Give a gift from the heart to Temple Beth El

Your donations help our congregation survive and thrive.  Click here for a printable donation form you can mail in to the Temple.  Online donations coming soon!

A PDF document with similar information as this page is available here.

Please give generously to your choice of the following funds (click on any of the funds for a description of how your dollars will make a difference):

• Building Fund

• Special Programs

• Endowment Fund

• Religious School

• Gan Fund

• Library Fund

• Tree of Life

• Music Fund

• Cantor Fund

• Rose Sherman Fund

• Kitchen Fund

• Reach for the Stars Fund

• Rabbi Richard Rosenthal Continuing Jewish Education Fund

• Barde Fund

• Tuition Assistance Program

You can designate your gift to be in honor of someone, in memory of a loved one or friend, or in celebration of a simcha (such as a brit, bar/bat mitzvah, engagement, marriage, retirement, get well, birthday, anniversary, or an award or other honor), or as a thank you to someone who did something nice for you or our congregation.

General Fund
The General Fund keeps our Temple operating.

Building & Building Maintenance Fund
The Building and Building Maintenance Fund is used to make payments of the mortgage and capital improvements to the facility.

Special Programs Fund
This fund was established with an anonymous donation in 1979/80 for unique projects.  It is maintained with contributions from Temple members and is used to bring special performers or speakers to our community. 

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Endowment Fund
Gifts from Temple members of $5,000 or higher which which are not otherwise designated by the donor for another fund or purpose are deposited in this fund.

Religious School
Maintained by contributions from congregants, Judaica Shop profits, and other fund raising programs sponsored by Sisterhood, this fund serves the general and special needs of the Temple Religious School.

Tree of Life
This fund is maintained by financial contributions from congregants to honor family members or Temple friends.   Donations purchase and inscribe "Leaf," "Acorn," or "Stone" plaques installed on the wall outside the Chapel.  The proceeds in the Tree of Life Fund are transferred to the Endowment Fund prior to or in the last month of each fiscal year. 

Gan Fund
Maintained by financial contributions from Temple members, this fund helps this preschool program by supplementing Gan tuition payments, and is used for Gan staff and operating expenses. 

Cantor Fund
This fund is maintained by contributions from congregants and helps to underwrite liturgical music and our cantorial soloist.

Library Fund
This fund helps to purchase and maintain books and periodicals for the Temple library.

Music Fund
This fund was established by a donation from the Reutlinger family, and is supported by contributions from Temple members.  It helps to bring special concerts to our community each year. 

Rose Sherman Fund
This fund was established in May 1991 by gifts from the Rose and William Sherman estate.  Annual investment income and contributions from congregants are used to help families of Temple youth requiring financial aid to attend Jewish camps or educational programs.  

Kitchen Fund
This fund is maintained by contributions from congregants and underwrites the cost of Temple kitchen equipment repairs or purchase.

Rabbi's Fund
This fund is maintained by contributions from congregants to provide the Rabbi with a financial source for assisting Temple or Tacoma community individuals needing special support. 

Reach for the Stars Fund
To provide extraordinary, non-budgeted improvement to the quality of Religious School education at Temple Beth El.

Barde Fund
The Barde Fund helps fund youth programs at Temple Beth El.

The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) was created to allow individuals to contribute to a program that subsidizes the scholarship monies available for our Religious School, Gan and summer camp programs.

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