Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (FY24) Membership Commitment - Form

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITMENT

Sustaining a community of sharing, education, spiritual fulfillment, and outstanding pastoral support for all life cycle events requires healthy financial support. That support is delivered through annual membership commitments and donations. They are the critical source of revenue toward the operation of our synagogue.

The actual annual cost to provide you with congregational services and programs amounts to approximately $2,550 per member household. Many members will commit to that full amount and more, which allows us to sustain membership for everyone regardless of the amount they are able to commit. All members receive the following benefits:

Relationship with clergy for spiritual counseling and life cycle events
High Holy Day admission for your household
Eligibility for Kol Ami Religious School and fulfillment of B’nei Mitzvah education & beyond
Opportunities for embracing new relationships and spiritual experiences

Kol Ami is a diverse congregation whose members range from young families with children to seniors living on fixed incomes. The annual membership commitment is based on the cost of operating the synagogue factoring in the number of members to establish a fair estimate of the cost per member. All members are entitled to equal participation; however, not all members can equally contribute financially.

Our Pillars of Kol Ami was established to provide economic security to Kol Ami. Funds raised through the Pillars Program are used to make up the shortfall in membership commitments resulting from those members who are not able to give at the recommended commitment amount.

We invite you to join the Pillars of Kol Ami to ensure our financial security and to sustain our vision of a “Home of Joyful Judaism for All.” As we learn in the Talmud, “All Jews are responsible for one another.” (Sh’vu’ot 39a) As a Jewish community and congregation, our lives are intertwined whereby each of us contributes time, money, or energy to make the whole greater.

For members who would like to give above the actual annual cost of $2,550 per year, but not at the Pillar level, we invite you to become a Benefactor. Recognition of Benefactor status will be listed on the Kol Ami website and at High Holiday services, always with the option of anonymity.

Pillars Levels of Support:

Builder $5,000+
Designer $9,000+
Architect $12,000+
Chai $18,000+

For those participating in the Pillars of Kol Ami Program, we offer some additional membership benefits, which are as follows:

Fulfillment of your annual membership commitment
Additional High Holy Day guest tickets upon request
Recognition on the Kol Ami website (option to be kept anonymous)
Acknowledgement of Pillar status at High Holy Days (option to be kept anonymous)
Reserved covered parking space at High Holy Day services (Designer level and above)
Reserved covered parking at Kol Ami when requested (Architect level and above)
Special donor recognition event during the year

* Membership Commitment for Fiscal Year 23/24 (FY24)

Foundation $1-2,550Benefactor $2,551-4,999Pillars of Kol Ami- Builder $5,000-8,999Pillars of Kol Ami- Designer $9,000-11,999Pillars of Kol Ami- Architect $12,000-17,999Pillars of Kol Ami- Chai $18,000+

* Exact Amount Membership Commitment (FY24) $0000.00

I would like my commitment level to be kept anonymous.

* By checking this box, I agree to my 2023-2024 Annual Commitment as noted above.

By checking this box, I agree to my 2023-2024 Annual Commitment as noted above.

After completing the information below, click the button at the bottom of the page ("Confirm Pledge & Proceed to Payment Options).

On the payment options page, if you would like to pay by check OR if you would like to be charged via statements, please select "bill to my account." You may also set up automatic payments by selecting the credit card or e-check options.

Is there any clarifying information you would like us to know regarding the logistics of your commitment?

Such as I will be sending monthly checks or I will be paying manually online quarterly.

ACCOUNT INFORMATION

* Primary Address

* Primary Address City

* Primary Address State

* Primary Address Zip Code

What is the marital status between the primary and, if applicable, secondary adults on the account?

If applicable, what is your anniversary?

Home Phone Number

Leave blank if you do not have one

If you reside at other addresses, please list them below. Please also list if they are seasonal and what dates during the year you live there.

ADULT ONE - PRIMARY

Title

EX: Mr., Mrs., Mx.

* First Name

Middle Name

* Last Name

Maiden Name

Suffix

Tribe

Hebrew First Name

You can type the English transliteration of your Hebrew name directly into the field using your computer keyboard.

Parent 1 Hebrew First Name

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Parent 2 Hebrew First Name

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* Email Address

* Mobile Phone Number

* Birthday

ADULT TWO - SECONDARY

Title

EX: Mr., Mrs., Mx.

* First Name

Middle Name

* Last Name

Maiden Name

Suffix

Tribe

Hebrew First Name

You can type the English transliteration of your Hebrew name directly into the field using your computer keyboard.

Parent 1 Hebrew First Name

You can type the English transliteration of your Hebrew name directly into the field using your computer keyboard.

Parent 2 Hebrew First Name

You can type the English transliteration of your Hebrew name directly into the field using your computer keyboard.

* Email Address

* Mobile Phone Number

* Birthday

NEW MEMBER QUESTIONS

Reason(s) for joining a synagogue

Further elaboration on reason(s) for joining a synagogue

Any further elaboration on how you heard about Kol Ami?

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