As COVID-19 and its aftereffects create new challenges, we are called to hold onto two truths: 1) whatever our personal financial state was previously, our future situation is uncertain; and 2) now more than ever, we must depend on one another for generosity, community and collective resilience. It is these facts that our Board has kept in mind while preparing this year’s call for terumah, our practice of freely giving from the heart according to your means rather than paying fixed dues.
Our Board recommends that we strive to collect a minimum of $90,000 to be in a good financial standing for the year.
With about 100 members, the average pledge per member would need to come to $900. For an adult couple, that would mean $1800 per year.
Members with the means to do so are invited to contribute more, knowing that these contributions help to foster equitable access to our unique, progressive, LGBTIQ-loving, justice-pursuing intergenerational community.
***We understand that giving may be more difficult during this turbulent time, and that these rates are not feasible for all. The numbers are here to help assist you in making a contribution that is reasonable for your budget and impactful to our community.***
Whatever your pledge, we thank you for choosing to (re)commit as a T’chiyah member. Your presence and participation is integral to our collective wellbeing.
We are grateful for the continued support of the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation, whose generous contributions have enabled us to better educate, empower, and serve one another as we strive to build meaningful Jewish lives. In order to best prepare for the termination of this grant, we will be launching additional fundraising initiatives such as the “Friends of T’chiyah Giving Circle”, a major donor program, and creative grassroots strategies . Please email Victoria Kohl at
vikol123@yahoo.com to get involved.
