Jewish Family Service of Colorado 2018 Annual Report

THE POWER OF POTENTIAL. THE PROMISE OF HOPE.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

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JFS WELCOMES A NEW LEADER

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2018 IMPACT

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SENIOR SOLUTIONS

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FAMILY SAFETY NET SERVICES

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

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VOLUNTEER SERVICES

16 FINANCIALS 18 DONORS 23

JFS LEGACY SOCIETY

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2017–2018 JFS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH:

Social services for Jewish victims of the Holocaust have been supported by a grant from The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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Dear Friends, Every day, Jewish Family Service helps people from all walks of life to be all that they can be. An older adult living independently…a refugee overcoming severe trauma...an individual with an intellectual disability who is working and earning a living...or a family facing homelessness that is back on the path to self-sufficiency.

We call it the power of potential and it’s inside every one of us. We all have the power to dream, to reach, to overcome, and to grow. With a little help from one another, we have the power to improve our lives and thrive. That’s the magic of JFS. As you will read in this annual report, a lot of magic happened at JFS in 2018. JFS touched the lives of 23,891 individuals in need with a full complement of lifechanging services, representing growth of 2% over the prior year. It’s a testament to dedicated staff members who never wavered in their commitment to those we are privileged to serve. It’s a testament to more than 1,200 volunteers, who gave nearly 31,000 hours of their valuable time to help others. And it’s a testament to you, whose belief in our mission to enhance well-being to people in need in our community remained steadfast. Thank you for your ongoing support.

In 2018, the staff and Board laid the groundwork for the future of JFS with the development and approval of a four-year strategic plan. The comprehensive plan is focused on program optimization, income growth and diversification, improving business systems and impact measurement, shaping organizational culture, and enhancing communications and awareness.

We will continue to build upon our strengths in care management and support for older adults, mental health counseling, support services and employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and intervention for people facing hunger and homelessness.

JFS is proudly transforming lives for thousands of people throughout our community, without regard for faith, race, age, income, or ability. We are able to do this important work because of your commitment, generosity, and hard work.

We are so very proud of the work we do and grateful for the people who make it happen—our expert staff, dedicated Board, committed volunteers, and generous supporters. You make it all possible.

L’shalom,

Charles R. Gwirtsman, Board Chair

Linda P. Foster, President and CEO

THANK YOU

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ounded in 1872, Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) is a nonsectarian, nonprofit human services agency serving metro Denver and Boulder. JFS believes in strengthening the community by providing vital services to people in need. Every day, JFS helps people overcome life’s challenges to live fuller, more meaningful lives.

JFS has a strong reputation for quality, high-impact services that each year benefit nearly 24,000 people of all faiths, races, ages, incomes, and abilities. JFS works to reduce hunger and prevent homelessness, provides quality mental health services to

children and families, offers job training and placement for people with barriers to employment, and provides support to help older adults maintain a high quality of life.

In delivering our services, we are also guided by the following Jewish values:

MISSION To enhance well-being to those in need throughout the greater Denver community by delivering services based on Jewish values.

Social justice, the obligation to act justly toward people in need.

—Tzedakah

VALUES Jewish Family Service strives to fulfill one of the most important Jewish values: that of Tikkun Olam, the obligation to make the world a better place.

He who saves one life, saves the entire world.

—Pikuach Nefesh

Acts of loving kindness.

—G’milut Hasadim Every human being is equal in the eyes of G-d.

—Tselem Elohim The act of mending the heart.

—Tikkun Halev

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fter a wide-ranging national search, Linda P. Foster was selected as Jewish Family Service’s new president and CEO, joining the agency in November 2018.

Linda relocated to Denver from the Chicago area, where she served as CEO/head of school at Solomon Schechter Day School for the past nine years. Prior to that role, she spent four years as the school’s executive director.

Linda has an impressive background as a leader of both nonprofit and forprofit organizations and business units in a variety of industries, ensuring mission fulfillment and sound financial viability. She has extensive organizational,

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operational, and management experience, and has successfully led capital campaigns, endowment growth, and donor cultivation and stewardship efforts. She brings the vision, passion, and experience to take JFS to new heights of service to the Denver and Boulder communities.

Linda is passionate about Jewish Family Service and its mission. “I am truly honored and humbled to lead this incredible and impactful organization and to have the opportunity to work with all the talented people invested in it,” she says.

“JFS’s mission and core values bring together so much of what is important to me, both personally and professionally.”

I am truly honored and humbled to lead this incredible and impactful organization and to have the opportunity to work with all the talented people invested in it.

JFS WELCOMES A NEW LEADER

LINDA P. FOSTER PRESIDENT AND CEO

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REALIZING THE POWER OF POTENTIAL Every day, JFS helps people overcome challenges and realize their full potential, wherever they are in life.

Staffed by qualified, caring professionals and assisted by dedicated volunteers, JFS offers more than 30 programs and services to anyone seeking help, regardless of their faith, race, age, income, or ability.

