Dear Friend,

HFBA buried 383 Jews in 2016. Many were immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Others were Holocaust survivors. Some were lost souls who could never find their place in this world. Each was laid to rest with dignity and respect.

The oldest person we buried last year was 103 years old. The youngest was just 26. We also buried still-borns; they never experienced life at all.

Every death is also the story of a life. Our rabbis consoled those who were left behind. The lucky ones had husbands or

wives and children. Many, however, had no one to mourn them; they had outlived their families – if there were

families – and their friends.

Yet no one was buried alone. The Staten Island chevra kadisha performed the ritual washing for each of the deceased at our Margaret and Leo Meyer and Hans M. Hirsch Tahara Facility. Our minyan volunteers were present at burials so that kaddish could be recited. We are deeply grateful to the chevra and to the minyan for their dedication to these sacred tasks.

This past year, drones flew overhead as we began mapping Mount Richmond Cemetery. Our aim is to create a digital map of the 60,000 graves at the cemetery and coordinate it with our written records. A new database will pinpoint every grave and provide complete information on each burial. Ultimately, unmarked graves will be marked and family members who visit will be able to find their loved ones with ease.

The entire mapping and digitizing project is expected to take another year and cost $175,000. By December 2016, we

had raised $65,000 through generous contributions from the HFBA community.

We also moved ahead in our work to preserve Silver Lake Cemetery. Opened in 1892, this cemetery was filled by 1909. About 13,600 Jews are buried here. Poor drainage, opportunistic trees and the ravages of time have caused headstones to fall and graves to move. We have completed a master plan for Silver Lake Cemetery preservation and will soon begin these urgent repairs.

Some 1,000 school students volunteered at Silver Lake Cemetery in 2016. They helped clear debris and rake the leaves. We are grateful for the chance to teach these young people the value of chesed shel emet, kindness that expects no recompense. For the second year, we brought in a herd of

goats to clear poison ivy, weeds and wild greens.

Barnet Zodikoff was just 31 years old when he passed away and was buried in Silver Lake Cemetery. HFBA

pledged to Barnet’s family – to the families of 13,600 other indigent Jews

– that Silver Lake Cemetery would always be maintained in dignity and with respect. It is to keep this solemn promise that HFBA is preserving Silver Lake Cemetery. As we respect those who came before us, we set an example for the generations to come.

And, finally, once again HFBA earned Charity Navigator’s Four-Star Rating – its highest ranking – in recognition of our internal management and transparency.

It is because of you, our dedicated supporter, that HFBA can perform this holy work. On behalf of everyone at HFBA, I thank you,

Amy Koplow Executive Director

 

2016ANNUAL REPORT

Report from the Executive Director

SUPPORT AND REVENUE 2016 2015CHARITABLE SUPPORT

Contributions $1,060,649 $1,040,797Bequests $265,773 $223,475Grants Received $62,000 $317,750TOTAL SUPPORT $1,388,422 $1,582,022

REVENUEFuneral Services $276,333 $720,108Interment and Grave Care $601,859 $548,225Rental Income $57,524 $65,088Investment Income $174,960 $129,875Realized Gain (Loss) On Sale of Investments, Net ($17,905) $51,821Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Net $298,192 ($357,406)TOTAL REVENUE $1,390,963 $1,157,711

TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE $2,779,385 $2,739,733

EXPENSESOperating $1,765,904 $2,097,922Adminstrative $210,540 $175,872Fundraising $176,990 $240,310

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,153,434 $2,514,104

HFBA STAFFAmy Koplow EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rhonda Stein OFFICE MANAGER/FUNERAL COORDINATOR

Andrew ParverDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR

Dana RiessASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER

Yelena Kleban ASSOCIATE FUNERAL COORDINATOR

Anna GontarADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Carolyn Baskin DATA ASSOCIATE

