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2017 ANNUAL REPORT

Investing in the future of our Jewish

community since 1972.

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Welcome to the Jewish Community Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report. We hope you will take some time to review this document and

appreciate some of the truly extraordinary activity taking place in our community.

Our work helps to ensure that the Jewish community of today will be sustained for future generations. We had a successful year in

working towards that goal. The Foundation finished 2017 with $55 million in assets under management. New contributions to the

Foundation in 2017 exceeded $8 million, and grants from discretionary and donor directed funds provided more than $4.8 million in

charitable support locally, nationally, and in Israel. All that we do is possible only because of you — our volunteer leaders, our donors,

and our professional team.

The Jewish Community Foundation grew in other important ways as well. We launched our small grants program in August to respond

more efficiently to the needs of the local Jewish community, and in 2017, awarded nine small grants totaling $16,000. We made security

grants for the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, and responded nationally with Hurricane Relief funding.

Together with our twelve local partners, we celebrated the success of the second year of LIFE & LEGACYTM, which secured more than 600

end-of-lifetime financial commitments with an estimated future value of nearly $22.3 million – helping secure the future prosperity of our

local Jewish community.

We are grateful to everyone who has placed their trust in the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix. Thank you for your

support, for allowing us to help fulfill your charitable goals and manage your philanthropic legacy, and for sharing our vision of a vibrant,

enduring Jewish community.

Richard KasperPresident andChief Executive Officer

Robert Roos Board Chair

Since 1972, the

Jewish Community Foundation

has been helping people support

the Jewish and secular causes that

are important to them. We provide

resources to make the community’s

vision a reality and we respond

to emergencies facing the Jewish

people. The Jewish Community

Foundation is the largest resource

for Jewish philanthropy in Greater

Phoenix. We have earned the trust

of our donors and the community

of professional advisors -

attorneys, estate planners, trust

officers, insurance professionals,

accountants and financial advisors

- who work with us to help donors

achieve their charitable and

financial goals.

Our MissionBuilding a permanent source of

financial support for a vibrant,

enduring Jewish community.

A Message from the Foundation Leadership

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Table of Contents

A Message from the Foundation Leadership ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1

2017 Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3-4

Enriching our Community and Israel through Grantmaking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5-7

• Fund for Jewish Philanthropy

• Field of Interest Funds

• Supporting Community Needs

• Breakdown of All Grants

LIFE & LEGACYTM ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8-10

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11-12

• B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program

Tree of Life Society ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13-14

Giving Life to the Future .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15-16

• Endowment Book of Life

Donor Profiles ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17-18

• Helen Pezdirtz, z”l

• Eva Hubschman, z”l

Setting the “PACE” .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19

• Harold and Jean Grossman PACE Society

Forward Thinkers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20-24

• Donor Advised Funds

• B’nai Tzedek Funds

• Charitable Gift Annuities

• Designated and Field of Interest Funds

• LOJE and PACE

• Agency and Synagogue Funds

• Fund for Jewish Philanthropy

Grantee Highlights ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25

Supporting Community Needs ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26

Investment Performance ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27

Foundation Financials .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28

The Foundation of the Foundation .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29

• JCF Board of Directors, Committees & Professionals

Memberships and Affiliations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30

Concert pianist Mona Golabek performed her book “The Children of Willesden Lane”, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. It is the poignant story of her mother’s courageous escape at age 14, from Nazi-controlled Austria on the Kindertransport, her new life at the Willesden Lane Orphanage in England and her dreams of becoming a pianist. A JCF grant to the Phoenix Holocaust Survivors’ Association and Generations After provided funding for her performance and the Willesden Reads program, which incorporates the book in lesson plans for middle school, high school and college students.


345 This year’s Annual Tax and Legal Seminar, with speaker Sam Donaldson, garnered a record number of attendees.

2017 Highlights

JCF made grants totaling more than $4.8 million and closed nearly

$8.2 million in new gifts, an increase of nearly $2 million

over the prior year.

$4.8 Million in Grants$55 Million in Assets

November

August

December

The Jewish Community Foundation finished 2017 with $55 million in assets under management.

October

Hurricane Relief Fund When a series of deadly hurricanes swept through the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean, the Foundation utilized grant funding to help JFNA’s disaster relief campaign. The Foundation matched every gift made to the JFNA’s emergency disaster relief campaign through the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix up to $20,000. “It would have been easy to simply send a $20,000 check to the Federation, but the Foundation wanted to involve the Valley’s Jewish community in the fundraising effort,” according to Rich Kasper, JCF President and CEO.

Campus Security Grant $45,000The Foundation approved two grants totaling $45,000 for campus security at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, a portion of which will

specifically enhance safety for students, staff and parents at Pardes Jewish Day School.

The Foundation launched its Small Grants Process, which allows local organizations to apply for grants of up to $5,000 on a rolling basis. Created to simplify applications and expedite funding, this new process allows the Foundation to be more responsive to the community’s time-sensitive needs and opportunities. Successful applicants may receive funding in a matter of weeks rather than months.

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New BoardThe Foundation elected attorney Robert Roos as its new chair, in addition to two new board members and a new slate of officers. Roos is a partner in the law firm of Lewis

Roca Rothgerber Christie and has been a member of the Jewish Community Foundation Board of Directors since 2012. Newly elected board members are Neil Goldstein and Jake Miller. Goldstein is a retired investment professional with extensive volunteer leadership experience. Miller is a junior at Brophy College Preparatory, who has served on the Foundation’s grants committee and has been a member of the JCF Youth Philanthropy Board since 2015.

MayLIFE & LEGACY“The happiest people are people who know they are living lives that have meaning beyond themselves. Live beyond your own life. Live as a good ancestor. Be a spark to those you will never know.” – guest speaker Rabbi Steve Leder

On May 9th, nearly 200 community members joined together to celebrate exceeding LIFE & LEGACY’s year 2 goal and the 12 new signers who added their pages to the Endowment Book of Life.

JuneDiscretionary grants benefit the Jewish community locally and abroadThe Foundation awarded 2017 discretionary grants, totaling $218,327, to benefit the Jewish community locally and in Israel, through the unrestricted Fund for Jewish Philanthropy, the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund and field of interest funds.

November

February

On Sunday, February 5th, 45 teens spent the day learning about how the root issues of poverty are being addressed in greater Phoenix and then did some hands-on volunteering, including preparing hundreds of food bags at St. Vincent de Paul.

They met leaders from Child Crisis AZ, St. Vincent de Paul and UMOM Watkins Women’s and Family Shelter, and learned how basic needs are being met locally and in Israel.

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April

Children received need-based camp scholarships, totaling $61,102, made possible by a grant from the Molly Blank Fund and the Jack Bromfield, Kenneth Maltenfort and Labe Eric Targovnik endowment funds, housed at the Jewish Community Foundation. The majority of funds support Jewish overnight camp.

As part of the day-long Tikkun Olam tour, teens toured Crisis Nursey with Jodi Stoken to learn how children are cared for and educated by this agency.

Rabbi Steve Leder invites the audience to be a spark at our L’Chaim celebration.

Bnai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy GrantsThe Bnai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Board awarded five grants, locally and in Israel, to programs addressing the root issues of poverty.

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Enriching our Community and Israel through Grantmaking

The Foundation’s grantmaking program plays a crucial role in the community, providing seed money for programs and services that may not come to fruition without grant support. The Foundation awarded $218,327 in discretionary grants through its competitive grants process, with an additional $45,000 through reserve and off-cycle funding, totaling $263,327.

Fund for Jewish Philanthropy Grants - Local Community

Bureau of Jewish Education (fiscal agent), $7,500Wise Aging: Based on the book Wise Aging, this collaborative adult learning program is offered in a variety of settings including the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, synagogues and senior facilities across the Valley -- including Tempe, Paradise Valley, Phoenix and Sun City. With the guidance of a trained facilitator, groups of 10-12 seniors explore the many opportunities, as well as issues, of aging.

Bureau of Jewish Education, $3,250School Enrichment Project: Funding provides training for Hebrew teachers from early childhood, day school and religious schools in Hebrew through Movement, a language acquisition strategy.

East Valley Jewish Community Center, $10,000Teen Leadership Program: This 10-month leadership training program for up to 10 Jewish teenagers, selected from EVJCC teens, Temple Emanuel, Temple Beth Shalom, BBYO, and unaffiliated youth, encompasses specific aspects of leadership with a Jewish lens.

Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, $25,000Security Grant: Following the grant cycle, the Foundation approved $25,000 in reserve funding for a security grant to the Valley of the Sun JCC. This was for hard and soft security costs for the campus, including communication upgrades, wall and barrier enforcement and upgrades, and personnel changes to security and the front desk.

Jewish Community Foundation, $25,075Discretionary Reserve: Funding from the discretionary reserve may be used for requests that are cultivated or solicited by the Foundation outside of the annual grant cycle, or for responses to emergencies, man-made or natural disasters affecting the Jewish community.

Jewish Community Relations Council, $20,000Infrastructure Support: Start up support to allow the JCRC to get the necessary systems up and running, including ramping up programs, database management, communications, web development and other tools that will be required for daily successful operations.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service, $20,000Creative Aging: This national initiative is based on studies showing that older adults live longer and better if actively involved in the arts. Classes for adults age 60 and over include: readers’ theatre, dance, vocal music, creative writing, and visual arts, and is offered at four or more locations throughout the Valley.

Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, $20,000JFNA Disaster Relief Grant: This $20,000 challenge grant enabled the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix to raise an additional $20,000 for the emergency campaign, created in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. 100% of funds were directed to the Jewish Federations of North America, and in turn, they used 100% of the fund to help the hurricane victims.

The Creative Aging Chorus, part of JFCS’ Creative Aging program, prepares for their first concert at Temple Chai.

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Moishe House, $4,019 (including $3,019 from the Max Schlissel Jewish Education Fund) Cultivating Knowledgeable and Experienced Emerging Jewish Leaders Through Immersive Training Experiences: Funding to enable 12 or more young adults to attend Moishe House Learning and Leadership Retreats and the annual conference, which provides them with specific ritual and programmatic skills that they can take back to our community to help engage young adults.