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2 0 1 8 I M PA C T

23,891 1,211 622,096 people impacted with life-changing services

dedicated volunteers contributed nearly 31,000 hours of service

20,892 >17,000

pounds of food distributed to individuals and families by The Weinberg Food Pantry

>1,200

free lunches served to low-income children by Lunchbox Express

free books provided to low-income children

schoolchildren provided with free mental health counseling

$358,000

885

268

provided in emergency financial aid to 254 families in crisis, helping them with rent and other expenses so they could stay in their homes

people provided with job counseling and job search services to help them find sustainable employment

low-income seniors received 11,408 hours of homemaker services to help them continue to live safely and independently in their homes

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7,745

864

therapy sessions conducted with 606 clients

people with developmental disabilities and other barriers to employment served with a variety of support services

Holocaust survivors served with vital support services

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JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS SENIOR SOLUTIONS CENTER

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HERB TERRY BOULDER JFS CLIENT

he Jay and Rose Phillips Senior Solutions Center at Jewish Family Service provided 1,600 older adults with care management, homemaker services, counseling, food service, and activities to help them stay supported, connected and engaged in their communities.

older adults to vital services, providers, and volunteers.

In 2018, JFS was challenged with increasing costs to provide kosher meals to homebound older adults and participants of the congregant meal site at the JCC. The Senior Solutions team worked closely with program partners, JEWISHcolorado, Volunteers of America, Shalom Park, and the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, to find a costeffective and sustainable solution to continue to serve this vulnerable population with nutritious meals.

In 2018, Boulder JFS served 170 adults and people with disabilities with a wide array of services. JFS received a resiliency grant from Foothills United Way to implement CircleTalkTM, a facilitated group program that creates a safe space for people to have meaningful conversations about the things that matter most to them and give them a sense of self.

JFS was able to expand care management services to older adults thanks to a grant from Arapahoe County’s Aide to Agencies. Care management services are provided in individuals’ homes and connect

The Senior Solutions team served 81 Holocaust survivors in Denver and Boulder with 1,544 hours of service, representing a 42% increase over the prior year.

JFS began participating in the LINKages intergenerational collaborative that works to prevent and reduce social isolation by building meaningful relationships between older and younger generations.

JFS is one of five participating agencies in this effort initiated by the Strear Family Foundation.

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I’m 100 years old and I still love to play cards.

Thanks to JFS, Sera comes to see me every week. It’s nice to have someone to play with.

— Herb Terry

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I was unemployed for almost two months.

JFS gave me the tools I needed to get a good job that I love. Thank you!

— Ma’Lik Shakur Bey

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FAMILY SAFETY NET SERVICES

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he Family Safety Net Services Department directly served 2,427 households and impacted 6,046 individuals through the Weinberg Food Pantry, emergency financial assistance, employment support, and Lunchbox Express.

The Weinberg Food Pantry helped 5,759 people access nutritional food to alleviate food insecurity by distributing 622,096 pounds of food.

The pantry expanded hours by opening one additional day each month and adding a Thursday afternoon shift to accommodate working families who cannot take advantage of the pantry during its regular morning hours.

More than 470 volunteers gave over 5,000 hours of service supporting pantry operations. This includes weekly volunteers, delivery drivers, sorting groups, and more.

JFS provided Thanksgiving food and meals to 531 people and helped 150 people celebrate Passover with kosherfor-Passover food. Generous donors provided gifts and toys during the holidays to 465 people in need.

JFS provided emergency financial assistance and case management

services to 254 households in crisis, distributing $358,000 to families to prevent evictions, stabilize housing, help with utilities, purchase needed medications, and other basic living essentials.

The Family Safety Net team hosted two new resource days to better serve clients. The Family Resource Fair offered a variety of services, from childcare to SNAP benefits to Medicaid to families in need. The Job Fair featured 12 employers and 30 job seekers who had the opportunity to meet face-to-face. Eight participants found jobs as a result of the fair.

Family Safety Net Services helped 39 unemployed and underemployed people with multiple barriers to employment find and maintain sustainable work.

Lunchbox Express provided 20,862 meals to children in need during the summer when they don’t have access to free or reduced-fee lunches in their schools. The program made the transition from shelf-stable meals to all-fresh, and more nutritious, lunches.

In addition to meals, Lunchbox Express distributed 17,316 books and 394 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need.

MA’LIK SHAKUR BEY FAMILY SAFETY NET CLIENT

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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he Mental Health Services program at JFS served 2,724 people with quality mental health therapy and support services, helping them overcome trauma, manage depression and anxiety, improve relationships, and succeed in life.

Therapists began using virtual reality as a treatment modality.

Patients navigate through digitally created environments and complete specially designed tasks often tailored to treat a specific ailment.

