Ways to Give
Your generosity helps The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art preserve Jewish art, history, and culture and share these stories with future generations. Explore the funds below, then click “Make a Donation” and select the fund you would like to support on the donation form.
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Endowment Fund
Initiated through the 1984 Fenster Gallery Trust Agreement, this fund established the Trust Advisory Board, defined its organizational mission, and outlined the distribution of trust earnings. The inaugural campaign, led by chair Irving Fenster in May 1989, set a historic one-million-dollar goal. Following subsequent fundraising drives and strategic investment diversification, the fund received a transformative gift from Mildred Sanditen in 2002. Today, the consolidated principal is managed by BOK Financial Trust Services.
Building/Exhibitions Fund
Created to provide board-designated support for interior spaces and exhibitions, this fund was launched immediately following a successful $2 million capital campaign (1998–2002) to build the Museum’s new wing on the Zarrow Campus. A landmark gift facilitated by Katharine Miller in 2000 renamed the institution in honor of its first curator, Sherwin Miller. The 2014 construction of a new, secure entrance and the beautiful Sanditen Gallery were dedicated in memory of founders Mildred and Julius Sanditen through a generous gift by Lori and Michael A. Cohen and Deana and Michael G. Maloney.
Julius and Gertrude Livingston Oklahoma Jewish Archive Endowment Fund
Established in 2002 by co-trustees Alan and David Livingston in memory of their parents, this fund supports the preservation, conservation, and organization of vital historical archives. Notably, its resources funded the 2016 production of the Museum’s feature segment on the PBS program Voices in America.
Herbert J. Miller Student Education Endowment Fund
Created in 2007, this fund was dedicated in memory of Herbert J. Miller by his wife and family: Fran and Jeffrey Toubin, Cindy and Gary Greenberg, Stacy “Sam” Utay, and the late Alan Utay. The fund covers student transportation costs to the Museum and expands regional educational outreach to raise awareness of the Museum’s programs.
Miriam Weiner Jewish Genealogy Archive Collection Fund
Established in 2026 alongside the donation of the Miriam Weiner Archive Collection to the SMMJA, this fund supports the long-term preservation and continuation of Miriam Weiner’s life’s work.
Miriam's work aims to:
• Survey, research, inventory, and document Jewish materials, archival records, and Judaica held in Eastern European archives.
• Promote the study and preservation of Jewish genealogical materials.
• Assemble, catalog, publish, and share findings from research on Jewish materials.
• Maintain and expand collections of Jewish historical, cultural, and genealogical information.
• Sponsor educational lectures and seminars.
Synagogues360 Fund
This fund supports the ongoing maintenance and technical upkeep of the Synagogues360 touchscreen and television displays, with distributions made annually as needed.
Jewish Genealogy Society of Tulsa Fund
Created in September 2005, this fund supports the general operations and mission of the only Jewish Genealogical Society in Oklahoma. Assets are distributed as needed exclusively to benefit the society
