Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation

ANNUAL REPORT

2018-2019

The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation was created to meet the philanthropic challenges and needs of the 50 plus population.

OUR MISSION:To create innovative opportunities for new philanthropic initiatives, offer planned giving opportunities to our senior population and to encourage and facilitate the creation and growth of long term funding. Our goal is to ensure the continuity of the highest quality of services and programs for the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors.

2018–2019Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation 5700 Westbury Ave., Montreal, QC H3W 3E8

Tel.: 514.734.1825 Fax: 514.343.3527

foundation@cummingscentre.org www.cummingscentre.org

MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORThank you for joining us at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors (CJCS) Foundation.

We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our Board of Directors for the hard work and dedication they show each day. Likewise, we are grateful to canvassers, committee members, volunteers and donors, without whom we would simply not be able to accomplish all that we do. Together, we will continue working toward our joint mission: a healthier, more autonomous and more fulfilling life for the seniors we serve.

We encourage you to take a few moments to review this annual report, the culmination of a year spent in service of a great cause. It is our honour to work together on behalf of the men and women whose lives we strive to improve: the seniors who bring such resilience, experience and joy to our Centre and our lives each day.

Thank you for being a part of this journey.

June 18, 2019

Cathy Simons Executive Director

THE POWER OF INSPIRED GIVINGCummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation 5700 Westbury Ave., Montreal, Quebec H3W 3E8

Philip Abbey President

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FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSSteven Cummings, C.M., Honourary President Herb Paperman*, Honourary PresidentHy Beraznik, Past PresidentNorman Latsky*, Past PresidentStanley Abbey*, Past PresidentMike Wagen, Past PresidentBram Besner, Past PresidentMark Bercuvitz, Immediate Past President

Philip Abbey, PresidentAllan Chandler, Vice-President and TreasurerRonna Ellen, SecretaryCathy Simons, Executive Director Evelyn Bloomfield SchachterAvner CobrinLewis CooperJack DymJoseph Kaback Morden “Cookie” LazarusPaul LevineArnold LudwickJoanne MarcoSandy MartzJudge Morton S. MincBram NaimerDavid NovekDavid ObermanJoseph PapermanDorothy ReitmanMitchell RosenDanny Taran

Roz Wiener, Agency President

* deceased

With the generous support of individuals, families, businesses, corporations and Foundations, the CJCS Foundation provides the Cummings Centre with the financial resources necessary to provide excellence in programs and services.

YOUR DONATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!We would like to express our sincere appreciation to those who made a donation to the CJCS Foundation during the period of April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.

When good people come together to make a difference, great things can happen.

LEGACY GIVING:Legacy giving provides strategic, long-lasting support for our cause. It:

• costs nothing during one’s lifetime;• preserves savings and cash flow;• can be changed as needed;• is easy to arrange.

Gift planning helps donors make the best use of their assets, and maximizes tax savings. The CJCS Foundation will work with donors to build their legacy through a bequest, life insurance, RRSP or other avenue best suited to their situation.

ANNUAL GIVING:Recurring annual gifts provide a consistent and dependable revenue stream, which in turn allows the Cummings Centre to create, deliver, and innovate the quality programming and services it is known for.

We believe in making philanthropy accessible to everyone, and offer a variety of options for those looking to support our mission, these include; Governors, Mitzvah Meal and Tribute cards, an annual direct mail campaign, and the yearly Sports Celebrity Breakfast, among others.

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CHARITABLE BEQUESTS:All it takes is a simple clause in one’s will to leave a meaningful and long-lasting gift to the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors (CJCS) Foundation, and to continue transforming the lives of seniors for years to come.

Listed below are the Bequests received during the last fiscal year.

Estate of Varitan AgnerianEstate of Gina FrancoCharlotte and Leo Karassik Foundation Estate of Lazar LapidusEstate of Norman LatskyEstate Hyman NemethEstate of Herbert PapermanEstate of Ann RonayEstate of Angela Villani La NoueEstate of Eugene Wagner

We are grateful to the individuals who had vision and foresight to benefit our seniors by including the Foundation as a beneficiary in their Wills.

DESIGNATED GIFTS AND MAJOR DONATIONS:We are most appreciative of the following designated/major donors who contributed generously to our Foundation during the period of April 1st, 2018 to March 31st, 2019. They include:

Felicia & Arnold Aaron Foundation Leonard Albert Family FoundationAzrieli FoundationDavid Baazov Becker – Newpol Family FoundationDan Donath Echo FoundationJoan and Leonard Engle Family FoundationArlene FelsMitch GarberAron Klein Rona & Irving Levitt Family Foundation Albert Levy

Helen Levy Leadership Development Fund Adler & Lipkus FoundationMSH FoundationFondation Marcelle & Jean Coutu Mazon CanadaAnnice PolacsikBarbara and Mel SchlossSherman FoundationSigal Family Julie and Morty Tauben FoundationTenaquip Foundation Fred Wiseman Howard Zunenshine

We are grateful for the support of numerous Foundations including:

