ANNUAL REPORT

2015

Jewish Council onUrban Affairs

On the heels of our 50th anniversary celebration in 2014, we are cognizant of JCUA’s well-earned place in the arc of Jewish social justice in the city and country. Those that nurtured and lead the organization before us paved the way for a strong and vital JCUA today. Their profound and sustained efforts to address inequality with a Jewish voice and presence for more than five decades are a source of ongoing inspiration.

As we reflect on the year behind us, we are putting in place the pieces necessary to engage more broadly and more deeply with the Jewish community across Chicago. There are so many of you who share JCUA’s values, and our growing membership is a testament to that energy.

Who are JCUA’s members? They are people who want to see a city that treats people fairly, that does not tolerate disparity, that offers opportunity and hope to those who face poverty, and that levels the playing field so that everyone has a chance to succeed. They are people who want to have an impact on social change and see this work as integral to their Jewish identities. They are people who recognize that we are stronger together, and that we strengthen each other.

In 2015, JCUA increased its staff capacity, refined its programmatic focus, and reinforced its financial stability. As a result, our organizational infrastructure is healthy and vibrant as we face the important work ahead.

From our base building efforts on access to health care and worker justice, to Or Tzedek, Community Investment, and Bridge-Building initiatives, JCUA partners with directly-affected communities to address the root causes of injustice in our city. And together, along with a myriad of community partners, JCUA and over 1,100 members are making change in our city. Thank you for standing with us.

WELCOME

What begins as inequality of some inevitably ends as inequality of all.”

- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

Judy Levey, JCUA Executive Director Rabbi Capers Funnye, JCUA Board President

MISSION

PROGRAMS

The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) is the Jewish voice for social justice in Chicago, combatting poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with Chicago’s diverse communities.

JCUA and its members are powerful advocates, working in partnership with directly-impacted communities to decrease disparities in our city.

With Membership as the key vehicle for engagement, JCUA brings a mobilized Jewish voice to four additional program areas: Issue-based Campaigns, Community Investment, Or Tzedek Teen Programming, and Bridge-Building.

21 teens from 5 statesparticipated in Or Tzedek Summer Sessions

MEMBERSHIP

OR TZEDEK

JCUA’s renewed membership structure utilizes a community organizing model. We bring diverse members of the Jewish community together to have a meaningful impact on pressing social justice issues in Chicago. In 2015 membership grew by more than 300%.

• Established “JCore,” JCUA’s core membership group, which meets monthly to guide JCUA’s issue-campaign work

• Worked in partnership with lead community-based organizations on two primary campaigns. Campaigns were determined through a member-driven selection process

• Formed active issue-committees to study policy issues, create strategy, and build relationships

HIGHLIGHTS

130 teens from area high schools and synagogues participated in Or Tzedek Year Round Progamming

• Year-round partnership with teens at Beth Emet in Evanston, combining Or Tzedek with Beth Emet’s high school program to create “Or Emet”

• Year-round partnership with teens from Anshe Emet in Lakeview

• Two three-day retreats with junior classes from Rochelle Zell Jewish High School

• Community organizing workshops with 10th graders from three Northwest suburban synagogues - Congregation Beth Am, Congregation Beth Judea, and Temple Chai

HIGHLIGHTS

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JCUA grew from 300 to over 1,000 members over the course of the yea

50 JCore Members attended10 meetings200 JCUA members attended between one and five events

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING/ISSUE CAMPAIGNS

• JCUA brought 200 community members and 15 area rabbis together with community leaders to show public support for an adult Level-I trauma center on the South Side

• In December of 2015, the campaign celebrated a major victory as the University of Chicago announced that it would open an adult Level-I trauma center on its medical campus

• JCore opposed Governor Rauner’s proposed budget which imposed devastating cuts for Illinois’ most vulnerable residents. JCUA advocated for revenue-based solutions to preserve vital social services

HIGHLIGHTS

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Over 50 JCUA members participated in 6 actions to protest Illinois’ budget cuts and

Members had in-district meetings with state legislators, urging them to champion revenue solutions and social service funding

