What We Fund
Community Investments
Each year, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis works with our volunteer and professional community leadership to assess the needs of our community and establish strategic plans to sustain our vibrant Jewish ecosystem. Through our partnerships with thousands of donors, we then raise funds to meet those needs. Our volunteers then lead a community investment process to get those funds working to fulfill our mission through agencies, congregations, organizations, and programs. Our team then evaluates those investments based on the impact they are having here in St. Louis, in Israel and wherever there is a need. This community impact and philanthropy work has been done since our inception in 1901 and remains the core of our work.
Past Community Investment Reports
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Community Investment Opportunities
We have many funding opportunities available to nonprofit organizations and types of support available to individual community members.
Learn more about our Community Investment Opportunities.
Total Community Investments Chart
Leadership
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee
Community Impact Vice Chair: Dalia Oppenheimer
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee Chairs: Neil Jaffe and Karen Smoller
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee Members: Jim Deutsch, Blair Kweskin, Becca Near, Marty Oberman, Adam Rosenberg, Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg, William Rubenstein, Sue Schlichter, MaryAnne Smyly Sabin
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee
Community Impact Vice Chair: Burt Garland
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee Chair: Dalia Oppenheimer
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee Members: Erica Buchalter, Laura Chaise, Anna Shabsin, Ian Silberman, Tim Stern, Les Sterman, Rob Wasserman, Melanie Winograd
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee Chair: Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee Members: Benjamin Singer, Daniel Fischer, Elliott Kleiman, Etai Goldenberg, Francine Balk, Jennifer Wolkowitz, Julia Mendelow, Lisa Greening, Susan Matlof, Shira Berkowitz
Community Impact Staff
Karen Sher, Chief Impact Officer | Scott Berzon, Director, Community Impact | Lori Kabrun-Berry, Senior Associate, Community Impact | Devorah Stein, Community Impact Associate
Jewish Federation of St. Louis Communications Team
Amanda Miller, Vice President, Communications | David Stetter, Director of Marketing | Penny Taylor, Creative Manager | Ashley Nash, Marketing Project Coordinator
2023 Community Study Task Force
Greg Yawitz Bob Newmark Craig Rosenthal Burt Garland Craig Rosenthal John Greenberg, CSTF Co-Chair Toby Warticovschi Les Sterman Dalia Oppenheimer, CSTF Co-Chair Laura Chaise Ian Silberman Anna Shabsin Melanie Winograd Rob Wasserman Tim Stern