RABBINIC ADVISORRabbi Elchonon Zohn

CEMETERY STAFFRabbi Shmuel PlafkerCEMETERY CHAPLAIN

Lena SamofalCEMETERY OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Yosi ShalemCEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORSHerbert BlockAndrew FeinmanRichard FishmanCharles M. GreinskyGary KatzPaul LowenthalRobert MendelesPaul H. NagelbergYitzhak PastreichDaniel A. PilarskiShari SafraMinna Monte SeitelmanRabbi Dr. Henry SheinkopfMartha SteinmetzNorman Weisman

Operating Expenses: 82%Administrative Expenses: 10%Fundraising Expenses: 8%

Financial ReportFOR FISCAL YEAR 2016

Donors of $360 or MoreJANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2016$100,000 AND ABOVEESTATE OF DR. ELAINE E. BELETZ

$50,000 TO $99,999ESTATE OF MARILYN COOPERESTATE OF MARCIA Z. MEHRUJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK

$25,000 TO $49,999ANONYMOUSTHE APPLEBAUM FOUNDATIONMRS. LEONA KERNTHE MARGARET & LEO MEYER & HANS M. HIRSCH FOUNDATION

$10,000 TO $24,999THE AUGUSTINE FOUNDATIONMR. & MRS. SCOTT DIAMONDDR. GERALD J. & DOROTHY R. FRIEDMAN FOUNDATIONESTATE OF LILLIAN GROSSMERCK PARTNERSHIP FOR GIVINGTHE NOBLE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMR. & MRS. JACOB SAFRAVAAD HARABONIM OF QUEENS CHEVRA KADISHAESTATE OF ELLIOTT ZAGOR

$5,000 TO $9,999MR. JAY AMSELMR. SIDNEY DEVORSETZMR. & MRS. JEFFREY D. DREIFUSMR. MELVIN FASTOWPROF. MICHAEL GERTNERWILLIAM P. GOLDMAN & BROTHERS FDTN.DAVID HIMELBERG FOUNDATIONMS. SUSAN M. LIPTONMR. & MRS. ALAN NEUSTADTERTHE OMER FOUNDATIONMS. ABBE RAVENMS. BARBARA SERILMR. STUART N. SHAPIROMR. PAUL M. TRENKMR. & MRS. NORMAN I. WEISMAN

$3,600 TO $4,999BRYNA SHUCHAT & JOSHUA H. LANDESMR. BENNETT PARSTECKMR. MARK SCHARFMANMR. ROBERT S. SCHMERLERDR. & MRS. JUDAH SCHORRMINNA & MARK SEITELMAN

$2,500 TO $3,599JOSEPH ALEXANDER FOUNDATION, INC.MS. HELENE BERKOWITZMR. & MRS. STUART BRAUNSTEINMR. RICHARD A. COVKINMR. & MRS. HOWARD I. HOFFENMR. SHLOMO KOHNMR. & MRS. PAUL LOWENTHALMR. & MRS. AARON MARKSMR. YITZHAK A. PASTREICHMRS. ELISE POTTICKPROPP FOUNDATION, INC.DR. NORMAN SOHN & LOIS BLUMENFELDTROPHAM FOUNDATION

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$500 TO $999MR. & MRS. ASHER ABEHSERAMRS. ROBIN KLASS ANFORTHMS. LORI M. ARKINMR. & MRS. DANIEL N. AVNETMR. & MRS. NATHAN BARISHANSKYDR. & MRS. DAVID BARNETTMS. EVELYN T. BARONMR. & MRS. YALE BARONMR. MARTIN BAUMRINDMR. JEFFREY J. BERGERMR. SANDER BERGERMS. LINDA NEWMAN BERNSTEINMRS. ROSLYN BIERIGMR. DANIEL BILARMR. JOSHUA BLAUSTEINMS. LISA BLAZER-RUDOLFMR. & MRS. BERNARD BONDARL. BRAVMANN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIC FUNDBROOKSIDE GROUPMR. & MRS. LAWRENCE J. BURIANDR. SUSAN M. CHAMBREMR. & MRS. DONNY CHARLAPCHEVRA KADISHA OF ENGLEWOODCHEVRA KADISHA OF GREAT NECKMR. & MRS. BENJAMIN J. COHENDR. LARRY COHENMRS. LINDA S. COHEN