Over 200 JCUA supporters participated in 16 actions calling on the University of Chicago to open a trauma care center on its campus in Hyde Park

- There are 8 Adult Level-I Trauma Care Centersserving Chicago. NONE are on the South Side

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- There is a greater chance of dying if a person is shot more than miles from a Trauma Center

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BRIDGE BUILDING

• The Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative continues to bring members of the Jewish and Muslim communities together to combat prejudice and build relationships

• JCUA participated in events and actions relating to the humane treatment of immigrants, gun violence, and racism in partnership with area grassroots organizations

HIGHLIGHTS

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

• A zero-interest loan from the Community Ventures Program (CVP) helped to make the redevelopment of the Rosenwald apartments possible. The groundbreaking in early 2015 celebrated this project and the creation of 230 new units of the preservation of 230 units of affordable housing in Bronzeville

• CVP loans helped to preserve 99 units of senior housing in Albany Park and 75 foreclosed homes in Lawndale, Austin, and surrounding areas

• Since its inception, the Community Ventures Program has loaned $4,658,000 to create or preserve 3,798 units of affordable homes across the city

HIGHLIGHTS

Over 100 people participated in JCUA’s first ever “Hanukkah at the Mosque” hosted in partnership with the American Islamic College.

JCUA hosted 35 people at its 1st “On the Table” conversation about how Jews and Muslims can meaningfully come together to break down stereotypes and barriers.

CVP’s newest loan will rehab and

preserve the affordability of 85 units for low income seniors in Rogers Park.

In 2015, Gracie’s Cafe trained 9 people who have ALL found jobs after graduating.

Year Ended December 31, 2015Audited

Revenue and SupportContributions from Individuals & Board

Foundation & CorporationsSpecial Events (Net)

Program IncomeIn-Kind

Investments (Loss)Total

ExpensesPrograms

Management & AdministrativeDevelopment & Fundraising

Total

AssetsCash & Cash Equivalents

Note receivablePledge Receivables

Prepaid ExpensesEndowmentEquipment

Total assets

$472,897 $175,500 $166,766 $34,782

10,377 $(2,935)

$857,387

$622,978 $71,386

$148,479 $842,843

$315,702 $117,000

$93,189 $6,869

$208,218 $17,572

$758,550

Liabilities & EquityAccounts Payable

Bank LoanLoan Payable-CVP

EquityTotal Liabilities & Equity

$8,835 $171,513

$206,500 $371,702

$758,550

FINANCIALS

Membership, 13.6% ($115,247)

Issue -based Campaigns, 19.8%

($169,198)

Community Investment, 11.7%

($98,476)Bridge Building, 8.3% ($70,300)

Or Tzedek, 20.6% ($169,757)

Development, 17.6% ($148,479)

Management & General,

8.3% ($71,386)

JCUA Expenditures 2015$842,843

We are grateful to each and every donor who supported JCUA in 2015.

JCUA SUPPORTERS

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS

BRIDGE BUILDERS

SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS

Anonymous

Kay Berkson and Sidney Hollander

Landau Family Foundation

Elick and Charlotte LindonFoundation

Polk Bros. Foundation

Rothman Family Foundation

Peggy and Paul Slater

Michael Alter and Ellen SachsSheldon Baskin and Judy WiseEdward Chez and Camille DeFrankFederal Home Loan Bank of ChicagoIrving Harris FoundationJewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoElliot and Frances LehmanRobert B. Lifton and Carol RosofskyWalter S. Mander FoundationAlbert & Anne Mansfield FoundationJon and Lois MillsLinda and Judson MinerMorris & Fannie Skilken Family FoundationSue and Bob WieseneckWieboldt Foundation

AnonymousRichard and Andrea AmendPeter and Lucy AscoliRonna BachBeth Shalom B’Nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew CongregationRichard and Gene BindlerSonia BlochDavid BlockBlue Cross Blue Shield of IllinoisMarcia Bogolub and Phil KaplanBrandenburg Industrial Service CompanyZac and Linda BraunRalph and Rona BrownLester CrownDenise and Scott DavisMartha DelgadoExelon CorporationSteven Bialer and Sharon FeigonJoseph and Bessie Feinberg FoundationFirst Eagle Bank

