A Community Hub MJCC
Annual Report | 2021-22
OUR Mission + Vision
MISSION
The MJCC is an inclusive and welcoming hub for a diverse community, fostering lifelong wellness and providing dynamic social and educational experiences, grounded in Jewish values and culture.
VISION
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center envisions a thriving, diverse Jewish community, and embraces a central role in welcoming all to gather, connect, learn and celebrate life.
Dear Friends of the MJCC,
We are proud to present the Mittleman Jewish Community Center’s Annual Report for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Our ability to support the community with an extensive array of high quality, in person programs and services is dependent upon the generous philanthropic support of our members and extended community. We are deeply grateful to our donors.
This year has been an exciting one as we have continued to expand our offerings. As always, our fiscal year started and ended with MJCC Summer Day Camp. During the summer of 2022, we served an average of 166 campers per week, representing significant growth over our pre-pandemic enrollment. Throughout the year, we’ve seen steady increases in membership, with significant growth in participation in our growing array of group exercise classes. Soccer leagues, drop-in basketball, swim team, afterschool classes, and other programs all saw high levels of participation as our community resumed in person activities.
We’ve also had numerous opportunities to gather for community events during the past year, from our PDX Business Series to our second annual Walk for the J to our Community Celebration. Programs that celebrate Jewish culture and strengthen Jewish identity remain at the heart of our mission. Our Yom Ha’Atzmaut concert, JCC Maccabi delegation, Jewish Community Orchestra concerts, Israeli films, Jewish authors, and holiday celebrations put the “J” in MJCC.
Membership, program, and rental revenue provides only 65% of the J’s revenue, and we depend upon our generous supporters to enable us to offer our wide range of programs and services. Gifts from the community remain critical to allow us to purchase new equipment, update our facilities, offer financial assistance for membership and camp, maintain our building, and launch new initiatives. We are especially grateful to our event sponsors and the members of our Friends of the Center Society who make these programs – and so much more – possible for our community. We also extend a special thanks to the members of the MJCC Legacy Society. Legacy gifts help to build our endowment, ensuring that the MJCC will continue to serve our community for generations to come.
Thank you again for your strong commitment to the MJCC. We are finalizing a new strategic plan and look forward to sharing it with the community later this fall. With your help, we will continue to serve and strengthen our community, as your home away from home.
B’Shalom, Steve Albert Danelle Romain Executive Director Board President
October 2022
MJCC A Hub of Gathering!
MJCC Summer Day Camp
This summer, we were pleased to offer nine weeks of day camp, serving on average 166 campers a week, with campers ranging in age from preschool through tenth grade. Our campers loved going swimming four days a week, playing in the Sportsplex every day, as well as coming together on Shabbat to sing songs and tell stories. This summer we had 486 unique campers total, as well as 1493 camper weeks. We appreciated seeing our returning campers and were excited to welcome our new camper families as well. We can’t wait to grow our camp family more next summer!
21-22
Events
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Let’s talk about Oregon wine.
For the first time since 2020, we finished the year in person with “Let’s talk about Oregon Wine,” which included a wine tasting at Cellar 503. On June 22nd, 25 people joined us to learn about and taste Oregon wine with Carrie Wynkoop of Cellar 503 and Matt Berson from Love and Squalor Wine. We learned about the history of Oregon wine, about environmental and smoke impacts and where the industry is going. Of course, we tasted four delicious wines, hand-selected by Carrie and Matt, and noshed on kosher snacks provided by Century Catering.
MJCC SportsTeams
STINGRAYS: 82 swimmers • 12 swim meets
The Stingrays had a great year and loved being back in the pool together. Swim meets were back in full swing with team cheers sending swimmers on to new personal records and championship times every month.
SOCCER: When people from the community come together as a team, everyone feels strongly about their contribution to the team’s successes and failures. We cheer one another during the highs and provide comfort during the lows. Whether you are a player or a spectator, you feel the positive energy and the strength of the community.
WALK FOR THE J
On Sunday, April 24, the MJCC held its second annual “Walk for the J.” For our 2022 walk, our goal was to collect one million steps for the MJCC. Together, we raised over $11,000 in support of the J and our partner, Cedar Sinai Park. Participants were given the option to walk from the J or from any place that was convenient for them. Most participants took the Gabriel Park route on what turned out to be a gorgeous, sunny day. Jonathan Glass was the chair for the event and Jen Felberg was Cedar Sinai Park’s staff liaison.
COMMUNITY Celebration
The MJCC’s Community Celebration was held Tuesday, May 24.
