2014 Foundation Initiative, a $1 Million Matching Constituents and the World Jewish Community

1 The Vision of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is to have a thriving, vibrant, and engaged Jewish Community. In order to accomplish this we raise and allocate funds and build community locally, in Israel, and around the world. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will be able to provide the most benefit to our community only if we are true to the following core values: • We are guided by the teachings of Torah including: tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (justice), chesed (kindness) and k’lal Yisrael (peoplehood). • We aim to sustain and meaningfully grow Jewish identity, leadership and involvement in our community. • Our work will be carried out within the context of cooperation and inclusiveness. • We recognize the importance of working in concert with others. • We recognize the human dignity of every individual in the community. • We care about building a strong community with purpose and involvement. • We will establish priorities to accomplish our vision and mission. • We value the beliefs and opinions of all members of our community. REPOrt From Woody Ostrow anD Jeffrey H. FInkelstein Italian scientist Galileo said, “Passion is the genesis of The Community Relations Council held an economic genius.” And, as we all know, Galileo took his passion summit of Israeli and Pittsburgh political and and reached for the stars. business leaders and kicked off its Civic Inclusion Fund in partnership with Vibrant Pittsburgh, Much the same thing is happening here, in the Pittsburgh which resulted in CRC’s Urban Affairs Foundation Jewish community — both the passion and reaching for awarding $50,000 in grants to strengthen our city… the stars. Tireless dedication and fearless innovation ReelAbilities: Pittsburgh Disabilities Film Festival, a drive us, as we work to make ours an ever-stronger new initiative of JFilm: The Pittsburgh Jewish Film thriving, vibrant and engaged Jewish community. Forum, explored and celebrated the diversity of the shared human experience. In the Development arena, the Jewish Federation didn’t just meet financial goals this year, but undertook Partnership2Gether, our community’s sister-city new initiatives to position us for future growth. The relationship with Karmiel and the Misgav region, Annual Campaign met its goal of $13.5 million — with instituted new programs like the visit of a Robotics the help of the Giant Eagle Foundation’s “Bring it Delegation, whose Israeli youth met with peers and Home” completion grant — and launched several new connected with hi-tech professionals at institutions projects, among them a Women’s Philanthropy Mission like Google… And Holocaust Center innovations to Prague and Budapest and the SteelTree Fund, ranged from “Music of the Holocaust,” in partnership which encourages young adults to make a significant with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, to Chutz- commitment to the Annual Campaign while also making Pow! Superheroes of the Holocaust, in partnership grants with a separate fund of pooled resources. with the ToonSeum: Pittsburgh Museum of Cartoon Art, which debuted with an exhibit at the Three The Jewish Community Foundation raised $18.5 Rivers Arts Festival. million in new dollars this year, bringing assets under management to more than $200 million. Included is the With passion — and hard work — our community Centennial Fund for a Jewish Future, which benefited will continue to thrive and grow in its service to from a 2014 Foundation initiative, a $1 million matching constituents and the world Jewish community. With grant from the a group of generous donors, which your help and support, the sky is the limit. brought the Fund to $23 million. Thank you. Innovation is critical, of course, but we remain reliant on — and deeply appreciative of — important ongoing sources of funding, most notably the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s block grant of $900,000, which addresses critical social service needs. Community Building efforts also had their share of innovation in 2014. The Jewish Community Scorecard launched its interactive website filled with data about local services, to create a forum for discussion around directions for the future… The Jewish Federation Volunteer Center launched several new projects, including VOOM (Volunteer Opportunity Of the Woody Ostrow Jeffrey H. Finkelstein Month) and I-Volunteer, a partnership with Friendship Chair of the Board President & CEO Circle that engages their alumni in meaningful service opportunities with young adult groups. JEWISH FEDERATION Jewish Learning LEadErship and Community Life David Brent, Chair OfficErs OF thE Community Relations FEDEratiON Council Woody Ostrow, Chair of the Board Skip Grinberg, Chair Meryl K. Ainsman, Vice Chair Andrew