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50 years ago, Congregation Kol Emeth was built on the energy and generosity of our founders. It is our turn to continue that legacy. We invite you to invest in Kol Emeth for both today and tomorrow through your generous donations.

  • Our Kol Nidre Appeal and our Spring Brunch, our annual major fundraising events.
  • Sponsor A Program

Donations to a Specific Fund.
Our members have generously established funds in support of Kol Emeth. Fund Descriptions

  • Escrip. Escrip is an easy to use fundraising resource. By signing up as a Kol Emeth Escrip member, a percentage of your purchases with grocery cards, credit cards, and debit/ATM cards is contributed directly to Kol Emeth. Sign up now at http://www.escrip.com
  • Appreciated Stock or Mutual Funds. Stock Donation Information.
  • Matching Gifts from Employers. Make your donation go further by checking out your employer’s matching gift program and designating Kol Emeth.
  • Gifts in Kind. You may have treasures in your garage or back room that we can make use of. Please call the office for more information.
  • Gifts in honor of a special person, in memory of a special person and to wish someone a speedy recovery. Donation Form

If you would like to sponsor a program or make a special gift to Congregation Kol Emeth, please contact our Executive Director at execdir@kolemeth.org.

FUND DESCRIPTIONS
Our members have generously established funds in support of Kol Emeth. You can designate your gift to one of these funds or talk with our Executive Director about establishing a fund.

  1. Alfred Barauck Memorial Fund for Soviet Emigres. To provide Jewish outreach, education and support for emigres from the former Soviet Union.
  2. Assistant Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. To be used at the Assistant Rabbi's discretion.
  3. Chesed Fund. To provide gemilut chesidim - acts of loving kindness - to our community as requested and needed, in the form of meals, visits, phone calls, cards, rides to appointments, and more.
  4. Daniel and Lucia Weis Campership Fund. To provide scholarships based on financial need to families who wish to send children to an approved summer Jewish camp. Application and approval of need by an Executive Board appointed committee is required.
  5. Education Enrichment Fund To be used by the Religious School for programs designed for education enrichment as approved by the Education Committee.
  6. Esther Waldman Fund. To purchase books for children for the library as approved by the Librarian.
  7. Family Education Fund in honor of Joyce Hurvitz, To provide a fund to enrich family education as approved by the Executive Committee.
  8. Fred Bob Prayerbook Fund. To purchase siddurim or chumashim as approved by the Religious Practices Committee and the Treasurer.
  9. General Fund. General operation of the synagogue as set by the annual budget.
  10. Gift of Israel Fund.
  11. Hearing Enhancement Fund. Upkeep and improvent of the in-place hearing system as approved by the Executive Committee.
  12. Homeless Fund. To provide relief for the homeless, including food preparation.
  13. Irving Lewis Memorial Fund. To provide for programs and special awards for the youth of the congregation as approved by the Rabbis and Executive Director.
  14. Israel Action Fund. To provide for programs in support of Israel as recommended by the IAC Committee Chair.
  15. Kiddush Fund. To provide a Kiddush on unsponsored Shabbatot and Haggim.
  16. Library Fund. To purchase new books for the library and for general upkeep of the library as approved by the librarian or the library committee.
  17. Miriam Ferziger Memorial Fund. To acquire, house and circulate a Judaic performing arts collection (library of art, books, CD's, video tapes and electronic media.)
  18. Office Equipment Fund. To assist in the purchase of equipment of the office or building as approved by the Executive Director and Treasurer.
  19. Rabbi Lewis' Discretionary Fund. To be used at Rabbi Lewis' discretion.
  20. Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. To be used at the Rabbi's discretion.
  21. Rabbi's Emeritus Fund. To be used for funding Kol Emeth's responibilites under the emeritus agreement.
  22. Scholar-in-Residence Fund.
  23. Simon Grossman Fund. To provide funds for Torah repair and upkeep.
  24. Social Action Fund. To provide funds for projects or activities sponsored by the Social Action Committee.
  25. Synagogue Improvement Fund. To provide improvement of the synagogue facilitiesand grounds as approved by the Executive Director and/or House & Grounds Committee and Treasurer. (Includes the former Harvey Koch Memorial Playground and Dina Levine-Zauderer Memorial Tot Lot funds.
  26. Torah for Tots Fund. To provide programs to enrich the Jewish learning of preschool children, specifically the Torah for Tots program which meets each Shabbat.
  27. Young Adult Fund. To support services and programs for young adults.
  28. Youth Activities Fund. To provide funds for synagogue sponsored youth activities: USY, Kadima and Junior Kadima.

ENDOWED FUND DESCRIPTIONS

  1. Bernard H. and Ruth E. Raskin Educational Endowment Fund. To support various educational programs.
  2. David Weintraub Fund. To fund an annual lecture.
  3. Dean Hoffman Israel Scholarship Fund. To provide financial assistance to Kol Emeth teens who are planning a trip to Israel on a recognized program. Application and approval of program is required.
  4. Goldberg Fund. To be used for synagogue programs and educational purposes.
  5. Holocaust Fund. To provide for Holocaust Education.
  6. Larry Cohen Memorial Fund. To fund an annual lecture in the Jewish arts.
  7. Lauren Y. Seagall Fund for Jewish Singles. To promote and support activities for Jewish singles by providing funds for social, religious, educational and other programs and events for attendance by Jewish singles.
  8. Richard Franklin Lecture in the Jewish Legal Tradition Memorial Fund. To fund an annual lecture in the Jewish Legal tradition.

DONATING STOCK
As a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization, Congregation Kol Emeth can accept donation of stock and other securities. You may make such donations either by electronic transfer of stock or delivery of stock certificate(s). If you have stock in certificate form to donate, contact the office for information on transferring the stock certificate(s) to Congregation Kol Emeth.

Donation of stock by electronic transfer is, generally, an easy and relatively quick process. It is the preferable method under most circumstances, as it has the benefit of short transfer time and safety. You should direct your financial institution to make a direct electronic transfer to Congregation Kol Emeth's Vanguard Group brokerage account. Your financial institution needs the following information in order to process your donation:

Account name: Congregation Kol Emeth Brokerage Account

Vanguard Brokerage Account number: 46V213040

Vanguard Group's DTC number: 0443

When donating stock by electronic transfer, it is important to inform the office about the transfer, preferably before or at the time you initiate the transfer. Provide the office with your name, stock name and symbol, number of shares being donated, and the financial institution that is transferring the stock.

If you own stock in certificate form that you want to donate, contact the office for information on transferring the stock to the synagogue.

For your information, the synagogue's policy is to sell securities upon receipt. We are not automatically notified when stocks arrive in our account, therefore it is especially important that you inform us of your pending transfer. In this way we will be able to execute its sale in a timely manner. If you have any questions, contact the synagogue office.