DR. DAN SAVIN JFS REFUGEE MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIST

The Refugee Mental Health group added a refugee systems navigator to help patients access additional community resources to help them successfully adjust to life in their new home. JFS also hired a former AmeriCorps volunteer who also works as a refugee navigator.

JFS therapists provided training to University of Denver students on the Refugee Mental Health program and the refugee population.

The school-based KidSuccess program began operating in four new schools: Denver Academy of Torah, Colorado Charter High School, College View Elementary School, and McMeen Elementary. The program expanded services at three area schools.

School-based therapists trained school staff on positive and trauma-informed teaching and facilitated positive parenting groups at elementary schools where KidSuccess operates.

JFS provided clinicians on-site at area schools following traumatic incidents to help children and staff manage anxiety and process their feelings.

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I’m proud to work at JFS and help refugees who have experienced such extreme loss and persecution. It’s rewarding to see them move from a place of trauma, fear, and unpredictability to a place where they begin to feel safe and can be themselves once again.

— Dr. Dan Savin

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I want to work here!

I’m a hard worker and I’m ready to work and make more money.

— Gloria Fobb

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DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

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he Disability and Employment Services program experienced significant growth in 2018, serving 887 individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or other barriers to employment.

SHALOM Denver created a transition plan to move from providing prevocational services to the ACE and individual- and groupsupported employment programs, in preparation to end prevocational services by June 2019.

In 2018, JFS launched the Colorado Works program under a $990,000 grant from the Denver Department of Human Services to serve unemployed parents receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits with case management, job search, and job readiness support services. This results-driven program delivers high job placement and retention rates.

SHALOM Denver secured two mill levy grants totaling $187,607 for the Supported Employment Collaborative in partnership with Goodwill Industries.

SHALOM Denver obtained two Denver mill levy grants for the Arts and Community Exploration (ACE) program totaling $135,581. This funding covers the cost of supervisory employees, supplies, and equipment for the ACE program for 12 months.

ACE participants had an art show and open house event at the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, where artwork created by people with disabilities was displayed and appreciated.

SHALOM Denver was invited to participate in The Crush Walls Project creating abstract art on a block-long divider wall in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood.

The Cardinal Health worksite continues to be a primary site for production and client fee-for-service income. The partnership continues to be strong with a long-term commitment to the collaboration.

The Jewish Group Home operated most of FY18 with only five residents and a capacity for eight. In March 2018, new residential funding was released by the State of Colorado and by September, three new residents moved into their new home. One resident moved out for medical reasons.

Jewish Disabilities Advocates is partnering with synagogues to encourage inclusivity for people with disabilities. In FY18, three synagogues participated: Congregation Har HaShem and Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, and B’nai Havurah in Denver.

GLORIA FOBB SHALOM DENVER SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPANT WHO IS NOW WORKING AT COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT

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VOLUNTEER SERVICES

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n 2018, JFS staff relied on the support of more than 1,200 volunteers who contributed 30,988 hours of service at a dollar value of over $830,000.

Kroenke Sports Entertainment, Mountain View Bank of Commerce, OppenheimerFunds, Red Robin, Charles Schwab, State Farm, Xcel Energy, and ZIM Consulting.

Volunteers are involved in every JFS program area. Here are some highlights from the past year.

More than 20 individuals shared their professional skills in legal services, accounting, photography, and writing with JFS staff to support many areas of the organization.

In 2018, 279 Lunchbox Express volunteers served nutritious lunches to low-income children in Denver and Aurora during summer months.

Volunteers included members of corporate, civic, educational, faith, and family groups.

RUTH LELAND WEINBERG FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEER

We are grateful to the following organizations and companies that supported the program by volunteering: Apple, boys team charity, CoBiz, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, DaVita, HOPS,

Para-chaplain volunteers offered a range of programs in senior residential communities, prisons, and hospitals. JFS’s 28 para-chaplains, under the direction of the JFS community chaplain, provided 768 Jewish individuals living in these communities a connection to the greater Jewish community through group activities and one-on-one visits.

Para-chaplains conducted 63 holiday services and 291 Shabbat services.

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This experience has given me a new perspective. You quickly realize that we are all more alike than different. — Ruth Leland

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DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO | JULY 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2018

ASSETS

2018

2017

$980,263

$1,079,523

987,796

1,281,742

2,653,354

3,133,128

173,000

181,127

8,157,629

7,847,114

Beneficial interest in assets held by foundations

873,602

858,088

Assets held under deferred compensation plan

360,897

352,195

3,246,240

3,376,710

$17,432,781

$18,109,627

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$1,805,426

$1,343,422

Total liabilities

$1,805,426

$1,343,422

Board designated operating reserve

$478,286

$795,446

Board designated plant and equipment

4,045,615

4,298,128

Board designated for specific programs

633,613

689,778

1,143,146

1,446,341

Total unrestricted net assets

$6,300,660

$7,229,693

Temporarily restricted

$5,181,999

$5,414,158

Permanently restricted

4,144,696

4,122,354

15,627,355

16,766,205

$17,432,781

$18,109,627

Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $24,425 and $22,731, respectively Contributions receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Investments

