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G I V I N G G U I D E 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com November 22, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 29 Vision Statement: Jewish. Community. Forever. The Jewish Community Foundation exists to be of service by inspiring philanthropy, strengthening community institutions, fostering innovation and responsibly stewarding funds and legacies. GOALS • Share the results and key indicators from the JMAP community study, an in-depth community needs assessment • Launch the first Jewish Innovation Prize • Strengthen nonprofit organizational capacity • Expand customized individual and family philanthropic advisory services • Educate and inspire innovative and visionary philanthropy across Greater Hartford • Build and expand upon the unique collaborative partnerships with our community nonprofits GRANT MAKING The Jewish Community Foundation exists to strengthen the Greater Hartford Jewish community, to assist donors in fulfilling their philanthropic goals and to create lasting and meaningful impact through innovative grant making. The Foundation takes great care in our stewardship of every gift entrusted to our care. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the Foundation awarded $3.9 million in grants; with more than $1.4 million granted specifically in the area of community building. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES The Foundation celebrates and encourages donor choice. Donors can support organizations, programs and causes of importance to them in the following ways: 1) designated funds are designed to endow specific institutions or programs that matter to a donor; 2) donor advised funds allow donors to make annual recommendations on organizations or programs to support and, together with the Foundation, take an active role in the grant making decision process; 3) unrestricted funds provide general support in the areas of greatest community need, both now and in the future. We welcome the opportunity to consult with individuals and families in achieving their unique philanthropic goals. The Foundation believes philanthropy is within everyone's reach and there are different ways for donors to express their philanthropy. Families and groups wishing to explore the power of endowment and their unique philanthropic perspective are invited to experience Play It Forward, an endowment game created by Foundation staff. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES The Foundation has a variety of committees led by volunteers that help make key grant making, financial, investment and governance decisions. ABOUT US Year established: 1972 Total assets: $100M+ (most recent fiscal year) Total number of employees: 13 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) The Foundation's primary area of focus is the Greater Hartford area, however, our grant making extends throughout the world. TOP FUNDING SOURCES Donations to Jewish Community Foundation come from individuals and families. Donors have the option to create and name a new fund or contribute to an existing fund. All gifts to the Foundation build endowment resources to support a wide variety of agencies, organizations and causes for years to come. Vice Chair Theodore N. Kaplan Kaplan Insurance Group, LLC Secretary Steven C. Kleinman Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisors, LLC Treasurer Randall H. Weinstock United Healthcare Gerald B. Goldberg Goldberg, Yolles & Lepore Consulting Group Jill J. Hutensky Marketing and Strategy Consultant Merrill Mandell Community Volunteer Steven F. Piaker Napier Park Financial Partners Lee D. Pollock The Pollock Company David M. Roth SouthOcean Capital Partners, LLC Melvin A. Simon Cohn Bimbaum & Shea P.C. Gayle W. Temkin Community Volunteer Sidney Ulreich New Britain Radiology Associates, PC Robert K. Yass The Hartford Jessica P. Zachs Community Volunteer Ex Officio Eric M. Zachs LIFE TRUSTEES Philip D. Feltman Hinda N. Fisher Robert B. Goldfarb Michael Suisman President & CEO Michael Johnston Trustee Chair Leigh A. Newman Day Pitney, LLP Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite D, West Hartford, CT 06117 | 860-523-7460 www.jcfhartford.org OUR MISSION: The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford unlocks the transformative power of individual and collective philanthropy to solve problems, strengthen community organizations, and provide permanent support for our Jewish community. BOARD OF TRUSTEES " " T he Jewish Community Foundation is very true to its name. It provides a place where financial resources can be pooled together. These monies can grow under professional management and then be available to meet the needs of the community at times they are needed. – Gayle W. Temkin , Foundation Trustee Foundation staff promote the JMAP community study.