About New Israel Fund
Advance equality, liberal democracy, human rights and social justice in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories by funding and supporting civil society organizations and movements.
Focus Areas
Human rights & democracyPalestinian citizens of IsraelShared society / combating racismSocial & economic justiceReligious freedomCivil society protection and capacity buildingHumanitarian aidFellowships and leadership development
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationscommunity-based organizations
Funding Style
unrestricted operating support
About New Israel Fund
New Israel Fund’s recent grantmaking is anchored in Israel-focused civil society support, with core grants, emergency aid, and fellowship programs aimed at democratic institutions, shared society, human rights, equality, and social justice. The foundation also uses rapid-response funding for urgent legal and emergency needs, including support for organizations and activists facing immediate crises. In the latest grants list, the largest award went to the International Rescue Committee for $768,777 in organization support, followed by $707,372 to World Central Kitchen for organization support. Other sizable grants show the same mix of emergency, advocacy, and institutional support, including repeated funding for groups tied to social justice, civil liberties, and community infrastructure. New Israel Fund operates as a regular funder and gives across a broad set of nonprofit and community-based organizations. Its active programs include core grants to legally recognized nonprofits in Israel, fellowships for organizers and emerging leaders, and a rapid-response pool that it expanded to $2 million annually. The overall picture is of a funder that combines strategic grantmaking with flexible support for organizations working on democracy, rights, and social cohesion.
What New Israel Fund Funds
New Israel Fund’s cause areas are organized around democracy, rights, and social justice. In human rights and democracy work, it gave $217,500 to J Street Education Fund for organization support and $102,500 to Nonviolence International. In shared-society and anti-racism work, it awarded $67,660 to Bend the Arc for organization support and $70,000 to Encounter for organization support. The foundation also funds Jewish and civic education, including $75,560 to Hebrew College and $65,000 to Newfilmakers Los Angeles for organization support. On the social and economic justice side, it made a $100,000 grant to National Center for Lesbian Rights and a $111,950 grant to Equal Justice Initiative. Its portfolio also includes support for humanitarian response through grants to groups such as World Central Kitchen.
How New Israel Fund Gives
Typical grant size is centered at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $30,238 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent grants list also includes much larger organization-support awards. The recent record shows repeat funding to some recipients across multiple years, including J Street Education Fund, Encounter, Bend the Arc, Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up, and Pef Israel Endowment Funds. New Israel Fund is a regular funder, not a DAF or pass-through vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. Several programs are core-grant based, and its core grantmaking is described as grants from the organization’s core budget.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.6M
Total Assets
$53.3M
Total Revenue
$55.8M
Total Expenses
$55.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 16% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL SOKATCH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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