International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Israel?
US foundations sent $1.4B to organizations in Israel across 8,898 grants, from 1,464 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 1,464 US foundations have made grants to Israel, totaling $1.4B across 8,898 grants on record.
- THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST (NY) is the largest US funder of Israel organizations, with $356M.
- THE AVI CHAI FOUNDATION 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. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST$356M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $47M | $65M | $84M | $81M | $78M | $0 |
| JACK JOSEPH & MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATION$148M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25M | $29M | $39M | $20M | $35M | $0 | $0 |
| THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC$68M | $6M | $0 | $0 | $8M | $10M | $12M | $17M | $14M | $0 | $0 |
| THE AVI CHAI FOUNDATION$67M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14M | $9M | $11M | $17M | $16M | $0 | $0 |
| Bat Hanadiv Foundation No 3$45M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| The Klarman Family Foundation$42M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9M | $9M | $13M | $12M | $0 | $0 |
| ADELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION$34M | $0 | $253k | $5M | $2M | $16M | $4M | $3M | $4M | $0 | $0 |
| THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION$29M | $0 | $2M | $3M | $6M | $4M | $3M | $5M | $6M | $0 | $0 |
| DR MIRIAM & SHELDON G ADELSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION$28M | $0 | $4M | $1M | $7M | $4M | $3M | $4M | $4M | $0 | $0 |
| GATES FOUNDATION$24M | $1M | $2M | $935k | $786k | $7M | $3M | $2M | $6M | $0 | $0 |
| DANCING DEER FOUNDATION$22M | $0 | $22M | $26k | $0 | $0 | $5k | $0 | $1k | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY & SYDELL ROSENBERG FOUNDATIONINC$21M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3M | $6M | $5M | $5M | $3M | $0 |
* 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 stated purpose of 8,846 grants that carry one.
1,376 recipients
420 recipients
1,719 recipients
289 recipients
223 recipients
198 recipients
63 recipients
116 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.
2 US funders · 10 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
6 US funders · 61 grants
38 US funders · 130 grants
21 US funders · 62 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
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 CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest US funder of Israel organizations on record, with $356M across 283 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Israel?
- 1,464 US foundations have granted a combined $1.4B to organizations in Israel across 8,898 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Israel?
- The largest areas are general & operating support, health & medicine, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.