Institutional Advancement
| Amy Einhorn Director of Institutional Advancement (216)763-1400 ext. 408 aeinhorn@grossschechter.org |
Lance Colie Director of Development (216) 763-1400, ext. 407 lcolie@grossschechter.org |
Kelly R. Millet Director of Marketing (216) 763-1400, ext. 420 kmillet@grossschechter.org |
Leah Epstein Director of Alumni and Community Outreach (216) 763-1400, ext. 419 lepstein@grossschechter.org |
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 part 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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The Annual Fund...provides crucial tuition assistance so that a day school education can be available to every Jewish child. It also supplies essential funds for the general ongoing needs of the school, as well as program enhancements such as enriching the science program and strengthening technology. |
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 343 students. We hope you agree that a gift to Schechter is an investment well worth making.
Facts About Schechter:
- Over 343 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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Tribute & Endowment Funds...are special purpose funds that help underwrite the costs of a range of programs and activities at Schechter, e.g., arts, library books and materials, tuition assistance, faculty development, life cycle support of families, and much more. Some provide general support of the school. Your gift to a Tribute or Endowment Fund will enhance Schechter programs, strengthen the Schechter community, and provide a meaningful way to remember or honor special people in your life. |
Following is a list of current Tribute & Endowment funds:
Andrea Jo Hoffman Epstein Memorial Fund
Art Supplies
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
Brenda Zimm Oscar Memorial Fund
Adult education programs
Computer Laboratory Fund
Computers, software, and upgrades
David J. & Ruth Moskowitz Family Endowment Fund
Faculty research and development
Director's Discretionary Fund
Projects/materials at headmaster's discretion
General Fund:
Tuition assistance, ongoing daily needs
Gonsenhauser Music Fund
For music programming
Media Center Fund
Library/Media Center needs (min. $10 donation)
Pearl & Louis Klein Judaic Appurtenances Fund
Judaic materials
Lee Schneider Memorial Tikun Olam Fund
Repairing the world (tikun olam)
Lenore Koppel Teacher Materials Center
Provides teacher resources and materials
Morry Malcmacher Memorial Torah Reading Fund
Tikunim (Torah reading books)
Rabinowitz Family 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
Robin Ginsburg Arts Enrichment Fund
Enhanced art program
Sarah Udell Authors Program Fund
Provides for "Authors Day," which brings a well-known author to Schechter for a day of workshops
Teacher Appreciation Fund
Showing appreciation to our dedicated teachers
Tuition Assistance Fund
Tuition assistance to families of students
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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The Rib Burn Off...is an annual community-wide day of family fun and great kosher ribs! Now in its 18th year, Schechter's Totally Kosher Rib Burnoff has become the place to be on Labor Day for over two thousand people every year. A range of sponsorship levels, donation of goods or services, and raffle tickets are just some of the opportunities available for supporting this event. Click here for the sponsorship form. |
For more information about the Rib Burnoff, contact Leah Epstein at lepstein@grossschechter.org or (216) 763-1400,ext. 419.