Elaine FishmanAbel and Judy FriedmanSeymour and Susie FrolichsteinDr. Melvin and Patricia S. GerbieAllen and Evi GoldbergDavid and Lizzie GrahamPeter and Alice HanigJay and Judy HeymanHorwood Marcus & Berk CharteredRobert Kaplan and Dara AltschulerStephen and Gerry KeenKellogg FoundationPeter KupferbergAriela LazarHoward Learner and Lauren RosenthalPaul Lehman and Ronna StammDavid Levinson and Kathy KirnBenetta Mansfield and Kalman ResnickBeatrice Cummings MayerDavid and Janet MidgleyRabbi Rachel Mikva and Mark Rosenberg

Roberta and Herbert NechinSylvia Neil and Daniel FischelDavid PaterosMichael and Sandra PerlowDouglas and Anne PetersenRichard and Judith RhodesLou and Lya RosenblumMike Rosenthal and Annice MosesJudith and Robert RothschildLowell Sachnoff and Fay ClaytonEsther SaksSchnitzer Family FoundationNikki and Frederic SteinRobert Stillman and Janet SurkinAnnette TurowScott Turow and Adriana GlazierEli and Harley UngarRichard and Karee WallachThe Weitzman FoundationJeff and Deb Zaluda

Nancy AardemaSharon and Bob AbramsPhyllis and Leonard AdamsDuffie AdelsonSusan AdlerDan AlexanderRabbi Morris Allen and Phyllis GorinAvi AllenThomas AllisonArlene AlpertMr. and Mrs. Daniel AlpertDr. Neil and Evelyn AronsonJudith Aronson and Marc HiltonDr. Elise AuerbachErnestine and Ralph AustenScott Bakal and Beth SolomonDebra BakalHarvey and Jacqueline BarnettRaymond and Marcia BassDr. Lee and Dara BassKaryn and Rus Bass EhlerEve Becker and Bruce AdamsAliza BeckerBarbara BeckerSara and William BelkovMarc and Susan BenjaminRobert BensmanDavid and Margaret BerekRabbi Marc and Deborah BerksonAryeh BernsteinDr. Jonathan and Susan BirnbergTimuel and Zenobia BlackSol and June BleiweisMarc Blumenthal and Sharon VeisSara BlumenthalEllen Bogolub and Neil FriedmanCatherine Bowers and Dr. Hillel GrayMarla BrambleLibbie BramsonAnne and Jayme BrentanYarrow BreslawDeborah BrownAndrew Brown and Gail Feiger

Janet BrownEmmanuel CantorSteven CatlettSamantha CatlettAnne ChessickChicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago Theological SeminaryJoel ChupackSuzanne and Patrick CoffeyJohn and Patricia CoffeyAaron CohenJanet CohenFrank and Sherry CohenJohn and Jane ColmanCommunity Renewal SocietyCongregation HakafaRachel CortToby CostasHarvey and Arlene CoustanDebra L. CoxGerald DavidsonAlison Blakley Davis and Ken DavisCharles and Linda DaweHelen DeFrankJosh DegraffDeutsch, Levy & Engel, CharteredRabbi Ellen DreyfusJason DymeRuth EckhouseCarol EdelsonGary and Deborah EdidinRabbi Larry Edwards and Susan BooneEdward and Ann ElinsTina and Gonzalo EscobarRichard and Marjorie EttlingerElizabeth EvansEzra-Habonim:The Niles Township Jewish CongregationEmily FederJoel FeinsteinJames and Linda FifferIrving and Beverly FishmanDon Floyd