Phoenix Holocaust Survivors’ Association/Generations After, $15,000Focus on the Holocaust: A dedicated day during SCC’s Genocide Awareness Week: As part of Scottsdale Community College’s 2018 Genocide Awareness Week, Mona Golabek will perform her one-woman show, The Children of Willesden Lane, which originated as a book about her mother, a Holocaust survivor from Austria who was saved by the Kindertransport. Educators will be provided the tools to incorporate the book, which has inspired thousands through the Willesden Reads program, into their curriculum for middle school, high school and college levels; and synagogues and community organizations will host book discussions across the Valley.

West Coast NCSY, $10,000Jewish Student Union Culture Clubs: JSU clubs provide Jewish teens an educational experience focusing on issues of Jewish pride, identity, social justice, and connection to Israel. JSU Club meetings take place during the schools’ lunchtime breaks, and have the added draw of serving kosher lunch without charge. This grant will enable JSU to open one new club at a school in the Greater Phoenix area.

Yeshiva High School, $10,000College Guidance and Counseling for High School: Funding to engage a college and guidance counselor to help students make informed educational choices and assist students in college readiness. Activities include arranging AP classes and tests; creating dual enrollment courses with community colleges; advising and arranging online college credit courses; informing students and parents of scholarship opportunities; and one-on-one appointments with students.

Fund for Jewish Philanthropy Grants – Israel

Adva Center, $6,750Negev Forum of Women Business Leaders: To address the unique needs of women of the Negev and particularly their lack of economic power and limited potential for socio-economic advancement, this project involves training and mentoring a group of 60 local women who own and operate small businesses in 20 communities.

Arab Jewish Community Center, $9,000Wages of Change: This socio-economic community initiative will increase Arab female employment rates and create a more inclusive, gender-equal and financially thriving Jaffa. The program will recruit 90 unemployed Arab women, particularly those who do not hold a high school diploma, aged 18-30, to participate in a 10-month professional training and certification course certified by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality.

Be-Atzmi, $6,750Mifne for Haredi Families in Israel: A program tailored to the overlooked needs of the Haredi community that will provide an easily adaptable platform which addresses male workforce integration and provides training to enable Haredi women to remain in the workforce following their husband’s integration. The program also provides counseling to help the couples understand their financial situation, and help deal with the emotional strain of vocational and financial changes on family life.

Chaparral High School JSU Club. JSU clubs provide Jewish teens with an educational experience focusing on issues of Jewish pride, identity, social justice, and connection to Israel – all during the school’s lunch breaks.

Moishe House participants learn the meaning behind the holiday and various ways to celebrate at a Sukkot cooking and gardening retreat.


Hillel - the Right to Choose, $6,750Support for Former Haredi Single Mothers in their New Beginning: Hillel provides support and resources designed to help these women triumph over integration challenges, effectively serve their families and achieve financial independence. Program components include housing assistance, mentorship, psychological counseling, empowerment workshops, cultural and educational activities.

IT Works, $6,750 Securing Israel’s Future through Employment: Developed with the National Insurance Institute, this program enables young adults at risk from social and geographic peripheries to enter the hi-tech industry. This new implementation in Karmiel will target 20-25 young adults from the region with a background of multi-generational poverty, new immigrants, single mothers and others from marginalized and low-income populations, unemployed or working at minimum wage “dead-end” jobs.

Job Katif, $13,673 (includes $1,734 from the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund)Achotenu (means both “our sister” and “our nurse”), an Ethiopian Nurses Training Program: This program assists young adults from the Ethiopian community gain acceptance into nursing studies on the basis of culturally compatible criteria, so they can find stable employment, break out of poverty and integrate into Israeli society. Achotenu provides academic, emotional and financial assistance to empower students to succeed.

Turning the Tables, $6,750Yotsrot Atid (Women Creating a Future) - Vocational Training for Women Exiting the Cycle of Prostitution: Offered free of charge to women exiting prostitution, this year-long vocational training program encompasses weekly sewing classes and psychological counseling. Most participants have never studied or succeeded in attaining a profession. Offered in collaboration with the Israeli Social Security office, the courses are formatted in an upward scale of complexity and skill, and participants receive a stipend for their participation.

Women’s Spirit, $9,000Crossing the Street: This community-focused, long-term program provides women with the tools, knowledge and support to help them break free from violence and build a safe and independent life. The program includes: employment skills workshops, mentoring/coaching by trained volunteers, small business training for independent business owners, professional skills trainings, computer/language courses, financial literacy, and job placement.

Field of Interest Funds

Jewish Women’s Endowment FundMavoi Satum, $15,000Justice for All PLUS: The project encompasses: legal representation in civil and rabbinical courts for Jewish women trapped in unwanted marriages; legislative initiatives; and appeals to the Supreme Court as tools to change the rabbinical court system, helping women attain their get, and protect their rights.

Physically Disadvantaged Children’s Fund, $2,446Gesher Disability ResourcesSummer Camp Inclusion Resources: To enable children with special needs to attend typical day camp programs.

Paul Vermes Endowment for Disabled Youth in Israel, $10,614Shekel Community Services for People with Special NeedsMedical Supervision at Hettena Day Center, a residential home for severely developmentally disabled children.

Job Katif’s next cohort of 23 Achotenu students who have begun their Mechina (preparatory) studies, photographed with the Head of the Nursing School and Mechina staff. Achotenu, an Ethiopian Nurses Training Program, helps young adults from the Ethiopian community gain acceptance into nursing studies on the basis of culturally compatible criteria.

Models from all walks of life, sizes, ages, and backgrounds, including Yael Huldai, wife of Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, wore fashions designed and produced by women participants in Turning the Tables’ Yostrot Atid, a program for women rehabilitating from prostitution.


All 12 LIFE & LEGACY partners received $10,000 incentive grants for reaching their year two goals.

In their second year of the four-year LIFE & LEGACYTM program, our 12 partners listed on the next page are well on their way to securing their organization’s futures. Launched in 2015 in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the program provides training and incentive grants to our local partners.

LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors, and integrate legacy giving into the charitable culture of the Jewish community. The program enabled

our partners to secure 50 or more end-of-lifetime gifts, which are held and invested as permanent endowments by the Jewish Community Foundation.

On May 9th, our community joined together in celebration of exceeding our year 2 goal by securing 628 legacy commitments and all teams received their second $10,000 incentive grant. To make a legacy commitment for any of our Jewish community partners, contact the organization or the Jewish Community Foundation.

LIFE & LEGACY - Securing our community’s financial future through endowment building and end-of-lifetime giving




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Our community is indebted to the following individuals who have made commitments with an estimated value of $22.3 million through our local LIFE & LEGACY program:

LIFE & LEGACY

LIFE & LEGACY PARTNERS:

Ann & Andrew AbrahamCarol & Charles AbramsMichelle & Ethan AbramsJudy Ackerman & Richard EpsteinSue & David AdattoHannah & Philip AdelmanTami & Steve AdelmanTova J. Adelman & Naomi GilbertLeslye & Michael AlexanderBillie Sue & Earl Douglas AllenClaire* & Julius Altman Nichole & Mike ArkoLore & Leo Baer*Gail & Michael BaerKaren & Alan BakstDaron & Ron* Barness Dr. Kenneth & Barbara BatkoLawrence Bell & Tracey Leonard

Arizona Jewish Historical Society Congregation Or Tzion East Valley Jewish Community Center Hillel at ASU Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix/Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center Jewish Family & Children’s Service Jewish Free Loan Jewish Genetic Diseases Center Pardes Jewish Day SchoolTemple ChaiTemple Emanuel of Tempe Temple Kol Ami

Dr. Linda BenaderetMichele BenceAdrian & Ira BendickCynthia & Allen* BenedictTricia & Andy BeranDebbie Berkowitz & Gary WeissTeri BermanAmy & Robert J. BessenRabbi Michael Beyo & Karolyn BengerDorothy A. & Michael R. BlaireDiane & Frank L. BlakeCarmela & Michael Jay BlankIlene & Alan* BlauKimberly & Aaron BlauDeborah & Gary BlynKeelan & Jonathan BodowCindy & Adam Brooks and FamilyNancy & Zach BrooksFredi Brown & Howard TreshanskyLaura Burpee AustinKaren & Jay BycerElly & Matthew BycerRabbi Micah CaplanPaula & Salvatore CaputoWendy & David CarriereChloe CarriereTamara & Bryan CederbaumRabbi Mari Chernow & Kara ThielemanElaine & Sidney CohenAndrea & Gregory CohenDanielle & Joshua CohenJoyce R. CohenVicki & Roger CohenShelley CohnBarbara Colby*Francine ColesCurwin Family FoundationLawrence M. CutlerLynda R. & Kenneth B. Diamond

Marnie & Harvey DietrichJanice & Dean DinnerDrachler FamilyDolly & Steve*DraizinCynthia Serbin-DuBrow & Edward DuBrow, MDDiane & John EcksteinPaul & Flo EcksteinKeri & Tim EcksteinAnnRita EdelbergJudy M. & David EfronAnita W. EisenhartEllen & Lee EisinbergLisa & Gary ElbogenNancy EngelbergDee & Jay EpsteinPatti EvansParents of the East Valley JCC PreschoolNancy Ruth Feiges & Ike FeigesAlison & Michael FeinbergRachel & Jay FeitlingerDiana & Mark FeldmanSusan & Ira FeldmanMarcia FiedlerJudy & Julian FineSusie & Fred FingerhutDeborah & Lee FinkelRegina FischerLory & Ron FischlerKatherine & Allan FladerDani & Rich FoxPaulette FraenkelTodd Franks & Nancy BodinetDavid R. FrazerMeri & Steve* FriedmanBarbara & Allan FriedmanJay FruchtmanMarilyn & Ken FullerLois & Randy GamielAmanda & Joseph GarciaStephanie & Morris Garfinkle

