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New Israel Fund

The NEW ISRAEL FUND (nif) helps israel live up to its founders' vision of a society that ensures complete equality to all its inhabitants.

$36M
Granted FY2024still arriving
90
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$769k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

International$3.9MCivil Rights$1.1MPhilanthropy$935kReligion$911kArts & Culture$897kEducation$806kPublic Safety & Disaster$712kHuman Services$583kOther$0
02FY2024 · 90 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 90 grants below total $4,594,667, the rows itemized in this filing. The $35,807,600 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $31,212,933 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k27 grants · $180k
  • $10k–50k37 grants · $652k
  • $50k–250k24 grants · $2.3M
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.5M
$15,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$53M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)$768,777
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$707,372
AYIN PRESS LIMITED$220,250
J STREET EDUCATION FUND$217,500
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION$208,400
KITCHEN SLOW DOWN JEW UP$170,000
EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE INC$145,000
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS$126,610
NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER$125,000
MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE$101,800
MYRIAD USA$100,000
FJC - A FOUNDATION OF DONOR ADVISED FUNDS$75,180
HORIZONS FOUNDATION$75,000
ENCOUNTER$70,000
BEND THE ARC$67,660
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $382k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 65% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $44k → 8%BERNARD OSHER MARIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $6k → 8%KARSH CENTER OF WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $25k → 14%SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $35k → 8%KARSH CENTER OF WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $8k → 14%SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $35k → 8%COMMONWEAL: $15k → 8%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO: $55k → 10%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO: $10k → 10%REIMAGINE INC: $10k → 10%JEWISH CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $7k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES: $40k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES: $24k → 10%MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN: $25k → 17%JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES: $24k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES: $20k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
MD
AZ
NM
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX

Grants abroad, by region: $31M on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 1 region. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Middle East and North Africa$31M · 100% · 197 grants

Stated purpose: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT · GENERAL SUPPORT · PEACE AND SECURITY

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.5M · 61 repeat orgs$3.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

61 repeat relationships: 42 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 34 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

61
51

Total granted

$6.5M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+6%

Still filing today

93%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureInternationalCivil RightsPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AF
    ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $635k · revenue +400% · 81% of their budget
  • JS
    J STREET EDUCATION FUND INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $462k · revenue +25%
  • EP
    ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $435k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • MB
    Mindful Birthing and Parenting Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $250k · revenue +50%
  • T
    T'RUAH
    one grant, 2023 · $139k · revenue -15%
  • PC
    Progressive Change Institute
    one grant, 2021 · $55k · revenue -60%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Jews of Color Initiative

The Jews of Color Initiatives mission is to advance racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community by centering the leadership of Jews of Color and ensuring that our communities and institutions reflect the multiracial reality of the Jewish…

Civil Rights
2
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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3
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
4
Jumpstart Labs Inc Dba Jewish Jumpstart Jslabs

To develop, strengthen, and learn from nonprofit, philanthropic, public, as well as other projects, organizations, and networks that benefit society by advancing civic engagement, community-building, culture, education, religion, service,…

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5
Israel 21c

Through its news service and public programs, Israel 21c educates individuals and groups about comtemporary life in Israel providing news and information on the people of Israel, its culture and business and scientific achievements.

Education
6
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
7
Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice Northwest

The jewish coalition builds a jewish voice in the pacific northwest advancing immigrant justice and domestic policy, following the leadership of impacted community.

Human Services
8
Israeli-American Coalition for Action

The israeli-american coalition for action fights the delegitimization of israel; strengthens the us-israel relationship; advocates against commercial discrimination directed at israel and her american trading partners by the boycott,…

International
9
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated

The national council of jewish women is a grassroots nonpartisan organization of volunteers and advocates who strive for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families.

Community Improvement
10
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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11
The Jewish Publication Society

Our mission has always been to enhance jewish literacy through the publication of great books.

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12
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

The shalom hartman institute (shi) is a leading research and educational center serving israel and world jewry. we work to enrich the moral and spiritual life of israel and the jewish people, deepen the commitment to pluralism and israel's…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma; the most unlike its peers is Foundation for Middle East Peace. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

148 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 148 of the 162 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
147/148
Grantees still filing
90/148
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