Sarah FollmerDr. Robert and Joan FragenMichael FrankensteinPaulette FreedDr. and Mrs. Peter FriedmanRonald FriedmanLance Friedmann and Sari GluckinTamar and Elliot Frolichstein-AppelBecky and Steve GallerJanet GarciaDean and Minda GerberHoward and Jacqueline GilbertGiving Tree AssociatesAlex GlancyCantor Vicky GlikinCharles and Mary GofenTobi GoldSarah GoldSandy Goldberg and Judy LeveyAnita GoldbergDeborah GoldbergMarvin and Phyllis GoldblattClio GoldsmithKimberlee GoldsmithDaniel GoldsteinKate GoldsteinNeal GoodfriendJordan and Kathy GoodmanRabbi Andrew GordonStacey GordonSeth GorenJean GottliebJacques Gourguechon and Prudence L. LeibRose GrahamGrassroots CollaborativeJesse Greenberg and Galit GreenfieldMadelyn GreenbergerRabbi Suzanne Griffel and Saul WeinerFrances and Robert GrossmanBeverly GroudineJoan GunzbergLauren GurnikSusan Gzesh

ADVOCATES

FRIENDS OF JCUA

Michael and Helen ArkesStuart and Doris BernsteinNancy BrambleTodd and Debbie BudnikMaree BullockDavid and Acasia FeinbergDr. Lee Francis and Dr. Michelle GittlerFrankie, Inc.Rabbi Capers and Mary FunnyeFranklin and Sandra GelberRobert and Cheryl GilhooleyLionel and Jennifer and Jennifer Glancy

Dr. Roberta GlickBruce and Myla GoldstickLeo and Linda GordonPaula Gorlitz and Steven ZuckermanMary and Richard GrayCharley and Jill GrossRabbi Sidney HelbraunElizabeth and Howard HelsingerRichard and Janet HorwoodRichard KeenRobert KeenLeo J. & Roslyn L. Krupp Family Foundation

Dr. Howard and Pam LiptonRabbi Robert and Ruth MarxJames NixRobert and Ellen RosenArlene RubinBettylu and Paul SaltzmanMs. Bev Shurman LavittCynthia and Paul StarkJim and Randi SternJoel and Frances Zemans

Roberta and Herbert NechinSylvia Neil and Daniel FischelDavid PaterosMichael and Sandra PerlowDouglas and Anne PetersenRichard and Judith RhodesLou and Lya RosenblumMike Rosenthal and Annice MosesJudith and Robert RothschildLowell Sachnoff and Fay ClaytonEsther SaksSchnitzer Family FoundationNikki and Frederic SteinRobert Stillman and Janet SurkinAnnette TurowScott Turow and Adriana GlazierEli and Harley UngarRichard and Karee WallachThe Weitzman FoundationJeff and Deb Zaluda

FRIENDS OF JCUA - cont.Evelyn HammermanWilliam and Joan HankMimi HarrisSteven HarrisJulia HarrisonSamuel HarrisonDavid and Beth HartHarriet HausmanRobert and Janet HelmanJane HeronStuart and Janet HershJulie Dorfman and Jerry HerstBarbara and Jim HerstRabbi Lizzi HeydemannRichard and Joyce HirschPenny Hirsch and Maurice EhrlichRon and Sarah HirsenSeymour and Rona HomerRuth and Harvey HurwitzJanet IltisKaren and Michael IsaacsonMarshall and Beverly JacobsonSandy JohnstonWalter and Laurel JonasLawrence Joseph and Lauren NewmanTheodore and Judith JosephIsaac JuddMiriam KalichmanHarvey Kallick and Barbara RosinLarry and Maxine KaneArnold and Carol KanterMarian Macsai and Jack KaplanGail and Michael KaplanRhonda KappStan KapulerDr. Sokoni KaranjaHarriet and Joel KatzJulie KatzEdward and Adele KaufmanDennis and Barbara KesslerNia KeyRabbi Allen Kensky and Adina KleimanStephen KleinMorton and Lois KlierPamela Klier-WeidnerMichael and Susan KlonskyRabbi Peter KnobelLisa KohnJeffrey and Jamie KostMartin J. and Susan B. Kozak FoundationBrandi KraftKaren KrefmanValerie and Keith KretchmerEva KripkeNaomi KrugerLakeside CongregationRenner LarsonDr. Holly Rosencranz and Warren LaveySharon and Marc LeafNoah S. LeavittJared Rodriguez and Caryn LedererKen and Lucy LehmanJonathan and Estee LehrerCarole and Marty LevineKaren LewisHarvey and Vicki LewisSara Lindholm and George SurgeonDr. Michael and Nina LipkinHenry and Elsie LoebRabbi Andrea and Danny LondonHenry and Sharon Lorsch

