Advancement/Development

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Schechter remains strong and effective due in large part to generous sustaining support from our families and the broader community. The department of Institutional Advancement works to promote continued growth in this support through fundraising and marketing. Tuition, fees, state funding, and annual allocations from the Jewish Community Federation and Jewish Education Center of Cleveland cover only 86% of the school’s budget needs. The rest comes from unrestricted and restricted contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Schechter offers you a number of giving opportunities that truly make a difference:

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Schechter’s Annual Fund is a critical piece of the school’s budget. Your gift today to the Annual Fund will help sustain and strengthen the excellence of a Schechter education for over 333 students. We hope you agree that a gift to Schechter is an investment well worth making.

Facts About Schechter:

	Over 333 students in grades Pre-K through 8, a growth of more than 50% over the last six years...and we continue to grow.
	Schechter's comprehensive program fosters high academic achievement, values-based decision making, and the capacity to build a better world.
	*Schechter Students consistently* ○ Enter advanced academic programs in public and private high schools ○ Perform in the top 5% of students on standardized achievement tests ○ Sweep top awards at Math Day (sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Council of Teacher’s of Mathematics) ○ Win high honors in the North Eastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair ○ Compete as Power of the Pen state finalists ○ Compete in National Geographic’s Geography Bee
	*Schechter Students have been* ○ Among Ohio’s top 100 geography students ○ Winners of Power of the Pen’s Best of the Best, Excellence in Writing, and more (regional, state levels) ○ Winners of Special Awards in the North Eastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair
	Schechter graduates attend some of our nation’s most prestigious universities including MIT, Yale, Penn, Princeton, Harvard, London School of Economics, Cornell, Brandeis, Columbia, NYU, Michigan, Washington University, and Ohio State’s Honors Program.
	*A warm, active, and inclusive community for the whole family* also represents the full range and diversity of Jewish life.
	*Schechter graduates become leaders* in high school and college. They serve as president, vice-president, other officers, editors, captains, and active members of
	○ Jewish Welfare Fund High School Campaign ○ BBYO, USY, NCSY, and other youth organizations (locally, regionally, nationally) ○ Federation’s Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel, Cleveland/Bet She'an “Ambassadors For Unity” program ○ Students Against Drunk Driving, Youth Ending Hunger, Habitat for Humanity, Amnesty International ○ Israel Culture Club, French Club, Key Club, Model UN, Multicultural Association, Environmental Club ○ Student Council, school newspapers and yearbooks, school athletic teams ○ Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and Chorus, drama club, dance club, visual arts clubs ○ Hillel, Jewish student associations, college fraternities and sororities, yearbook ...and much more.

For more information about how you, too, can make a difference through the Annual Fund, please contact Lance Colie, Director of Development, at lcolie@grossschechter.org or (216) 763-1400, ext. 407.

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Anita & Elisa Moss Lifecycle and Mitzvah Fund
Supports Schechter families and staff in times of need and celebration

Belva Singer Teacher Enrichment Fund
Provides for teacher enrichment courses

David J. & Ruth Moskowitz Family Endowment Fund
Faculty research and development

Director’s Discretionary Fund
Projects/materials at headmaster’s discretion

Lenore Koppel Teacher Materials Center
Provides teacher resources and materials

Morry Malcmacher Memorial Torah Reading Fund
Tikunim (Torah reading books)

Noa Rabinowitz Israel Trip Fund
Subvention for 8th graders to participate in class trip

Rita Shtull Fine Arts Day Program Fund
Fine arts day program and musical concerts

Sarah Udell Authors Program Fund
Provides for “Authors Day,” which brings a well-known author to Schechter for a day of workshops

For more information about Tribute & Endowment Funds, contact Amy Einhorn, director of institutional advancement, at aeinhorn@grossschechter.org, (216) 763-1400, ext. 408.

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