Menorah Park Foundation
Excellence in Caring
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The mission of Menorah Park (and the Foundation which supports it) is to provide residential options and health care services in a culture of innovation and excellence guided by Jewish values. In July, 2020 The Montefiore Foundation and the Montefiore organization affiliated with Menorah Park, to best address the growing and diverse needs of seniors, now and into the future.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care
Menorah Park is Ohio's largest skilled nursing facility. The Menorah Park Foundation's mission is to support Menorah Park in its drive to provide the highest quality care to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. Over 84% of the long-term care residents are indigent (Medicaid recipients).
Various residential options for independent and assisted living
Options for adults as they age in place offering all types of support and services to help adults live life to its fullest.
In-patient and out-patient rehabilitation
A go-to resource for rehabilitation, includes pre-habilitation and after-surgery rehab. Vocational rehab, voice therapy, and hand therapy, LSVT BIG, LSVT LOUD, Retrain the Brain.
Adult Day Care Center
Accommodates seniors who may be shut-ins or need additional stimulation, activities, hot meals and caring supervision during the day
Home Health Care
Allowing seniors who need additional help to remain at home with home health care aides visiting to help them care for themselves
Hospice Services
On campus and in community, end of life services to those facing end of life. In 2021 we will be instituting a comprehensive palliative care program.
Memory Care
In-home memory care, residential memory care on campus
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2011
External reviews

Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The goal and mission of the Menorah Park Foundation is to provide financial resources to enable Menorah Park Center for Senior Living to care for the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of its residents and clients, and to remain the finest facility of its kind anywhere. As one of the country's premier centers for senior living, with an extraordinary array of innovative programs and services, and personalized compassionate care, Menorah Park has been and will remain a crown jewel in our community. With its 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Menorah Park is among the top 4 percent of nursing homes nation-wide. With years of outstanding Ohio Department of Health inspections, it is in the top 2 percent of facilities in the state. With its 95 percent positive client satisfaction ratings, it is noted as one of the best senior care communities in our region.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) Menorah Park Annual Campaign
2) Endowment Campaign for major gifts, bequests and other planned gifts
3) Periodic capital campaigns to construct or update facilities which allow Menorah Park to deliver its services most effectively
4) Guiding donors into specific projects they can sponsor for the benefit of Menorah Park residents and clients
5) Guiding friend-raising and donor cultivation through events, mailings, informative digital presence and community programs of value to people as they age
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Fundraising utilizing campaigns such as the Menorah Park Annual Campaign and the Endowment Campaign, and The Grateful Family Fund, and more
Planned Giving
Event implementation (Homerun, Shining Star)
Fundraising-focused messaging and marketing
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Annual campaign grew to over $500,000 in FY 20
Endowment Campaign stands at over $7 million in FY20
Overall annual fundraising in excess of $2 million
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Menorah Park Foundation
Board of directorsas of 01/13/2021
Richard Rivitz
Taft Law
Donald Scherzer
Roetzel and Andress
Barry Feldman
Kottler Metal Products
Brent Grover
Evergreen Consulting
Robert Kwait
Robert J. Kwait & Associates
William Lieberman
Jade Sterling Steel
Martin Marcus
Patients Results Network
David Nagusky
Federal Metal
Marjorie Newman
Community Volunteer
Danielle Wild
Enid Rosenberg
Community Volunteer
Elliott Schlang
Great Lakes Review
Michael Shames
UBS Financial
Edwin Z. Singer
Retired
Judith Weiss
Community Volunteer
Steven Wiesenberger
TriStar Real Estate
Ken Marblestone
Cascade Partners
Lisa Immerman
Menorah Park
Mitchell Frankel
Wells Fargo Advisors
Peter Meisel
Carnegie Cos
John Wolf
Ellen Chernikoff
Ken Cohen
Cascade Partners
Jeff Davis
Davis Entities
Marti Davis
Davis Entities
Reuven Dessler
Mazel Company
Sharon Epstein
Allan Felber
The Office Warehouse
Earl Franklin
Robert Fuerst
Meyers Roman
Ira Goffman
ROLF
Phil Goldberg
Cleveland Clinic
Becky Heller
Andrew Hoffman
Real estate
Susan Hurwitz
Alan Jaffa
Safeguard Properties
Terri Kline
Lawrence Mack
KeyBank
David Millet
Westerman Group
Michael Peterman
North Pointe Realty
Scott Polster
Polster Mason Structural SteelBeth
Andrew Randall
Cleveland Private Trust Company
Brian Young
Raymond James
Donald Scherzer
Roetzel and Andress
Beth Rosenberg
Consultant
David Saltzman
Dave's Supermarkets
Harvey Scholnick
Marcus Thomas
Dennis Schwartz
Raymond James
Eileen Sill
Steve Soclof
Matrix Equities
Todd Stein
Brunswick Companies
Margo Vinney
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No