Erica and Joshua LowitzJanet and Andrew LubetkinRinna and Eric MaletskySara ManewithPeter ManisJames and Katherine MannFred and Joyce MarcusMark Maslov and Sydney BlatterRos MeerdinkLois and Hugo MelvoinRabbi Amy Memis-FolerKenneth and Carol MendelsonHarriet and Ronald MeyerMarni Futterman and Evan MeyersAlan and Ann MeyersAbner and Zoe MikvaPat and Ronald MillerDr. Fred and Barbara MillerKathe and Chris MonleySam MordkaSandra MorganLauren MorrisKate and William MorrisonSharon MortonSarah Moskowitz-Gordon and Zach GordonDr. Gloria and David NeedlmanSol and Grace NewmanNorth Star Charitable FundBarbara OlingerAnnette Robinson and Layton OlsonJoan Polacheck and Jonah OrlofskyPatti PangbornAdam ParkerJanice and Frank PattersonMr. & Mrs. Thomas PhilipsbornJudith and Eugene PhillipsAndrea Platt and Gabriel MannheimLynn PollackNeal PriceRichard and Joyce PrinceHarvey RabinJeffrey Rappin and Penny BrownRick and Josi ReinCharla ReinganumJoe Reinstein and Hannah HigginsLaurie ReinsteinAaron RiceRichard and Helen RivkinMark RodriguezLeslie RogoffJulie Roin and Saul LevmoreGail RootMarvin and Bev RoseRabbi Brant RosenLeslie RosenDanya RosenElizabeth and Jeffrey RosenbergRachel RosenbergJonathan RosenblattEsther RosenbloomDaniel Rosenblum and Maura FrankMark RosenblumLinda and Harold RosensonDr. Bob RosensteinWarner and Judy RosenthalHarriet & Stan RosenthalHeather Ross and Ronald LambertSeymour RothsteinDr. Myron and Susan RubnitzRebecca and Rabbi David RussoLois Sachs

Shira SalimanCharles and Louise SaltzmanMr. Kenneth SamsonThomas and Vicki SamuelsIrene Lehrer Sandalow & Dr. Nathan SandalowMichael SandalowHarold and Deloris SandersAdam Sawyer and Hannah WolodDaniel and Sandra ScheinfeldDr. Gordon Schiff and Dr. Mardge CohenLauren and Toby SchmidtScott SchneiderJeffrey SchubertCharles and Susan SchwartzRachel SchwartzNathaniel SeeskinRalph and Nancy SegallRabbi Isaac Serotta and Ceilanne LibberThomas Shapiro and Madeline GrynsztejnCarolyn ShapiroGeri ShapiroLawrence ShermanFred and Ina ShermanMarshall and Sharon ShifrinSandra ShifrinEvely Laser Shlensky and Rabbi Ira YoudavinDavid and Suzie ShoubStephen Siegel and Robin DrayerRoberta and Howard SiegelAnn SiegelIlene SiemerGabrielle SigelDr. Michael and Barbara SimonMichael Simon and Claire SufrinWilliam Singer and Joanne CicchelliRhea SkilkenSydney SmithDr. Julian and Judy SolwayKathy and Ronald SonnenthalBarry and Jackie SpectorBurton SteckStacy SternMelissa SterneJohn and Tina StraussStrauss & Malk LLPLois StrzyzewskiDr. Joel Sugar and Anita GerberMary SweeneyLee TockmanRoslyn and Jamie TopolskiMitch and Karyn UdanyAndrea Davidson and Steve WaitzBronna WassermanClyde and Cheryl WatkinsJohn WebberJodi WeberDenis WeilLaurie ReinsteinAaron RiceRichard and Helen RivkinMark RodriguezLeslie RogoffJulie Roin and Saul LevmoreGail RootMarvin and Bev RoseRabbi Brant RosenLeslie RosenDanya RosenElizabeth and Jeffrey RosenbergRachel RosenbergJonathan Rosenblatt

