Report of Grants Aw Arded 2016-2017
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YOUR IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS 2016-2017 REPORT OF GRANTS AWARDED GRANTS AWARDED 2016–2017 UJA-Federation of New York cares for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of $81 million 440,000 all backgrounds, responds to crises close to home and far away, and allocated for disaster relief since 2005. mental health counseling sessions provided annually in New York. shapes our Jewish future. Main Office New York 130 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022 212.980.1000 9.5 million 47,000 Overseas Office meals served to keep hunger at bay in NYC. young Jews from the former Soviet Union Israel discover what it means to be Jewish. 48 King George Street Jerusalem, Israel 91071 REPORT OF 011.972.2.620.2053 Regional Offices Brooklyn 577,000 78,000 68 3rd Street Suite 3 elderly cared for in New York, New Yorkers get free legal services to access Brooklyn, NY 11231 in Israel, and in the former benefits, stave off evictions, and protect Soviet Union. themselves from domestic abuse. 718.942.6800 Long Island 6900 Jericho Turnpike Suite 302 Syosset, NY 11791 516.762.5800 15,000 4.5 million Westchester 701 Westchester Avenue kids across the New York area enjoy great lives touched each year. Suite 203E summer camp experiences. White Plains, NY 10604 914.385.2100 Northern Westchester NOW THAT’S 27 Radio Circle Drive Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 245,000 GOOD 914.385.2100 ujafedny.org disenfranchised Israelis have received employment services since 2005. TOGETHER TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2 What’s in This Book? ........................................................................................... 3 Jewish Communal Network .................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary .............................................................................................. 6 Membership List ...................................................................................................7 Fiscal 2017 Grants .................................................................................................8 Jewish Life .........................................................................................................15 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 16 Membership List ................................................................................................. 17 Fiscal 2017 Grants ............................................................................................... 19 Caring ............................................................................................................... 29 Executive Summary .............................................................................................30 Membership List .................................................................................................32 Fiscal 2017 Grants ...............................................................................................34 UJA in the Community ........................................................................................ 45 Executive Summary .............................................................................................46 Membership Lists ................................................................................................48 Fiscal 2017 Grants ............................................................................................... 51 International ..................................................................................................... 65 Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 66 Fiscal 2017 Grants ...............................................................................................67 Crisis and Recovery ........................................................................................... 69 Executive Summary .............................................................................................70 Fiscal 2017 Grants ............................................................................................... 71 Fiscal 2017 Grants by Agency: Summary ..............................................................73 Fiscal 2017 Grants by Agency: Full Listing ............................................................81 Named Endowments and Spending Funds ......................................................... 119 1 INTRODUCTION WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK? UJA-Federation of New York’s Report of Grants Awarded is a comprehensive record of the funding What We Do — and How We Do It we allocated in the 2016–2017 fiscal year. It reflects our commitment to the highest degree of programmatic integrity and fiscal transparency. At UJA, we identify and meet the needs of New Yorkers and Jews everywhere. Our abiding mission Since our founding more than 100 years ago, our grants have reflected both our abiding mission guides our work and our ongoing research exposes unmet needs, helping us to determine where and our community’s emerging needs. Our legacy demands that we stay relevant as the times — our resources will have the greatest effect. and these needs — evolve and change. Built into the very essence of our work is a challenge We begin by working with teams of volunteers and staff that represent the rich diversity of Jewish to find new ways to streamline our grant-making and reporting and refine how we measure life. Together, we work from organizational priorities that determine the path for how and what we results so that we can achieve the greatest impact. As a result, every grant is a reflection of fund. We also listen to diverse voices within our community — from nonprofit staff and academics strategic planning, rigorous review, strong collaborations, and a shared vision for the future to volunteers and the clients we help — to best understand how to make the greatest impact of the Jewish community. on the community. And as a result of our team’s expertise and reach, we’re poised to help if emergency strikes. Introduction The launch of our second century of work provided us with an opportune moment to celebrate What’s In This Book? our commitments, reflect on how we work, and think about our relationships with nonprofits in the UJA supports a global network of nonprofit partners that include Jewish community community. At our core, we are driven by our abiding mission to care for Jews everywhere and New centers, human-service agencies, camps, Hillels, and overseas agencies, plus hundreds of Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises close to home and far away, and shape our Jewish grassroots organizations — synagogues, grassroots start-ups, day schools, and other Jewish future in New York, in Israel, and in nearly 70 countries around the world. gateway organizations. As you read through this book, you may notice restructured planning and allocations departments In 2016–2017, UJA-Federation of New York distributed $135,796,088. This includes $68,165,441 and a rejuvenated idea of how we define our network. This transformation is the result of our in unrestricted grants to a network of more than 80 core partners and nearly $67,630,647 in efforts to eliminate redundancies, strengthen how we make grants, and streamline our approach strategic, targeted grants to long-standing institutions, grassroots organizations, synagogues, to funding. Thanks to this reorganization, we now represent a more dynamic, flexible network day schools, and other eligible nonprofit organizations. that’s ready to open the door to greater innovation and collaboration. That’s how we change the lives of 4.5 million people a year. As we enter our second century, we proudly continue a tradition of stewardship of our donors’ dollars. UJA’s founders created a system that not only stood the test of time, but also shaped the times. Today, these grants — individually and collectively — are shaping the next century of our What’s in This Book? collective story. We divide our Report of Grants Awarded into three sections: 1. Grants by Issue Area We begin with a helpful overview and grant-making highlights from individual funding bodies and include a full list of volunteer leaders and professional staff dedicated to our work. 2. Grants by Agency — Summary We summarize UJA-Federation funding to individual nonprofit partners or grantees. A chart reports the full funding amount that we’ve given any specific agency, including core operating dollars and any targeted grants. 3. Grants by Agency — Full Listing We detail grants awarded to individual agencies, including a list of grants by name and the full funding amount. It offers the most complete representation of the work we fund. 2 3 Jewish Communal Network EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MEMBERSHIP LIST UJA-Federation supports a network of more than 80 core partners and hundreds of nonprofits. Brett H. Barth Heidi Lurensky Staff Large and small, they are the heart of our collective power. This strong, sustainable, and connected Chair Michael P. Lustig* Alan Raboy ecosystem maximizes the impact of UJA’s mission and work on the ground. Jennifer Notis Lyss* Managing Director Karen R. Adler* Adam Menkes Jill Mendelson The Network Department combines core operating funding, supportive block grants, and targeted Howard D. Altschul* Amy Goldberg Michel capacity building to develop organizational excellence, maximize working together, and ensure Deputy Managing Director Sanford L. Antignas*