Temple Support

• General Operating Fund - Provides funds to support the widest variety of Temple programs and services.
• Temple Endowment Fund - Supplements General Fund expenditures.

Building and Grounds

• Building Improvement Fund - Non-budgeted major improvements and repairs to building and grounds.
• Fine Arts Fund - Purchases works of art for the Temple.
• Jacobson Garden Fund - Underwrites the costs of improvements and maintenance of the Jacobson Garden.
• Kitchen Fund - Purchases food preparation and serving equipment.
• Perry and Frances Kallison Temple Accessibility Fund - Underwrites the costs of enhancing the accessibility of the Temple for those who are physically challenged.
• Memorial Fund (Temple Improvement Fund) - For non-budgeted equipment, furnishings, and fixtures.

Religious School and Education

• Frieda and Milton Fischer Cultural and Educational Fund - Underwrites special educational and cultural programs.
• Fred and Erna Miller Memorial Religious School Fund - Benefits our Religious School students and teachers with scholarships, equipment, and other needs, not otherwise covered in the Temple budget.

General Charitable

• Jack and Estelle Kaufman Community Outreach Fund - Supports those projects and programs directed to the wider community of San Antonio which meet humanitarian needs and/or strengthen interreligious relations.
• Landsman Family Relief Fund - Helps individuals and organizations to relieve suffering caused by human-generated or natural disasters.
• Kimmelman Child Care Scholarship Fund - Provides day care for children of parents who are seeking to become increasingly self-sufficient, who are in financial need, but who do not receive government child care benefits.

Discretionary Funds - Support charitable organizations, needy individuals, and worthy programs, at the sole discretion of the named Rabbi or Education Director, in keeping with Temple policy.

• Rabbi Block's Discretionary Fund
• Rabbi Bergman Vann's Discretionary Fund
• Cantor Julie Berlin's Discretionary Fund
• Rabbi Stahl's Discretionary Fund
• Education Director's Discretionary Fund

Camperships and Scholarships

• Juliette and Jack Art Ma'aseh Scholarship Fund - Provides scholarships for ma'aseh (Religious School Assistant teachers) to participate in special programs of Jewish content outside San Antonio.
• Brotherhood Scholarship Fund - Provides partial funding for Temple youth on life-changing trips to Israel, March of the Living, or equivalent non-US Jewish experiences.
• Dunkerley-Smith Scholarship and Education Program Fund - Provides annual scholarships to Temple members or dependents enrolled as a junior or senior in an accredited college or university or a post-graduate student. Also to be used for an annual grant given to a non-profit organization to underwrite educational programs for low-income families to learn about home ownership and personal financial management.
• Joseph, Rose, Myron, and Norman Fink Memorial Loan Fund - Provides non interest-bearing loans, not limited to Temple members; to be repaid within 2 years.
• Freeman Student Loan Fund - Provides non interest-bearing loans to college students, to be repaid after graduation.
• Rabbi Mark S. Goodman Youth Development Fund - Provides scholarships for young people to attend summer camps, youth conclaves, pilgrimages to Israel, and conventions.
• Charles B. Hilton Campership Fund - Provides scholarships for Religious School students, grade 5 and above, to attend Greene Family Camp.
• Helen and David Jacobson Scholarship Fund - Provides scholarships to rabbinical students to Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) for their “Year in Israel” program.
• Helen Jacobson Youth Education Fund (A Sisterhood Fund) - To be used by Temple Beth-El Sisterhood to enrich the Jewish life experiences and education of the youth of Temple Beth-El.
• Aaron and Rose Mandel Campership Fund - Sponsors all camperships to URJ's National Academy in Warwick, New York.
• Arthur L. Riklin Scholarship Fund - Underwrites scholarships for young people to participate in worthy Jewish and general educational programs.
• Freida and Robert S. Rosow Scholarship Fund for Greene Family Camp - Provides funds directly to Greene Family Camp, for the sole purpose of providing scholarships to children who are in need of financial assistance to attend the Camp.
• William J. Rubin Campership Fund at Greene Family Camp - Provides annual scholarships for Temple children to attend Greene Family Camp for Living Judaism in Bruceville, Texas.
• Mary Scharlack Memorial Jewish Growth Fund - Provides scholarships for worthy adult members of Temple Beth-El to participate in regional, national, and international opportunities for Jewish growth.
• Constance T. Seltzer Memorial Children's Fund - Provides special programs by leading experts in Jewish education for students in the Temple Religious School and to offer financial assistance to young people of the Temple to participate in Jewish camps, conclaves, and tours.

Special Purpose

• Milton Bendiner Library Fund - Purchases books, audio-visual equipment, films, tape recordings, CDs, DVDs, supplies, and permanent equipment for the Library.
• Brotherhood Fund - Supports Temple Beth-El Brotherhood.
• Charles Eilenberg Memorial Bulletin Fund - An unrestricted endowment, designated by the Board of Trustees to offset the cost of printing the Temple Bulletin.
• Gilbert and Ruth Lang Human Development Fund - For religious, cultural, educational, humanitarian, and other purposes.
• Sidney M. Levyson Memorial Dramatics Fund - Underwrites the costs of plays, dramatic presentations, or other related activities incurred by Temple acting groups.
• Sol and Selma B. Mongite Oneg Shabbat Fund - Sponsors Oneg Shabbat receptions on designated occasions.
• Renee and Kurt Pomper Senior Transportation Fund - Provides transportation and related services to older members of the Temple.
• Esther and Harold Vexler Prayerbook Fund - Purchase prayerbooks and bibles for the Temple.
• Prayerbook (Inscribed $54.00 each) - Purchases prayerbooks for the Temple, with donor-individualized inscriptions and book plates included.
• Sisterhood Fund - Supports Temple Beth-El Sisterhood.
• Mildred and Albert Strum Memorial Senior Adult Fund - Meets the needs of the senior adult members of the Temple and Jewish community.
• Seligman-Washer Memorial Musical Arts Fund - Supports the Temple's budgetary ability to support the congregation's music program.
• Osias and Beulah Wolf “Feed the Hungry” Fund - Underwrites the costs of cooking projects by Temple volunteers who prepare meals for various agencies that provide services for the needy.
• Jean and Jesse Wulfe Religious Enhancement Fund - Underwrites major religious, educational, and cultural programs at Temple Beth-El.
• Youth Fund - Supports youth programming and participation in youth activities at Temple Beth-El.

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