Lubetzky Family Foundation

STARTS WITH US - IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED STARTS WITH US, A MOVEMENT TO COUNTER THE EXTREME SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DIVISIONS SEEN ACROSS AMERICAN SOCIETY BY FOSTERING INDEPENDENT THINKING AND CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE. STARTS WITH US LEVERAGES MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY TO SCALE THE DAILY PRACTICE OF ITS CORE VALUES CURIOSITY, COMPASSION, AND COURAGE PROVIDING AMERICANS WITH CONTENT, TOOLS, AND EXERCISES TO HELP TACKLE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE SOCIETY.DURING THE YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING THE PROGRAM.

Expenses: $5M

FRONTLINE IMPACT PROJECT (FIP), A JOINT INITIATIVE WITH THE KIND FOUNDATION, WAS CREATED IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE WORKERS. FIP PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO MOBILIZE COMPANIES TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE WORKERS WITH UNMET NEEDS, BY MATCHING CORPORATE DONORS WITH THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES OF HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN CRISES AND CHALLENGES.DURING THE YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED OPERATING THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED A DONATION OF LYSOL DISINFECTING WIPES WHICH IT DISTRIBUTED DURING THE YEAR TO SCHOOLS IN THE USA.

Expenses: $10.4M

DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS - THIS PROGRAM RAISES AWARENESS AROUND SIGNIFICANT DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND INSTITUTIONS AND ENCOURAGES RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRACY TO AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC VALUES, INCLUDING FREE SPEECH, THE RULE OF LAW, BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PRESS.DURING THE YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED GATHERING INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY INITIATIVES IN THE U.S. AND POTENTIALLY CREATE A MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

Expenses: $90K

UNITING AND STRENGTHENING JEWISH COMMUNITIES - DURING THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED THE USE OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND EXPERTISE TO THE COUNCIL OF YOUNG JEWISH PRESIDENTS (CYJP) TO BUILD LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND TO ENCOURAGE CIVIL DISCOURSE TO UNITE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

Expenses: $28K