Property and equipment, net Total assets

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Net assets: Unrestricted:

Board designated campaign and other

Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets

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2018 EXPENSES

2018 REVENUE

% OF TOTAL

2018 REVENUE Contributions

% OF TOTAL

2018 EXPENSES

$3,428,490

29%

Senior Solutions

$2,112,782

16%

Foundations and Grants

2,807,540

23%

Family Safety Net Services

2,031,591

16%

Government Grants and Contracts

3,050,210

25%

Mental Health Services

2,421,671

18%

Earned Revenue (Fee-for-Service)

1,734,004

14%

Disability and Employment Services

2,975,832

23%

Contract Sales

315,851

3%

Boulder JFS

187,387

1%

Interest Income

200,792

2%

Chaplaincy Services

64,874

1%

330, 382

3%

Volunteer Services

146,849

1%

Change in Value of Beneficial Interests

33,806

0%

Fundraising

1,507,272

11%

Other Revenue

74,108

1%

Administration

1,665,775

13%

$11,975,183

100%

$13,114,033

100%

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains

Total Revenue, Gains, and Support

MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY Direct Service and Programs

76%

Fundraising

11%

Administration

13%

Total

100%

Total Expenses

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DONORS

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hank you for supporting the important work of Jewish Family Service with your financial or in-kind contributions, which have enabled JFS to enhance the quality of life for thousands of

people in need in our community.

We are grateful to the individuals and organizations who support JFS with an annual gift, event support, or by remembering JFS in their estate plans.

DONORS FROM JULY 1, 2017, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018.

Please accept our apologies for any omissions or errors.

$500,000+ City and County of Denver, Colorado The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Colorado

$100,000–$499,000

$50,000–$99,000

Elaine and Max Appel

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

The Colorado Health Foundation

Caring for Colorado Foundation

Colorado Refugee Services Program

Daniels Fund

The Denver Post Season to Share presented

by DaVita

The Emergency Food & Shelter Board

Denver Regional Council of Governments

Clarence V LaGuardia Foundation

Dresner Foundation

MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation

Charlie Gwirtsman and Nancy Reichman

Mile High United Way

JEWISHcolorado

The Piton Foundation

Rose Community Foundation

Volunteers of America

Richard C. Goldstein Private Foundation

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AUTHORS OF IMPACT $10,000–$49,999 Anonymous Marshall and Helene Abrahams The Anchor Fund

Kathy and Rob Klugman

Lisa Levin Appel

Steve and Elizabeth Kris

Argonaut Wine & Liquor

Bruce and Susan Madison

Michael S. Asarch

The Ernest S. Madison Family Foundation

Atlas Metal & Iron Corp.

MassMutual Colorado Sally Brown McInnes & John McInnes Charitable Trust

Diana Zeff Anderson

Estelle Meskin and Lewis Sapiro

Jim Angell

Brent and Julie Morse

David and Anna Asarch

NMC Mountain States, LLC

Harold Berenson and Laura Ackerman

Oreg Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Jack and Florence Berlin Foundation Marc and Claudia Braunstein Buell Foundation

Mindy Levy Peckar and Steven Peckar The Pollock Family Richard and Michele Right Rose Medical Center Jane E. and Stanton Rosenbaum

Andrew M. Bachmann

Michael Opatowski and Ruth Malman Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC Ken and Vicki Pepper

Bain Family Foundation

Perlmutter Family Foundation

Barry Berlin and Mary Reisher

Pluss Family Foundation

Dr. Stephen Berman and Elaine Gantz Berman

Neil and Kami Pomerantz

Jared Polis Foundation

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Inc.

Daniel and Meg Quiat

Centre Communities, LTD

Blair and Kristin Richardson

Cary and Stacey Chapman

Scott Robinson

Cynthia Chapman

Rose Women’s Organization—Donor Advised Fund

City of Edgewater CoBiz Cares Foundation Judith Cogen

Roberta Quiat

Louis and Lori Sigman

Jim and Alissa Cohen

Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel

Shell and Lisa Cook

Henry and Joan Strauss Tschetter Hamrick Sulzer, PC

Bugdanowitz Family Fund

Marty and Melissa Rosenbaum

The Feiner Family Foundation

The Chotin Foundation— Robin and Steven Chotin

Ryan White Funding

John and Martha Gart

Twelve Twenty-One Fund

Chet and Louise Schwartz

Ken and Rebecca Gart

Sandy and Cindy Sigal

Stephen and Natalie Goldman

Yana Vishnitsky and Jim Wolfe

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Colorado Department of Education Community First Foundation

Sloat & Nicholson, PC The Stark Fund for Geriatric Social Work Scott and Andrea Stillman