Felicia and Arnold Aaron FoundationSaul S. Abracen Family FoundationAdler & Lipkus FoundationLeonard Albert Family FoundationAyemel Family FoundationAzrieli FoundationBecker Newpol Family FoundationLeonard & Carol Berall FoundationClaudine and Stephen Bronfman Family FoundationCora Cohen Family FoundationLeonard & Alice Cohen Family FoundationMorley & Rita Cohen FoundationThe CRB FoundationMaxwell Cummings Family FoundationDalfen Family FoundationDivco FoundationDyna & Morris Dalfen FoundationMitzi & Mel Dobrin Family FoundationMarvin Drimer FoundationDym Family FoundationPenny & Gordon Echenberg Family FoundationEcho FoundationEldee FoundationJoan & Leonard Engle Family FoundationRose and Daniel Freedman FoundationGewurz Family FoundationAllan Goldenberg Family FoundationLeo & Shirley Goldfarb FoundationMorris & Rosalind Goodman Family FoundationShawna Goodman and Todd Sone Family FoundationRena & Mervyn Gornitsky FundGurman Foundation

Phyllis Lambert FoundationJewish Community FoundationHenry & Berenice Kaufmann FoundationLeonoff Family FoundationRona & Irving Levitt Family FoundationIrving Ludmer Family FoundationBetty & Charles Maldoff FundFondation Marcelle & Jean CoutuMar-Kin FoundationSteven & Sandra Mintz Family FoundationMSH FoundationNellie Philanthropy FoundationJoseph Neufeld Family FoundationWilliam & Ida Pencer FoundationRAYJO Charitable TrustCyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Family FoundationMarvin and Rhoda Rosenblatt Family FoundationNorbert & Gusta Roth FoundationFrances & David Rubin Foundation Leonard Sanders Family FoundationSchuster & Osten Family FoundationAlvin Segal Family FoundationSherman FoundationBunny & Robert Sigler Family FoundationMireille & Murray Steinberg Family FoundationJulie & Morty Tauben Family FoundationSara & Irwin Tauben Family FoundationThe Tenaquip FoundationYanofsky Liebman FoundationSylvia and Louis Vogel FoundationZakuta Family FoundationNorman Zavalkoff Family Foundation

We apologize if any names were accidentally omitted.

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ENDOWMENT FUNDS:

Azrieli Foundation Endowment FundDavid Baazov Endowment Fund for Vulnerable SeniorsHy and Rosanne Beraznik Endowment FundCaplan/Finkelberg Endowment FundEva Chait* Endowment Fund Anna Engel Endowment FundBeryl & Ralph* Goldman Quality of Life Endowment Fund for Vulnerable SeniorsGladi* & Irv* Gubitz Endowment FundFrancis D. Hoffman* Endowment FundBud & Lee Kirmayer Endowment FundNorm* & Eleanor Latsky Endowment Fund

Frances* & Sol* Levin Endowment FundRona and Irving Levitt Family Foundation Lynn* & Morty Lober Endowment FundCharlotte & Irving* Lubin Endowment FundLeila & Herb* Paperman Fund for Crisis NeedsHarry* & Roslyn Pinker Endowment FundFreda & Ernest Rashkovan Endowment FundSigmund Reinglas Family Endowment FundCyril*, Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Endowment FundJoyce & Marvin Tanner Endowment FundLiane & Danny Taran Endowment FundHazela Wainberg Family Endowment Fund

* deceased

Our Endowment Funds to date include the following:

6* deceased

2018 LIFE GOVERNORS

Myrna & Stanley* AbbeyMargaret & Sylvan AdamsIn Loving Memory of George AikinsLeonard Albert Family FoundationRosemarie & Bob AschGail & Dr. David AuerbachStephanie & David* AzrieliSusie Beinhaker*Carol & Leonard* BerallRosanne & Hy BeraznikJudy & Mark BercuvitzArlene & Bram BesnerSheryl & Ronald BlackJoan & Hy BloomNeri J. Bloomfield*Shirley BockLynn & Garner BornsteinRhonda & Gary BrombergEdward Bronfman*Freda & Irwin BrownsNatalie & Harold BrownsteinJudy & Mark CaplanDiane & Allan ChandlerPatricia McDowell & M. William ClemanJoanne & Douglas CohenNancy & Jack CooperbergFran* & Reuben CrollNorma Cummings*Dr. Susan Wisebord & Steven CummingsBeatrice Cummings Mayer*Rona & Robert DavisMoses Deitcher*Mitzi* & Melvyn* DobrinColette & Dr. Barry DolmanRuth & Barbara DubrofskyElaine & Richard DubrovskyFrieda DymBina & Leonard* EllenRonna EllenLynn* & Samuel EltesJanie & Michael EtinsonMaurice FeferHess B. & Diana Finestone FoundationLouise & Herb FinkelbergPeggy & Earl FixmanEthel & Morty Fruchter FoundationPeter Raymond Gasoi*

