Development
"You
are not obligated to complete the task but neither are you free to desist from
it."
-Pirke Avot, 2:21
Fundraising
is an important part of Ezra's support structure. Our development goals can be
divided in three. In the immediate term: to bridge the gap between tuition
income and actual annual budget costs, as tuition and fees only cover about 70%
of budgeted expenses. In the intermediate term: to fund special projects, such
as the new science lab, the lunch and learn series, new text series, etc.
In
the long term: to stabilize tuition by building our endowment.
How You Can Help
- Make a charitable
contribution to one of our campaigns,
events or endowment
funds:
-
Match
contributions to one of our campaigns
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Underwrite
an event or a portion of an event, or a standalone project such as printing
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Bring
guests to one of our events
- Volunteer!
-
Serve as
a Development Campaign Cabinet member
-
Volunteer
as a campaign committee member for one of our campaigns
-
Serve as
an event chair or a committee member for one of our events
-
Host an event for the benefit of Ezra Academy
- Consider
planned giving
- Purchase
gift cards or establish a
Gift Card Fund
- Purchase a leaf
on our Tree of Knowledge wall monument
Contact
Amy Mindell (x25) or any development staff member
for more information.
Ezra Academy gift cards -- in white with navy ink, artwork on cover
-- are available to mark simchas such as births, bar or bat mitzvahs, birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, or losses or yahrzeits.
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A minimum
contribution of $18 for a large card
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A minimum
contribution of $7 for a small card
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These
cards may be sent out by the Development Office, and will be listed in our
newsletter, or by the donor individually.
Establish a Gift
Card Fund with a minimum contribution of $180. The Development Office will
immediately send out cards upon your telephone or email instruction.
- Leaves and
building blocks available for engraved message on our Tree of Knowledge
wall monument near the Ezra entrance. Leaves are: $250 bronze, $500
silver; building block: $1,800
- Scholarship Ad
Journal
- Friends of Ezra Annual Fund
- Capital Campaign
- Endowment
- Special Project
Campaigns
Ezra Academy
Events
- Spring Gala
Auction
- Tribute Dinner
- Annual Golf
Classic
- Volunteer
Recognition Event
Listed below are a
sampling of restricted and unrestricted endowment funds established for the
benefit of Ezra Academy, which donors may contribute to at any time:
- Ezra Academy Endowment Fund
- The Ezra Academy Community One Fund
- The Rose and
Abraham Cohen Endowment Fund for Sephardic Educational Materials at Ezra Academy
- The Jonathan
Adam Cooper Memorial Sports Fund for the benefit of Ezra Academy
- The Malka Levine
Memorial Teacher Education Fund for the benefit of Ezra Academy
- The Rose & Hy Slifer Ezra Academy Israel Trip Fund in Honor of Judy Cooper
- The Jechiel
Mostow Scholarship For The Ezra Academy 8th Grade Program in Israel Endowment Fund
- The Joan
Edelstein Davenny Memorial Fund to enable Ezra Academy students to
participate in Israel Programs
- The George G.
and Leah E. Posener Scholarship Fund for the Benefit of Ezra Academy
- The Claire
Robbins Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Benefit of Ezra Academy
- The Beverly
Zerwitz Zlotoff Scholarship Fund for the Benefit of Ezra Academy
- The Paul Fiedler
and Susan Birke Fiedler Fund in Memory of Yanina Shimanski Birke for the
Benefit of Ezra Academy
In addition, Ezra Academy benefits from numerous endowment funds established by individual donors for
general charitable purposes.
Ezra Academy welcomes the following planned gifts:
- Bequests
- Life insurance
policies
- Stock
- Charitable gift
annuities
- Charitable
remainder trusts
- Real estate
Jewish Foundation and Federation Support
Ezra Academy receives support from and entrusts its endowment
funds to the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven.
Ezra Academy is also fortunate to receive support from the
Jewish Federations of the communities from which we draw our students:
- The Jewish
Federation of Greater New Haven
- The Jewish
Center for Community Services of Eastern Fairfield County
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