Vivian & Charles GealerNorma & Roy GealerSusan & Steven GermanLisa & Jeffrey GeyserWendi & Keith GinsbergJudi GlassGail & Jerome GlazerDeborah J. & Hirsh T. GoffmanEmily & Isaac Goffman, AEΠ Sun DevilKaren & Gary GoldbergTracy A. & Tom A. GoldmanSteven M. GoldsteinSandi & Paul GoldsteinDiana & Kenneth GometzNaomi W. & David A. GoodellAllison GoozhAviva & Tomas GornyCarrol GottfriedWalter G. GrayKim & Evan GreenDeeann GriebelDanielle Breslow Gross & Benjamin GrossAviva & Harvey GrossGary GroveAnita & Jerome GutkinSusan & Nestor GuzmanStephen HaasLori & Marty HabererCheryl F. & Stanley M. HammermanBarbara Harel & Ronald BlauMaggie & Jonathan HauerMaralyn B. & Michael HauerLorrie HendersonJudy & Jeff HerzRick HeumannRachel & Jonathan HofferHelen HoldenSylvia & Irving* HorwitzAmy & Brian HummellAmy & Alan Issacson

Randi & Alan JablinJay J. JacobsStephanie & Frank JacobsonCarol L. & Norman S. JanoffBonnie Kabin & Steve WeitzenkornPaul KaczurLynn & Larry KahnDebbie Yunker Kail & Ben KailLisa K. KaiserShari & Irwin KanefskyHannah KaplanDena Morris KaufmanArthur KernMel Kessler & Gail FisherMartha Kimes & Joseph R. MillerRandi & Barry KipnisJanet & Jesse KleinMartin S. Klemes*Michelle & Bryan KortNina & Michael KotinDonna & Joel KramerAndrea & Dan KravetsNancy & Robert KravetzLauren & Simon KreisbergerGary L. KritzbergBerta & Bernard Kritzer*Burton Kruglick*Kimberly & Norm KurSue & Neal KurnSue & Mark LandyArlene & Michael* LanesVeronica & Eddie LangeHana & Franklin LangeSherry & Marc LatoChu & Stuart LazarRoberta & Jim LazarzJennifer & William LeGrandMarshall A. LehmanScott G. LentinTracy Leonard-WarnerLouise LeverantPamela Levin


Selma A. LevinSharon Lewis & Mayor ShankenAndrea & Jerry LewkowitzBarbara Lewkowitz & Geoffrey GonsherDennie & Efram LieberHelen & Martin S. LockeAileen M. Louik & Arnold MaltzIrene & Donald* LubinBarbara & Roger LurieTracey & Larry LytleRisa & Bruce MallinJoan & Lawrence MarcusEmma & Jayson MatthewsSandee & Bill McClellandJudy & Harvey MedressIrene & E. David* MetzRobert MezaVicki & Lewis MilesStephanie & Jeffrey MindlinAndi & Sherman* MinkoffNancy & Larry MoffittRosalynd MonahanDonna MoogLinda & Les MoskowitzStacy & Michael MoskowitzIlana Myerson & Brett MarkusenKimberly & Matthew NadlerBruce L. Nager*Karen & Robert Nagle Family FoundationMarti & Stephen NathanElaine & Richard NelsonCarol & Joe NewmanSusan & Stephen OchsBeth OlsonSally OscherwitzDiane & Steve OzerThe Packer Family TrustFelicia & Glenn PahnkeDawn* & Burton PaleySharon & Howard Paley

Brenna & Jonah ParanskySuzanne ParelmanRabbi Albert*, Sylvia*, Janis & Debra* PlotkinFrieda PollackAnn & Mel PolunskyRandee & Shlomo Pri-TalEdward M. QuenRachel & Elliot RabinovichJennifer & John RawiczJanet ReesReneé & Charles ReidheadJocelyn RichardsFrancine A. RichterSandra & Seymour RifePollye & Mike RohrHarriet & Gil RosenRabbi Tracee & Keren Rosen-GoldbergCyndi & Jamie Rosenthal and FamilyIn Memory of Judith & Myron RosenthalMuriel Ross*Heather & Mitchell RossSaraRuth RossowSusie & Bob RothBarbara & Melvyn RothmanSari Roth-RoemerLois RubinFran & Al SachsEllen SacksMichaela H. SafadiKaren T. ScatesJoel SchallerThe Honorable David & Rosemary Schapira Rabbi Martin & Roberta ScharfDr. Janet K. ScheerJean & Dean ScheinertSusan & Jeffrey SchesnolRabbi Jeremy & Rachel Schneider

Sara & Evan SchneiderDonald Schon, MD & Esther Chana SchonEllie SchwartzbergJennifer & Steven SchwarzTracy & Marc SchwimmerHoward SckolnikJoseph SegalEnid & Michael SeidenBruce SelinSusan & Mark SendrowCheryl & David SenkforDr. Richard* & Ann ShachtmanNedda ShafirBernard S. ShapiroDr. Cory A. ShapiroRabbi Dean Shapiro & Haim AinsworthGrant ShapiroKarla & Ira ShapiroRobin Ross ShawSandy & Lee ShedroffTina & Irwin SheinbeinSheryl & Joel ShermanLorraine & Mark ShwerNancy & Stuart Siefer Nona & Mickey SiegelLaurel & Arnold SigelJudy & Allen SilbermanBarbara & Barrett SilverSusan & Brent D. SilverCantor Raina & William SinclairBrad SingerEdna Ora-Sitelman & Arthur SitelmanMarcia G. Lobock SolochekBethany & Jay SpectorPauline & Paul StamanClara D. Stander*Susan A. & Paul E. StanderJennifer Starrett & Eldad HananyaRandie & Lee Stein

Jack Stelling*Nancy StutmanKimberly SubrinDarlene & Robert SutzBerry & Errol SweetKaren & Steve TepperMary & David TesslerRobin & Robert TrickDonna & Rudy TroisiStu TurgelFred WabnikJanette & Stuart WachsRuth E. WachsBeth WaldingerMartin WaldingerRichard WaldingerRachel WallachAndrea & Michael WaxmanElaine Waxman & Bob SegelbaumNE & PS WechslerMarcia & Max* WeisbergJill & Lee WeissHenny WeissJanet O. WeissMindy & Todd WeissThea WeissLeesa & George WeiszJosh Wertlieb & Rebecca LightCindy WeschrobFreya & Ken WinsbergConstance B. WolfLisa & Rick WolfHelene & Peter WoogBonnie J. WrightRobyn D. YoungSharyn YoungerCarole & Alan ZeichickZeitzer Nach FamilyBarbara & Barry ZemelMichael R. Zent*Laura ZiffAnn & Ted Zinman

Susan R. & Mark S. ZolnoMarilyn & Joel ZolondekSharon Zolondek & Kevin WeinJudy & Howard ZweigAnonymous (66)

List as of 12/31/17 Indicates donor/couple has made legacy commitment to more than one partner organizations.* of blessed memory

Mayan, now seven, joined Hettena School/Day Center three years ago, brought from a rehabilitative kindergarten where she was found to be completely uncommunicative and inactive. Dr. Rima and the staff, recognized that her motor coordination and muscular ability were intact and that she possessed the cognitive and emotional ability to walk. After almost a year of work, Mayan is walking everywhere and she also communicates with an ipad. Funded by a Foundation grant, Hettena provides medical supervision for children ages 4-21 with severe disabilities.


Since 2008, the Youth Philanthropy board has granted

$134,650 to organizations in our local community and Israel.

Each year, Youth Philanthropy Board members decide how they want to

engage their Jewish values to improve our community. Board Members:

• Learn about community needs

• Debate issues and vote on a mission statement for funding

• Conduct site visits with local non-profit organizations

• Vote on grants and decide how best to award $10,000

• Develop as leaders within the Jewish community

Meet awesome Jewish teens from around the Valley

Ethiopian National Project, $1,166Scholastic Assistance Program: Support for middle and high school students in an after-school program for Ethiopian Jewish immigrant children in the low-income community of Be’er Sheva.

Meir Panim, $1,000TikvaHope Ben Gurion Neighborhood Youth Club: To create an after- school enrichment program within a converted bomb shelter serving children from socioeconomically disadvantaged homes in Sderot.

Circle the City, $3,000General Operating Support: This non-denominational organization provides healthcare, shelter and counseling services to homeless individuals in Phoenix. Its goal is to move people from crisis to stability.

Family Promise, $2,826General Operating Support: Safe shelter, food, case management, counseling, education, life-skills training, employment support, housing assistance, and on-going enrichment programs with the goal of helping each family become self-sustaining. Family Promise houses families in local synagogues and churches.

Maggie’s Place, $1,000Workforce Readiness & Empowerment Program: Serving pregnant and parenting mothers by helping them attain educational and professional goals which culminate in family financial stability.

Since the program’s inception in 2005, more than 340 teens have created B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Funds.

In 2017, teens granted $4,821 to 40 different

organizations from individual funds.

They granted support to: Hurricane/disaster relief

Summer camp

scholarships

Israel

Food insecurity

Civil rights

Local congregations

Programs for individuals

with special needs

Music education

Animal welfare

BUILDING TOMORROW’S LEADERS TODAY B’nai Tzedek Strives to:• Help every Jewish teen in the community establish a charitable endowment

fund in their name.

• Empower Jewish teens to change the world through Jewish philanthropy, tzedakah and tikkun olam.

• Provide Jewish teens with skills and knowledge of Jewish sources on giving, financial literacy, and modern philanthropy.

• Help Jewish teens establish relationships with Jewish organizations in our community and abroad.

• Offer the opportunity to meet and network with other Jewish teens.

The 2017 Youth Philanthropy Board made grants to organizations addressing the root causes of poverty.

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/mentoring-young-philanthropists/




Thank you to the youth leaders who served as members of the 2016-2017

Youth Philanthropy Board

Taylor AlphabetMichaela AsherTaylor Barron

Abrie BerkowitzEthan Blyn

Dylan BrooksJordan Brooks

Max CohenAva HammerIlana Hoffer

Audrey HummellAdam Kasper

Maverick KayeHannah Miller

Jake Miller

Maia NagleElise Nochomovitz

Avery PolsterJulien Polster

Rachel PressmanJustin Quen

Zachary QuenA.J. Rosenthal

Zachary RubensteinLindsay Shugar

Noah SilverAlyssa Unell

Samara WalkerSarah WarnerJulia Winter

The B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program is redefining what it means to be a Jewish philanthropist by showing young people that they have the power to make change in the world through a personal and engaged relationship to lifelong giving. Considered a national model for youth philanthropy, this program is a tool for teens to give tzedakah, deepen their commitment to social action and be part of a program that models youth leadership.

