New York · Public charity
Central Fund of Israel
Established in 1979 as a volunteer charity with the motto what you give is what you get, CFI was designed by its founders, Arthur and Hadassah Marcus, to enable one hundred percent of donations to reach charities in Israel. Over the years, CFI has received the Jerusalem Prize for volunteerism, accolades from the Chief Rabbinate, an award…
- $88M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $4.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,450,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $47M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations Central Fund of Israel funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $472k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $4.3M | 70% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $3.1M | 67% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $1.6M | 57% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $650k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $220k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation I | $4,509,700 | 3 | 65% |
| Yad Ahava Foundation | $2,450,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zionist Organization of America | $600,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Center for Freedom and Safety Co | $500,000 | 3 | 19% |
| American Friends of Elon Moreh | $400,000 | 3 | 28% |
| Friedman Center for Peace Through Strength Inc | $350,000 | 2 | 31% |
| American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc | $300,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Chabad Aventura | $135,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The American Friends of Justifi Inc | $116,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Opendor Media Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation I | $4,509,700 | 3 | 65% |
| Yad Ahava Foundation | $2,450,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zionist Organization of America | $600,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Center for Freedom and Safety Co | $500,000 | 3 | 19% |
| American Friends of Elon Moreh | $400,000 | 3 | 28% |
| Friedman Center for Peace Through Strength Inc | $350,000 | 2 | 31% |
| American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc | $300,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Chabad Aventura | $135,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The American Friends of Justifi Inc | $116,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Opendor Media Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc | $91,000 | 1 | n/a |
| One Israel Fund Ltd | $52,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rachel Imeinu Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | 19% |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Unit 669 Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Faces of America | $7,700 | 1 | 1% |
| Avodas Yisroel | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| White Oak Synagogue Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($249k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Central Fund of Israel supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Central Fund of Israel
- How much does Central Fund of Israel give?
- Central Fund of Israel reported 11 itemized grants totaling $4,364,200, out of $88,344,611 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Central Fund of Israel fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (46%), Religion (33%), International (11%).
- Who are Central Fund of Israel's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation I ($4.5M), Yad Ahava Foundation ($2.5M), Zionist Organization of America ($600k).
- Does Central Fund of Israel fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Central Fund of Israel?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Central Fund of Israel based?
- Central Fund of Israel is based in NY.
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