2015: Year in Review

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YEAR IN REVIEW July 2014 – June 2015 Annual Report

Contents

DCJCC Overview

Letter from the CEO & Past President Program Highlights Townhouse Aquisition

Financial Reports

Fiscal Year 2015 Revenue Fiscal Year 2015 Expenses Statement of Financials

Community Support

Donors Staff Listing Call to Action – Donate

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Letter from the CEO & Past President We are delighted and proud to present to you the DCJCC’s annual report for Fiscal Year 2015, covering July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

With your help, it was an exhilarating year for us. Our programs have continued to expand and we are able to make a significant impact in the DC Jewish community and beyond. Your belief in the possibility to keep growing and doing more innovative and creative work – coupled with your financial support – allowed us to dream big.

Together we fed and sheltered those in need, we celebrated Shabbat with families, we helped people take care of their bodies and souls, we sang, went to the movies, and presented outstanding theater, and much, much more!

We are the best example of b’tzelem elohim, that every person matters and everyone is welcome and included. Thank you for helping to not only sustain us, but for helping us flourish and become the outstanding institution that we are.

It is with gratitude that we present to you this annual report and share the breadth of what you helped make happen!

Sincerely,

Rose Cohen

Immediate Past President

Carole R. Zawatsky

Chief Executive Officer

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Washington Jewish Film Festival One of the largest Jewish Film Festivals in North America, the Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) celebrated its 25th Anniversary season.

The Festival saw record attendance numbers for the third straight year: over 12,000 patrons attended programs during the 11-day Festival, and another 5,000 attended year-round. Altogether, WJFF presented 182 programs at 12 venues ranging from the DCJCC’s Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater to American University, the Goethe Institut, and the AFI Silver Theatre.

The WJFF provided a platform for the only DC-area showing for most of the films in the lineup, and in many cases hosted the East Coast, North American, or World premieres of these works.

The AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring was one of 12 venues to host WJFF programming.

As the largest presenter of international cinema in Washington, DC, the WJFF focused on presenting a diverse and far-ranging lineup of programs, both thematically and geographically. With films from

over 20 countries and four continents, WJFF filled a need for a diverse presentation of international cinema in our nation’s capital.

In addition to the wide range of screenings offered, the Festival actively deepened the impact of the works presented through Q&As, panel conversations, and innovative “beyond the films” programming – thematically related literary, music, and culinary programs complemented the films.

Select highlights from the 2015 WJFF included centerpiece evenings with Oscar Nominee Carol Kane and legendary actor Theodore Bikel, who passed away in July 2015; a special and memorable evening with Israeli musical superstar David Broza and Mira Awad; the world premiere of the new film, Rosenwald, followed by a talkback with director Aviva Kempner and civil rights hero Julian Bond, who passed away in August 2015.

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Other events included a sold-out Day of Education on Arab Citizens of Israel, featuring in-depth panels and a film screening. Finally, WJFF forged major partnerships with local universities, including Howard University and American University, and hosted over 50 filmmaker and speakers from around the world.

More than

17,000

film-goers year round

BY THE NUMBERS: • More than 12,000 Festival-only attendees • 89.4%of patrons rated the films they saw as either “very good” or “excellent” • 25% of the audience was under 40 years of age

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater.

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Yentl, by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer, based on “Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy” by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Music and lyrics by Jill Sobule, additional music and lyrics by Robin Eaton.

2014. Featuring Shayna Blass and Michael Kevin Darnall. Photo by Stan Barouh

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Theater J The DCJCC’s Theater J continued to be a vibrant space to gather and engage with thought-provoking art celebrating Jewish identity and values. Theater J’s 2014-2015 season of Epic Expressions lived up to its name with robust productions: Yentl; The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures; Life Sucks (or the Present Ridiculous); G-d’s Honest Truth; The Call; and The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife.

The season included two world-premiere plays, work from iconic Jewish playwrights Tony Kushner and Charles Busch; Theater J’s first musical in six years; and the theater’s first-ever production at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street, NE, a quickly-transforming neighborhood.

