New Israel Fund

New Israel Fund
AbbreviationNIF
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)[1]
94-8607722[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) Non-profit
NGO
Focushuman rights, democracy, social justice, economic justice, shared society, Palestinian citizens of Israel, religious freedom
HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States
Location
Area served
Israel[3]
Daniel Sokatch[4]
Mickey Gitzin[4]
Board President
David N. Myers[4]
Revenue (2013)
US$28,208,112[5]
Expenses (2013)US$31,947,018[5]
EndowmentUS$2,191,608[5]
Employees57[5] (in 2013)
Volunteers (2013)
270[5]
Websitewww.nif.org

The New Israel Fund (NIF) is a United States–based non-profit NGO established in 1979. It describes its objective as social justice and equality for all Israelis. The New Israel Fund says it has provided $300 million to over 900 Israeli civil society organizations that it describes as "cutting-edge."[1] It describes itself as active on the issues of civil and human rights, women's rights, religious status, human rights for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories, the rights of Israel's Arab minority, and freedom of speech.[6] The New Israel Fund is the largest foreign donor to progressive causes in Israel.[7]

Its financial support for Breaking the Silence, Adalah, B’Tselem, Yesh Din, and other groups allegedly hostile to Zionist values has drawn criticism.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "FAQs". New Israel Fund. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nifContact was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sanders, Edmund (8 February 2010). "Israeli conservatives attack U.S.-based philanthropy as unpatriotic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "People". New Israel Fund. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". New Israel Fund. Guidestar. 31 December 2013. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Our Issues". New Israel Fund (NIF). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "New Israel Fund may drop anti-Zionist donors" Sept 2, 2010
  8. ^ Sokol, Sam (28 November 2014). "Birthright Israel cuts ties with New Israel Fund". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 October 2016.