Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE BERKSHIRES CARES FOR THOSE IN NEED AND NUTURES AND SUSTAINS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY LOCALLY, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THE FEDERATION ALLOCATES FUNDS TO ITS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, OVERSEES NEEDS AND OTHER INITIATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. DURING 2019, THE FEDERATION PRODUCED 128 EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, FAMILY, AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH OVER 6,000 ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS. THE FEDERATION RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM OVER 1,200 DONORS AND ASSISTED 18 ORGANIZATIONS. CAMP AND ISRAEL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 55 CHILDREN AND TEENS.
THE BERKSHIRE JEWISH VOICE NEWSPAPER UNITES THE COMMUNITY AND BROADENS SPIRITUAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH A MIX OF NEWS, EVENTS, OPINION AND DISCUSSION. DURING 2019, THE FEDERATION PUBLISHED 9 EDITIONS AND DISTRIBUTED 22,500 COPIES. THE FEDERATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED 4,000 COPIES OF THE BERKSHIRE JEWISH SUMMER GUIDE, A SUPPLEMENT OF THE BERKSHIRE JEWISH VOICE.
THE OLDER ADULT KOSHER HOT MEAL PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS, COMPANIONSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL STIMULATION FOR SENIORS AND THE HOMEBOUND EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERED, IN-PERSON COMMUNITY MEALS AND HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGES. DURING 2019, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED 3,600 MEALS AND 550 CARE PACKAGES FOR OLDER ADULTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dara Kaufman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $115,000 |
| Michael Wasserman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Schindler-Frankel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandi Rubin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Masters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Udel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Siegel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Schnesel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Norman Michaels | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Heffan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Schiller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Ilberg Lamm | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Glaser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Cook | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Lindner-Lesser | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sacon | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Ury | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Orenstein | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Fraker | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua Bloom | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Usow | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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