What Congregation Kol Ami SLC does

Congregation Kol Ami is a Reform Jewish synagogue and 501(c)-equivalent nonprofit religious organization located at 2425 East Heritage Way in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 1973 and operating with approximately 40 staff. The congregation serves Jews by birth, Jews by Choice, and interfaith (K'rov Yisrael) families, with programming spanning worship services (in-person and livestreamed via LiveControl TV), the Rafi Schwartz Religious School, the KAJY youth group, adult education, lifecycle officiation (birth, B'nai Mitzvah, conversion, marriage, death), a mikveh, a cemetery association, and social action initiatives including Esther's Garden and the Freida Sweitzer Mobile Food Pantry.

Its underlying technology is built on the ShulCloud content management and member management platform, which powers the public website, member portal, donation processing, event registration, calendar, and religious school enrollment. The organization supplements this with Google SSO for member login and Zoom for online study sessions. There is no proprietary technology development; the digital stack is a configuration of third-party SaaS tools purpose-built for the synagogue market.

The business model is a member-funded nonprofit structure. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual membership dues, religious school tuition, and a multi-tier donation apparatus (General Fund, Religious School Fund, Capital Improvement/Security Fund, Etz Chaim Society, Life & Legacy giving). Ancillary revenue includes memorial plaque and leaf dedications priced on a member vs. non-member tier ($125–$475 member / $300–$950 non-member), event fees (e.g., Erev Tisha B'Av dinner), and voluntary event donations. The go-to-market is community-driven: local word-of-mouth, website, email newsletter, Instagram, and Facebook, with livestream extending reach to remote participants.

Name

Congregation Kol Ami SLC

Legal name

Congregation Kol Ami

Website

https://conkolami.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Congregation Kol Ami is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah serving Jews by birth, Jews by Choice, and interfaith families through worship, religious education, lifecycle events, and social action programs, funded by member dues, tuition, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for congregational participation
2. Donations: General fund donations, religious school fund, capital improvement/security fund, Etz Chaim Society, Life & Legacy giving
3. Religious School Tuition: Education fees for Rafi Schwartz Religious School programs
4. Memorial Plaques and Leaf Dedications: Memorial plaque ($475 member/$950 non-member), large leaf ($300 member/$600 non-member), small leaf ($180 member/$360 non-member), B'nai Mitzvah leaf ($125 member/$300 non-member)
5. Event Fees: Fees for events such as Erev Tisha B'Av dinner ($15 adult member/$25 guest, $8 child member/$10 child guest)
6. Event Donations: Voluntary donations for events such as summer concerts ($10-$180 suggested donation amounts)

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Congregation Kol Ami is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah that provides weekly Shabbat and High Holiday worship services, religious education through the Rafi Schwartz Religious School, lifecycle event officiation (birth, B'nai Mitzvah, conversion, marriage, death), adult education, social action programs, and community engagement activities. The congregation also operates ancillary services including a cemetery association, mikveh (ritual bath), Heritage Bakeries, and livestreamed services for remote participation.

Product overview

Congregation Kol Ami is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah. The congregation operates primarily through the ShulCloud platform for its digital member services and website. Key programs include the Rafi Schwartz Religious School (religious education), KAJY (youth group), Heritage Bakeries (food products), Kol Ami Cemetery Association, and livestreamed services. The congregation offers in-person and virtual worship, lifecycle events, adult education, and social action programs. Digital services are managed through a member portal powered by ShulCloud, enabling donations, event registration, and calendar management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rafi Schwartz Religious School: The congregation's religious school program for children
• KAJY

Products and services

• Rafi Schwartz Religious School Jewish religious education program for children covering early education, middle years, and post-B'nai Mitzvah curriculum, available to congregant families on a tuition basis.
• KAJY Youth Group Youth group program for teenagers, providing post-B'nai Mitzvah Jewish youth programming, social activities, and community engagement.
• Heritage Bakeries Community bakery offering challah, bialys, and babka for purchase, supporting both community engagement and local businesses.
• Kol Ami Cemetery Association Cemetery services and management program for congregants, providing burial plots and related end-of-life religious services.
• Livestream Worship Services Online livestream access to Shabbat and holiday services via LiveControl TV, enabling remote participation for members unable to attend in person.
• Mikveh (Ritual Bath) Ritual bath facility available for religious observances including conversion and family purity practices.
• Memorial Plaques and Leaf Dedication Commemorative memorial plaques and dedication leaves available for purchase by members ($125-$475) and non-members ($300-$950) as one-time purchases.
• Adult Education Programs Adult educational programs including the Sunday Study Session on antisemitism, the Sunday Schmooze series, and Introduction to Jewish Life classes.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ShulCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationShulCloud provides the synagogue's proprietary content management system and website platform, enabling member management, event calendars, donation processing, religious school registration, and livestream services. The platform handles member accounts, calendar management, and online payments.
• Food Justice CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKol Ami Social Action Committee partners with the Food Justice Coalition for Mitzvah Day, a hands-on day of service supporting Salt Lakers experiencing homelessness.
• Utah Jews for RefugeesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial action partnership providing refugee support services through the congregation's engagement programs.
• Jewish Community Center (JCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative venue for Erev Summer Shabbat Services, demonstrating inter-organizational cooperation within the Salt Lake City Jewish community.
• Heritage BakeriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity bakery partnership offering challah, bialys, and babka for purchase through the congregation, supporting both community engagement and local businesses.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Central Synagogue (New York): Reform congregation operating worship services (in-person and livestream), robust religious education, social justice initiatives, and lifecycle services — directly analogous to Kol Ami's service mix at larger scale.
• Har Sinai Congregation: Established Reform Jewish congregation with religious school, youth programming, social action, and lifecycle services. Closely matches Kol Ami's Reform-affiliated, multi-program operating model.
• Congregation Emanu-El (New York): Historic Reform synagogue offering comprehensive religious, educational, and social action programming. Same denomination, same service mix, same member-funded nonprofit structure as Kol Ami.
• Temple Sinai (Oakland): Reform Jewish congregation with religious school, youth programming, social action, and lifecycle officiation. Structurally and denominationally aligned with Congregation Kol Ami.
• Rodef Shalom Congregation (Pittsburgh): Reform synagogue with full lifecycle services, religious school, and social action programs — directly comparable in operating model and denominational positioning.
• Temple Israel (Boston): Reform congregation operating worship, education, social justice, and lifecycle programming. Comparable to Kol Ami across full-service Reform congregational operating model.
• Congregation Beth Am (Los Angeles): Large Reform congregation with comprehensive religious school, youth groups, adult education, and Tikkun Olam programming. Comparable to Kol Ami across denomination, programmatic depth, and member-funded revenue model.
• Temple Emanu-El (San Francisco): Historic Reform Jewish synagogue offering worship, religious education, lifecycle events, and social action programming. Directly comparable in denomination, programmatic breadth, and member-funded nonprofit structure to Congregation Kol Ami.

Broad incumbents

• Union for Reform Judaism (URJ): Umbrella movement for Reform congregations in North America. Not a direct competitor but the institutional body under which Congregation Kol Ami's Reform positioning, programming standards, and clergy training pipeline operate.

Others

• Jewish Community Center (JCC): Jewish communal nonprofit offering programming across education, culture, fitness, and social services. Not a direct competitor to Kol Ami but a complementary community institution already partnered with the congregation (co-hosted Erev Summer Shabbat Services), competing for member time and discretionary donations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/congregationkolamiUTAH
• Instagraminstagram.com/conkolami
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conkolamislc

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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