18 | JUNE 30 • 2022
OUR COMMUNITY
T
he Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit’s
2022 Annual Campaign
ended on May 31 with con-
tributions of $35,450,000, an
increase of $1.2 million over
2021 and the largest Annual
Campaign in Federation his-
tory.
In addition to the annual
campaign, Federation’s Tauber
Family Challenge Fund raised
$3.6 million, and the Detroit
Federation community con-
tributed an additional $4 mil-
lion for emergency support in
Ukraine, bringing the com-
munity’s aggregate campaign
achievement to more than $43
million.
“
Anticipating that the needs
of the Jewish community would
continue to grow
and the costs of
addressing those
needs would only
increase, we set an
extremely ambi-
tious goal of $35
million for the
2022 annual campaign,
” said
Josh Opperer, co-chair of the
2022 Annual Campaign. “It is
humbling and inspiring that so
many community members,
almost 10,000 in total, came
forward with donations at
every level to not only meet but
exceed our goal.
“Economic instability and
rising prices have a dispropor-
tionate impact on the most
vulnerable, as well as the orga-
nizations that address their
needs, making it more costly
to care for the elderly or dis-
abled, increasing the needs for
tuition assistance at our camps
and day schools, and requiring
record investments in security
and emergency response infra-
structure. These are needs from
which we cannot turn away.
“The pandemic made reach-
ing those in need of commu-
nity services more difficult,
”
Opperer added. “It also impact-
ed our ability to connect with
new and existing donors. But
our Federation and agency team
worked through those chal-
lenges for over two years, as the
results of our campaign show.
It’s particularly important to me
that our supporters know that
each and every one of them,
and every dollar contributed
by them, makes a meaningful
difference. The strength of our
Jewish community, and our
ability to take care of every
Jewish individual or family
in need, is a testament to the
power of collective participa-
tion.
”
The Tauber Family Challenge
Fund was led by Shelley and
Joel Tauber and enabled donors
to the annual campaign to fur-
ther support Federation’s pro-
grams here and internationally.
The Jewish Federation also
launched a separate emergency
campaign for those affected by
the war in Ukraine. More than
$4 million has been donated
by 1,750 Detroit community
donors to mobilize funds for
our partner agencies on the
ground — including JDC and
JAFI — and has provided thou-
sands of Jews and other individ-
uals with food, medication and
supplies, temporary housing
for those fleeing violence, care
for homebound older adults,
security for Jewish institutions
and resources to support those
making aliyah to Israel.
“The COVID pandemic and
the conflict in Ukraine are the
most recent crises facing our
local and international Jewish
community. Thankfully, we’ve
been able to quickly raise and
mobilize support for those
affected,
” said Federation CEO
Steven Ingber. “But we were
only able to respond effective-
ly because of our extensive
infrastructure and network of
agencies and resources, and
this itself was only possible due
to the ongoing
strength of our
Annual Campaign.
“The Annual
Campaign remains
the single most
important vehicle
for maintaining the
health and welfare of the com-
munity, in ordinary times as
well as in moments of crisis,
” he
added. “We are incredibly grate-
ful to each and every donor
who contributed. We truly
could not have accomplished
what we did without them.
”
Provided by Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit.
The organization marks the highest
campaign achievement in its history.
Federation
Announces
2022 Annual
Campaign Results
Steven
Ingber
Josh
Opperer