Theater J’s new play development, access, and education and audience engagement programs continued to thrive. The fourth

annual Locally Grown: Community Supported Art Festival commissioned four new plays by local playwrights and was anchored by the world premiere production of Renee Calarco’s G-d’s Honest Truth, a play originally commissioned

by Theater J in 2013 and developed through our Locally Grown program. Our Passports Education and Access program continued to partner with Miriam’s Kitchen, which provides food and other support services to the homeless; women’s shelter N Street Village; and other organizations to provide subsidized or completely free tickets to underserved members of our community.

Of particular note was a new partnership with the DC LGBT Center, which provided free tickets to The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide . . . and Life Sucks (or the Present Ridiculous) to vulnerable members of the community. Theater J’s Beyondthe-Stage programming continued to move the

dialogue on stage to the audience with post-show discussions featuring artists, scholars, journalists, and clergy members and partnerships with DC JCC’s GLOE program department, Lilith magazine, and local anti-racism and anti-Semitism organization, Operation Understanding DC.

25,872 183 810 49 attendees

free or subsidized tickets provided to students, senior citizens, and other underserved populations

performances

actors on stage

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post-show discussions

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Washington Jewish Music Festival Music at the DCJCC showcased world-renowned and newly-emerging artists through our year-round programming and annual Music Festival. Musical programs offered a wide range of genres, from classical and jazz to Sephardic and Mediterranean music, as well as a modern folk-indie commentary on gender and sexuality.

The capstone of the DJCC’s music programs was the annual Washington Jewish Music Festival (WJMF), which celebrated its 16th year.

The Festival featured internationally-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated and Billboard-topping acts such as jazz superstar Anat Cohen, soul powerhouse Neshama Carlebach, klezmer rock icons Golem, and “kindie” rock group The Pop Ups. The WJMF increased audience participation with interactive performances by SHUFFLE Concert and the Big Broadway Sing-Along.

BY THE NUMBERS: • Nearly 3,000 people attended the 16th annual Washington Jewish Music Festival • 25% of the WJMF audience were not Jewish • The DCJCC worked with 22 area partner organizations to host, support, and promote the WJMF • The WJMF’s In the Park program drew over 550 people, including hundreds of children and their parents

Grammy-nominated duo The Pop Ups rocked WJMF in the Park, at Stead Park on P Street, NW.

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Neshama Carlebach and the Glory to God Singers perform at Opening Night of the Music Festival.

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Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival The DCJCC’s Literature Department provides book lovers opportunities to hear and meet with leading authors and to take part in uplifting and intellectually-stimulating programs, all of which center around Jewish life and culture. While there are activities that take place throughout the year, the department’s annual Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival (LitFest) was the capstone for the year.

LitFest, which took place from October 19 29, 2014, opened with the Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book, a multi-media concert with Bosnian-born composer and accordionist Merima Kljuco and pianist Seth Knopp; the program also featured Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, author of People of the Book. The annual Gerald L. Bernstein memorial lecture featured Dr. Ruth Westheimer discussing her book, Myths of Love: Echoes of Ancient My-

thology in the Modern Romantic Imagination, in conversation with her co-author, Jerome E. Singerman.

The Festival was also pleased to partner with Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University to present Art Spiegelman’s highlyacclaimed program, “WORDLESS!” The Festival closed with best-selling novelist Gary Shteyngart, in discussion with the late Alan Cheuse, of NPR’s “Voice of Books.”

DCJCC’s “Authors Out Loud” program, which brings authors to our Center throughout the year, featured acclaimed novelist Boris Fishman; author Liel Leibovitz discussing song-writer and composer Leonard Cohen; New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast; Rabbi Marvin Tokayer discussing the Jews of the Far East; and Rabbi Avi Weiss, who spoke about the Soviet Jewry movement. Finally, the department’s

“Brilliant Minds, Great Thinkers” programming included such guests as National Jewish Book Award winner Professor Anita Shapira discussing David Ben-Gurion.

The Literature Department hosted

12 events

Close to

The annual Litfest included separate programs days over

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1,600 1,000 book-lovers attended the 2014 LitFest

Close to

people attended other literary events

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Gary Shteyngart signs copies of his book, Little Failure, at Closing Night of the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival.

