International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Israel?
US foundations sent $1.1B to organizations in Israel across 7,400 grants, from 1,320 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 1,320 US foundations have made grants to Israel, totaling $1.1B across 7,400 grants on record.
- THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY (NY) is the largest US funder of Israel organizations, with $277M.
- That is about $112.25 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- Bat Hanadiv Foundation No 3 is the most Israel-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Israel has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Israel with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$277M | |||||||||
| JACK JOSEPH & MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATION$113M | |||||||||
| THE AVI CHAI FOUNDATION$52M | |||||||||
| Bat Hanadiv Foundation No 3$45M | |||||||||
| THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG$44M | |||||||||
| The Klarman Family Foundation$30M | |||||||||
| ADELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION$30M | |||||||||
| THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION$28M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$24M | |||||||||
| DR MIRIAM & SHELDON G ADELSON$24M | |||||||||
| DANCING DEER FOUNDATION$22M | |||||||||
| MURRAY & SYDELL ROSENBERG FOUNDATIONINC$18M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Israel
Israel's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Israel — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
347 recipients
114 recipients
100 recipients
74 recipients
46 recipients
93 recipients
18 recipients
21 recipients
Largest recipients in Israel
Spelling, accent, abbreviation, and language variants of the same organization are merged into one recipient. Organizations abroad have no US EIN, so this resolution is best-effort.
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
6 US funders · 51 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
35 US funders · 110 grants
A further $16k across 1 grant went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Israel.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Israel, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Israel on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Israel?
- THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY is the largest US funder of Israel organizations on record, with $277M across 230 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Israel?
- 1,320 US foundations have granted a combined $1.1B to organizations in Israel across 7,400 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $112.25 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Israel?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.