Comprecare Fund

Strear Family Foundation

Barbara Corcoran

Leon and Rita Vilner

The Curtiss-Lusher Family

Whole Foods Market

Dependable Cleaners

Gary and Terri Yourtz

Energy Outreach Colorado

Sam and Stephanie Zaitz

Foothills United Way Peggy Goldman

The Golub Capital Charitable Two Fund Stuart and Judy Heller The Hill Foundation Aaron and Niah Hyatt Julian Izbiky and Jennifer Rothschild Hud and Carol Karshmer Joel and Janet Kaufman John Keith—Harvard Communities

Walker Godwin Family Fund Ellen Bleznak Wiss

AUTHORS OF INSPIRATION $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous Jeremy and Mia Abelson Berenbaum Family Foundation

The Grynberg Family

AUTHORS OF INFLUENCE $5,000–$9,999

Leanna and Jamie Harris

Anonymous

MidFirst Bank

Mark and Michelle Hellerstein

Blumenthal Family Philanthropic Fund

All Packaging Company

Jay and Lois Miller

Mel Brody

Jonathan and Amanda Alpert

Steve and Gayle Mooney

CBIZ

Lynda M. Goldstein Edward & Marion Gordon Charitable Fund

David Justman

Nancy Alterman

KJ Community Fund Legend Partners Jim Leventhal Jonathan and Erin Marsico

Blue Moon Capital Partners, LLC Richard Blumberg

City of Wheat Ridge

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Michael and Jane Stein

Carolyn Bleicher—RE/MAX

KAVOD

Cathy Summer and Steven Ellis

Michael and Audree Bloom

Gary Kleiman and Elisa Moran

Syntrinsic Investment Counsel, LLC

(CONTINUED)

Nosson Knobloch and Aviva Pearlman

Jane Tannenbaum

Allan Cohen

Donna Kornfeld

Steve and Cheryl Cohen

Jeffrey and Jocey Kraus

Collegiate Peaks Bank

KRG Capital Partners LLC

Colorado Capital Management

Kroger

AUTHORS OF INSPIRATION $2,500–$4,999

Herschel and Barbara Cravitz David and Vicki Dansky Lee and Barbara Mellman Davis Ivor and Tracey Douglas David Dunn Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Rabbi Steven and Senator Joyce Foster

Rob Kaufmann and Jen Gilbert-Kaufmann

Burt and Lee Levy Justin and Cari Levy Jimmy and Debbie Lustig Sean Mandel and Christina Wright David and Peggy Marks Tom and Cydney Marsico Alice Messinger Rick and Mindy Miller Monroe Group Ltd. Kathy Neustadt

James and Deborah Frank

Steven and Dorothy Resnick

Will and Sheri Gold

Robinson Management LLC

Barry Goldstein

Robert and Vicki Schwartz

Peter and Gabriela Gottlieb

Jim and Bobbi Seff

Marty and Marie Herzog

David and Litamae Sher

David Ickovic

Jim and Debbie Shpall

Harriet Kaufmann

Ari and Risa Silverman Hannah Sperber

TMS Center of Colorado, LLC Harry W. Vicksman and Louis L. Vicksman Trust Bret and Emmi Weinstein Mark and Carol Zaitz Mary Zinn

AUTHORS OF INVOLVEMENT $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous Richard and Carol Abrams Andy and Ginny Ades Adam and Katie Agron AIMCO

Rabbi Buz Bogage and Harriet Levy Stuart and Jill Bombel Boulder Jewish Community Foundation Henry Bourne and Alisa Schreiber Bourne Ken Boyle Douglas and Abby Brown Bo and Lauren Brownstein Calvary Baptist Church Will Carter and Lisa Tracey Bishop Isaiah Chronopoulos The Chrysalis Fund Citywide Home Loans Michael Clapman and Risa Tatarsky Eileen Clayton Adam and Mindy Cohen David Cohen

Don and Julie Alcorn

Cathy Cohn and Gilad Gordon

Michael Altenberg

Cooley LLP

Daniel and Joy Anderson

Jason and Sara Cooper

Gary and Donna Antonoff

Judith Dack

David and Terry Appel

David and Anne Diamond

Brad Armstrong and Julie Dolin

Albert and Janice Dinner

Richard and Elaine Asarch Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Larry and Marilyn Atler Stephen and Paula Axelrod Rick Ball and Joan Winn Larry and Margaret Ballonoff Ed and Marlin Barad Phil and Ashley Barkhorn

Local older adults celebrating the High Holidays at Harvard Square retirement community

Boardwalk Consulting

Andrew and May Dodds Dunkin Donuts Happy Canyon Bernie Dvorak Economy Data Foundation Elevated Dentistry Elevation Development Group, LLC Esprit Homes/Total Care of the Front Range

Dan and Carla Bartell

Lola Farber Grueskin and Mark Grueskin

Bruce and Jennifer Bendell

Brad and Karly Farber

Jonathan and Nicky Berman

Brent and Julie Farber

Elliott Betesh

Ken and Sheryl Feiler

Joe and Tsai Bilett

David and Jordan Feiner

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Feldman Mortuary, Inc.

