Contributions to the Temple are a terrific way to help the congregation and remember a special event or loved one. Please make checks payable to "The Temple," and send to 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46807. So that we may direct your gift, please indicate which of the following you'd like to support and the occasion you are honoring. Thank you!
Jack & Gertrude Adelman Facility Improvement – Funds are used to make improvements to the appearance or infrastructure of the Temple’s interior.
Joseph & Elsa Adler Memorial – Contributions are used to provide scholarships to Religious School students in need.
Art & Beautification – Funds are used for projects that enhance the attractiveness of the Temple.
Biblical Garden – Contributions are used to maintain or enhance the garden in front of the Temple, which features plants from the Bible. Money also is used for upkeep of the Sposeep Outdoor Chapel.
Ruth Brenn Campership – Contributions are used to provide assistance for children of members to attend a Union for Reform Judaism camp.
Campership – Contributions are used to provide assistance for children of members to attend a Union for Reform Judaism camp.
Endowment – Funds go into the established Temple Endowment Fund. Earnings are used to meet ongoing needs of the Temple.
Floral – Funds provide bimah flowers for the Sanctuary and Social Hall for special Temple services and events.
General Operations – Contributions help defray operating costs of the Temple.
Gold/Turansky Campership – Donations are used to provide assistance for children of members to attend a Union for Reform Judaism camp.
Goldman Music – Donations are used for expanding the liturgical music and worship experience at the Temple.
Ryan Goldstrom Memorial – The fund is used for any gift to a child from the Temple for a life-cycle event, including for bar/bat mitzvah, Consecration, Confirmation and graduation.
Hazemir Choir – Monies are used to purchase music and equipment for the Temple’s volunteer choir, as well as for periodic retreats.
Himelstein Children’s Library – This fund is used to purchase children’s books with Jewish content for the library.
Holocaust Memorial – Contributions paid for the sculpture in front of the Temple and have since been used to provide educational material for the community, both Jewish and non-Jewish.
Library & Adult Education Material – Contributions are used to purchase new books and magazines and for operating the Temple's Rabbi Richard B. Safran Library, as well as to assist in providing materials for Adult Education programs.
Jacob & Ethyl Mansbach Campership – Donations are used to provide full or partial camperships for children attending Goldman Union Camp Institute or another Union for Reform Judaism camp.
Kathryn Kann Mendelblat Cultural Enrichment – Contributions are used to help cover expenses associated with bringing cultural activities to the Temple.
Prayer Book – This fund is used to purchase new books for congregational worship. Contributions of at least $36 are recognized with a bookplate specifying in whose honor the books have been purchased.
Project Assist - This fund is used by the Social Action Committee for tikkun olam efforts, including Thoughtful Thursdays. Please indicate whether your donation to Project Assist is specifically for Thoughtful Thursdays to help students in the Head Start program at the Temple and their families.
Rabbi’s Discretionary – This fund includes contributions made in appreciation of the rabbi, often for personal services he has provided to individuals or families. The rabbi uses the funds for tzedakah, special projects, or other congregational needs.
Religious School – Monies are used to help support the Religious School.
Max & Gerda Schmitz Holocaust Education - Contributions help pay for educational Holocaust-related materials and speakers, as well as to purchase and maintain equipment needed to preserve a range of Holocaust records or to present Holocaust information to individuals or groups.
Weiman Youth Activities – Contributions support special youth activities, such as trips for Confirmation and high school students.
Youth Group - Donations support programs and activities of FOrTY, the Temple's Youth Group.