FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC

Mission

FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH, INC .(FOUH) RAISES AND PROVIDES FUNDING TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE MEDICAL AND TRAUMA-RELATED FIRST RESPONDER SERVICES IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD. FOUH FOCUSES THE MAJORITY OF ITS SUPPORT ON UNITED HATZALAH OF ISRAEL (UH) AND ITS CORE OF VOLUNTEERS. UH IS ISRAEL'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE THAT SERVES ANYONE IN NEED OF CARE, ENTIRELY FOR FREE. UH'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES IN ISRAEL, AND AT TIMES AROUND THE WORLD, BY RESPONDING TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES WITHIN THE FIRST CRITICAL MINUTES OF A MEDICAL CRISIS. THEIR 8,000+ VOLUNTEERS - INCLUDING EMTS, PARAMEDICS, DOCTORS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS - PROVIDE LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE ON THE SCENE, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF AN AMBULANCE.

$68.8M in foundation grants on record from 468 funders — from IRS 990 grant line items.