Adam and Elise Kaplan

Frasier

Carol Karsh

Freeman Family Foundation Arnold and Patricia Fridland

Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation Fund

David and Michelle Friedman

KEPHARTArchitects Gerald and Linda Kernis

Rabbi Jordan and Shayna Friedman

Neal and Kathy Kimmel

David Fulker and Nicky Wolman Ian and Anath Gardenswartz Paul and Alison Gillis Steven and Nicky Gittelman Katherine Gold Bill Goldberg and Karen Silverman

Art and Joanne Kleinstein Albert and Joan Klinger Robert and Dodi Klutznick Ben and Amy Kovler Isadore Kozatch Stuart and Janet Kritzer Mark and Ellice Krivel Buzz and Shelley Krovitz

Food pantry vounteers (from left to right) Karen Kelley, Lilah Connelly, and Aubrey Knight

Scott and Shari Goldstein

Stephen and Mitzi Kurtz

Jon and Sheryl Goodman

Franklin Laden

Laura Michaels and Jeff Olson

Mark Rosenblum and Laurie Levy-Sher

Adele Gordon

Lisa Laff

Bart and Jill Miller

Sigmund Rosenfeld

Daniel and Linda Gordon

Mark and Ruth Lampert

Andy and Terri Miro

Carolyn Grant

Ira Lang

Gerald and Lorna Gray Family Fund

David Larson

Rich Mohr and Jackie Rosenblum Mohr

Kenneth and Leah Rosenthal

Martin and Ilene Lasher

Morgan Stanley

Justin and Sharon Roth

Andrew and Lynne Greene

Mitchell and Victoria Lazar

Greenwood & Myers Mortuary

David and Tracy Lechner

MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Boulder

Dr. Richard and Joanne Sanders

Craig Morrison

Edward Stanley Sanditen

David and Hallie Moskowitz

Devon and Kelli Schad

Margery Goldman Naiman

Daren Schmidt and Susan Bain-Schmidt

Deb Grojean Adam and Erin Groom Renee and Martin Gross Family Foundation

Joey and Alaine Lerner Ronald Leventhal Roberta Levin J. David Levitt

Michael Ross

Marvin and Arlene Nathan

Jay and Mary Lee Schusterman

Lola Farber Grueskin and Mark Grueskin

Marvin and Bebe Levy

Shepard Nevel and Anna Alejo

Glen and Cheryl Lewy

Debra Herz

Brett and Casey Perry

Howard and Susan Licht

Robert Hickler and Ann Lederer

Cason and Rachel Pierce

George Lichter Family Foundation

The Humphreys Foundation

Albert and Doris Pitt Foundation

Neil and Rhonda Lipson

Howard Sherwood

Leland Huttner z”l

Dick and Annette Pluss

Dan and Joey Lirtzman

Mark and Leslie Sidell

Eileen Charles Hyatt

Linda and Mark Loewenstein

The Rabinowitz Foundation Inc

Robert and Mickey Siegel

Eric and Rachel Rattner

Gary Silverman

Douglas McKinnon

Brad Reiff and Caryn Summer

Silvers Refuah Neshama Fund

Lee and Barbara Mendel

Fredric and Lundy Reynolds

Don and Debbie Silversmith

David & Laura Merage Foundation

Rabbi Richard and Rabbi Susan Rheins

Barry and Regina Silvestain

Arnold Meranski

The Rifkin Foundation

David Simon and Andi Jason

Jordan and Erin Robbins

Kenneth and Judy Simon

James and Meghan Iacino iBex Investors Gary and Janet Jacobs Dan and Angela Japha Family Charitable Fund Matt and Alissa Joblon Kaiser Permanente

Robyn Loup

Elizabeth Seawalt Dara Deshe Segal Howard and Marilyn Selinger

z”l—May their memory be a blessing.

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AUTHORS OF INVOLVEMENT $1,000–$2,499 (CONTINUED)

Ivan and Maxine Woolf

Cobblestone Too!

Kempe Foundation

Michael Yokell

Coldwell Banker

Kenzi’s Causes

Brian and Lisa Zales

Colorado Real Estate Journal

King Soopers Reclamation

Stuart and Elise Zall JoAnn Zell ZIM Consulting, Inc.

