2005–2006 - Jewish Community Federation

DEAR FRIENDS:
The Planning & Agency Support (PAS) Steering Committee and
the Israel & Overseas Committee are pleased to present our 2005-
2006 Allocations Report. This publication details the domestic,
national and international allocations approved by the board of
directors of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco,
the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties (the Federation) at its
June 16, 2005 meeting.
This year’s Annual Campaign raised more than $22.9 million dollars,
an increase of more than $300,000 over the previous year.
Thousands of campaign volunteers, under the leadership of Daniel
Grossman, chair, and Nancy Grand, vice-chair, worked tirelessly
to raise these funds from over 11,000 contributors.
Over 200 volunteers serving on the PAS and Israel & Overseas
Committees and subcommittees were responsible for the funding
recommendations presented to the board in June. These volunteers
met throughout the year with local, national and international agencies
to understand the challenges each organization faced, the needs of its constituents and
the impact of its services.
In November 2004, the Federation shared with the community initial findings from the
then just-completed Jewish Community Study. The Summary Report outlined the tremendous
growth the community had experienced since the last study was completed in 1986.
At the same time, it also demonstrated significant gaps in services, opportunities to forge
closer connections with marginally affiliated and unaffiliated Jews, and emerging communal
needs. Fortunately, the Federation has been able to respond to some of these findings
almost immediately due to the availability of increased Campaign dollars, and local agencies
have been eager to adapt their service offerings to meet some of these new challenges.
This initial activity can be seen through the awarding of several one-time community
impact grants that are discussed in this report. In addition, a supplemental grants process
is underway, the results of which PAS will share with the community once grant distribution
is completed.
The pages that follow describe in brief the vast and diverse array of local and international
services supported by the Federation’s Annual Campaign. We wish to thank all those
involved for their support in helping us affect the positive changes needed for our
Federation and our community to continue to thrive today and into the future.
Tom Kasten
Chair
Planning & Agency Support
Steering Committee
Linda Brownstein
Chair
Israel & Overseas Committee