After two years fully virtual, it was great to be in person. Michelle Alany & The Mystics entertained the crowd with their energizing soulful music. The Pillar of Excellence Award was presented to MJCC Past-President and friend Jerry Sadis. Everest Sibony and Lyla Paru were each presented with the Harry Glickman Scholar Athlete Award. We inducted Jake Raiton into the Oregon Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. We also recognized MJCC Stingrays (swim team) of note, most dedicated members and superstar camp counselors.
It was a wonderful way to celebrate our community!
AFTER SCHOOL
Our youth programs thrived through the spring with After School programs. We were happy to offer rock climbing, chess, basketball, Tae Kwon Do, and KidFit. We love seeing different areas of the J filled with children engaging in their after school classes. Our programs provide positive outlets for kids to be active, learn, and most importantly, to have fun. All these courses returned this fall as well, due to their popularity amongst children and their families.
FINANCIALS
SDue to the pandemic, the MJCC became increasingly dependent upon government funds providing emergency aid. In 2021-22, only 65% of MJCC revenue came from membership, program fees, and rental revenue. As the pandemic recedes, we are committed to returning to a balanced budget based on traditional revenue sources. We are extraordinarily grateful to our donors for making it possible for us to provide our wide range of programs and services.
Revenue
Expenses
5% Program 71% Personnel 13% Occupancy 11% Office Administration
35% Membership 3% Federation Grants 22% Program 8% Rentals 12% Fundraising 20% Government Grants/Credits
Jewish Life Community Engagement Programs for Children and Young Families 9 Number of grants to support Jewish life and cultural programs 2021-22 At A Glance 1,493 Camper weeks 23% Increase in Membership in 21-22
Building Utilization DevelopmentFinancial Sustainability 95 Hours the building is open each week $300,000 Annual investment in facilities 105 Members of the Friends of the Center Society $
Our Donors
We are incredibly grateful to each and every community member and organization that supports the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The donors who gave during the 2021-2022 fiscal year helped us to recover from the pandemic and continue to offer quality programs to our community. This list reflects only new gifts to operations. It does not account for previous pledges or pledge payments. We have made our best effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you find an error, or if you would like information about making a tax-deductible donation, contact Saul Korin, Director of Donor Engagement + Philanthropy, at 503.452.3427 or skorin@oregonjcc.org.
$100,000 & above
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
$20,000-$99,999
Sandra (z”l) and Ralph Miller
Friendly Rosenthal Fund of OJCF
OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation
$5,000-$19,999
Anonymous A Fund of OJCF
Anonymous A Senior Program Fund of OJCF
Max Birnbach Charity Fund of OJCF
John Emshwiller and Deborah Yaeger
Oregon Cultural Trust
Robert and Rita Philip Family Fund of OJCF
Sarah (Richter) Ritchie Fund of Oregon Community Foundation
Gayle and Paul Romain
Steve “Rosy” Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman
Diane and David Rosencrantz
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Family Fund of OJCF / Jordan Schnitzer
Lois Schnitzer
Mara and Robert Shlachter
Jerry & Helen Stern Grandchildren’s Fund of OJCF
Lawrence and Vicki Wasserman / LV Wasserman Family Fund of OJCF
Weidenweber Family Fund of OJCF
Juan Young Trust Jason E. Zidell Foundation Jay and Diane Zidell
$1,800-$4,999
Anonymous (4)
The Abrams Family
John and Carol Arnsberg Family Endowment Fund of OJCF
Amy and Doug Blauer
Gerel Blauer (z”l)
Helen Duewel
Josh & Amy Frankel Family Fund of OJCF Jonathan and Sarah Glass
Priscilla and Tony Kostiner Gail Mandel and Steven Klein
OnPoint Community Credit Union
The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Pollin Family Fund of OJCF Danelle Romain and R.D. Symms Bunny and Jerry Sadis Sandra and Joel Seres ShedRain Corporation Robert P. Weil Fund of OJCF Carolyn and Gary Weinstein
$500-$1,799
The Michael Adler and Molly Newcomer Family Fund Ellie and Dan Albert Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg Jerome Barde Kelly and Richard Barker
Baron/Gilbert Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