International Rescue Committee INC: $768,777 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INCWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $707,372 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $660,200 · InternationalAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INCENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC: $435,180 · InternationalENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INCMYRIAD USA INC: $252,500 · InternationalMYRIAD USA INCJust Vision Inc: $223,600 · InternationalJust Vision IncT'RUAH: $139,320 · InternationalULTIMATE PEACE INC: $130,000 · International+12 more: $396,150 · International+12 moreALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE INC: $635,000 · Arts & CultureALLIANCE FOR M…THE AYIN INSTITUTE INC: $245,250 · Arts & CultureTHE AYIN INSTI…New Conservatory Theatre Center: $125,000 · Arts & CultureNew Conservato…Jewish Film Institute: $81,000 · Arts & CultureNEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES: $78,800 · Arts & CultureJEWISH ALLIANCE FOR LAW AND SOCIAL ACTION INC: $54,180 · Arts & Culture+13 more: $312,080 · Arts & Culture+13 moreWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $435,000 · PhilanthropyWOMEN DONORS …PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $352,970 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL EN…BEND THE ARC - A JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR JUSTICE: $234,460 · PhilanthropyBEND THE ARC …TIDES FOUNDATION: $108,930 · PhilanthropyTIDES FOUNDAT…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM: $56,452 · PhilanthropyRAINBOW RAILROAD USA INC: $50,000 · Philanthropy+10 more: $171,020 · Philanthropy+10 moreKITCHEN SLOW DOWN JEW UP: $270,000 · OtherKITCHEN SLOW DOWN JEW UPTHE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE INC: $165,200 · OtherTHE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE IN…NATIONAL CENTER FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FKA NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS: $150,000 · OtherNATIONAL CENTER FOR LGBTQ R…NON-VIOLENCE INTERNATIONAL: $139,500 · OtherIKAR: $130,076 · OtherEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $142,150 · OtherTHE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER: $113,000 · OtherFJC: $126,980 · OtherCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $107,000 · Other+58 more: $1,444,961 · Other+58 moreMindful Birthing and Parenting Foundation: $250,000 · EducationMindful Bi…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $216,600 · EducationUNIVERSITY…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE INC: $111,150 · EducationAMERICAN F…PRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $109,300 · EducationPRISON UNI…HEBREW COLLEGE: $86,280 · EducationHEBREW COL…President and Fellows of Harvard College: $80,500 · EducationPresident …AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $45,000 · Education+16 more: $221,900 · Education+16 moreJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC: $462,450 · ReligionJEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE INC: $45,240 · ReligionJEWISH LEARNINGWORKS: $26,000 · Religion+4 more: $41,000 · ReligionSUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $213,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $107,200 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO: $65,000 · Human ServicesFOOTSTEPS INC: $50,180 · Human ServicesKARSH FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER INC: $33,100 · Human ServicesTHE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANHATTAN INC: $25,000 · Human Services+4 more: $38,000 · Human Services
International$3,713,099Arts & Culture$1,531,310Philanthropy$1,408,832Other$2,788,867Education$1,120,730Religion$574,690Human Services$531,980

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $768,777 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $707,372 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $660,200 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE INC: $635,000 over 5y, 81% of budgetJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC: $462,450 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC: $435,180 over 4y, 7.3% of budgetWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $435,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $352,970 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMYRIAD USA INC: $252,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AYIN INSTITUTE INC: $245,250 over 2y, 29% of budgetBEND THE ARC - A JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR JUSTICE: $234,460 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetJust Vision Inc: $223,600 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $216,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $213,500 over 4y, 9.8% of budgetTHE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE INC: $165,200 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FKA NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS: $150,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $142,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNON-VIOLENCE INTERNATIONAL: $139,500 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetT'RUAH: $139,320 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetULTIMATE PEACE INC: $130,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetFJC: $126,980 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew Conservatory Theatre Center: $125,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetTHE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER: $113,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetIF NOT NOW EDUCATION FUND: $111,300 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE INC: $111,150 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $109,300 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $108,930 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $107,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $107,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW COLLEGE: $86,280 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetJewish Film Institute: $81,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $80,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINITIATE JUSTICE: $80,000 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetNEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES: $78,800 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetLive Oak Institute: $75,000 over 2y, 53% of budgetHorizons Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MIDDLE EAST PEACE DIALOGUE NETWORK INC: $70,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetJVS SOCAL: $66,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO: $65,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetInfact DBA Corporate Accountability: $65,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetACCELERATE CHANGE INC: $58,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM: $56,452 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA: $55,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetProgressive Change Institute: $55,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetJEWISH ALLIANCE FOR LAW AND SOCIAL ACTION INC: $54,180 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetMILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $53,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOOTSTEPS INC: $50,180 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCenter for the Art of Translation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Jewish Community Fede…The Shimon Ben Joseph…Topol Family Foundati…Jewish Communal FundImpactassetsincJewish Community Foun…Combined Jewish Phila…Silicon Valley Commun…John Pritzker Family …Tides FoundationThe San Francisco Fou…Koret Foundation
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaCA57.2× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation · Topol Family Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Impactassetsinc · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · John Pritzker Family Fund · Tides Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Koret Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization New Israel Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from New Israel Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Adamah Inc: 10% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • The Center for Independent Documentary Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Restless Books Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Keshet Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Infact Dba Corporate Accountability: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
25report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 162 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home