Funds & Campaigns

What are Funds and Why Does the JCC Need Them?
A Fund is created by an individual, family, or business to ensure that there is adequate funding to support a project that is important to them. The JCC, like all not-for-profit organizations, often has all of its income dedicated to providing its core programs, maintaining its facilities, and supporting its membership in diverse ways.

Building Funds for the Future
It is essential for the JCC to build its financial strength for existing and future programs and services, thereby enhancing our highly regarded position as the leading social service agency in Staten Island. The JCC is at the forefront of recognizing emerging needs that necessitate the creation of new Funds.

What can you do?

• You are welcome to make a donation to any of our existing Funds below.
• You can also create a new Fund. ​​

Current JCC Funds

• Joan and Alan Bernikow Fund for Children with Special Needs: Supports services for individuals with disabilities attending a variety of programs at the JCC
  • ​​To donate in memory of Alan Bernikow, click here
    
• Murray Berman Family Fund: Provides scholarships to families in need to send children to JCC day camps
• Lucille and Jay Chazanoff Fund for Sunrise Day Camp: Supports Sunrise Day Camp and Sunrise Year-Round Programs – a camp for children with cancer
• Marvin Weissglass Family Trust: Supports the operations of Marvin’s Camp for children with disabilities
• Foundation for The Music Institute of the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island: Supports scholarships for families in need to send children to the Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music School; provides assistance to send the Music Institute faculty to trainings and conferences as well as repairs or purchase of instruments.
• Dr. Esther Grushkin Memorial Lecture Fund: Supports programs at the JCC for the community in the area of informal Jewish Education; created in memory of Dr. Esther Grushkin
• RememberMe: Supports programs and other needs of our dementia-related programs
• Allan Weissglass Memorial Fund: Provides funds for Capital repair and replacements at JCC-owned facilities
• Olsen Family Wellness Center Fund for Sunrise Day Camp: ​Supports the Olsen Family Wellness Center at Sunrise Day Camp

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For more information, please contact Allison Cohen, Chief of Communications & Fundraising
​at 718.475.5233 or acohen@sijcc.com