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DCJCC Preschoolers at Friday morning Tot Shabbat.

Early Childhood, Youth & Family

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Preschool The DCJCC Preschool had a record-breaking year with 107 students enrolled – the largest number ever, filling eight classrooms. As part of the Reggio-inspired learning process, the students and teachers chose from a large array of topics to learn about throughout the year.

The demand was great for space in our Preschool and there was a waiting list of over 200 families.

The addition of a new ninth classroom in the Fall of 2015 will alleviate some of this demand; we expect to have 115 children in the program after the new classroom opens.

included Homestead Farms in Montgomery County, National Building Museum, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Air and Space Museum, Reagan National Airport, Natural History Museum, National Zoo, National Portrait Gallery, the WW II flyover on the National Mall, National Arboretum, among others.

The Preschool children learned about weddings, gardening, sewing, airplanes, soccer, seasons, colors and shapes, ice/snow, bugs, underwater sea animals, buildings, plays and theaters, architecture, the Arctic and Antarctic, animals, and body systems. Field trip destinations

Preschool prides itself on the active involvement of parents and family members.

Activities included a Thanksgiving meal, Chanukah Fair, Purim Carnival, weekly Shabbat celebrations, Parents’ Night Out, Passover Seder, and much more.

In learning important gross motor development skills, the children swam in the DCJCC pool and played in the gym and local parks, took part in activities in the squash and racquetball courts, and in children-oriented yoga activities.

BY THE NUMBERS: • The average student spent over 1,800 hours in our building • In the past few years, Preschool has grown by over 20% in enrollment • We have families from over 12 different countries • More than 200 families are on the Preschool wait list • Preschool employs over 25 full-time staff

Stop by any Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. to share in our Shabbat singing, dancing, and storytelling in the Preschool lobby on the 2nd floor.

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Early Childhood, Youth & Family

Family Engagement

Parenting Center

Organized around the Jewish calendar and Shabbat, the DCJCC’s Family Engagement programs welcomed over 900 people as we merged high quality experiential activities with an informal camp-like atmosphere in our family programming.

The Parenting Center had a record-breaking year, with parents, infants, and toddlers filling almost 1,300 seats in more than 120 child-and-caregiver classes. Class offerings included music, movement, yoga, art, cooking, Getting Ready for Preschool, gymnastics, soccer, pre-ballet, and Baby Sign Language.

marriages healthy. In partnership with GLOE and the Red Stone, the Parenting Center offered its first Pathways to Parenthood workshop on alternative ways to grow a family. At that event, guests – gay and straight, married and single – came to hear experts discuss fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and more.

Parents-to-be attended classes and workshops including Preparing for Childbirth, Baby Care Basics, and Beyond the Bump, a discussion group for firsttime pregnant women. Parents got help with potty training, infant and child CPR, handling toddler tantrums, sleep training, mom-stress, returning to work after maternity leave, finding babysitters, managing household finances, and keeping their

The Parenting Center was profiled in Urban Family magazine and in the Washington Jewish Week, in articles that emphasized the inclusive nature of its programming, and the role that it plays in connecting and supporting families raising young children in the city.

Over the course of one year, and with a generous grant from the Covenant Foundation, there was enormous growth and success compared to prior years. Highlights included Post-Passover Pizza and Pyramids at the National Building Museum; Israeli dancing to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day); sewing Sh’ma pillow cases for Pajama Shabbat; building menorahs with Legos for Chanukah; and enjoying a puppet show at the Washington Jewish Literary Festival.

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After-School

Camp

The DCJCC’s After-School program included over 70 children who attended daily to take part in enrichment programs, such as cooking, karate, “Mad Science,” chess, and much more. Outside of the building when the weather allowed, or in our gymnasium, children enjoyed swimming, kickball, and soccer. Thanks to this popular program, which continues to grow in popularity throughout our community every year, afternoons at the “J” have no shortage of laughing and excited children.