William M. Bennett, MD and Sandra S. Bennett Karla and Barry Benson Sarah and Marc Blattner
Stanley & Judith Blauer Family Fund of OJCF Boeing Sharon and Norman Eder First Republic Bank Flamm Family Fund
Marilyn Q. Forse Endowment I of OJCF Nadine Gartner and Benjamin Olds Geffen. Mesher & Co. Beth and John Germain Gevurtz Menashe Lesley and Robert Glasgow Marni Glick and Hank Kaplan The Goodman Family
The Harads Sara and Fred Harwin Merrill and Perry Hendin Jay Holzman
JCC Association of North America Laurie Kilbourn and Ronald Cobb Sheldon Klapper and Sue Hickey
The Ellen M. and Peter M. Klein Foundation Inc. Jerry and Joanne Kryszek Lora & Jim Meyer Family Fund of OJCF Newmark Family Fund of OJCF Nike, Inc. Anne and Jeffrey Nudelman
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Jeff Reingold
Eve and Alan Rosenfeld Annetta and Ed St. Clair
Schwartz Charitable Foundation
Linda and Gary Singer
Eve Stern and Les Gutfreund Helen Stern Carol Stone and David Kish Vicky and Scott Swart
Turner Construction Company Vivian and Howard Wasserteil Danica and Joshua Wnuk
Jennifer and Ken Zeidman
$250-$499 Rosalie and Keith Berne
Karen Blauer
Abigail and Jonathan Brody Barbara and Barry Caplan Elaine and Arnold Cogan Dairy Hill Ice Cream Cameron and Dick Davis
The Drucker Family
Don Eichman
Margot Feves Pearmine Naomi and Sam Harwin
Janis Jaffe
Michelle and Josh Kashinsky
Jordana and Ryan Levenick
Shari Levinson and Marshal Spector Laura Lew
Judy Margles and Steve Wasserstrom
Montgomery & Graham Property & Casualty LLC
Tim O’Hare
Terry Petersen
Eric & Tiffany Rosenfeld Fund of OJCF
Rosemarie Rosenfeld
Harriet Silverman and Paul Smelkinson
Lisa and Mitch Smelkinson
Richard L. Weil
Rebecca Barkin and Ronald Sharrin
Howard Beckerman
Mia Birk and Glen Coblens
Sue Brower and Mark Baugher
Julia and Edouard Chaltiel
Edith Dorsen
Jeanne and John Esler
Jenat and Howard Feldman
David N. Gilbert
David Glass
Mary and Peter Gray Margaret Harvey Melissa and Daron Horwitz
David Kahn
Judith and Garry Kahn
Richard Kramer
Tammy Kramer Stacey Lebenzon
Sandra Lewis and James Rosenbaum
Andrea Manchester
Gail McMurchie
Barry and Jane Newman
Rick Nitti and Jan Jewett
Sacha Reich and Aaron L. Pearlman
Gregg Rosenberg
Jeannette Ross
Ilene Safyan
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Faye Samuels
Sarah and Ryan Scott
Gail and Joel Semler
Beth and Mitchell Sherr
Sharon Ungerleider
Beverly Voytko
Idelle Weinstein
Betty Jean and Brandon Wentworth
Tamar Wyte-Lake and Josh Lake
Yuval Zalkow and Sheri Blue
Under $100 Anonymous (2)
John Adelman
Sy Adler
Alan Bacharach, ChFC Leslie and Peter Beard
Leslie Berman
Patricia and Steven Bilow
Jerelyn Brimer
Frances Carmody
Evan Cohn
Janet Collier
Jennie Condon
Nikki and Stuart Director
Michelle Duer
Jared “Adi” Essig
Becky and Greg Ewer
Jennifer and Sandor Felberg
Renee Fellman
Nicole Frisch and Michael Maharg
Jennifer Gates Jessica and Brandon Gatke
Jay G. Gilbert
Abigail Glass
Hannah Kahn Glass Randi and Samuel Glass
Tova Glass
Richard M. Glassman
Marc Goldring Alix and Tom Goodman
Rosalie Goodman
Carol Hall and Arnie Rowland
Patrick Hanemann
Jaimie and Jacob Harper
Catherine and Rick Hartoch
Jessica and Matt Hilbert
Anna Hixon
Lisa Hixon
Michael Horenstein
Intel Foundation
Danielle James
Beth Lifson and Michael Johnson Wendy and Steven Kahn Larry Kaplan
Phyllis A. Kasparian
Lisa Katon and Noah Kressel Ruth and Ronald Katon Saul Korin
Christina Kraemer and Sammy Fischer
Eileen “Ikie” Nolan Kressel and Ron Cinniger
Julia Lager-Mesulam and Steven Mesulam Barbara and Stuart Lang Shoshanna Lansberg Amy Levin
Lisa Levitt and Dennis Prime Denise Littlefield Robin and John McCaffrey Esther and Albert Menashe Nadine Menashe Alan Moses Opher Nadler and Michael Mackey New Relic
Patrick O’Brien Sylvia and Gary Pearlman Sue Perkel Liz and Brett Phillips Jeremy Pollok
Portland General Electric Co. Bonnie and Isaac Quintero Richard Ramer
Dan Rasay
Rebekah Ratner-Singh
Carol Ray Barbara Reisman and Eric Scherzer Bert and Laurie Rogoway Kim Rosenberg
The Sapoznikow Family Rebecca and Scott Schiefelbein Arrie Sherr
Susan and Stuart Shleifer
Ethel Shuldman and Jeff Edmundson Josh Sims Jonathan Singer Stephen Sirkin
Ann and Robert Sola Heidi Springer Sharon Stern Rebecca Tucker
United Way of Central Indiana
Ira Wagner Lee and Stuart Weinstein
Gina Westhoff and Michael Khavul Victoria Woodall
Masayuki Yamaguchi
Ivan Zackheim
Ahuva and Ohad Zaslavsky
Janet and Bill Zelman
Arleen and Robert Zucker
In-Kind
John Boos & Co.
