More than 275 supporters of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis gathered on February 17 to celebrate the organization’s contributions to the community at the annual Evening of Impact. The Federation invested $8.5 million in 2025, supporting more than 85 organizations and programs and reaching thousands of individuals and families.
The program featured presentations of the RubinBrown Corporate Leadership Award to M1 Bank; the Grossberg Ross Toder Young Leadership Award to Ryan Holtzman and Carly Kleiman; and the Barry Rosenberg Professional Leadership Award to Jacqueline Ulin Levey.
Following the awards, Danny Cohn, Federation president & CEO, sat down with Todd Siwak, board chair, for a fireside chat moderated by Felicia Malter, vice chair of development, to discuss priorities, particularly Jewish vibrancy.
“We take the responsibility of investing the dollars that you all give so generously very seriously,” Siwak said. “We covet transparency, we covet data, and we’ve done our best to structure ourselves in a way that provides for that type of accountability. One of the things that we’re focused on is investing in Jewish vibrancy, a communal effort to really build, strengthen, and ensure that we’re here for future generations. That’s our top priority.”