During the Tikkun Olam tour, where teens learn about local non-profit organizations, they visited St. Vincent de Paul and learned about the vital work SVDP does to address food insecurity, unemployment and education. Then teens spent time packing emergency food bags for distribution.

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/mentoring-young-philanthropists/the-youth-philanthropy-board/

Carob Tree Annual support for the Jewish Community Foundation, $18,000 or more

The very essence of the Jewish Community Foundation is exemplified by the ancient parable of Honi and the carob tree: One day, Honi came upon a man planting a carob tree. Honi asked the man, “How long will it take for

this tree to bear fruit?” The man replied, “Seventy years.” Honi then asked, “And do you think you will live another seventy years and eat the fruit of this tree?” The man answered, “Perhaps not. But I was born into a world planted with many carob trees by my father and grandfather. Just as they planted for me, I plant for my children and grandchildren, so they can eat the fruit of these trees.”


2017 Tree of Life SocietyThe Tree of Life is the emblem of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, chosen to symbolize philanthropy’s power to support our Jewish communal life, from generation to generation.

Olive TreeAnnual support for the Jewish Community Foundation $7,200 to $17,999

The olive tree can live more than a thousand years, offering a source of shelter, sustenance and light for tens of generations. Since the time of Noah, the olive leaf has been a symbol of hope and the restoration of a peaceful world.

Molly Blank Fund

Jean Grossman

Sheila Schwartz and the

Jess & Sheila Schwartz

Family Foundation

Anonymous (2)

Cedar TreeAnnual support for the Jewish Community Foundation, $3,600 to $7,199

For more than 400 years, cedar timbers supported the structure of Jerusalem’s First Temple, and cedar panels lined its interior walls.

Diana and Mark Feldman

Friedel Family Foundation

Suzanne and Steven Hilton

Rachel and Jonathan Hoffer

Levin Family Charitable Foundation

William and Ina Levine Foundation

https://us.rbcwealthmanagement.com/fladerwealthconsultinggroup

https://blankfoundation.org/

https://hgf.org/

http://www.lodestarfoundation.org/

https://smsfinancial.net/

Fig TreeAnnual support for the Jewish Community Foundation, $500 to $999

The first tree mentioned in the

Torah after the Tree of Life and

the Tree of Knowledge, the leaves

of the fig offered protection to

the first humans. The fig tree

symbolizes prosperity during the reign of Solomon.


Palm TreeAnnual support for the Jewish Community Foundation $1,000 to $3,599

The Torah compares the life of

the tsadik (a righteous person)

to the flourishing of the palm

tree. Tsadik derives from the

same source as tzedakah

(charity, literally ‘righteousness’), the central value underlying the work

of the Jewish Community Foundation. Cynthia and Edward

Dubrow

Lory and Ronald Fischler

Victoria Harris

Richard Kasper

Sandra and Seymour Rife

R.O.I. Properties

Julee and Robert Shahon

Selma and Jerome

Targovnik

Judith and Robert Braudy

Francine Coles Family

Bradley Dimond

Diane and John Eckstein

Ellen and Lee Eisinberg

Sharona and Daniel Feller

Pnina Levine and Alan Gold

Joyce and Neil Goldstein

Michelle and Bryan Kort

Matthews, Gold, Kennedy

and Snow

Deborah and Paul Miller

Robert Roos

Esther and Donald Schon

Gerald Weiner

Weiner Insurance

Barbara and Barry Zemel

Anonymous (2)

Just as the Jewish Community Foundation supports the life of our community, the daily work of the Jewish Community Foundation would not be possible without the support of our donors, whose generosity we recognize in the following categories of our Tree of Life Society.

Wise Aging participants from groups across the Valley, had the oppor-tunity to come together to share their experiences of their year-long journey.

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/tree/


Giving Life to the Future Endowment Book of Life 2017 Signers

The Endowment Book of Life contains the personal statements of those individuals or businesses who have established or have promised to create a permanent

endowment through the Jewish Community Foundation to ensure a strong and vibrant Jewish community for future generations. These statements reflect the values, hopes and visions for the future of our Jewish community. When bound together, the pages serve as a philanthropic archive for future generations.

Click here to view the Endowment Book of Life pages.

Shelley CohnCindy and Adam Brooks Family

Edward Quen Marilyn and Joel Zolondek

Carol and Norm JanoffSimon and Natalie Eisenberg

Linda Benaderet

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/endowment-book-of-life/





ABLE Financial GroupJudy Ackerman & Richard EpsteinWendy & Ian AckermanHannah & Philip AdelmanHelaine & Mitchell AdlerRabbi Louis & Rebecca Barish*Ted Barkin & Dr. Roberta Richards*Daron & Ron* Barness Barbara & Kenneth BatkoAnn BaumrindSandy & Harvey BelferLinda BenaderetKendra & Benjamin BenedictElaine & Joel BernickBeatrice Bernstein*Paula and Stuart BiliackRabbi Mark & Fredda BismanCarmela & Michael Jay BlankPhillip Block*Lainy & Ron BookbinderMim & Mel BottnerSandy & Mark BregmanJack Bromfield*Cindy & Adam Brooks and FamilyVirginia & Jack Brooks*Karen & Jay BycerVicki & Howard CabotSheila CascadeGeorge CohenRenee & Lawrence* CohenSue & Joseph (Rich) CohenBeth Cohn & Alan EnglishShelley CohnFrancine ColesSheila & Milton* CorwinMona & Sol* CrandellAda & Charles Creighton*Bradley DimondToni Smeltzer Dusik & Larry* SmeltzerDiane & John EcksteinMax Effron*Judy M. & David EfronCorinne Ehrlich*Natalie & Simon EisenbergAnn EliscuJudith Engelman & Harry RubinoffDee & Jay EpsteinEvelyn & Ralph* B. FefferAvi FellerJonathan FellerSharona & Daniel FellerJess Finerman*Lory & Ron Fischler

Jeannette R. Flom*Sandy FoxSharyn & Stuart FrankelDavid & Joan* FrazerPhyllis & Leonard Friedel*Cheryl Hintzen-Gaines & Ira GainesReda & Ronald GarlikovLinda & Steve GeringerYvette Gilburne*Barbara Gold & Mark Jones Leslie & Richard GoldmanRabbi Rafael GoldsteinNaomi W. & David A. GoodellDottie & Murray GoodmanMarcia & Norman GoodmanJudi & Robert* GottschalkJoan Blau GrossThelma & Jerry* GrossJean & Harold* GrossmanHelen & Stephen GubinAnita & Jerome GutkinSusan & Nestor GuzmanCheryl F. & Stanley M. HammermanBarbara Harel & Ronald BlauSharlene D*. & Irwin HarrisVictoria Corwin HarrisSandraLou & Harold* HatkoffAdrien HerzbergPeggy & Neil HillerBenée Hilton-SpiegelI. Jerome HirschJudith & Phillip Hirsch*Rachel & Jonathan HofferNorma & Elliott* HoffmanNancy & Murray HollenbergPenny & Arnold HorwitchEva Hubschman, Ph.D.*Randi & Alan JablinStephanie & Frank JacobsonCarol L. & Norman S. JanoffBonnie Kabin & Steve WeitzenkornShari & Irwin KanefskyCarolyn & Morris KaplanSue & Robert* KaratzRichard KasperShirlee & Earl Katz*Dena Morris KaufmanDavid Kazan*Ellen & Marc KelmanLeo Kelman*Elaine & Rudolph* KirschnerTrudy & Mark* KleinElaine & Ted Kort

Michelle & Bryan KortDonna & Joel KramerNancy & Robert KravetzKaren Glaser Kravitz & Kenneth KravitzBobbi* & Neal KurnMarlene & Lanny LahrWendy & Wayne LaskinJudy & Nathan LauferLisa & Nelson LernerAnne Leventhal*Eleanor and Fred* LeveySheri & Tom LevinPnina Levine & Alan GoldKelly LiebSeema & Herbert* ListonIrene & Donald* LubinRabbi Alicia Magal & Itzhak MagalRisa & Bruce MallinSylvia Mallin*Recky MaltenfortBarbara Mark DreyfussIrene & E. David* MetzPhyllis & Leonard MillerSusan & Herbert MillerElaine & Leonard Millman*Andi & Sherman* MinkoffShannon & Keith MishkinEsta & Robert MitchellNancy & Larry MoffittMarilyn & David* MorrisBeverly & Alfred MutchnikErika Schupak Neuberg & Steven NeubergCarol & Joe NewmanHarriet NewmanAileen* & Meyer OsofskyMarvin Patack*Annette & Irvin Pearlstein*Ruth Pearson*Helen Pezdirtz*Daniel Pollack*Edward M. QuenRabbi David & Odette RebiboAdam Redleaf in Memory of Jonathan WeinbergerHoneyLou & Morris* ReznikSandra & Seymour RifeLaurie & Gary RingelAnn Ritt*Ruth Marks Rosen*Verne & Morley RosenfieldCyndi & Jamie Rosenthal and FamilyJoan Roth*

We thank those who have signed their page for inclusion in the Endowment Book of Life.

Maddy L. RothSheldon RothSusie & Bob RothDale & Nate SachsFran & Al SachsRabbi Martin & Roberta ScharfLois & Steve ScheinerDiane & Arnold* SchoenDiane & Aaron ScholarDonald Schon, MD & Esther Chana SchonClaire & Seymour SchonwetterElaine & Saul SchreiberLenore & Eugene* SchupakCecille & Mark SchwartzRana & Joseph SchwartzSheila SchwartzWinkie & Ethan SchwartzRuth & Edward Schwarz*Carol & Ken SeidbergJulee Landau ShahonRabbi Dean Shapiro & Haim AinsworthEllie & Donald* ShapiroTina & Irwin SheinbeinJan & Mark ShoreIrving Shuman*Sharon & Garry ShusterBarbara & Barrett SilverSara & Bob SilverWarren Silver*Edna Ora-Sitelman & Arthur SitelmanCookie* & Mark SklarClare & Milton Small

Paul Solomon*Susan A. & Paul E. StanderWayne StutzerFlorence & Sanford* SunkinBerry & Errol SweetSuzanne & Richard SwiftSelma & Jerome TargovnikMary & David TesslerRoslyn & Murray Vinnik*Susan WaldbaumAndrea & Michael WaxmanCaryll & Gerald WebnerW. David WeinerLibby & Bernie WeinerNaomi* & Gerald WeinerMarcia & Max* WeisbergHenny WeissJosh Wertlieb & Rebecca LightInez & Alexander WhiteConstance B. WolfSybil & Shelby YastrowLois & Edward ZacharyCarole & Alan ZeichickEvelyn & Leon ZeitzerZeitzer Nach FamilyBarbara & Barry ZemelLaura ZiffAnn & Ted ZinmanHadassah & Harold Ziskin*Marilyn & Joel ZolondekLois & Max* Zuckerman

Cameron Brooks adds his signature to his family’s page as his parents Cindy and

Adam look on.