CONGREGATION ANSCHE CHESEDCONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORKCONGREGATION OHEL AVRAHAM LIEBERMANMS. BETH EVE CORNEMET FOUNDATION, INC.MR. ZVI ERENYIMR. & MRS. ALAN FARBERMR. JACOB FEDERMS. JULIE FELDMANMR. ILYA FISHKINMR. & MRS. RICHARD FISHMANMRS. ELAINE FRIEDMANDR. & MRS. JERALD S. FRIEDMANMR. & MRS. KALMAN A. FRIEDMANMR. & MRS. MICHAEL GAVRONSKYMR. & MRS. BERNARD GELLMANMR. & MRS. ARTHUR S. GERTSTEINMR. & MRS. MURRAY A. GOLDBERGMR. & MRS. ERIC S. GOLDSTEINMS. IRIS L. GOODGOLDMR. STEVEN N. GORDONMR. & MRS. YAAKOV Y. GORLINMR. ROGER GREENMR. DANIEL GREENBERGVIVI SEPTIMUS & SETH GREENFIELDMR. & MRS. LOUIS GROSSMANRABBI & MRS. JULES E. HARLOWMR. DAVID HELFGOTTMR. & MRS. LAWRENCE J. HELLMANMR. & MRS. NORMAN HEYDENMR. & MRS. DANIEL HILLHENRY & MYRTLE HIRSCH FOUNDATIONDR. IRA JASSERMS. MARY E. JAWITZJEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYMR. STEVEN KANAREKDR. BARBARA A. KAPELMANMR. ADAM KAPELNER & MS. ROCHEL LEVIMORRIS J. & BETTY KAPLUN FOUNDATIONMS. VALENTINA KARAEVAMS. ROBERTA M. KATCHERMS. EILEEN KOSLOWMS. DAHLIA KOZLOWSKYMR. & MRS. LEE KRANTZOWMR. & MRS. ROBERT KRINKSKYMS. MELISSA K. LADERMRS. BARBARA FINGER LANDESMANDR. HERBERT LASKYTHE TEENA & LARRY LERNER FUNDMRS. RUTH LEVIMR. & MRS. ASHER LEVINEMR. BOB LEVINEMR. & MRS. DAVID MACHLISMR. SAMETH MARCMR. & MRS. STUART MARKSMR. & MRS. DAVID J. MASLANSKYMASLIANSKY FAMILY CHARITABLE FDTN. INC.MS. BARBARA M. MATOSMR. BRUCE A. MEKULMR. PETER MERKERMINYAN CONGREGATION HABONIMMR. DAVID MOGILENSKYMS. JACQUELINE MUSSMR. & MRS. ELIAS NATHANSONMR. & MRS. STUART NEMESUREMR. & MRS. DAVID OLIVESTONEMR. MIKHAIL PESOCHINMR. TODD PINCHEVSKYMR. REUVEN POLISQUEENS JEWISH CENTER & TALMUD TORAHDR. & MRS. RICHARD L. REISERMR. & MRS. SAMUEL ROSENBERGMS. SYDELLE ROTHTHE ROTHBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONDR. & MRS. TOD J. ROTHSCHILDMR. JULIO G. RUSSRAY SACKSDR. & MRS. DENNIS M. SCHECHTMANBARBARA & EDWARD SCHLUSSEL FOUNDATION, INC.MS. NANCY A. SCHOLEMMR. HOWARD SCHWABMR. & MRS. HARRIS SCHWARTZMR. RALPH L. SCHWARTZMS. JUDY SECUNDAMR. & MRS. DAVID SEIDMANMR. & MRS. HERBERT SEIFMR. & MRS. E. JOSEPH SEPTIMUS

