In addition to approving new allocations and planning procedures, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation board of directors on June 24 approved allocations for the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009.
The MJF apportioned $9.415 million for that time, of which $7.7 million (82 percent) came from the 2008 Annual Campaign and $1.715 million (18 percent) from the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF), the MJF’s endowment development program.
Of that total, $3,025,000 (33 percent) has been allocated to local MJF constituent agencies, the same total as last year.
The amounts granted to specific agencies have changed little since last year. The only significant changes are the allocations to the three elementary day schools: Hillel Academy, the Milwaukee Jewish Day School and the Yeshiva Elementary School.
MJF planning director Sheryl Primakow said that this year is the first time that allocations are based on the new model for day school funding (approved by the federation in April 2007; see May 4, 2007, Chronicle), a process that involves a per student allocation based on enrollment over the past three years.
As a result, Hillel Academy’s allocation declined by $10,000 ($269,000 to $259,000) while MJDS’s increased by $3,000 ($501,000 to $504,000) and YES’s by $7,000 ($82,000 to $89,000).
Israel and overseas allocations totaled $2.5 million (27 percent), the same total as last year.
Of this amount, $2.25 million (90 percent) is considered a core allocation and will fund the Jewish Agency for Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The remaining $250,000 is elective and will be used to fund Partnership 2000, the Israel emissary program and special projects.
The third largest single amount, $2.255 million (24 percent), goes to MJF core operations. Of the remainder:
• $565,000 (6 percent) goes to MJF direct programs and services: Coalition for Jewish Learning, the Israel Center, the Jewish Chaplaincy Program, Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Partnership 2000, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle and the Wisconsin Jewish Conference.
• $375,000 (4 percent) goes to the United Jewish Communities.
• $130,000 (1 percent) goes to a variety of national organizations.
• $445,000 (5 percent) goes to “other community uses,” including a reserve for losses, Birthright Israel, and the JCF grants committee.
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