Virginia Feldman
Gayle A. Russ
$100-$249
Life and Legacy
The MJCC Legacy Society recognizes those who have made the extraordinary commitment of including the MJCC in their estate plan with a gift through a bequest, trust, life insurance policy or other planned gift. The commitment does not require a completed gift, but is merely an expression of intent to include support for the MJCC as a part of your legacy. We gratefully acknowledge all of the members of the MJCC Legacy Society. If you would like more information about how to include the MJCC in your estate plan, please contact Steve Albert, the MJCC’s Executive Director, at 503.535.3592 or salbert@oregonjcc.org.
Anonymous (2) Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg Bruce Abrams
John and Carol Arnsberg Stacy Barna Barry and Karla Benson Amy and Doug Blauer
Gerel Blauer
Stephen Butler Milton Carl z”l Glen Coblens and Mia Birk Edith Dorsen Becky and Greg Ewer Howard and Jen Feldman John and Beth Germain Robert E. Glasgow and Lesley G. Glasgow Jonathan and Sarah Glass Bernard Goldhammer z”l Nancy J. Green z”l Merrill and Perry Hendin Lisa Katon and Noah Kressel Sheldon Klapper and Sue Hickey Eric and Anna Kodesch Eric and Robin Kornblit Tony and Priscilla Kostiner
Stacey Lebenzon Jordana and Ryan Levenick Howard and Wendy Liebreich
Gail Mandel and Steven Klein Ralph and Sandy Miller Jeanne Newmark
Jeff and Anne Nudelman Marshal Oller Sue Perkel Robert and Rita Philip James E. Richman Bert and Laurie Rogoway Gayle and Paul Romain Steve Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman Stan and Madelle Rosenfeld Kyle and Rebecca Rotenberg
Bunny and Jerry Sadis Stephen and Becki Saltzman Faye Gordon Samuels
Andrea Sanchez and Benjamin Drucker Lois and Leonard z”l Schnitzer Sandra Schnitzer
Gary and Linda Singer
Jonathan Singer Les z”l and Martha Soltesz Tom Stern
Menachem M. Teiblum z”l Kenneth and Jennifer Zeidman Jason Zidell
Board of Directors (2022-23)
Danelle Romain, President
John Emshwiller, Vice President Richard Barker, Treasurer
Naomi Harwin, Secretary Jason Zidell, Immediate Past President
Barry Benson
Joyce Evans
Nadine Gartner
Jonathan Glass
Marni Glick
Martha Izenson
Michelle Kashinsky
Steven Klein
Rick Nitti
Arnon Peleg
David Solondz
Sandra Valle
Tamar Wyte-Lake
Leadership Staff
Steve Albert, Executive Director
Beth Germain, Chief Financial Officer
Jenny Robinett, Assistant Executive Director Becky Ewer, Marketing + Creative Director
Miriam Stroud, Human Resources Director
Saul Korin, Director of Donor Engagement + Philanthropy
Program Managers
Jennie Condon, Aquatics Program Daylee Shaw, Youth Programs Hillary Shifrin, Wellness Programs + Engagement Bethany West, Rentals + Events
Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97219 503.244.0111 | oregonjcc.org
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center is a proud beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and is proud of our partnership with them in strengthening our local Jewish community and greater Portland community.
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