Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries

Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries (CAJAC) is a nonprofit organization established to rescue and maintain Jewish cemeteries. CAJAC's mission is to be a central repository for fundraising, endowment management and the general care of abandoned and at-risk Jewish cemeteries.[3]

Community Alliance for Jewishaffiliated Cemeteries
FoundedSeptember 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)[1]
56-2649778[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersWhite Plains, New York[2]
Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Schultz[2]
President
Gary Katz[2]
Revenue (2013)
$144,429[2]
Expenses (2013)$130,926[2]
Websitewww.cajac.us
Formerly called
Friends of Bayside Cemetery,[1]
Community Association for Jewish At-risk Cemeteries[1]

History

The organization was incorporated as Friends of Bayside Cemetery on September 22, 2006.[1] It officially changed its name to Community Association for Jewish At-risk Cemeteries on April 13, 2007.[1] The organization officially changed its name again to Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries on August 11, 2014.[1]

Bayside Cemetery Restoration

Starting with seed money from the UJA Federation of New York, CAJAC has begun a massive restoration and maintenance program at Bayside Cemetery in Queens, New York. CAJAC has employed a private contractor and instituted a volunteer program to clear the entire cemetery.

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References

  1. "Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries, Inc." Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Accessed on January 13, 2016.
  2. "Chesed Volume 14. Number 2" (PDF). Hebrew Free Burial Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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