Funds List
Directed Gifts
Contributions to these funds support the purposes outlined:
Camp Ramah Scholarship Program: Provides subsidies for eligible member youth to attend Camp Ramah residential or day camps
Capital Campaign Fund: Enables us to pay our mortgage and reduce the principal.
Cemetery Fund: Provides for the upkeep and improvement of the Agudas Achim Cemetery.
Marjorie and Charney Weber Memorial Community Caring Fund: Provides support to homebound or ill congregants in need of assistance with rides, meals or visits.
Endowment Fund: Helps secure the financial future of the congregation and provides seed funds for new initiatives benefiting AAC congregants and programs.
Esformes Continuing Education Endowment Fund: Helps support adult education activities.
Hazzan’s Discretionary Fund: Disbursements are made by the Hazzan to tzedakah, needy individuals and to meet professional obligations.
Henry H. Krevor Endowment Fund for Social Action: Supports activities that benefit the greater community and Social Action Committee activities, such as the meal packing event with ALIVE!.
Kiddush Fund: Supports Shabbat kiddushes when they would otherwise go unsponsored.
Larry Kaback Fund: Established in memory of Larry Kaback, provides a gift to a member of the Confirmation Class.
Music Fund: For extra-curricular musical activities to enhance the cultural heritage of our congregation.
Preschool Fund: Provides general operating support for the Agudas Achim Preschool.
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Disbursements are made by the Rabbi to tzedakah, needy individuals and to meet professional obligations.
Religious School Fund: Provides general operating support for the AAC religious school.
Sam & Anita Turk Continuing Music Endowment Fund: To ensure the presentation of quality music performances on an ongoing basis.
Schiff Holocaust Education Endowment Fund: Helps to defray costs of Holocaust education in the Religious School and helps provide Holocaust education, such as book acquisition and lectures.
Security Fund: Augments AAC’s operation security budget, allowing us to engage security and/or law enforcement personnel to provide security congregational events.
Sefer Torah Fund: Provides funding for repair of our Torah scrolls.
Shlicha Fund: Supports Shlicha program expenses and events.
Spiro Adult Education Fund: Established in memory of Samuel and Rose Spiro, income is used for the adult education program.
Youth Arts & Culture Program: Enables the School and Youth program to provide special programs in the arts and humanities
Anne R. Lipnick Memorial Inclusion Fund: Supports staffing, continuing staff education, and necessary support to meet the needs of member children with special needs
Youth Group Program: Supports student participation in programs, conventions, and other events sponsored by USY, BBYO, and other Jewish youth organizations
School & Youth Program: Provides general operating support for the Religious School and youth programming
Dedications
The following dedication opportunities are available as specified:
Chairs in the Flax Family Chapel: Chairs may be endowed for $360 each.
Prayerbook Fund: Dedicate a daily prayerbook for $36 each; Lev Shalem prayerbook for Shabbat and Festivals for $54 each; and Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary chumash for $72 each (as of July 2020).
Robin H. Mendelson Simcha Tree: Leaves are $360 each. Inscription is limited to 23 characters (letters and spaces) per line with a 3-line maximum.
Schonberger Family Library Fund: Bookplates inserted for a minimum donation of $36.
