Live generously. It does a world of good. Annual Report‘05 The Mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is to ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life by meeting needs locally, in Israel and worldwide. Table of Contents Dear Friends: A Letter From Our Leadership ...............................................................................4 Greatest Needs Fund ..................................................................................................................... 5 Benefi ciary Agencies ..................................................................................................................... 6 2005 Annual Community Campaign ...........................................................................................7 Planned Giving and Endowments ................................................................................................8 Israel and Overseas ....................................................................................................................... 9 Jewish Education Council ........................................................................................................... 10 Young Leadership Division ......................................................................................................... 11 Women’s Philanthropy ............................................................................................................... 12 Building Community .................................................................................................................. 13 Israel Advocacy and Government Affairs ..................................................................................14 2006 Income and Allocations ...............................................................................................16-17 2005 Community Campaign Donor Honor Roll ..................................................................18-25 2005 Jewish Community Endowment Fund ..........................................................................26-27 2005 Endowment Honor Roll ...............................................................................................28-29 Professional Staff and Board of Directors ...................................................................................30 3 Dear Friends: A Letter From Our Leadership It’s remarkable what a community can do. Together. With our mission to ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life, we provide help to thousands in need each year, and we are the lifeline for the hungry, the homeless, the displaced and the lonely. Together, we are a call to action, mobilizing our resources to make a difference. Together, we are the network that connects people to people. Together, we are a vital link to Israel, our tradition, our past and our future. Together, we are Federation. In a year marked by economic uncertainty and continuing global instability, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle demonstrated our community’s Iantha Sidell exceptional organizational strength, resources and impact. Board Chair Together, our total philanthropic achievement, of almost $12 million touched thousands of lives, here at home, in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world. Together, on four separate missions, we sent almost 100 Seattleites to Israel, plus many more students and young adults received scholarships to study in Israel, go on birthright israel, or attend Alexander Muss High School in Israel. Together, we continue to maximize our resources, to enhance our educational network, to expand vital social services, and initiate new programs in our community. Reviewing the past year of achievement in this report, we recognize and Barry M. Goren applaud those individuals who have given from the heart for the betterment President & CEO of our community’s future, those who have raised their hands for countless tasks and generous acts of volunteerism, those who have voted with their feet to participate in our Missions, events and programs, and those who have demonstrated the vision and courage to lead. Year in, year out, we give ourselves the challenge of reaching higher, giving more, learning more, expecting more of ourselves, and by extension, demanding more of our organizations. Together, we must choose our priorities. Together, we can hold onto what is important to us. Together, we stand with Israel. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we can live generously and do a world of good. Iantha Sidell Barry M. Goren Board Chair President & CEO 4 Greatest Needs Fund In North America, the annual Federation Community Campaigns are the most accomplished, most respected fundraising vehicles in the world. Every year, the $850+ million national campaign literally turns the lights on for the world’s 13 million Jews, providing the basic infrastructure for members of our community to get help and to give it. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is proud that our local community gave more than $6 million to our Greatest Needs Fund, the centerpiece of our local annual Community Campaign. Seattle’s Greatest Needs Fund is part of a continent-wide success story that represents hundreds of thousands of philanthropists and millions of dollars that bring dignity, integrity and improved quality of life to the elderly, the disabled and other vulnerable Jews and non-Jews wherever they live, whatever they need. Each gift represents the commitment of our entire community to secure the future of the Jewish people through leadership, advocacy and education by engaging young families, providing a deeper connection to Israel and creating a visionary alliance between young and old. Each gift to the Greatest Needs Fund means more than 40 Jewish organizations and projects— such as Jewish Family Service, the Caroline Kline Galland Center and the Stroum Jewish Community Center—can devote more time, energy and funds towards what they do best— providing valuable services to our community—and less time, energy and resources to raising much-needed funds. 5 Benefi ciary Agencies These local, national and overseas agencies receive ongoing support from the Greatest Needs Fund: American Jewish Committee American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Anti-Defamation League birthright israel B’nai B’rith Youth Organization—Evergreen Region B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, Inc. Caroline Kline Galland Center Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education Elem - Youth in Distress in Kiryat Malachi External Affairs Department of JFGS Hillel: Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at the UW Hillel at Washington State University Hillel at Western Washington University Jewish Agency for Israel Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle Jewish Education Council of JFGS Jewish Family Service Jewish Studies Program at the UW JTNews Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder and Girls High School National Funding Council (see page 16) Northwest Yeshiva High School Partnership 2000 Seattle Association for Jews with Disabilities Seattle Hebrew Academy Seattle Jewish Community School Selah: Israel Crisis Management Center Stroum Jewish Community Center Table to Table United Jewish Communities Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center Washington State Jewish Historical Society Young Leadership Division of JFGS 6 Annual Community Campaign ‘05 In this record-breaking year, we raised $8.6 million. We also worked hard to better understand the philanthropic goals of our generous donors and work in closer partnership with agencies to address Robin Boehler 2005 and 2006 real community needs. Community Campaign Chair, Board Chair Elect Of the $8.6 million raised in this year’s annual Community Campaign, $6.2 million was raised for our Greatest Needs Fund and was allocated among four pillars—Human Need, Jewish Education, Jewish Identity and Community Building, and World Jewry—comprising more than 33 local, national and international benefi ciaries, including those that have no other means of support. The remaining $2.4 million raised was designated by donors to specifi c agencies and special projects. For example, Seattle-area Jews responded with compassion for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia, raising more than $100,000 to help those in need. Examples of allocations to the four pillars: 1. Human Need: Jewish Family Service received an additional $10,000 to implement its Senior Services strategic plan. 2. Jewish Education: Hillel at the UW received an increase of more than $8,000 for its programming for 21-30-year-olds at its new campus facility. 3. Jewish Identity and Community Building: The Stroum Jewish Community Center was allocated a second year of additional funding in the amount of $15,000 to support its North Seattle operations. 4. World Jewry: The Khabarovsk Chesed Center in Eastern Siberia received new funding of more than $21,000—on top of the Federation’s continued allocation of $28,500—to feed the hungry in the former Soviet Union. 7 Planned Giving and Endowments Endowments and other planned gifts are a vital and growing Federation asset that provide a solid foundation for the Greatest Needs Fund as well as favorite causes. Michele Rosen Co-Chair, Development Committee Be there for generations to come. A planned gift to the Federation enables you to be there forever. Your gift will ensure your annual Community Campaign gift in perpetuity—no matter where or when in the future, you can be there to help. You don’t have to be wealthy. It just requires planning. Even with a small initial gift,