General Endowment Fund

Purpose: NATE is a vibrant organization that works to nurture the professional growth of Jewish educator
dedicated to Reform Jewish education.This fund provides much-needed monies to help NATE offer
important services to its members. 

Faye Tillis Lewy Scholarship Fund

Purpose:  Provides an all-expenses scholarship (covering transportation, registration, and hotel expenses)
for an educator from an under-resourced  or under-served congregation to participate in a NATE-sponsored
professional development opportunity. Faye Tillis Lewy, ז ״ ל, worked as a regional educator for the Great Lakes
Council Chicago Federation of the Union for Reform Judaism (formerly known as the UAHC), where she spent
time working with educators in isolated parts of her region.  Through this work, Faye discovered the need to assist
and encourage these educators to participate in NATE programs and to create a network of contacts through this
interaction. Faye and her family established this fund to allow educators from under-resourced or under-served
communities to attend a NATE conference or kallah. 

Rolf W. Schickler Fund

Purpose:  Welcomes graduates from HUC-JIR education programs into NATE.  Additionally helps to fund a welcome
program for new NATE members. This fund was established to honor the memory of founder and
past president Rolf W. Schickler,  ז ״ ל.  Rolf was one of the first individuals to receive an MA in Jewish Education
from HUC-JIR in Cincinnati.  Years later, through his work as an educator in Cincinnati and after his retirement,
Rolf worked closely with students at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.  During the time that Rolf
was actively involved in NATE, he especially enjoyed welcoming new members to our organization.

NATE Past Presidents Fund

Purpose:  Provides a scholarship to a NATE member for a NATE-sponsored professional development program.
This fund was created to honor the esteemed past presidents of our organization in order to assist a NATE member
who might otherwise be unable to attend a NATE conference or kallah due to financial constraints.  In addition to
assisting NATE members in their professional development, it will help them to build a network of contacts in
the field of Reform Jewish education. 

Richard M. Morin First-Timers Fund

Purpose: Provides a fee subsidy for all first-time conference or kallah attendees.
Richard M. Morin, past president and Executive Vice-President/Executive Director of NATE, loved to welcome
new people into NATE.  In honor of Richard’s retirement in 1997, this fund was established as a fitting tribute
in recognition of Dick’s love of being with NATE members and welcoming people into the organization.  

Distinguished Educators Fund (Click Here for a List of Donors)

Purpose: Provides seed money for new or innovative professional development programs or opportunities.
This fund was established to honor educators for their professional milestones, but donations to it can be
made at any time.  Recognition will be given to each educator in whose honor a donation is made to this fund. 
Perpetual recognition (format to be determined) will be established for any educator who receives $1,000 donated within a
12 month time period.

Alan D. Bennett Scholar Endowment

Purpose: Provides funding for a scholar annually at a NATE professional development meeting.

On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in Jewish education, this fund was established to honor
the contributions of Alan D. Bennett to NATE and Jewish education.  Each year, a Bennett Scholar, 
chosen by NATE and honoring Alan's dedication to Jewish education, will teach the next generation
of Jewish educators -- thus permanently recognizing his contribution to the field.

As a founder and early president of NATE, Alan Bennett helped create the profession of temple
educator while building the NATE conference into a major gathering of Jewish professionals.
During his career -- as a temple educator and a bureau of Jewish education director -- he was also
a prominent leader in the wider Jewish world, serving on and chairing national education boards
and commissions, writing and speaking extensively.