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.
Check out our 2020 Community Investments here.
Check out our 2019 Community Investments here.
Letter of Intent
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is proud to share that we have initiated a Letter of Intent (LOI) process to assist our communal institutions in the Community Investment process. Federation is looking to invest in projects, programs, and initiatives that will strengthen our Jewish community by addressing Federation’s priority areas. To learn more about our LOIs and to submit one, please click here.
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
Sources of Funding
Leadership
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee
Community Impact Vice Chair: Craig Rosenthal
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee Chair: Burt Garland
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee Co-Chair: Emily Stein MacDonald
Investment & Evaluation Subcommittee Members: Blair Kweskin, Elizabeth Lieberman, Jennifer Deutsch, Jim Deutsch, JoAnne Levy, Monique Parasram Levy, Steve Gallant
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee
Community Impact Vice Chair: Craig Rosenthal
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee Chair: Tim Stern
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee Co-Chair: Rob Wasserman
Assessment & Planning Subcommittee Members: Erica Buchalter, Laura Chaise, Dan Friedman, Betsy Garland, Randy Green, Dalia Oppenheimer, Anna Shabsin, Ian Silberman, Les Sterman, Melanie Winograd
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee Chair: Shira Berkowitz
Israel & Overseas Subcommittee Members: Lisa Graivier Barnes, Julia Mendalow, Rabbi Rosenberg, Jenny Wolkowitz, Sherry Frank Weintrop, Fran Balk, Sue Matlof, Burt Garland, Craig Rosenthal
Staff
Karen Sher, Vice President, Community Impact
Lori Kabrun-Berry, Senior Associate, Community Impact
Nava Kantor, Manager, Impact & Evaluation
Marla Guggenheimer, Community Impact Associate