Norma & Howard GilmourIn Memory of Jack GitlitzAbe Gold*Ethel & Michael GoldNancy & Senator Marc GoldMarilyn & Don GoldenbergBeryl GoldmanLouis GontovnickDana Caplan & Jonathan GoodmanHedda & Philip GotliebMortimer D. GrossSaryl & Stephen GrossSandra & Phil GutherzMichael Gold – in Memory of Gerry GuttmanCarole* & Andrew HarperNina & Harry* HartBeverley HorwitzHelen KahnSherri & Eric KimmelMarlene & Joel KingPhyllis Lambert FoundationHelen & Nicki LangNan & Bill LassnerEleanor & Norm* LatskyJodi Lynn & Morden “Cookie” LazarusIn Memory of Rona & Irving LevittIrene & Stephen LipperSusan Orenstein & Bennett LittleJudy & Gerry LitwinHerbert LiverantEdith Lowbeer*Erna & Arnold LudwickAdria & Jeff MandelMaxine & Andre ManiIn Memory of Shirley & Carl MarcoSandra & David MartzPearl & Leonard MendelIrene Mendels*Dr. Mark MillerAnita MorrisRuth & David* NadlerLucy NiskerSonia & David ObermanLeila & Herb* PapermanReevin PearlRuth & Abe PlotnickAlice & Joel RabySusan Raymer

Joseph Ribkoff FamilyNaomi & Jack RicherMiriam & Sidney* RolandValeria RosenbloomMiriam & Sidney* RossFrema & Mark RouttenbergDundi & S. Lyon SachsLeonard Sanders Family FoundationEvelyn Bloomfield Schachter & Raphael SchachterLorna Scherzer*Renee & Frank SchlesingerSondra & Martin SchwartzDiana Teitelbaum & Dr. Morris SchweitzerJustice Barbara & Justice Donald* SealEmmelle & Alvin SegalPauline & Jeff SegelEve & Ben SevackLois & Dr. Bernard J. ShapiroNeysa & David SiglerIn Memory of Ruth & Murray SimonsBarbara & Jerry SolomonBlema* & Arnold* SteinbergRuth & David SteinbergLeesa SteinbergAlexander SternVivian & Howard StotlandBarbara & Dr. Marvin StutmanMarilyn TakefmanCynthia & Andre TelioMarim & Mark TobensteinChristine & Herschel* VictorGail & Mike WagenJoan & Larry WainbergSusan & Jon WenerIrene & Norman WexelmanHainya & Murray WisemanSusan* & Irwin H. WoodsVicki & Stan ZackHarry ZelmanPauline & Jack ZimmermanVicki & Stan ZackHarry ZelmanPauline & Jack Zimmerman

HIGHLIGHTS

• Our allocations to the Cummings Centre have increased to keep up with the growing needs. We are strategically planning for the future in order to meet the increased demand for services and programs for seniors.

• Our Governors program now consists of over 1,400 donors.

• Our designated funding has reached an all-time high. Through the generosity of our donors, we were able to impact more areas of the Centre than ever before.

• New communication materials were designed as tools to help us with our fundraising message. These include both written and visual.

• Last fall we hired a Foundation Relations Coordinator to expand outreach and raise additional funds from private foundations.

• We have increased outreach for our planned giving and annual programs.

• We surpassed both cards sold and monies raised through Tribute cards which were sent in honour or in memory.

• Funds raised for Mitzvah Meals broke records for both Rosh Hashanah and Passover.

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This year’s Rosh Hashanah card graphic was created in house by Board Members Avner Cobrin, Lew Cooper and Joey Kaback in their Stained Glass class.

Their hard work made our card even more special.

2018 SPORTS CELEBRITY BREAKFAST

High profile personalities from the world of sports and business were on hand for our 15th Annual Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation Sports Celebrity Breakfast.

Emceed by Mike Cohen on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Gelber Conference Centre, the event welcomed over 500 guests and raised close to $300,000 in support of the Seniors in Crisis program.

Special guests and honourees included Guest of Honour, RBC Vice-Chairman of Wealth Management, Tony Loffreda, Sports Personality of the Year, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Georges St-Pierre, Expos Baseball Legends Award recipient Felipe Alou, and Larry Fredericks Media Award winner Michael Farber. The morning program also featured the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award, on behalf of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, to Roy Salomon.

Long-time volunteers Michael Wagen and Bram Naimer served as Co-Chairs of the event along with Honourary Chair, Morden “Cookie” Lazarus.

Mike Wagen, Co-chair, Tony Loffreda, Guest of Honour, Felipe Alou, Expos Baseball Legends Award recipient, Morden “Cookie” Lazarus, Honourary Chair, Georges St-Pierre, Sports Personality of the Year, Bram Naimer, Co-chair

Artist Kevin Jenne and Georges St-Pierre, Sports Personality of the Year

Philip Abbey, President, CJCS Foundation, Tony Loffreda, Guest of Honour, Felipe Alou, Expos Baseball Legends Award recipient, Otis Grant, Cathy Simons, Executive Director, CJCS Foundation

Dr. Tommy Bacher, Maccabi Canada, Roy Salomon, past honouree, Jeff Bukantz, Maccabi USA

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