This past year, over 700 campers joined us for one of our fun and exciting Camp programs, including No School Today! Camp, Winter and Spring Fun Camp, and Summer Camp. Campers took field trips to both local hot spots and unique spaces, including, Flight, an indoor trampoline park; Mess Hall, a commercial kitchen in DC to prepare holiday cookies and treats; ICE, the winter wonderland of slides and sculptures made completely of ice; The Beach at the Building Museum; a scavenger hunt at the Museum of Natural History; the Shenandoah National Valley; and a Pirate Cruise. In our building, campers experienced a variety of activities including a Back to Rock Summer Jamboree performed by the Rock City and Rock Band, ballroom dancing lessons, and bringing the digital world of Minecraft into reality during Lego Camp.

BY THE NUMBERS: • 79 toddler art class smocks were painted • 92 infants attended their first-ever music class • 74 people became certified in Infant and Child CPR • 48 toddlers tumbled in the squash court every Sunday • 166 yoga class spots were filled by infants and toddlers

The DCJCC is a hub for families to socialize, learn, and have fun.

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Personal Trainer Ski Scott with a DCJCC Fitness Center member.

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Fitness Center Memberships, Personal Training, Group Exercise The DCJCC is committed to the health and fitness of our members by offering the best one-on-one support, facility, and group exercise program available. In Fiscal Year 2015, more than 2,000 personal training sessions were completed. Our Member Services Department welcomed over 300 new members to the Center and provided nearly 400 tours for prospective members. We grew our group exercise program by 18%, with specialty classes added such as Total Body Conditioning, Mandala Core Flow, and Gentle Yoga. Member participation was at an all-time high.

Leagues, Krav Maga The DCJCC provided one of the most successful 3-on-3 basketball leagues in the city, serving over 25 teams and more than 120 players. Twenty or more fitness center members joined us weekly for pick-up basketball games, as well. One of

our most unique DCJCC fitness offerings was Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense system. We partnered with Krav Maga Federation DC to offer the most successful Krav Maga program in the nation’s capital. We also hosted the Capital Splats Racquetball League for year-round racquetball league play in our indoor racquetball courts.

Indoor Pool While the DCJCC pool may not be the largest in the city, it is home to a large number of programs and classes for adults, seniors, kids, and families year-round. In FY 2015, adults swam thousands of laps, participated in Aqua Fitness and Senior Aqua Fitness classes, and enjoyed spending time in the pool with their families during open swim. Aquatics options for adults expanded with multiple sessions of Adult Beginner Swim Clinics. Kids group swim classes for ages 4 months to 5 years had hundreds of kids singing

“The Wheels on the Bus” and learning new swimming skills. Classes consistently sold out with parents excited to sign up for the following session. The demand for private lessons for children and adults continued to remain strong with both beginner and experienced swimmers making use of the pool daily.

The Fitness Center washed over towels

50,000

Fitness members walked more than miles on our treadmills

18,000

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EntryPoint DC program participants enjoy a scenic hike on a warm summer day.

Community Engagement

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EntryPointDC EntryPointDC is the DCJCC’s engagement program specifically for Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s. It offered social, cultural, and educational opportunities to connect with Judaism and the Jewish community in ways that were new, innovative, and meaningful.

Through targeted programming designed with this audience in mind, EPDC touched over 3,000 young Jews in the DC metro area through more than 40 programs and also built relationships with 30 organizations around the community.

Young professionals came out for Shabbat dinners, holiday parties, Jewish learning opportunities, community service projects, and much more.

Thanks to a multi-year grant from the Annette M. & Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation, EntryPointDC offered a wide variety of programs that provided gateways to DCJCC programs. From 10-person in-depth discussions

of Jewish text after seeing Exodus: Gods and Kings, to 40-person cultural events exploring traditional Moroccan Jewish liqueur, to happy hours and holiday parties for close to 500 at Chanukah Happy Hour on the Hill and The DC Purim Bash, EntryPointDC offered an array of activities and connections.

One of EntryPointDC’s most successful and best-known initiatives – begun more than 10 years ago– was the Shabbat Clusters, which continued to be a primary way for young adults to find their Jewish community and meet new friends. Shabbat Clusters attracted close to 350 young adults. The program gave participants a chance to create their own Shabbat traditions and communities by placing them in small groups with others who live in their neighborhoods. Each session started with a Kickoff Dinner at the DCJCC, funded by the Exelbert and Salzberg Family Endowment;

then the groups started meeting once a month each month for Shabbat on their own.

