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Cemetery/Yahrzeit
Cemetery Operations Fund: provides for ongoing maintenance of IHC cemeteries
Yahrzeit Memorial Fund: supports (perpetual) recognition of yahrzeits for IHC families


Social Justice
Fay Biccard Glick Fund: supports IHC hunger projects
General Hunger Fund: provides resources to support hunger initiatives
Interfaith Hospitality Network/Keren Ami Fund: (“Fund of my people”): provides resources to support community families in need
Shelly Shane Social Justice Fund: promotes social justice in the Indianapolis community
Programs
Cantor Janice L. Roger Cultural Arts Fund: supports IHC cultural arts programs
Gelman Family Memorial Fund: provides support for leadership trips to Israel and Russia
Mantel Family Theater, Cultural Arts & Education Fund: fosters cultural arts and theater outreach
Robert H. and Sophia G. Marks Memorial Fund: provides support for musical programs
Maurel Rothbaum Memorial Fund: supports special spiritual and cultural events


Library/Archives
Joseph Cantor Library Fund: provides for acquisition of books and periodicals for the IHC Library and enhancement of the adult library program
Benjamin X. Cohen Memorial Library Collection: provides for the purchase of books and other research material for the IHC Library
Building
Domont Fund: enhances the beautification of IHC through the purchase of Jewish art
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Beautification Fund: provides landscaping of IHC grounds
Harvey Gaddie Outdoor Beautification Fund: enhances outdoor gardens
Letzter Fund: funds used to acquire flowers for the bimah during the High Holy Days


Confirmation
Eva Oppenheim Borinstein Fund: provides gifts for members of the confirmation class who exhibit exemplary character in Jewish and communal affairs
Sarah Goodman Award: funds an annual confirmation class scholarship in recognition of creative artistic accomplishments
Kroot Family Award: provides an academic excellence award for a member of the confirmation class
Etta Platt Award: provides monetary stipend for a member of confirmation class
Dean Sablosky Youth Scholarship Fund: provides scholarship support for New York confirmation trip and annual confirmation retreat
Education/Youth
Arthur J. and Helen R. Barrett Fund: provides support for youth education and camp activities
Braunstein/Belle Fund: funds adult education programming
Efroymson Family Education Fund: provides broad support for IHC educational programs
Kol Hamachaneh (“A Call to Jewish Camping”) Fund: provides Jewish camp scholarship support
Nathan Levin Fund: aids and supports youth activities
Mehlman Memorial Fund: provides support for youth trips to Israel
Goldberg Family Scholarship: provides support for teen trips to Israel
Spitzberg Family Youth Fund for Israel: provides subsidies for teen trips to Israel and IFTY support
Dr. Morris Stoner Religious Education Fund: provides support for religious education
Max Strashun Temple Tots Fund: supports early childhood and youth development programs
David and Ethel Rosenberg Education Fund: provides support for adult education programs


General
General Fund-IHC Operations: funds used for current Temple operations
General Fund-IHC Foundation: unrestricted funds to be used for the benefit of IHC
Caring Community Fund-Chevrat Chesed—: funds to support IHC families in need
Elaine and Gerry Arffa Staff Appreciation Fund: to pay for a yearly event to celebrate the staff and their contributions to the running of IHC. The fund also may be used for small scholarships to support non-clergy staff in times of need as well as to fund staff appreciation activities/events
Prayer Book & Bible Fund: provides funds for the replacement and acquisition of
prayer books and bibles
Special Projects Fund: supports expenditures for special projects
Clergy
Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: accepts donations to benefit IHC and community activities
Associate Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: accepts donations to benefit IHC and community activities
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund: accepts donations to benefit IHC music and community activities
Director of Lifelong Learning Discretionary Fund: accepts donations to benefit IHC’s learning and activities


Annual/Ongoing
Annual Commitment (Gift from the Heart): provides annual support for the ongoing operations and programming offered by IHC for our members and community
High Holy Day Covid Appeal: provides support for ongoing operating costs and assists with reducing budget deficits as the result of the pandemic