Stewart, Vice Chair Volunteer Center James P. Wagner, Vice Chair Judi Kanal, Chair Cynthia D. Shapira, Secretary Holocaust Center Edgar Snyder, Assistant Secretary Commission David D. Sufrin, Treasurer Hilary Tyson, Chair Susan G. Berman, Assistant Dr. Barbara Burstin, Holocaust Treasurer Education Committee Chair CENTRAL SERVICES Dr. Joel Schuman, Holocaust Programming Committee Chair Andrew Stewart, Chair Marc Friedberg, Holocaust Center Audit Committee Finance Committee Co-Chair Charles Porter, Chair Randi Shaw, Holocaust Center Finance Committee Co-Chair Finance Committee Moshe Baran, Holocaust Survivors Charles Perlow, Chair Organization President Foundation Investment Harry Schneider, Holocaust Committee Survivors Organization Co-Chair Geoffrey Gerber, Ph.D., Chair Dr. yolanda Avram Willis, Holocaust Survivors Organization Co-Chair COMMUNITY BUILDING JFilm: The Pittsburgh Jewish & FUNDING Film Forum Meryl K. Ainsman, Chair Sally Kalson, Chair Planning & Funding Local & National Agencies Committee Scott leib, Chair Susan G. Berman, Chair Foundation Grantmaking DEVELOPMENT Committee James P. Wagner, Chair louis B. Plung, Chair Foundation Aging & Human Needs louis B. Plung, Chair Matthew A. Keller, M.D., Chair Edgar Snyder, Co-Chair Israel & World Jewry Annual Campaign Scott Tobe, Chair David D. Sufrin, Chair laurie Moser, Co-Chair Peter Gordon, Co-Chair Joshua Resnick, Overseas Funding Ellen P. Kessler, Major Donors Chair Chair Pacesetters Jeffrey B. Markel, Overseas Funding Peter Gordon, Chair Co-Chair Jan levinson, Co-Chair Cindy Goodman-leib, Jack Bergstein, Team Captain Partnership2Gether Co-Chair Foster Goldman, Jr., Team Captain Jan levinson, Partnership2Gether Elaine Krasik, Team Captain Co-Chair, Yom Ha’atzmaut nancy Rackoff, Team Captain Programming Chair James F. Reich, Team Captain Jerome l. Rosenberg, Team Captain Florida East Coast Snowbirds Raimy Rubin, Community Scorecard Annual Campaign Todd Rosenfeld, Team Captain Gail & norman Childs, Co-Chairs Manager Emily Richman, Assistant Campaign David Steinbach, Team Captain Barbara & lester Parker, Co-Chairs Debbie Swartz, Overseas Planning Director nancy Zionts, Team Captain Associate Rachael Altoff, young Adult Division West Coast Snowbirds Marcie lang, JFnA Israel Director Community Bernice & Jack Meyers, Representative Amy Cohen, Shalom Pittsburgh Kira Sunshine, Chair longboat Key Co-Chairs Chris levicky, Administrative Coordinator Marlene & Art Silverman, longboat Women’s Philanthropy Assistant Joe Enten, Development Associate Key Co-Chairs linda Joshowitz, Chair Christina Sahovey, Administrative Rebecca Hurowitz, Women’s Allison Tucker & Mark Shiffman, Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein, Assistant Philanthropy Director naples Co-Chairs Campaign Chair Roi Mezare, Senior Manager, Community Relations Deborah Breslof, Campaign Financial Resource Development JEWISH FEDERATION Council Co-Chair yvonne novick, Database Manager Gregg Roman, Director Shelly Snyder, lion of Judah STAFF Bradley Stamm, Campaign Jeffrey H. Finkelstein, President & Eric Probola, Administrative Co-Chair Associate CEO Assistant Carol Steinbach, lion of Judah Sally B. Stein, Manager, Corporate & Tracy Grandelis, Assistant to the Co-Chair Government Relations Government Relations President Suzanne Schreiber, Pomegranate Robert Antonelli, Director David Guzikowski, Administrative Chair Assistant CENTRAL SERVICES South Hills Engagement Davida Fromm, Community Meryl Franzos, Administrative Milo Averbach, Chief Financial Co-Chair Initiative Assistant Officer Rob Goodman, Director Mina Kavaler, Community Co-Chair Christa Maier, Administrative Jane Rollman, E3: Empowered, Accounting Volunteer Center Assistant Educated, Engaged Jewish Tracy Gressang, Controller Jennifer Jones, Coordinator Jessica McClelland, Data Women Chair Jenny Kaplan, Senior Financial Matt Cohen, Program Associate Management Specialist Analyst Stacy Skiavo, Administrative Young Adult Division Hollie Dzanaj, Financial Manager Holocaust Center Assistant William Z. Spatz, Chair Aleta Jensen, Accounting Associate Joy Braunstein, Director Randy Whitlatch, Campaign Chair Erin l. Wyland, Accounting Samantha Chilton, Senior Associate Jewish Community Katie Whitlatch, national young Associate Matthew Hamilton, Education Foundation leadership Cabinet Chair Program Manager Daniel O. Brandeis, Esq., Director Aviva Rosenberg, Wechsler Human Resources & Office Rachel Herman, Senior Education Sharon W. Perelman, Esq., Associate leadership Development Operations Fellow/UpStander Program Director Co-Chair Deborah McGuire, Manager Emily Unikel Sabol, Programming/ Patti Dziekan, Administrative Drew Goldstein, Wechsler Rob Dziekan, Maintenance Staff Education Support Assistant leadership Development Sharon Edge, Maintenance Staff Hannah Wilson, Junior Education Patti Flister, Administrative

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