BY THE NUMBERS: • EntryPointDC offers one-on-one guidance for newcomers to the area • EPDC met 25 newcomers for a coffee (on us!)

• EPDC hosts Schmooze ‘n Schmear brunches for young professionals

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Community Engagement

Kurlander Program for GLBT GLOE: The Outreach & Engagement When GLOE – The Kurlander Program for GLBT Outreach & Engagement – brought together DC officials, community leaders, and local Jewish social justice activists to address queer youth homelessness through the lens of transient housing at Sukkot, we received an email from a recent college grad in attendance. “I’ve never been a big ‘services’ person, so I haven’t really done anything Jewish since I came out in junior high. But then I saw that you’re doing something to address these big queer issues that I care about, and in this totally Jewish way that has nothing to do with shul. I love that! Thanks for all you’re doing, and for showing me another way to connect.”

This heart-felt note was one reason that GLOE had an incredible year. The program reached new audiences in meaningful ways, like the recent grad above, and more deeply engaged those who have already connected, including adding some of its

most dedicated volunteers to its committees.

GLOE was incredibly honored to receive top prize from Slingshot DC, in a “Sharktank”-style funding competition. In addition to once again being listed in the national edition of the Slingshot Guide, a product of the Slingshot Fund, which annually recognizes the most innovative Jewish programs and organizations in North America, GLOE was also listed in the inaugural DC Edition of Slingshot, and was one of five DC organizations asked to compete for a top grant of $30,000. Director Halley Cohen spoke about the growing needs that GLOE addresses in engaging the LGBTQ Jewish population of DC, growing 300% in the last 4 years, and the exciting challenges of creating welcoming community across a wide range of LGBTQ demographics in substantive, fun, and culturally-sensitive ways.

GLOE programmed almost 40 events, GLOE staff spoke at conferences, and were consulted by a range

of Jewish communal organizations around the country, including Jewish Federations in New York, Baltimore, and Cincinnati, on ways of creating their own sustainable LGBTQ-inclusive communities Based on GLOE’s leadership in creating queer Jewish life, GLOE was a lead sponsor and lent its expertise to a new Schusterman Family Foundation initiative through its Connection Points program, Eighteen:22. Launched in 2015, with a three-day think tank in Salzburg, Austria, Eighteen:22 brought together 60 of today’s top emerging and established Jewish LGBTQ and ally influencers from around the world (ages 22-40) who are actively pursuing positive change and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ issues across a variety of areas in Jewish life and beyond. This initiative not only profiles GLOE as a global leader and changemaker, but also further connects GLOE with new funders and influencers in our own backyard.

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BY THE NUMBERS:

GLOE Steering Committee member Shane Cusumano (left) rocks his GLOE swag at the DC Pride Parade.

• 3,234: People GLOE schmoozed with over 7 days of GLOE @ Pride events • 36: Pounds of glitter sparkled around the greater DC area • 300: % growth in attendees over the last 4 years • 18: Organizational partners from the Jewish community marching with GLOE’s contingent of 250 people at the Pride Parade

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Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service

Seniors A daily program for those 60 and older, the DCJCC’s Behrend-Adas Senior Fellowship is a place for District seniors to enjoy a hot kosher meal and come together for companionship and to enrich their lives both physically and mentally. The Fellowship is an innovative program sponsored in partnership with the DC Office on Aging, as well as Adas Israel Congregation; it permits District seniors to continue to live healthy, active, and independent lives.

On any given Monday through Friday, between 25 - 50 seniors stretch elastic bands for strength training, breathe deeply in yoga, or high step in their fitness classes. They regularly play trivia games to keep their minds sharp, watch old movies to reminisce, and get creative with arts and crafts. Every Friday, the seniors light Shabbat candles, bless the grape juice, and recite motzi to bring in the Sabbath.

