosen by the donor, the remaining value of the gift will pass to JCF to be used as you have designated.

Life Insurance With a gift of life insurance, you can create a large endowment even if you don’t currently have the funds to do so. You can either name JCF as the beneficiary of the policy or use the policy to replace the value of other assets that you would like to give to JCF.

This material is presented for informative purposes only and should not be construed as legal, tax or financial advice.

When considering gift-planning strategies, you should always consult with your own legal and tax advisors.

For more information about how to donate or volunteer, visit JFedSTL.org or call 314-432-0020.

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