Esther RosenbloomDaniel Rosenblum and Maura FrankMark RosenblumLinda and Harold RosensonDr. Bob RosensteinWarner and Judy RosenthalHarriet & Stan RosenthalHeather Ross and Ronald LambertSeymour RothsteinDr. Myron and Susan RubnitzRebecca and Rabbi David RussoLois SachsShira SalimanCharles and Louise SaltzmanMr. Kenneth SamsonThomas and Vicki SamuelsIrene Lehrer Sandalow & Dr. Nathan SandalowMichael SandalowHarold and Deloris SandersAdam Sawyer and Hannah WolodDaniel and Sandra ScheinfeldDr. Gordon Schiff and Dr. Mardge CohenLauren and Toby SchmidtScott SchneiderJeffrey SchubertCharles and Susan SchwartzRachel SchwartzNathaniel SeeskinRalph and Nancy SegallRabbi Isaac Serotta and Ceilanne Libber

Thomas Shapiro and Madeline GrynsztejnCarolyn ShapiroGeri ShapiroLawrence ShermanFred and Ina ShermanMarshall and Sharon ShifrinSandra ShifrinEvely Laser Shlensky and Rabbi Ira YoudavinDavid and Suzie ShoubStephen Siegel and Robin DrayerRoberta and Howard SiegelAnn SiegelIlene SiemerGabrielle SigelDr. Michael and Barbara SimonMichael Simon and Claire SufrinWilliam Singer and Joanne CicchelliRhea SkilkenSydney SmithDr. Julian and Judy SolwayKathy and Ronald SonnenthalBarry and Jackie SpectorBurton SteckStacy SternMelissa SterneJohn and Tina StraussStrauss & Malk LLPLois StrzyzewskiDr. Joel Sugar and Anita GerberMary Sweeney

Lee TockmanRoslyn and Jamie TopolskiMitch and Karyn UdanyAndrea Davidson and Steve WaitzBronna WassermanClyde and Cheryl WatkinsJohn WebberJodi WeberDenis WeilRabbi Michael WeinbergMr. and Mrs. Jed WeinerMark and Elizabeth WeisbardBernard WeisbergerPaula WeissmanArden and Howard WeitzmanNadine WengroffBruce and Laura WhitePatty and John WinemanIris WitkowskyGrace WolfAnn WolffRichard and Betsy Wolod (z”l)Judith ZaludaRabbi Michael and Karen ZedekJill ZenoffPhillip and Debra ZisookAmy Zisook and David RosenMark and Margie ZivinLois Zoller and James MillsJohn Zuraw

FRIENDS OF JCUA - cont.

JCUA STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marla BrambleDirector of Organizing

Sarah Gold Manager of Community Building Deborah GoldbergTeen Program Coordinator

Verna JaunesAdministrative Director

Daniel KaplanCommunity Organizer

Jill Katz Development Manager

Anna RubinAVODAH Organizing Fellow

Hannah WolodCommunications Manager

Judy Levey Executive Director

Rabbi Capers Funnye President Gregory Rothman Vice President Richard Wallach Treasurer Jeff Zaluda Secretary Peggy Slater ImmediatePast President

Kay Berkson David BlockZachary BraunEdward ChezKaryn Bass EhlerDavid FeinbergDavid F. GrahamJesse GreenbergMimi Harris*Sidney Hollander*Stephen KeenAriela LazarDavid LevinsonIrene Lehrer Sandalow*Robert B. Lifton*Rabbi Robert J. Marx Judson H. MinerRoberta NechinLouis Rosenblum, M.D.Lya Dym RosenblumMichael Rosenthal*Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman*Former Board President

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