BY THE NUMBERS: • Monthly Jewish learning sessions • Nutrition classes to learn about organic foods, food pyramids, and what’s better: olive oil or coconut oil • Weekly technology lessons so Seniors may Skype with their grandkids and use Facebook to see all of the pictures their family members are posting • Monthly ice cream socials • Regular holiday celebrations

Volunteers work hard to make and serve food at Hunger Action.

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Community Service The DCJCC’s Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service (MCCCS) sponsored a wide array of volunteer programs in service to those in need.

Among the major community-wide programs were four Days of Service, which was highlighted with a sold-out Everything But The Turkey, with 620 volunteers; more than 1,000 volunteers who took part on D25 (Christmas day) at over 70 locations; Martin Luther King Day service programs with 130 volunteers who were involved in dozens of programs; and an additional 250 volunteers who took part in Good Deeds Day, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Behrend Builders engaged over 100 volunteers in helping the Morris family after their home was blighted last year; this three-generation family lost everything except the clothes on their backs.

The home had to be completely gutted

and only the slab and bricks remained, but the Behrend Builders volunteers, in partnership with YouthBuild, made it possible for the family to move into their home. In June, our volunteers drove to New Jersey to help clean up three different homes hit by Hurricane Sandy.

Other key events included Pay It Forward Day, in which hundreds of individuals who walked through Dupont Circle were invited to make a sandwich and to give it to someone in-need on their trip home, and a prom for 60 teens with disabilities in partnership with Dreams for Kids.

Additionally, the MCCCS is especially proud of its Community Service Inclusion Camp, a service camp for teens of all abilities; 36 teens joined this model inclusion camp that made it possible for the campers to take part in service projects throughout the DC metro area. Students also cumulatively earned 855 student service learning hours.

BY THE NUMBERS: • 575 hats and scarves knitted and crocheted for the homeless by Handmade for the Homeless • Over 300 volunteers assembled more than 150 trays of food and over 5,000 snack bags through Hunger Action • Behrend Builders helped 12 families • Behrend Builders put a roof over a family home and fixed broken pipes to give a single mother and her five children running water • Over 100 firm handshakes taught by volunteers at Jubilee Jobs in the hopes that someone new to the professional world will land a job • 11 Sundays of volunteering at DC Central Kitchen by DCJCC Hunger Action volunteers

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Townhouse Acquisition In June 2015, the DCJCC acquired a 3,600 sq. ft.

3-story townhouse located on 16th Street, NW, directly across from the main building. This $2.45 million purchase marked the start of a new phase in the Center’s growth, which was built in 1925 and last renovated in 1997.

The main building was no longer sufficient to house the myriad of DCJCC programs that take place during any given day.

For the first time in decades, large numbers of young professionals, families, and retired persons are making DC their home – and our neighborhood is booming. Consequently, there is a demand for new programs that reflect the changing demographics of the downtown area in which the DCJCC is centrally located.

In the coming year, we will roll out a plan to address these pressing issues, which will include a refurbishment of our main building to meet the needs of our members and users. Please stay tuned!

Rose Cohen, Board President, affixes a mezuzah on the new townhouse on 16th Street.

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The DCJCC’s new townhouse located across the street from our main building on the corner of 16th and Q Streets.

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Financials - Fiscal Year 2015 Revenues

2%

7%

Other Revenue $199,723

Membership $626,767

41% Contributed 50%

Program Fees $4,293,320

$8,679,805 TOTAL INCOME

Income $3,559,995

4%

Endowment and Other $137,578

1%

31%

Annual Funds* $1,100,543

Capital Improvements $32,200

11%

Federation Contributions $389,489

31%

Program Contributions $1,102,049

22%

Grants $798,136

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Expenses

*excludes depreciation

5%

Fundraising $452,286

89%

Program Support $7,616,879

6%

Management $539,320

$8,608,485 TOTAL EXPENSES

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Donors $100,000 and above

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Arlene and Robert Kogod The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999

