Through your generosity, we provide critical assistance to local organizations and groups that support the vibrancy and continuity of Jewish life in Maine, as well as to overseas organizations that address some of the most critical issues of our time. This past year, the Southern Maine Jewish community's support of the Annual Federated Campaign made it possible for the JCA to allocate $188,293 to these amazing organizations.

Allocations

Local Allocations

Through careful stewardship, we invest Annual Campaign dollars back into our local Jewish institutions, helping tradition, learning, and connection endure for generations. This year, AS ONE, we invested $104,500 locally.

Levey Day School

$25,000

Serving as the only Jewish day school north of Boston, the Levey Day School welcomes community, strong academics, arts, Hebrew, and outdoor learning.

Community Theater Fund

$10,000

Nurturing creativity and Jewish storytelling, the Community Theater Project builds confidence and connection while bringing meaningful productions to life on stage.

Maine Jewish Museum Delet Program

$8,000

Bringing free, engaging lessons to Maine's middle and high schools, the Delet Program builds understanding of Jews and Judaism, supports Holocaust and World Religion studies, and combats antisemitism. 

Beth Israel Waterville Mikveh

$5,000

Offering a sacred space to mark life's transitions through ritual immersion, the mikveh, available free to partner organization members, celebrates spiritual renewal, healing, and other meaningful moments.

Southern Maine Jewish

Cemetery Association

$5,000

Preserving and restoring the region's historic Jewish cemeteries, the Association honors our forebears in accordance with Jewish tradition, protects Jewish heritage, and keeps the memory of past generations alive.

Documenting Maine Jewry

$3,500

Fostering deep-rootedness and relationships within Maine's Jewish community, this project curates the largest repository of information about Jewish Individuals, families, businesses, institutions, and communal organizations.

Maine Jewish Film Festival

$3,000

Celebrating filmmaking and inspiring conversation through the lens of global Jewish experience, MJFF brings innovative programming and a diverse statewide audience into the dialogue. 

Local Innovation Fund

$10,000

Recognizing the diversity of our community, the JCA has set aside a portion of allocations for members to use for projects and activities that enrich and enhance Jewish life in Southern Maine.

Southern Maine Religious Schools

$35,000

Reaching across Southern Maine, religious schools enrich students with Hebrew, prayer, and Jewish values, grounding young people in an identity and tradition that lasts a lifetime. The JCA granted a total of $35,000 to local religious schools at the following synagogues: Beth Israel Congregation in Bath, Kadima Beth El, and Congregation Bet Ha'am.

Thanks to your generosity, Annual Campaign dollars reach beyond Maine, fueling food rescue, advancing educational equity, supporting trauma care, and renewing Jewish life in Israel and overseas. Together we extend Maine's Jewish heart to communities worldwide. In 2024-25, AS ONE, we invested $76,000 overseas.

Overseas Allocations

CDC Shlichim Program

$21,000

Bringing Israel to Maine each summer, this program welcomes highly trained young adult shlichim (ambassadors) to work as members of the Center Day Camp staff.

Hand in Hand Schools

$12,500

Bringing together over 2000 Jewish and Arab students to learn, grow, and build a shared future, Hand in Hand, an Israeli network of bilingual, integrated schools and communities founded in 1997, fosters equality, inclusion, and mutual respect through education, multicultural curricula, and active community engagement.

Yad LaKashish

$12,500

Working with hundreds of needy elderly around Jerusalem, Yad LaKashish, founded in 1962, provides stimulating work opportunities, a warm community environment, and invaluable support services.

American Jewish Joint

Distribution Committee

$10,000

Offering support and hope for Jews and others in need since 1914 as the world's leading Jewish humanitarian organization, the JDC provides aid, strengthens communities, and responds to crises in over 70 countries.

Leket Food Rescue

$10,000

Focusing on collecting and distributing surplus, nutritious food to those in need, Israel's leading food rescue organization reaches over 330k individuals.

Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center

$5,000

Supporting survivors of sexual violence in Jerusalem and beyond while working to change societal attitudes, JRCC, founded in 1981, offers a 24-hour hotline, counseling, and volunteer-led programs, providing vital care and empowering survivors in their healing and pursuit of justice.

World ORT

$5,000

Unleashing young people's potential to lead fulfilling lives and positively impact the world around them, the World ORT network reaches more than 350K people each year in over 40 countries, providing a combination of high-level science and technology education with strengthened Jewish identity.