The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. Grants to the Jewish Community Summer 2011 Improving the well-being of the poor and vulnerable in our hometowns and around the world Hello from Baltimore! For many years now, the Weinberg Foundation has done its best to keep in touch with the community, and this newly Here are just a few of this year’s highlights: launched annual newsletter is the next step in that effort. • The Weinberg Foundation continued its long-standing As many of you know, the Foundation’s mission is to provide partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution grants to nonprofits whose missions are focused on meeting Committee (JDC), awarding $18 million in grants to the basic needs and enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those organization. JDC is the largest single grant recipient needs. Within that focus, emphasis is placed on older adults of the Foundation. and the Jewish community, both nationally and in our “home- • The Foundation announced the establishment of a new towns” including Baltimore, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Hawaii, five-year, $10 million grant to fund emergency services and Israel. for Holocaust survivors residing in North America through Like many in the world of philanthropy, the Weinberg Foundation the Conference of Jewish Materials Claims Against felt the sting of the recession. But thanks to prudent investment Germany (The Claims Conference). strategy, operational efficiency, and ever stringent evaluation • The Foundation gave a $3 million grant to the Associated of grant requests, our assets once again are approximately $2 Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore for its annual billion and our annual total grant distributions have remained campaign and almost $7 million in additional grants to consistent. agencies of the Associated, including CHAI, the Center The Foundation is proud of its commitment to the Jewish for Jewish Education, and Jewish Community Services. community, and this newsletter is a summary of all such grants • The Foundation announced a major $10 million grant during the past fiscal year which ended February 28, 2011. to Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital in We are pleased to report that in total the Foundation Baltimore. This is the largest gift to a long-term care approved 74 grants to Jewish organizations for more facility in the Foundation’s history. The grant is part of than $46 million. Total grant distributions for the a construction project that will set a new standard for Jewish community and the community-at-large for excellence in elder care. the year exceeded $86 million. “ To be is to do.” —Myriam Mendilow The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has taken a In the following pages, the Foundation has identified all grants lead funding role in the development of urban “Green House” for $50,000 or more that were distributed to Jewish organiza- residences for older adults, a radical departure from traditional tions worldwide during the past fiscal year. Please take a few nursing homes, featuring an intentionally small community moments to review this summary report. for a group of older adults and staff. This past fiscal year, the If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to Foundation contributed $1,225,000 as part of our overall contact the Foundation. Thank you for your time and your capital grant award to support the first urban Green House commitment to the Jewish community. residence in the country at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Massachusetts. While that facility is already up and running, Sincerely, the Foundation recently committed just over $2 million to Maryland’s first Green House residence for older adults, The “Green House” Residences at Stadium Place, which is under construction in Baltimore’s Waverly community and expected to be operational by early 2012. Rachel Garbow Monroe President But perhaps the single-most noteworthy accomplishment of the past fiscal year is theWeinberg Holocaust Survivors Emergency Assistance Fund. “The Weinberg Fund” is providing a range of emergency services to survivors, including medical equipment and medications, dental care, transportation, Donn Weinberg food, and short-term home care in the communities where Chairman they reside. It is estimated that there are more than 500,000 Holocaust survivors worldwide with at least 144,000 living in North America. The remaining Nazi victims live mostly in Israel and the Former Soviet Union. One in four aging survivors The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. lives alone in the U.S. and an estimated 37% live at or below 7 Park Center Court, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 the poverty level, a level that is five times the rate of other Phone: 410-654-8500 Fax: 410-654-4900 older adults in the United States. www.hjweinbergfoundation.org 2 | Jewish Grants Worldwide (FYE 2011) “ Tzedakah is not about giving; Tzedakah is about being.” —Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson Proudly supporting the Jewish community worldwide and giving to those in need throughout the United States With total assets of approximately $2 billion, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States, funding nonprofits that provide direct services to poor and vulnerable people, primarily in the U.S. and Israel. Foundation grants are allocated through several program areas and are focused on meeting basic needs such as shelter, nutrition, health, and socialization and on enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those needs. Older Adults and Workforce Development are national programs while Basic Human Needs & Health; Disabilities; Education, Children, Youth & Families; and General Community Support fund direct service providers in our “hometown” communities of metropolitan Baltimore, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Hawaii, and Israel. The Maryland Small Grants Program (MSGP) includes all Foundation grantmaking areas, funding nonprofits which are headquartered in Maryland or provide direct service primarily to Maryland residents. This past fiscal year, the Foundation approved $46 million in grants to Jewish organizations. Total grant distributions for the Jewish community and the community-at-large for the year exceeded $86 million. Jewish Grants Worldwide (FYE 2011) | 3 TYPE OF FISCAL YEAR TOTAL GRANT FYE 2011 GRANTEE & PURPOSE GRANT APPROVED AMOUNT PAYMENT OLDER Adults CHAI: Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. BALTIMORE, MD to support the construction of Weinberg Village V which will provide affordable C 2010 $1,874,000 $750,000 housing to people 62 and older with incomes of between 30% and 60% of median income Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale RIVERDALE, NY to support the further development and expansion of operations for The Harry O 2009 $1,500,000 $250,000 and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Intervention and Research JCC of Greater Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, PA to support operating costs and scholarship assistance for older adults related to P 2007 $600,000 $150,000 the AgeWell Pittsburgh initiative Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly BRIGHTON, MA to supplement the capital grant awarded in 2005 to complete construction of C 2010 $1,750,000 $750,000 Shillman House Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc.* SARASOTA, FL to support caregivers in receiving respite care and homemaker services from a P 2010 $708,229 $140,347 wide variety of partners, agencies, and local volunteers Jewish Family Service of Colorado DENVER, CO to help support Care Management services provided through JFS’ Senior Solutions P 2009 $193,270 $58,000 Department (SSD) which ensures that older adults have their physical and mental health and emotional needs met through supportive services The Jewish Healthcare Foundation* PITTSBURGH, PA to support and empower the caregivers of frail, older adults by helping them to P 2010 $300,000 $100,000 better care for themselves, reduce stress, and gain access to important caregiving information, tools, and resources The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System NEW YORK, NY to support the construction of a new 71-unit HUD Section 202 supportive C 2008 $1,500,000 $500,000 housing development on the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Campus in the Bronx Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital, Inc. BALTIMORE, MD to support the construction of the Neighborhood Nursing Facilities at the current C 2011 $10,000,000 $1,756,495 Levindale facility Maimonides Medical Center BROOKLYN, NY to support an innovative program which will care for the frail, impoverished, P 2008 $723,000 $139,700 and older Jewish residents of Borough Park, Brooklyn who suffer from multiple chronic diseases Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty NEW YORK, NY to support the construction of a 70-unit residence for indigent older adults as C 2009 $1,000,000 $250,000 well as fund improvements such as video intercoms and grab bars to enhance the safety and security of the elderly residents Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation* NEW HYDE PARK, NY to recruit, train, and deploy volunteer chore service and respite care workers in P 2010 $300,000 $100,000 Eastern Queens (Hyde Park) and western Long Island * One of 14 grantees funded as part of the $8.2 million Weinberg Caregiver Initiative to demonstrate innovative, evidence-based community projects supporting family and informal caregivers for older adults C - Capital Project O - General Operating Support P - Program Support - Grants in the U.S. n - Grants in Israel, the Former Soviet Union (FSU), and other countries