Finding her way geographically could be a challenge, but Helen Pezdirtz certainly had direction when it came to how she lived her life. She lived each day making a difference and making new friends. Helen wrote in her Endowment Book of Life statement in 2010, the words of Hillel:

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me; if I am only for myself, who am I; if not now, when?” She shared: “I believe that I am obligated to take responsibility for myself and by doing so I have been in a position to give of myself through my 30 years of service at John C. Lincoln Hospital, as well as, financially assisting charity. Through my gift of time I have received a gift as well that has come back to me tenfold in terms of a ‘Helper’s High.’“

Helen felt it was important to provide for future generations through an endowment that will be ongoing. She created an endowment at the Jewish Community Foundation. Of course, her beloved John C. Lincoln Hospital was a priority, but she was not sure what other organizations to support. Her professional advisor recommended an organization and knew that firsthand experience was important. Foundation staff invited Helen to a Gesher Disability Resources Simchat Shabbat, and Helen was moved to tears when she witnessed firsthand the impact her future endowment could have for this organization and the individuals it serves.

The Helen Pezdirtz Endowment Fund benefits a variety of social services and health care organizations, including Gesher Disability Resources, Jewish Family and Children’s Service and John C. Lincoln Hospital.

At 87 years old, Helen loved walking every day, reading the newspaper, eating out, visiting with friends and a good cocktail.

According to her son Marc, “my mom was exceptionally passionate about life and consistently expressed gratitude for all that filled it. She enjoyed spending time with those who were close, volunteering, traveling, and practicing both physical and spiritual health. She had a tremendous appetite for learning and new experiences. She was one of the more intrepid people I’ve known and seldom walked away from a challenge. She also rarely passed on an opportunity to share advice or perspective.” She will be greatly missed and forever appreciated by many for her friendship, energy, wisdom and contributions to the community.

Helen Pezdirtz died on December 1, 2017.

Helen Pezdirtz, z”l

Eva Hubschman (known to her friends as “Eve”) was born in Budapest, and came to the U.S. on her father’s arm when she was 5 years old. Arriving in New York without the sponsorship of any organization, “we were on our own, with very little money, since we came over on borrowed funds,” she wrote in an article for Beautitudes. As an only child, she was always very close to her parents, especially her mother. With the exception of one cousin who lives in Israel, all of their family perished in the Holocaust.

Eve was intelligent and accomplished, having earned a master’s degree from Columbia University and a doctorate in speech pathology. She taught at Montclair State College, ran a clinic for children with speech and developmental disabilities, was a writer, and for a time, served as secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. According to her great–nephew Zev Wainberg, she was a feminist before feminism was “a thing,” and refused to give in to the idea that women do not work.

Upon retirement, she and her late husband, Dolf, moved to Phoenix in 1986. They were not wealthy, but Eve led a rich life, enjoying opera and book clubs, writing articles for “Senior Correspondent,” and the Beatitudes newsletter. She regularly attended Beth El Congregation.

Late in life, Eve inherited wealth, but claimed she never really felt that it was hers. “Eve was extraordinarily thrifty and didn’t want to spend money on herself. Her goal was to leave the majority of her money to charity,” shared Wainberg. She felt her inheritance gave her both an opportunity and an obligation to be as charitable as she wished she could have been when she was younger. With assistance from the Jewish Community Foundation, Eve established the Eva and Dolf Hubschman Endowment Fund, to provide annual support for the organizations and causes that mattered most to her during her life.

Eve was a passionate Zionist, so her endowment supports accurate reporting about Israel, pro-Israel education, and the Jewish National Fund. Many of Eve’s other favorite organizations also will receive annual contributions from her endowment fund, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ACLU Foundation, the Anti-Defamation League, Doctors Without Borders, Planned Parenthood, and Beth El Congregation.

Eve Hubschman died August 11, 2017, one month after her 97th birthday.


Eva Hubschman, z”l


Benefactors of our Future: Gifts of $2,000,000 +

Jean and Harold* GrossmanPhyllis and Leonard Friedel*Cheryl Hintzen-Gaines and Ira Gaines

Guardians of Our Heritage: Gifts of $1,000,000+

Reda and Ronald GarlikovMarlene and Lanny Lahr Claire and Seymour Schonwetter Anonymous

Protectors of Our Tradition: Gifts of $200,000+

Daron and Ron* BarnessSheila CascadeAnita and Jerome Gutkin Shari and Irwin Kanefsky Bobbi* and Neal Kurn Irene and E. David* MetzAndi and Sherman* MinkoffBetty and Newton Rosenzweig*Harry Rosenzweig*Joan Sparber Schocket and Olin Schocket Lenore and Eugene* SchupakJulee Landau ShahonBerry and Erroll SweetCaryll and Gerald Webner Inez and Alexander WhiteBarbara and Barry Zemel

Builders of Our Community: Gifts of $100,000+

Judy Ackerman and Richard Epstein

Joan Anderman*Sandra and Harvey BelferLinda BenaderetBernice and Sanford Berg*Elaine and Joel BernickMim and Mel BottnerSylvia Chase*Francine ColesMona and Sol* CrandellCorinne Ehrlich*Ann EliscuJudith Engelman Jeanette Flom*Linda and Steven Geringer Yvette* and Jack GilburneHelen GubinBenée Hilton-SpiegelDonna and Joel Kramer Judy and Nathan Laufer Ina Levine*Phyllis and Leonard Miller Nancy and Larry Moffitt Harriet NewmanAileen* and Meyer OsofskyRuth Pearson*

Sandra and Seymour Rife Ann Ritt*Verne and Morley RosenfieldJoan Roth*Maddy RothFran and Al Sachs Elaine and Saul Schreiber Sheila SchwartzSandra SheinbeinSusan WaldbaumIrene and Alan* WeinbergNaomi* and Gerald Weiner David Weiner Sybil and Shelby Yastrow

* of blessed memory as of June 15, 2018.

Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE). This list reflects Harold and Jean Grossman PACE Society members as of March 22, 2018

Setting the PACE - The Harold and Jean Grossman PACE Society

The individuals listed below have endowed or made plans to endow their Annual Gift to the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, by creating a Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE) for the Jewish Federation of at least $100,000. These generous men and women will leave a lasting legacy that will transcend generations to help the Federation and the Greater Phoenix Jewish community respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.

Donors listed on this page that have established an individual or family gift of $200,000 or more are recognized as members of the national Star of David Society of Jewish Federations of North America.

Benefactors • Guardians • Protectors • Builders

As part of JServe, a collaborative effort run in partnership with Good Deeds Day, BBYO, Repair the World and YSA’s Global Youth Service Day, B’nai Tzedek teens worked to clean and disinfect mattresses for the St. Vincent De Paul temporary homeless shelter.


Donor Advised Funds

ABLE Financial Group Michelle & Ethan Abrams Adatto Family Daniel & Tiffani Bachus Gail & Michael BaerBraden BailieMyra Baum Belfer Family Betts Family Jessica Biliack Grossman MemorialMichael & Carmela Blank FamilyB’Lev Ari- The Ari David Block FoundationRonald S. Bookbinder FamilyRichard & Laura Bricker Dr. Jack & Virginia Brooks*Sumner* & Corrine Brooks Buseck FamilyCabot Family Jared Celniker Jay ChernikoffFrancine L. Coles Samuel Brandon ColesZachary Adams ColesSheila & Milton* Corwin Crandell Family Dr. Michael & Carol Dean Paul & Flo EcksteinEllen & Lee EisinbergFallen Celniker Family Evelyn & Ralph* Feffer Jr. Richard Feldheim Ira S. & Susan B. Feldman Family Avi Feller Jonathan Feller Sharona & Daniel Feller

Allan J. Flader Esther Fogel* & Sharon Kelty*Bernard* Fogelson Family Frazer FamilyCheryl Hintzen-Gaines & Ira GainesReda & Ron Garlikov Barbara & Bruce Goldberg FamilyJoyce & Neil Goldstein Gottschalk Family Wendy & Maurice GralnekIrving* & Rita Greenberg Lynn B. Greenberg Jerry* & Thelma Gross FamilyHarold* & Jean Grossman Gubin Family Lesley & Eli Hammer Family Jonathan Harris Herrman Juda Family Benée J. Hilton Family Shari Hilton Steven J. Hilton Family Philip & Judith Hirsch* Rachel & Jonathan Hoffer Family Alan & Randi Jablin Randi Friedel JablinBernard L. & Dora D. Jacobs Memorial Donor Advised FundJewish Women’s Philanthropy Circle of ArizonaMorris & Carolyn KaplanRichard KasperDavid & Bernice Kazan*Kirschenbaum FamilyJeffrey C. & Cynthia S. KleimanBryan & Michelle Kort Family Jeffrey Charles KrasnowKur Family Neal Kurn & Sue Yaffee KurnSue Yaffee Kurn

Lanes Family Betty LeibsohnBernard & Shirley Levine Family Pnina Levine & Alan Gold William S. & Ina* Levine Steffen & Jenna Lipofsky Lodestar Jewish Robert J. LordDaniel N. Lucas Lustiger Family Stephanie & Eran Mahrer Max Mallin* Jonathan D. & Martha F. Mann Barry & Lori Markson Michels Family Lori & Adam MillerPhyllis & Leonard Miller Keith Mishkin Mitchell Family Colette & Benjamin Myers Susan Myers New Hope Partners David & Lisa Pinkus Arnold* & Elodee Portigal QAValerie & Herschel Richter Rogoff Family Abe J. RosenthalSadie Noel RosenthalAlfred D. & Frances T. Sachs FamilySteve & Diane Sandler FamilyGene* & Lenore SchupakSchon Family Jennifer & Frank Schwartz FamilyJennifer & Steven Schwarz Scult Family Dean E. Donald* & Merle Shapiro FamilyShir Hadash Pear Family