Sandy and Clement Alpert, DC Department of Homeland Security, DC Office on Aging, Susan and Michael Gelman, Marlene and Samuel Halperin, Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, Reva and David Logan Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Diane and Norman Bernstein, Susie and Kenton Campbell, Louie and Ralph Dweck, Brenda Gruss and Daniel Hirsch, Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation, Elise and Marc Lefkowitz, Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation, Melanie and Larry Nussdorf, Diane and Arnold Polinger, Deborah and Michael Salzberg, Share Fund, Slingshot Fund, David Bruce Smith Family Foundation, The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Foundation, The Schoenbaum Family Foundation, Inc., The Shubert Foundation, Inc., United Jewish Endowment Fund of Greater Washington, Trish and George Vradenburg

$15,000 - $24,999

Anne and Ronald Abramson, Jamie and Joseph A. Baldinger, Lisa and Josh Bernstein, Rose and Robert Cohen,

Amitai Etzioni, George Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc., Rena and Michael Gordon, Alexander Greenbaum, Carolyn and Warren Kaplan, Stuart S. Kurlander and David L. Martin, Marion Ein Lewin, Lois and Richard England Family Foundation, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi and Victor Mizrahi, Hebrew Charter School Center, National Endowment for the Arts, Rhea Schwartz and Paul Wolff, The Shaffert and Brenner Families, Tina and Albert Small, Jr., The Abe &, Kathryn Selsky Foundation c/o, Gina L. Williams, Bruce Bickel

$10,000 - $14,999

Patty Abramson and Les Silverman, Adas Senior Lunch Program, Esthy and Jim Adler, Michele and Allan Berman, Michael McMullen and Nora Dweck-McMullen, Lois England, Natalie Wexler and James Feldman, Tamara and Harry Handelsman, Allan Holt, Thelma and Melvin Lenkin, Patrice and Herbert Miller, Linda and Sid Moskowitz, Nancy and Saul M. Pilchen, Susan Wedlan and Harold Rosen, Leslie and Leonard Shapiro, Judith and Robert Snyder, Suevia and Rudolph B. Behrend Fund, The Marcus Foundation, Francine Zorn Trachtenberg and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Martha Winter Gross and Robert Tracy

$5,000 - $9,999

The Family of H. Max & Josephine F. Ammerman and Andrew Ammerman, Jane Gottesman and Geoffrey Biddle, Deborah Carliner and Robert Remes, Bruce Cohen, Marcy

and Neil Cohen, Ryna Cohen, Scott and Ellen Dreyer, Ginny and Irwin Edlavitch, Embassy of Israel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Lois and Michael Fingerhut, Marilyn and Michael Glosserman, Dina Gold, Debra Goldberg and Seth Waxman, Dr. Kenneth and Cheryl Gorelick Fund, Jill and Robert Granader, Mary and Robert Haft, Anne & Henry Reich Family Foundation, Lee G. Rubenstein, co-President, Rae Ringel and Amos Hochstein, Humanities Council of Washington, DC, Susy and Thomas Kahn, Joy Lerner and Stephen Kelin, Linda Klein, Arlene and Martin Klepper, Judy and Peter Kovler - Kovler Foundation, Leshowitz Family Foundation/Terry Singer, Faye and Jack Moskowitz, Alfred Munzer and Joel Wind, National Foundation for Jewish Culture, Melinda Bieber and Norman Pozez, Elaine Reuben, Sara Cohen and Norman Rich, Judith and Darrel Rippeteau, Loretta Rosenthal, Ruth and Samuel Salzberg Family Foundation, Judith Gelman and Steven Salop, Evelyn Sandground and Bill Perkins, Mita Schaffer and Tina Martin, Emily Schoenbaum, Deborah Harmon and Robert Seder, Michael Singer, Patti and Jerry Sowalsky, Mindy Strelitz and Andrew Cornblatt, The Herman & Seena Lubcher Charitable Foundation, Diane Abelman Wattenberg, Judith Morris and Marvin Weissberg, Rosa D. Wiener, Carolyn and William Wolfe, Alan and Irene Wurtzel, Ellen and Bernard Young, Judy and Leo Zickler