MRS. CLAIRE H. SHEFFTZRABBI DR. HANK SHEINKOPFMR. & MRS. ISRAEL SHERMANMR. & MRS. MARVIN SILVERMR. & MRS. JEROME H. SOLOMONMR. & MRS. JOSEPH H. SPIROMR. & MRS. JEROME STEINHARTIRA STEINMETZ, M.D.MR. & MRS. MICHAEL STEINMETZMS. AUDREY F. STEUERMR. & MRS. JOHN SZOKEMS. COLETTE N. THAWMRS. IDA TICEMR. WARREN WACHOLDERMR. MICHAEL H. WACHSMANMR. JOSEPH A. WALDERMR. STUART K. WAXENBERGDR. & MRS. ARTHUR WEINERMS. AVIVA L. WEINTRAUBMR. & MRS. ERIC M. WEISMR. & MRS. RAFI WEISSESTATE OF SELMA WEISZMS. ELIZABETH A. WRIGHTMR. & MRS. ANDREW S. WURZBURGERYOUNG ISRAEL OF AVENUE UJAMIE ZWEIGBAUM

$360 TO $499DR. & MRS. ANDREW J. ADLERMR. STEW BARTNERMR. ALAN M. BAXTERMR. BARRY BENDERMR. MURRAY BERMANMR. & MRS. MICHAEL H. BIRNBAUMMR. & MRS. HERBERT BLOCKMRS. LILIYA BLOKHMR. & MRS. MICHAEL A. BLUMENTHALMR. & MRS. MAURICE R. BONIMEMS. MARSHA BRODYMR. & MRS. MICHAEL BROMBERGMR. & MRS. JOEL L. BROOKSMR. & MRS. DAVID M. BURGERMR. & MRS. JEFFREY CANARICKDR. JONATHAN M. CARPMR. & MRS. RICHARD DAVGINMS. MARGY-RUTH DAVISMRS. ROSALYN DREXLERRABBI STEVEN A. EXLERMR. JOSEPH FALKENSTEINMR. & MRS. EUGENE I. FARBERMS. RANDI FARBERMR. & MRS. JEFFREY FEINBERGDANA SEPTIMUS & JOSEPH FELDMANMR. & MRS. ZEV FELDSTEINMS. SONDRA FENICKMR. HARRISON FISCHERDR. & MRS. HAROLD S. FLUSSMR. & MRS. BARRY FRANKMR. & MRS. JEFFREY M. FRIEDMR. & MRS. HERBERT H. FRIEDMANDR. & DR. ELLY GAMSSMR. ROGER GINDIMR. & MRS. ISAAC GLASMANMR. LAWRENCE GOETZDR. WILLIAM GOLDMRS. TOBE GOLDFINGERHELENA & MARVIN GOLDSTEINMR. NEIL S. GOLDSTEINMR. RICHARD GOLDSTEINPROF. J.D. GOLUBMR. JONATHAN D. GRAUBERDDR. & MRS. AARON SAUL GREENBERGMR. & MRS. RICHARD GREENBLATTMR. JEFFREY Z. GROSSMANMR. & MRS. LAWRENCE GROSSMANMAJOR EDWARD GUREWITZMR. & MRS. AARON HASSONHEBREW INSTITUTE OF RIVERDALE - THE BAYITMR. STEVEN I. HOLMMR. & MRS. SHANE HOPKOVITZMS. PERI A. HOROWITZMS. GOLDA HUDESMRS. JUDITH ITZKOWITZMR. LEO ITZKOWITZMS. FEYGELE JACOBSMR. & MRS. JOSEF KASTNERMR. & MRS. GARY W. KATZPROF. ROBERT & DR. LEAH KAUFMAN

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