Todd and Jill Simon Andrew Simpson and Wendy Eder Jonathan Singer and Linda Leonard Bud and Teena Slatkin

IN-KIND DONORS

The Colorado Rockies

Lincoln Elementary School—Student Council

Colorado Rockies Charity Fund

Lockheed Martin— Operation Santa Claus

Congregation Beth Evergreen

MassMutual Colorado

Congregation B’nai Chaim Congregation Bonai Shalom Crystal in the Garden

MorEvents—Gareth Heyman and Betsy Mordecai Heyman New York Deli News Nick’s Garden Center

Carol Sobel

A Custom Look Photography

Soicher Benefits Group

Aish Denver

Marc and Lisa Soicher

Allegro Coffee Company

Springwood Retirement Campus

AlloSource Rotary Club

Hal and Joyce Spritzer

Arapahoe Philharmonic

Ron and Aza Squarer

Bagel Deli

Michael Staenberg Alan Stein

Bell Mountain Ranch Book Club

Daniel and Kacie Sturman

Bentley Denver

Allan and Alberta Sulzer

Beth Shalom Synagogue

Howard Susskind

BMH-BJ Congregation

Jeff and Dani Sussman

BMH Synagogue Preschool

Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.

Lynn and Lisa Taussig

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization

L. E. A. Chapter of Hadassah

Sales Force Foundation

B’nai Havurah

Hampden Sipping ‘n Painting

Sensible Sundries

Ellen and Josh Taxman Iverne Treidel Martin and Gloria Trotsky Family Foundation Richard B. Tucker Family Fund Ben and Amie Valore-Caplan Buzz and George Ann Victor Gary and Aimee Wagner Art and Irit Waldbaum Ken and Tamara Weil David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Matt and Molly Weiss Mel Wernimont and Anne Goldberg Wernimont

AIMCO

Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Denver Animal Shelter Denver Jewish Day School Denver Rescue Mission

NJK Photography—Noah J. Katz

Ekar Farm

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Farmers Insurance

Polsinelli PC

Food Bank of the Rockies

Promontory Apartments

Front Range Catering

Rock Family Farm

Gensler

Rodef Shalom Congregation

The Gift Arrangers

Rose Community Foundation

Girl Scouts of Colorado— Dandelion Service Unit Grand Hyatt Denver

Rose Medical Center Rose Women’s Organization—Donor Advised Fund Samuels Elementary

Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar

South Denver Fencing Academy

boys team charity

Hebrew Educational Alliance

Sprouts Farmers Market

Breadworks Bakery and Cafe

Henderson Community Church

Temple Emanuel

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Hillel Council of Colorado (Boulder)

Temple Micah

Busy Little Hands Early Learning Center

Holland & Hart LLP

Temple Sinai Preschool

Image Audiovisuals, Inc.

Calvary Baptist Church

J & B Building Company

Trader Joe’s Greenwood Village

Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver

Jay’s Valet

Boulder Jewish News

Child Rescue Foundation

Western Centers, Inc.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Rhonda and Bruce Wildman

Cision

JEWISHcolorado JTown KAVOD Kavod Senior Life

Stoney Brook

Temple Sinai

We Don’t Waste Wham Bam, Thank You Pam! Whole Foods at Tamarac

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JFS LEGACY SOCIETY

Thank you to the following JFS Legacy Society members who had the vision to include JFS as a beneficiary in their estate plans. Members through March 8, 2019.

Anonymous

Richard C. Goldstein z”l

Rima Manas

Jamie and Jon Sarché

Gloria Abrams z”l

Jon and Sheryl Goodman

Irene Mayer z”l

Chet and Louise Schwartz

Sanford Alpert z”l

Sidney and Ann Grazi z”l

Jean B. Seeman z”l

Judy Altenberg

Cindy Gross

Barbara Altenberg McDonald

Joy Anderson-Jones z”l Elaine and Max Appel

Rabbi Salomon and Melanie Gruenwald

Bonnie Merenstein Estelle R. Meskin

Rabbi Eliot and Dr. Hilary Baskin

Louise F. Guggenheim z”l

Sally Steele Metzger

Jerry and Zelda Gutman z”l

Edith Schwartz Meyer z”l

Michael Baum z”l

Jeffrey and Sharon Haber

Walter Mielziner z”l

Robert and Samantha Baumgarten

Betty Ann J. Halperin z”l

Jay and Lois Miller

Donald and Debbie Silversmith

Leanna and Jamie Harris

Ruth Milzer z”l

Barry and Regina Silvestain

Isaac Heller z”l

Perry and Susie Moss

Adele Sollender z”l

Dr. Linda Heller

Stephen and Lois Nadler

Lillian Stein z”l

Peggy Hermann

Gail Nussbaum

Samuel H. Sterling z”l

Lisa Herschli

Mindy Levy Peckar and Steve Peckar

Susie Strait z”l

Bruce and Jennifer Bendell Steve and Sandy Berkowitz Jack Bernstone z”l Mel Brody William Bromberg z”l Abe and Janice Burnstein z”l Jerry z”l and Bobbie Carr Allan Cohen James and Alissa Cohen Larry Cohn Jennie L. Creasey Ken and Sheryl Feiler Gloria Fine z”l Terry Fisher z”l Rabbi Steven and Senator Joyce Foster Max Frankel z”l Brad and Laurie Friedman Lynn and Bill Geller Annie Sarah Gilbert z”l Richard Gilbert z”l Benjamin & Lillian Ginsburg z”l Melvin Goldberg z”l

