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www.HartfordBusiness.com • November 9, 2020 • GIVING GUIDE • Hartford Business Journal 27 ABOUT US Year established: 1945 Annual revenues (most recent fiscal year): $4,224,430 Total number of employees: 23 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Rockville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford Springs, Suffield, Tolland, Unionville, Vernon, West Hartford, West Simsbury, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks TOP FUNDING SOURCES Donors/donations: 97% Foundations/grants: 3% Since its founding in 1945, the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford has risen to meet Jewish communal challenges worldwide — from political persecution to economic crises to anti-Semitism and threats to Israel's sovereignty. This year brought unprecedented challenges to our doorstep, and never before has Federation's robust network of donors, volunteers, and institutions proved more essential. Our collective generosity is making a profound difference. Together with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, we've raised nearly $1 million for COVID-19 rapid relief and recovery — providing kosher meals, emergency financial assistance, and vital social support to our homebound neighbors and keeping the doors of local agencies open to all in need. That's in addition to the $4.6 million raised through Federation's Annual Campaign and restricted revenue, which supports Jewish education for all ages, interfaith alliances to combat hate, volunteer opportunities that strengthen our towns and neighborhoods, and a rich array of safety net services for Jews in need everywhere. Federation is among the first to respond to war, acts of terrorism, and natural disasters around the world, providing humanitarian and educational support. Locally, we support literacy programs for at- risk elementary school children and programs that teach tolerance in Connecticut's schools. We train the next generation of Jewish leaders and teachers and fortify local Jewish institutions against security threats. And we're there in the toughest times — funding culturally competent senior care, behavioral health care, and dignified burials for indigent Jews. WAYS TO GET INVOLVED Whether you're a business leader, philanthropist, perpetual learner or hands-on volunteer, Federation needs you. Business Partnerships and Recruitment: Our Business Partners help offset the costs of Federation events and programs so we can do more good with Annual Campaign contributions. We offer a full range of sponsorship packages to elevate your brand; call Simi Benita at 860.964.0729 for details. To learn about Destination Hartford, our new initiative to attract top Jewish talent to our region, contact Heather Rubin Fiedler at 860.727.6121. Greater Hartford Jewish Leadership Academy: The Academy provides individualized leadership development based on Jewish values to help our community adapt and respond to an ever-changing environment. Managed by Federation with support from the Jewish Community Foundation and other generous funders, it draws on local and national best practices and engages top experts in the field. We invite you to learn and invest with us. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Federation offers many ways to live out our shared values — and you don't have to be Jewish to participate. You can read to an at-risk student (even virtually!) as a Children's Reading Partners volunteer, help local people meet their basic needs through Dignity Grows TM , grow and harvest produce for the hungry at Jessie's Community Gardens, and much more. Interested? We'd love to hear from you. Call us at 860.232.4483 or visit jewishhartford.org. OFFICERS First Vice Chair Vice Chair, Development, General Dana Keller Vice Chair, Development, Women's Judith Schlossberg Vice Chair, Planning and Allocations David Rosenthal BlumShapiro Vice Chair, Long-Range Planning Gary Starr Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair / Administrative Committee Chair Anne Martha Pitegoff Assistant Treasurer, Audit Committee Chair Robert Stillman Secretary Ted Zablotsky, MD Assistant Secretary Cyral Sheldon Chair Emeritus Cary Lakenbach Actuarial Strategies, Inc. DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBER Chair, Jewish Community Foundation Gayle Temkin MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Benjamin Adler Wellstone Insurance David Brandwein Michael Cantor Cantor Colburn LLP Ronald Cipriano NEFCO Risa Filkoff Personal development life coach Garrett Fishman PKT Development Mindy Glickman Marty's Formal Wear (tuxpert.com) Bruce Goldsmith Baronet Coffee Alan Parker Pullman & Comley LLC Ann Baidack Pava Stephen Rabb Leslie Silvers Tracy Taback Sandler Training/ TEM Associates, Inc. Eric Zachs Co-Chairman, Message Center Management; Founder and Chairman, Torrecom Partners President and CEO David Waren Chair of the Board Carolyn Gitlin Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C, West Hartford, CT 06117 | 860.232.4483 www.jewishhartford.org OUR MISSION: The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford protects and enhances the wellbeing of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning). BOARD OF DIRECTORS Federation convenes international thought leaders from many perspectives to inform the community on tough political topics like Israeli-Palestinian relations.