Action
The Foundation maintains a close working relationship with its partner agencies and is in tune with current and future needs. You may access a list of current needs at our partner agencies below.
Memphis Jewish High School
If you would like to fund one or more of the
giving opportunities listed, please contact the
Jewish Foundation at 901-374-0400.
ASBEE
$500 is needed to purchase new Viduy Books (confessionals) for Yom Kippur.
$1,000 is needed to purchase a new desktop computer.
$1,500 is needed for a new video projector and screen.
$10,000 will fund speakers for the Annual Akiva Institute.
$20,000 is needed for grounds improvement.
$40,000 would endow a named scholar-in-residence program
Baron Hirsch
$800 is needed to purchase new Talisim.
$2,000 is needed to cover the cost of burying old religious books and articles.
$2,250 will provide a full scholarship for one camper at Camp Darom.
$4,000 will sponsor a special “Chesed Day” and field trip for Camp Darom.
$18,000 will endow a new memorial tablet.
$35,000 is needed to repave the entire parking lot.
Beth Sholom Synagogue and Religious School
$1,000 will help subsidize one child to attend a Jewish Day Camp.
$1,500 is needed for educational staff to be sent to the Jewish Educators Assembly Convention.
$1,000 is needed to send one teacher to the Facing History Institute for Jewish Educators in Boston.
$3,000 is needed for preservation of Judaic fixtures from Arkansas.
$5,000 is needed to refurbish the nursery/teen room. The funds requested would allow for a Jewish-themed wall mural, new flooring, furniture and lighting.
Bornblum Solomon Schechter School
$300 is needed to subsidize class trips.
$2,500 is needed to purchase a multimedia cart for student-created Power Point presentations.
$3,000 will send Hebrew teachers to a language teacher’s conference.
Jewish Family Service
$1,500 will provide 6 months of foster care for a Jewish child in Memphis. This is a critical need.
$600 is needed to provide prescription drug assistance for one senior adult for one year.
$10,000 endows all the medication needs for one individual every year.
$250 will purchase a top-loading deep freezer to assist the rapidly expanding Kosher Meal Home Delivery Program
$500 will underwrite the cost of supplies and refreshments for one year for JFS’s Out On A Limb support group for amputees and their families.
$500 is needed to provide transportation vouchers through Shalom Taxi for doctor visits, shopping and socialization opportunities for Jewish elderly.
$200,000 would permanently endow Shalom Taxi.
A $100 “Friends of Seniors” donation will support the annual Senior Resource Fair conducted by JFS’s Jewish Council on Aging. All funds raised will go toward programs and services for seniors.
$100,000 a year for five years will permanently endow the adoption program.
$2,500 will fund a full month of food, shelter & utilities for Jewish families in need. $500 will provide 20 Kroger food vouchers of $25 each for needy Jewish families.
Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South
$350 will sponsor special Israel Independence Day programming.
$500 will purchase a digital video camera for the public relations department.
$3,600 will purchase additional security cameras.
$10,000 will purchase new basketball goals for the gymnasium.
$18,000 will purchase new computers for the classrooms.
Donate any amount to the MHA/FYOS Endowment Fund – because an endowment is forever!
Memphis Jewish Federation
Even though bombs are no longer falling, Israel needs our help to rebuild services, infrastructure—and lives. A grant in support of the Israel Emergency Campaign equal to your annual campaign gift is needed.
Your support of the annual campaign is needed to sustain and enhance Jewish life in Memphis, Israel and around the world. An increased gift will help Federation meet the needs of our most vulnerable populations. 
(PACE) Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment gifts are needed to ensure the future of Federation’s annual campaign. A current or deferred (estate) gift equal to 20 times your current annual gift will establish a permanent fund in your name. This fund will provide a gift (equal to your current gift) each year to the campaign.
Memphis Jewish Home
$400 will fund a live theater outing for residents.
$1,000 will purchase special tablecloths, flatware, and glassware for Evening of Elegance dinners for residents.
$10,000 will provide an upgrade to the sound system in the auditorium.
$16,000 will purchase new large screen televisions for all the units.
$20,000 will endow the ceramics program.
$25,000 will endow the annual family Thanksgiving Luncheon.
$50,000 is still needed to fund the remaining portion of a new large bus with wheel chair access for residents. A challenge grant will cover the remaining costs associated with purchasing this bus.
Memphis Jewish Community Center
$25,000 to $1 million dollars is needed at the Memphis Jewish Community Center from families, corporations and foundations who are willing to invest their capital in innovative/creative programs that have the potential to significantly impact the Memphis Jewish community.
Temple Israel
$1,600 is needed to provide a children’s concert for families during the August Back to School Open House. Funding would cover travel expenses, payment for the artist, promotional materials, snacks and beverages for the event.
$2,500 is needed to conduct a required 2-day CPR and First Aid training workshop for all preschool teachers and assistants. The training is mandated by the National Association for Education of Young Children for accreditation.
$2,800 is needed to subsidize the After School Program, allowing more children to participate and cutting deficit costs for the Early Learning Center.
Current Needs
Phone 901-374-0400