Nancy Silver Silver Family Silver Hendricks Silver PhilanthropicDaniel J. & Evelyn G. Simon SMS FinancialJay D. SteinShoshana & Robert Tancer Stu Turgel Webner Family Libby & Bernie WeinerNaomi* & Gerald Weiner Henny Weiss Barbara & Bill Weisz Family #1Barbara & Bill Weisz Family #2Barbara & Bill Weisz Family #3Dr. Alexander & Inez White Sybil & Shelby Yastrow FamilyCarole & Alan ZeichickLee Zeitouni Scholarship FundZeitzer Family Barry & Barbara Zemel Family Ann & Ted Zinman Robert M. ZinnCary* & Gail Zucker Anonymous

B’nai Tzedek Funds

Louis Aaron Simon Essig Aberg Taylor Alphabet Daniel Anderson Michael Anthony Shanice Anthony Samuel L. Aronowitz Michaela Asher Rebecca Asher

Dean Avrahami Joseph Bacal Rosalyn Bacal Dylan Bachus Emily Bachus Amy Baer David Baer Rachel Baer David Banen Louis Banen Sam Banen Max Barkley Taylor Barron Arielle Barrow Jillian Bassett Steven Bassett Madeline Beck Josh Belgrad Risa Beliak Rachel Berger Abrie Berkowitz Evan Berkowitz Seth Berkowitz Tiffany Berman Karri Bernstein Sam Bessen Austen Blackwell Aaron Blitz Samuel Blitz Ethan Blyn Kian Bobrow Miasha Bodin Michael M. Bodin Alisa Boninger Chloe Breger Francki Breger Dayna Broder Kari Broder Dylan Brooks

Forward Thinkers - Leaders in Philanthropy

For thousands of years, the Jewish people have taken responsibility for the survival and well-being of our community and the world through education, tzedakah and acts of loving kindness. We assume this responsibility for ourselves, our families and for countless others whom we will never meet, knowing that our

actions today will impact tomorrow. With heartfelt appreciation, we acknowledge the individuals, families, foundations and estates whose contributions prove that philanthropy is a powerful agent of change and indispensable to the future of our community.

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/charitable-fund-creation/

Jordan Brooks Julia Chugerman Jacob Cohen Jordan Cohen Maxwell Cohen Hannah Cooper Jared Cooper Nathaniel Cooper Zachary F. Deutsch Grace Dimond Jack Dimond Adam Dobrusin Daniel Dodell Kyle Dominy Rachel Dominy Lauren Eckstein Joshua Ellis Doug Elson Gregory Elson Nora Feinberg Andrea Ference Aaron Flegenheimer Jacob Forbes Grant Frailich Amanda Freed Jason Friedman Sarah Friedman Isaac GealerBenjamin Joseph Gelbart Julia Gellman Cole Geringer Levi Gettleman Alana Gitt Jake Gitt Jonathan Gitt Jenna Glickman Elena GoldNoah Gold Eric Goldman Jessica Goldman Jacob Goldstein Noah Goldstein Aaron Gonsher Jessica Gordon Shlomo Grafstein-Klemow Michael Groetsch Chelsea Gulinson Jacob Gulinson Alexandria Guthart Sophia Gutman Gabrielle Hafalia Ava Hammer Elexa Hammer

Haley Hammer Jaclyn Hammer Mandy Hammer Sarah M. Harris Reed Heller Eva Hilton Ilana Hoffer David Holden Audrey Hummell Damon Jung Tessa Anne Jung Ethan Kahn Gabrielle Kahn Jacob Kannel Haley Kaplan Jordan Kaplan Adam Kasper Sydney Kasper Ryan Kates Ben Kaufman Joshua Kaufman Maverick Kaye Savannah Kaye Arielle Kessler Faith Kessler Renee Kessler Joseph Klores Sage Knapp Ben Kort Katie Kort Julia KozinetsAliza Kravitz Jordan Kravitz Jonah KrellBrian F. Kur Ethan Kur Hannah Ladin Jacob Ladin Dara Lamden Gregory Lamden Nathan Landau Andrew Laufer Rachel Laven Zachary Laven Jordan Lee Daniel Leibsohn Joey Lernor Ben Leshin Andy Levin Tess Levin Zack Levin Sara Goldstein LevyBenjamin Lieb

Daniel Luber Mollie Adatto Mahler Kayla Martin Danny Marsh Jacob G. Matney Erica Mayer Emily Mackenzie Jackie Mendelson Benjamin Miller Hannah Miller Jacob Miller Jason Miller Joel Miller Madison Miller Jared Mishlove Jessica Mishlove Jordan Mishlove Shira Mizel Lauren Motzkin Leah Motzkin Molly Mychaels Aaron Nach Ben Nach Reuben Nach Arielle Nagle Maia Nagle Rachel Neuberg Simcha Newman Josh Nowak Rachael Nowak Alison Ochs Jessica Padover Lee Padover Emma Paikowsky Coby Palivathukal Ari Chaim Pantiliat Aaron Patterson Dylan Patterson Spencer Patterson Max Pernick Avery Polster Julien Polster Daniel Pressman Rachel Pressman Alexis Quen Justin Quen Samantha Quen Zachary Quen Gideon Rafal Rebecca Red Horse Adam Redleaf Rachel Redleaf Rebecca Reiben


“With my master’s degrees

from the University of Arizona, I hope to be able to study the healthcare systems of countries around the world. I am a firm

believer that a country’s greatness should be measured upon how well that country cares for its vulnerable populations, such as children, women and immigrants. If it wasn’t for the kind acts from donors such as you, I would not be able to continue pursuing my educational goals here at the University of Arizona. I have already accomplished more than I could have imagined and wish to continue educating myself to be able to use my knowledge to help those marginalized communities that are often forgotten amongst the many issues that our society faces.

Dora Valencia, JCF’s Helen and Raymond Sarocco scholarship recipient, Masters of Public Health at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.


Alex Ricciardelli Jordana Ricketts Michelle Riffer Breana Roberts Jaclyn Roberts Adin Roemer Cayla Rosenberg Danielle Rosenberg Harrison Rosenberg Annie Rosenthal Gabby Rozio Jesse Rozio Scott Rubenstein Zachary Rubenstein Aaron Sachs Ian Sachs Molly Schultz Joshua Schwartz Max Schwarz Jack Schwimmer Max Schwimmer Alex Segal Arin Segal Andrew Shalen Hannah Shanken Adam Sherman Danya Sherman Jessica Sherman Liana Sherman Lyndsi Sherman Mat Sherman Emily Shore Jacob Shore Lindsay Shugar Eden Shuster Gahl Shuster Adam Silver Evan Silver Jeffrey Silver Noah Silver Doris Lynn Singer Noah Sinykin Geoffrey Slepian Rachel Slepian Scott Slepian Ariana Sokolov Mariel Sokolov Lanni Solochek David Spiegel Liam Spiegel Eliana Grace Spierer Sari Stein

Seth Stein Addi Steinberg Joshua Steinberg Ben Stock Alex Stoken Molly Stoneman Arianne Y. Storch Emanuel Storch Julianna Storch Carly Straus Elana Straus Conner Svetly Grady Svetly Joey Svetly Jenny Swift Naomi Tasky Jordan Teitelbaum Sean Titus Sammie Toughill Zev TurnerEli Tyre Sally Tyre Emily Ulan Alyssa Unell Gennifer Unell Mitchell Victor Chloe Vitoff Jonah Wachs Leah Wachs Ben Waitkus Ben Walker Samara Walker Adin Warner Sarah Warner Gabi Wasserman Hannah Wasserman Jonathan K. Wasserman Daniel Waxman Sam Waxman Leah Weich Jake Weinbaum Justin Weinbaum Brett Weiss Dylan WeissJeremy Winkelman Julia Winter Flori Witenstein Ileyna Witenstein Matthew Witenstein Amanda Zucker

Charitable Gift Annuities

Ann EliscuSteven GoldfineMort LippmanEdward Quen Sara Ziskin

Designated & Field of Interest Funds

Judy Ackerman & Richard EpsteinHannah & Philip Adelman Arizona Jewish Historical Society Rabbi Louis & Rebecca Barish*Ted Barkin* Family Daron & Ron* Barness FamilyKennth & Barbara Batko Linda BenaderetHelen Bender*Beth El Congregation Rabbi Mark & Fredda BismanCarmen & Michael Blank Jewish Career ServicesMichael & Carmela Blank FamilyPhilip* & Sandra Block Adam & Cindy BrooksS. Jack Bromfield*Bureau of Jewish EducationKaren & Jay Bycer Stuart Charlip MemorialPriscilla & Louis CohenFrancine L. ColesCongregation Beth Israel Second CenturyCongregation Or Tzion Roy & Marcia Corwin* FamilyCRC Interfaith Mission FundAda & Charles Creighton* Michael & Carol Dean Michael & Carol Dean Teaching ExcellenceAmy & Jacob DominyEast Valley Jewish Community CenterDiane & John Eckstein Simon & Natalie EisenbergLee & Ellen EisinbergJay & Dee EpsteinRosanna Bodanis Farber MemorialSharona & Daniel Feller

Sandy Fox & Jess Finerman* in loving memory of Marcy Finerman Lewis*Sharyn FrankelDavid Frazer Joan M. Frazer Memorial Ira GainesReda & Ronald GarlikovSol & Esther Geller MemorialGesher Disability ResourcesGift of Israel Program - JCAGift of Israel Program - Pooled Barbara Gold & Mark JonesNaomi & David Goodell Murray & Dottie Goodman Gottschalk FamilyEmory & Virginia Green* Joseph & Fay Gross MemorialHarold* & Jean Grossman Israel ExperienceNestor & Susan Guzman

Harold & SandraLou HatkoffAdrien HerzbergLeo & Rita Hiller*Hillel at Arizona State University Babette Himler Adult Education MemorialBabette Himler MemorialEva & Dolf Hubschman*Bernard & Dora Jacobs* Sidney R. & Antoinette Jacobs Memorial Youth Aliyah ScholarshipFrank & Stephanie JacobsonNoah Jacobson MemorialJewish Day School Scholarship Jewish Family & Children’s Service Jewish Family & Children’s Service Lawrence Palder Scholarship FundJewish Family & Children’s Service Michael R. Zent Memorial Fund

~JCF’s Dezso and Ilona Peter Memorial Scholarship recipient at the Sackler School of Medicine, New York State American Program

“I am honored and humbled not only by your generosity, but by your faith in me as

an individual and in my potential as a future physician. You have inspired me in the art of giving back, and I know that this inspiration will weave into my work as a physician and as a human being in the years to come. Thank you for the most special and kind gift I could ever receive at this point in my life.”


