1911 Society of Legacy Donors
At every age, at every stage, Jewish Family Service is here to help, offering over 30 programs and services to benefit every member of the family. YOU can truly make a difference by helping to support our vital work in the community. After providing for your family and loved ones, you may want to remember Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. A gift from your will, trust, retirement account, or life insurance policy will help to secure the long-term future of the agency.
What Are the Benefits of Leaving a Legacy?
Legacy or planned gifts to JFS allows you to decide what your legacy will be and what kind of impact you will make on following generations. You can earmark help to go to the area of greatest concern to you like support services for people with disabilities, home care for frail elderly, chaplaincy, family life education, or simply for use where most needed – you can make a statement about what is important to you. You can specify that your gift create an endowment to last in perpetuity or that it be available to meet current needs.
Legacy gifts may allow you to make a more sizeable gift than you might be able to consider during your lifetime. And you can use your gift to establish an endowed Named Fund that carries in perpetuity your name or the name of someone you wish to honor or memorialize.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have made Legacy gifts to JFS (as of February 2024):
Mark & Elaine Adelman
Adam Bahr
Gary J. Benedict
Sharon Benmaman & John Allen
Herman J. Birnberg (z”l)
Dr. Arnold Brier
Judith Brier
David (z”l) & Sheila H. Brod
Elinor Brodie (z”l)
Marjorie R. Dana-Levine
Michael & Stacy Dockman
Joan & Elliott (z”l) Farber
Jon & Holly Brod Farber
Sheldon Finver & Dee Albert
Jackie & Ted Flaum
Victoria Fodor
Friends of JFS
Tom & Deborah Frishberg
Barry & Rena Glaser
Fred & Karen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
Sheila & Tim Gothmann
Mitzi Gramling
Ira G. Kipp
Peggy S. Kipp
Sternie Kissin-Rosen (z”l)
Elsie Kramer
Roger & Jennifer Kramer
Brian & Judith Krasnow
Robert Leibman
Daniel and Susan Lepow
Gwen & Dr. Irving Lerner
Daniel Levey
Susan Levey
Stephen & Rita (z”l) Levin
Charles Levine
Flora Levine (z”l)
Dr. Jimmy & Stephanie Levine
Rick Linsk & Nancy Crotti
Don & Rhoda Mains
Annie & Bruce R. Matza
Susan & Michael Minsberg
David & Ruth Olkon
Jon & Robin Parritz
Eric & JoAnn Pasternack
Ossie Perlman (z”l)
Sharyn E. Pesses
Connie (z”l) & Paul (z”l) Ross
Lily Rothschild (z”l)
Charles Sansby (z”l)
Marvin Scherzer (z”l)
Brian Serle
Steven J. Shaller
Dora Shom (z”l)
Allen D. Shores (z”l)
Marjorie Shores-Freeman (z”l)
Dan & Myndal Davis Silver
Charley Smith & Shaked Danai
David & DeDe Smith
Diane & Dr. Richard Smookler
Rabbi Adam & Cantor Rachel
Stock Spilker
Elaine Steinman
Lee G. Straus (z”l)
Alex Treitler
Jennifer Wall
Michael Wall
Deborah D. Weiss
If you have any questions about legacy giving or changes to your name, or if you have made a provision for JFS in your estate, please contact Development Director Kristen Cullen.
Our Legacy Donors are a group of individuals just like you who want to ensure that people and families who are struggling will always have a place to receive the support they need to live with dignity and security.
Please join us!