TOTAL FEDERATION GRANTMAKING TO LOCAL AGENCIES AND SERVICES FROM ALL SOURCES: $38,271,222



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TOTAL FEDERATION GRANTMAKING TO OVERSEAS AGENCIES AND SERVICES FROM ALL SOURCES: $15,132,462


Jewish Community Federation - (Under the direction of the Federation’s Overseas Connections Committee) links Jews in Cleveland directly with Jews around the world. Programs include: Parents and Children Together (PACT) for Ethiopian-Israelis; Israel Health Advancement for Women (ISHA); educational programs for disadvantaged soldiers; Atidim, preparing young adults for community leadership; Israel/Jordan Cross-Border Initiative; and the Cleveland/St. Petersburg Partnership for community-building programs in St. Petersburg, Russia.

United Jewish Communities (UJC) - Provides life-saving and life-enhancing humanitarian assistance to those in need and translates Jewish values into social action on behalf of millions of Jews worldwide. Works in close partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and World ORT. Also supports Cleveland’s partnership programs: Partnership 2000 in Beit Shean, Israel; the Lauder JDC camp in Szarvas, Hungary; and summer camps for children in the former Soviet Union.

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*From donor advised philanthropic and special purpose funds, supporting foundations, the Endowment Fund of the Federation and Centennial Initiative for fiscal year 7/1/07 - 6/30/08

**The Fund for the Jewish Future is a partnership of communal agencies, synagogues and schools that develops and implements programs to dramatically enhance our community’s Jewish educational system. The fund is administered by the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and received an allocation from the 2008 Campaign for Jewish Needs to support teacher training, enhanced technology and educational opportunities for students, including those who have special needs. The fund also provides local synagogues with more than $1 million in educational programs and services.

(1) Includes part of United Way Services grant of $2,331,748
(2) Includes Centennial Initiative grants
(3) Individual grants to organizations that are also funded by the Joint Budget Council of United Jewish Communities
(4) From the annual Campaign after deducting fundraising cost of under 10 percent, one of the lowest overhead costs of any charitable organization in Ohio

“Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kind, respectful presence
made it a little bit easier to ask for help. As soon as I get on my feet, I will be
in the position to give and not to ask and take, a place I would much rather be.”
– client of Jewish Family Service Association