Irwin and Jacquie Hoffman Leland Huttner z”l Ron and Gale Kahn Sterling and Ruth Kahn z”l Margit Katz z”l John Kayser Rafael and Lottie R. Klebe z”l Elizabeth S. Krash z”l Steven and Elizabeth Kris Buzz and Shelley Krovitz Alan Laff z”l Harold z”l and Marilyn Lande Mary Latanik z”l Howard and Blanca Lerman

Dan and Marian Seff Pearl Shames z”l Evelyn Shamon

Gail Pennington Jordon z”l and Essie Perlmutter

Amy Shapiro Helen Shapiro z”l

Cathy Summer and Steve Ellis Lynn and Lisa Taussig Jorge and Francine Topelson

Shirley Politzer

Thomas and Barbara Trager

The Pollock Family

Walter Vasen z”l

Dean Prina, M.D.

Dan and Ann Veenstra

Gerald Quiat z”l Andy and Renee Raabe

Yana Vishnitsky and Jim Wolfe

Irene Rantz z”l

Alan Irwin Wandel z”l

Henry Rasof

Lary and Lori Weintraub

Dawn Richard

Sandor Weisz z”l

Jane E. and Stanton Rosenbaum

Phil z”l and Elle Winn

John and Lore Roth z”l Minnie Rothchild z”l

Debbie Zimmerman and Charles Van Gundy Marty and Shira Zimmerman

Guscile and Rona Levin z”l

Corinne Rottman z”l

J. Leonard and Myra B. Levy z”l

Robert Rottman

Royce and Tara Zimmerman

Merle z”l and Ruth Sachnoff

Edith Lewitt z”l

Evelyn and Richard Saliman z”l

For more information on legacy giving, please contact the JFS Development team at 303.597.5000.

Barbara Goldburg

Leonard z”l and Sylvia Litvak

Lewis J. Goldsmith z”l

Bob z”l and Robyn Loup

Dr. Richard and Joanne Sanders

z”l—May their memory be a blessing.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

2017–2018 JFS BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Charlie Gwirtsman, Chair KRG Capital Partners, LLC

Jason Cooper, Treasurer Iris Companies

Steve Kris Conundrum Capital

Linda P. Foster, President and CEO Jewish Family Service of Colorado

Jane E. Rosenbaum, Immediate Past Chair Community Volunteer

Laura Michaels Private Practice

Leanna Harris, Vice Chair Diane Sweeney Consultants Cary Chapman, 2nd Vice Chair Atlantic Trust

David Asarch Monroe Group

Eric Pollock Atreo Group

DIRECTORS Adam Agron Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Gareth Heyman MorEvents

Lorez Meinhold Keystone Policy Center

Jonathan Alpert Westfield Company, Inc.

Aaron Hyatt Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Christy Morris Community Volunteer

Michael Asarch Centennial Leasing & Sales

Julian Izbiky Izbiky & Associates

Marty Rosenbaum Community Volunteer

Ed Barad Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Carol Karshmer Community Volunteer

Jamie Sarché Feldman Mortuary

David Feiner Rocky Mountain Lending Solutions

John Keith Harvard Communities

Barry Silvestain Community Volunteer

David Friedman Friedman Properties, LLC

Mark Krivel Community Volunteer

Scott Stillman MassMutual Colorado

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald Hebrew Educational Alliance

Mindy Levy Peckar J & B Building Company

EXECUTIVE STAFF Linda P. Foster President & CEO Debra J. Zimmerman, MBA Chief Operating Officer Nancy Benyamin, CVA Director of Volunteer Services Chandra Matthews, MSW Director of Jay and Rose Phillips Senior Solutions Center

Shelly Hines, MSW Director of Family Safety Net Services John Kayser Director of Marketing and Communications Sara Leeper, MS Director of Disability and Employment Services

Jean Marshall, SPHR, CCP Director of Human Resources Ann Veenstra Director of Administration Stacey Weisberg, LPC Director of Mental Health Services

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01: Barbara Corcoran speaking at the 2018 JFS Executive Luncheon 02: 2018 Volunteers of the Year Mady Kassanoff and Stephen Green 03: 2017 Faces of JFS honorees Gay Curtiss-Lusher and Sam Zaitz 04: JFS staff members pitching the Lunchbox Express program to Barbara Corcoran during the JFS Executive Luncheon 05: JFS Donors Niah Hyatt, Andrea Hyatt, and Aaron Hyatt at the Faces of JFS 2017 Winter SoirĂŠe 06: Ron Bostwick interviewing Bruce Vilanch on stage at Reel Hope Boulder 2017 07: JFS Board chair Charlie Gwirtsman with vice chair Leanna Harris

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