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$2,500 - $4,999

Babs and Rabbi A.N. Abramowitz, Natalie and Paul Abrams, Carolyn Small Alper, Amy and Stephen Altman, Linda Lipsett and Jules Bernstein, Joyce and Fred Bonnett, Leon Wieseltier and Jennifer Bradley, Nancy Taylor Bubes and Alan Bubes, Rima Calderon, Jim Davis, Bunny Dwin, Eagle Hill Consulting, Myrna Fawcett, Ann and Frank Gilbert, Susan Sachs Goldman, Michelle and Jonathan Grossman, Mark Hunker and Jeff Shields Hunker, William Kreisberg, Kenneth and Amy Krupsky, Roselin and Edward J. Lenkin, Joan Bialek and Louis Levitt, Johannah and Jeremiah Lowin, Ellen and Gary Malasky, Meredith Margolis and Gary Goodweather, Ellen and Ken Marks, Alyson Meyers, Carl and Undine Nash, Sherry and Louis Nevins, Lisa SchreiberJawer, Kathy and Thomas Raffa, Ratner Family Foundation, Renay and Bill Regardie, Toni A. Ritzenberg, Joan and Barry Rosenthal, Debra and Jonathan Rutenberg, Lynn and John Sachs, Charlotte and Hank Schlosberg, Sanford Schwartz / The Schwartz Family, Andrew Schwartzberg, Tomer and Leah Shoval, Richard Solloway, Manny Strauss and Betsy Karmin, Katherine and Thomas Sullivan, Linda Greenberg and Tac Tacelosky, United Way of the National Capital Area, Marcia and Ira Wagner, Matthew Watson, Judith Weintraub, Joan Wessel, Eric Zelenko, Margot and Paul Zimmerman

$1,000 - $2,499

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Malasky, Barbara and Steven Mandel, Mark Meltzer, Rona and Allan Mendelsohn, Jeff Menick, Kit Gage and Steven Metalitz, Joy Midman, Sara Cormeny and Peter Miller, Shirlee Ornstein, Glenna and David Osnos, Dori Phaff and Dan Raviv, Natalie Ram, Renay and Bill Regardie, Carol Risher, Melinda and Robert Robbins, June Rogul, Steven M. Rosenberg and Stewart C. Low III, Marcia and James Rosenheim, Daryl Roth, Sharon Russ and David Rubin, Beth Sackler and Jeffrey Cohen, Janis and Philip Schiff, Betsy Schuman Dodek and Samuel Dodek, Beverly and Harlan Sherwat, Rachel Shnider and Tim Preotle, Lara Flint and Michael Steinig, Margaret Hahn Stern and Stephen Stern, Tabard Corporation, Deborah Tannen and Michael Macovski, Stanley Tempchin, The Holton-Arms School, The Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation, Rita and David Trachtenberg, Lori and Les Ulanow, Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman, Susan Willens, Deborah and Dov Zakheim, Rory and Shelton Zuckerman Due to space limitations, only donors of $1,000 or more are listed. The DCJCC would like to thank all of our donors for their support.

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Elizabeth Berry

Marion Ein Lewin

Rose Cohen, President

Kenton Campbell

Emma Levine

Stephen Kelin, Senior Vice President

Deborah Carliner

Stewart Manela

Norm Rich, Vice President

Nora Dweck-McMullen

Jack Moskowitz

Eric Zelenko, Treasurer

Ginny Edlavitch

Alyson Myers

Meredith Margolis, Secretary

Myrna Fawcett

Melanie Franco Nussdorf

Mark Hunker, Vice President

Lois Fingerhut

Kelly Ratner

Sid Moskowitz, Vice President

Barbara Gervis

Sharon Russ

Arnold Polinger, Vice President

Dina Gold

Jonathan Rutenberg

Debra Goldberg

Michael Salzberg

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Rhea Schwartz

Janet Abrams

Jill Granader

Michael Singer

Barbara Abramowitz

Ellen Kassoff Gray

Tina Small

Patty Abramson

Jonathan Grossman

Diane Abelman Wattenberg

Joseph A. Baldinger

Tamara Handelsman

Susan J. Wedlan

Jennifer Bradley

Daniel Hirsch

Carolyn Wolfe

Michele G. Berman

Amos Hochstein

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