Jewish Free LoanJewish Genetic Diseases Center Jewish NewsJewish Women’s EndowmentRichard KasperPhilip & Elaine H. Katzke*Leo & Evelyn Kelman* Marc & Ellen KelmanKennedy AZA Jonathan Weinberger MemorialMark* & Trudy KleinBryan & Michelle Kort Elaine & Ted KortAlvin S. Kraus* Lanes FamilyL’aretz Israel Scholarship Belle Latchman* Community Service AwardRoberta & James LazarzNelson & Lisa LernerWarren & Judith LevenbaumHoward A. Levey Memorial Sara Levitz* Study In Israel Kelly Lieb

Dr. Herbert* & Seema Liston Donald* & Irene LubinDaniel N. Lucas Rabbi Alicia & Itzhak MagalKenneth Maltenfort Memorial Mandel Family Music Scholarship E. David* & Irene Metz Jewish Education E. David Metz* Scholarship Irene B. Metz Susan & Herbert MillerNancy & Larry MoffittDavid* & Marilyn MorrisKaren & Robert Nagle FamilyAileen Osofsky* Jewish Women’s Passages FundDezso & Ilona Peter Memorial Helen Pezdirtz*Helen Pezdirtz* John C. Lincoln HospitalPhysically Disadvantaged Jewish ChildrenShirley Pleskow Youth Aliyah Memorial Quen Family

2017 overnight camp scholarship recipient

Rachel & Elliot RabinovichLaurie & Gary RingelRosa & Isaac Rosenzweig*Robert & Susan RothRaymond & Helen Sarocco* Joel SchallerRabbi Marty & Roberta ScharfJay & Deborah SchechterScheiner Family Max Schlissel* EducationOlin Schocket & Joan Sparber SchocketElaine & Saul SchreiberSheila Schwartz Jennifer & Steven Schwarz Ruth & Edward Schwarz*Morton & Arlene ScultCarol & Kenneth Seidberg Drs. Jacob & Lola Shapiro FamilyIrwin & Tina Sheinbein Family Allen & Judy SilbermanBarbara & Barrett SilverSilver Family Daniel J. & Evelyn G. Simon Drs. Edna & Arthur SitelmanClare & Milton SmallJacqueline & Paul Solomon*Stander FamilyWayne StutzerBeryl & Errol SweetDr. Abraham Tamis Memorial Labe Eric Targovnik* Scholarship Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley Temple Emanuel of Tempe Temple Kol Ami David & Mary TesslerDr. Sylvain Van de Rijn MemorialPaul Vermes Memorial Disabled Youth in IsraelWalk To IsraelHarry & Jeanette Weinberg* Naomi* & Gerald WeinerDr. Max & Lillian Weiner* Marcia & Max* Weisberg Henriette WeissInez & Alexander White Constance WolfZeitzer Nach Family Ann & Ted Zinman Ziskin Family Zolondek FamilyZucker Girls Anonymous

Lion of Judah Endowment Funds (LOJE)

Judy AckermanJoan Anderman* Sally Leafman Appelbaum Daron Barness Sandra Gurland Belfer Linda BenaderetElaine Bernick Mim Bottner Sheila CascadeFrancine L. ColesMona Crandell Corinne Ehrlich* Ann Eliscu Judith Engelman Jeannette Flom* Sharyn Frankel Phyllis J. Friedel* Reda GarlikovLinda GeringerYvette Gilburne* Jean Grossman Helen Gubin Anita GutkinBenée Hilton-SpiegelCheryl Hintzen-GainesSharon P. Kanefsky Bobbi Agron Kurn* Marlene Lahr Judy F. Laufer Ina Levine*Irene MetzPhyllis S. Miller Andi MinkoffHarriet J. Newman Aileen Osofsky* Ruth B. Pearson*Sandra Kent Rife Ann Ritt* Verne RosenfieldJoan Roth* Maddy Roth Fran SachsClaire SchonwetterElaine Schreiber Lenore SchupakSheila Schwartz Julee Landau ShahonSandra SheinbeinBerry Sweet Susan Waldbaum

Caryll Webner Irene F. WeinbergNaomi Weiner*Inez White Sybil Yastrow Barbara Zemel Anonymous

Perpetual Annual Campaign Funds (PACE)

Rabbi Louis & Rebecca Barish*Ron Barness* Sanford & Bernice Berg* Cabot FamilySylvia Chase*Faye Chodor*Ada & Charles Creighton* Max & Mildred Effron*Jay & Dee EpsteinLeon & Martha Felder*Brandy Fishman*Leonard Friedel*Charles Friedman* Ira GainesRonald & Reda Garlikov Gutkin FamilyLouis Gross & Joan Blau GrossHarold* & Jean Grossman Harold & SandraLou HatkoffSidney R. & Joan F. Jacobs*Irwin Kanefsky FamilyRobert H. Karatz*David Kazan*Joel & Donna KramerNeal KurnLanny Lahr Shirley LangermanRoberta & James LazarzIrwin* & Eleanor LightAlbert Linstad Donald* & Irene LubinDaniel LucasMax Mallin* Sylvia & Sol Mallin* E. David* & Irene MetzSherman Minkoff*Nancy & Larry MoffittIrvin & Annette Pearlstein*Dr. Morley RosenfieldJacques & Ida Rosenman* Betty & Newton Rosenzweig* Harry Rosenzweig*

Dear Kind People,

Thank you for giving of your own

money to let me have a chance to

go to sleepaway camp.

I won 2 awards for both bikes and

horses once again.

Thank you for the opportunity.

If I could meet you all, I would give

you all a huge hug.

Joel SchallerOlin Schocket & Joan Sparber SchocketJennifer & Steven SchwarzDaniel J. & Evelyn G. Simon Florence & Sanford* SunkinErrol & Beryl Sweet Dr. Abraham & Lillian Tamis*Estelle Victor* Gerald WebnerDavid Weiner Dr. Max & Lillian Weiner* Dr. Alexander White Barry Zemel Anonymous

Agency & Synagogue Funds

Arizona Jewish Historical SocietyBeth El Cemetery CorporationBureau of Jewish Education - Joseph Rubin* Israel Scholarship EndowmentCongregation Or Tzion- Barbara Mark-Dreyfuss Spiritual Specialist Fund- Roz Goodell* FundGesher Disability Resources- Council Properties, LLC FundJewish Community of Sedona & the Verde Valley- Endowment Fund- Cultural Endowment FundJewish Community Relations InitiativeJewish Family & Children’s Service- Philip & Judith Hirsch* General Fund- R. Tannenbaum Bereavement FundJewish Genetic Diseases Center of Greater Phoenix- Harvey & Marge Kaplan Fund- Kathy Ehrlich Memorial FundNational Jewish Education FundPhoenix Jewish Free Loan- Perpetuity Fund- Operations & Loan FundTemple Beth Shalom- Babette Himler* Fund- Melvin Levin Endowment FundTemple Chai- Barbara Chulew Scholar-In- Residence Fund

- Charles Jacob Coles* Scholarship Fund- Eckstein Adult Education Endowment Fund- Ruth Freedman Memorial Torah Endowment Fund- Paul & Judi Glass Beit Midrash Fund- Lauren Kaye Memorial Special Needs Scholarship Endowment Fund- Program Fund- Schwimmer Schenkein Endowment Fund for the Arts In Honor of Cantor Sharona Feller- Melanie Schulman Memorial Endowment Fund- Shirley & Al’s Passover Pantry Endowment Fund- Sisterhood Youth Group Endowment FundTemple Kol Ami Valley Beit Midrash Reserve FundYeshiva High School- Harold & Annette Goetz Scholarship Fund

Funds for Jewish Philanthropy

Merrill & Rhoda AbeshausIan & Wendy AckermanHelaine & Mitchell AdlerRabbi Louis & Rebecca Barish*Ann BaumrindLinda BenaderetHelen Bender*Dr. Joseph E. Bernstein* Family Philip* & Sandra Block Dr. Jack & Virginia Brooks*Randee BurgFaye Chodor Memorial George Cohen & Amanda WeaverMilton Corwin Memorial Roy & Marcia Corwin* FamilyAda & Charles Creighton* Bradley Dimond Sylvia Dimond Memorial Lory & Ronald FischlerZdenka Fischman Memorial Martha Flom Memorial Joe Fuchs Memorial Norman J. Fuchs* Family Sam & Cappy Gallant Memorial Reda & Ronald Garlikov

Rabbi Rafael Goldstein FamilyNaomi & David GoodellWilliam & Barbara Greif Victoria HarrisAdrien HerzbergNeil Hiller FamilyBabette Himler MemorialRachel & Jonathan Hoffer FamilyArnold Horwitch FamilyRandi Friedel JablinBernard & Dora Jacobs*Sidney R. & Antoinette Jacobs MemorialRichard KasperEsther & Sam Kates Memorial Philip & Elaine H. Katzke*Richard G. Kinsler Dr. Rudolph* & Elaine Kirschner Dr. Kathryn Klein Memorial Mark* & Trudy KleinBryan & Michelle Kort Alvin S. Kraus* Bertha & Jack Ladin Memorial Ruth LandauSamuel Langerman Memorial Roberta & James LazarzAnne Leventhal Memorial Tom & Sheri Levin FamilyHerbert & Harriet Leviton* Frank Lewis Dr. Herbert* & Seema ListonSam & Selma Mackoff*Sylvia & Sol Mallin Memorial Leonard & Elaine Millman*Mitchell FamilyNancy & Larry MoffittMyland FamilyEleanor Nacheman Memorial Ruth Pearson*Daniel Pollack* David Rich* Valerie & Herschel RichterLaurie & Gary RingelRosa & Isaac Rosenzweig Memorial Dale & Nate SachsRabbi Marty & Roberta ScharfJoseph & Rana SchwartzMorton & Arlene ScultIrv Shuman Memorial Warren M. & Judith G. Silver MemorialPaul & Jacqueline Solomon* Barry Starr* Wendy SternbergBeryl & Errol Sweet


Dear Generous Donors,

“Words cannot express our gratitude for your kind gift that afforded ‘Emma’ the opportunity to attend overnight camp this summer. Without you she never would have had the chance as we are her legal guardians and are on a fixed income. She had the time of her life and memories that will last a lifetime. I was also afforded the opportunity, years ago, to attend camp by generous donors, an experience that I hold dear four decades later! Thank you for this mitzvah.”

~ 2017 camp scholarship recipient family

Suzanne & Richard SwiftDr. Sylvain Van de Rijn MemorialDr. Murry & Roslyn Vinnik*Naomi* & Gerald WeinerWeinberg Family Dr. Max & Lillian Weiner* Morris Wildman Memorial Sidney & Bette Wolfe Zeitzer Nach Family Barry & Barbara ZemelMax* & Lois Zuckerman

* of blessed memory as of June 15, 2018


Participants of the Ilene Blau Teen Leadership Institute of the East Valley JCC, launched with a JCF grant,

together with Kerri Mathew (left) and Andre Ivory (right), at the completion of their year-long training.

“In the beginning the hardest thing was my sense of self. I was scared to be seen. Hillel -The Right To Choose helped -- I met friends there, people like me. Hillel supplied support for living on my own, and scholarships to get a first, and now a second academic degree. Today I’m independent, with my own business teaching women basic car mechanics. For me it’s both a business and a vital social mission - showing women they can succeed at anything. I’m certainly no longer scared to be seen.” ~ Tehilla Deutsch

Despite a penchant for computers and all things electronic, Lital never pursued higher education in this field. Unsure of herself and her abilities, she didn’t pursue higher education at all. Following her army service, she worked at a string of administrative jobs that did not provide personal satisfaction, prospects for a long-term career or social benefits.

After learning more about “Securing Israel’s Future through Employment” she applied and was accepted to the program, completed her studies and graduated with a prestigious certificate from Ness College. ITWorks helped her apply to several open positions, but in the end she found her first job on her own as a manager of data system implementation projects at a computer company. Her financial situation is much more secure, as is her sense of herself as a competent, capable professional woman. Lital said “the program opened up my appetite to learning – and I never want to stop learning and advancing.”

- Lital Lotem, participant in ITWork’s Securing Israel’s Future Through Employment

Ariela Ben-Dor and Amanda Campbell, co-principals at Temple Chai’s religious school, hosted their six Hebrew teachers participating in Hebrew through Movement, for dinner and discussion.


Total Granted 2017

$4,844,532

$186,862 | 4%ARTS

$759,186 | 16%EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

$27,623 | 1%

HEALTH$298,011 | 6%

ISRAEL SUPPORT$259,500 | 5%

JEWISH LIFE$2,834,752 | 58%

SOCIAL SERVICES $478,598 | 10%

Supporting Community NeedsGrant distributions from funds held by the Foundation

support a wide array of charitable organizations,

agencies and synagogues, locally, nationally

and abroad. These grants provide operating

and programmatic support for our local Jewish

communal organizations, fund social services here

and in Israel, provide scholarships for Jewish day

school education and Jewish summer camp, fund

research, the arts, enrich the lives of those in need,

and respond to man-made and natural disasters

around the world. In 2017, the generosity of our

donors enabled the Foundation to award 1,408

grants for a total of $4,844,532 to 511 organizations

locally, nationally and around the world. These

grants strengthen our local Jewish communal

organizations, provide social services in Israel, fund

scholarships for Jewish day school education and

summer camp, enrich the lives of those in need, and

respond to man-made and natural disasters around

the world.

Total Grants

1,408 511 Total Grantees


Investment PerformanceThe Foundation’s pooled investment portfolio showed a gain of 14.7% in 2017, reflecting the overall 2017 investment market. The portfolio’s performance in market volatility can be seen in the following illustration of market return by year. Despite several years of negative return in these volatile years, the portfolio has earned a cumulative 7.1% since inception.

Throughout all market volatility, it is important to remember that as a Foundation, we invest for the long-term. We employ prudent investment strategy, sound asset allocation, solid investment guidelines, keen oversight and quality leadership. We are confident that the Foundation’s investment portfolio, along with our national economy, will continue on its current upward trajectory.

Investment Holdings

US and Foreign Securities ..................................................................$30,981,776

Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds ..............................................................$6,570,503

Diversified Fixed Income ....................................................................$13,857,231

Total Investment Holdings .................................................................. $51,409,510

US & Foreign Securities Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds Diversified Fixed Income

2014

2015

2016

2017

2013

Market Return: 2007 - 2017

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/financials/


* Balance corresponds to Pooled Investment Holdings.

**A complete copy of our audited financial statements are available upon request.

Foundation Consolidated Statement of Financial Position**2017 2016

AssetsCash $1,871,008 $749,811

Accounts Receivable - Indemnified Debt $51,972 $133,674

Prepaid Expenses and Other Receivables $105,216 $107,016

Investments (Pooled Assets)

Investments (Non-Pooled Assets) $259,719 $538,910

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance $1,199,307 $1,125,462

Beneficial Interests in Charitable Remainder Trusts $83,199 $44,098

Property and Equipment, Net $23,097 $35,924

Total Assets $55,003,028 $46,505,194

LiabilitiesAccounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $32,067 $109,260

Notes Payable $51,972 $157,918

Grants Payable $68,091 $126,175

Charitable Gift Annuities $121,486 $66,737

Funds Held for Other Not-for-Profit Organizations $5,627,920 $4,746,548

Net AssetsUnrestricted Net Assets $18,012,616 $14,284,283

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $6,674,181 $5,543,768

Permanently Restricted Net Assets $24,414,695 $21,470,505

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $55,003,028 $46,505,194

$51,409,510 * $43,770,299 *


The Foundation of the Foundation The JCF Board of Directors, Committees & Staff

2017-2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Robert Roos, ChairRichard Kasper, President and CEOLee Eisinberg, Vice Chair

Alan Gold, TreasurerVictoria HarrisJonathan Hoffer, Secretary

Julee Landau ShahonBeth Jo Zeitzer, Immediate Past Chair

Francine ColesBradley DimondDaniel FellerLory Fischler

Neil GoldsteinDeborah MillerJake MillerAndrew Plattner

Sandy RifeA.J. RosenthalDean ScheinertDonald Schon

Mark SklarDavid Weiner

Honorary Board MemberNeal Kurn

Ex Officio/Past Board Chairs

Naomi GoodellNeil Hiller

I. Jerome Hirsch Bryan Kort

Neal KurnLeonard Miller

Audit & Compliance Committee

Victoria Harris, ChairBradley DimondNeil HillerRobert Roos

Finance Committee

Alan Gold, ChairBradley DimondLee EisinbergBryan KortRobert RoosDavid Weiner

Investment Committee

Dean Scheinert, ChairAllan FladerNeil GoldsteinNeil HillerRobert RoosDavid WeinerLee Weiss

Grants Committee

Francine Coles, ChairLee EisinbergLory FischlerJoe Freeman

Deborah MillerAndrew PlattnerVirginie PolsterSandy RifeGary RingelRobert RoosAlyssa UnellAlan Zeichick

Professional Advisory Committee

Nancy Amick Jake Bennett Adrian BettsLinda H. BowersMark Bregman

Adam Brooks Kelly CarlonDavid Cohen Bradley Dimond Lee EisinbergSteven FoxVictoria Harris, Co-chair Lauren GarnerAlan Gold, Co-chairRussell S. GoldsteinMarsha Goodman Jeff KirshnerMelissa A. LangeShari LevitanHerman Lewkowitz Ilene McCauleyDeborah Miller

Andrew PlattnerSteve RabenDean ScheinertDuke SchwartzJay SpectorMichelle TranPhillip Visnansky David WeinerBeth Jo Zeitzer

Foundation Professionals

Richard KasperPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Donna CorcoranDirector of Finance and Operations

Sheryl QuenDirector of Grants and Communications

Rachel RabinovichLIFE & LEGACYTM Program Director/Director of Special Projects

Andrea CohenDirector of Youth Philanthropy

Ernie MuntnerAdministrative Assistant

Comprised of highly respected leaders in our community, the Jewish Community Foundation’s Board of Directors ensures that we adhere to our mission, goals and guiding principles, while exploring innovative ways in which the Foundation can serve the Jewish community.

We take this opportunity to thank the members of our Board for their invaluable assistance and guidance and to acknowledge the numerous volunteers that give of their time and talents as members of the JCF’s various committees. The longevity and impact of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix are a product of the vision and dedication of these remarkable individuals.

Executive Committee

https://www.jcfphoenix.org/board-of-directors/


Memberships & AffiliationsWe are proud of our organizational and staff memberships and affiliations

with the following organizations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Arizona Grantmakers Forum

Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Jewish Federations of North America

Jewish Funders Network

Maricopa County Local Board, Emergency Food and Shelter Program

National Council of Charitable Gift Planners

Planned Giving Roundtable of Arizona

State Bar of Arizona

The Wexner Foundation

To receive our monthly electronic newsletter, please contact the Foundation office.If your company is interested in joining the Tree of Life Society please contact us at 480.699.1717.

12701 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 202Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

T: 480.699.1717 | F: [email protected] | www.jcfphoenix.org

Editor: Sheryl Quen Design: Nicole La Cour Design

We apologize for any errors or omissions in this report.

Foundation professionals: Rachel Rabinovich, Sheryl Quen, Richard Kasper, Andrea Cohen, Ernie Muntner and Donna Corcoran


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