Edmond de Rothschild Foundation (Israel)

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Edmond de Rothschild Foundation (Israel)

הקרן על שם אדמונד דה רוטשילד
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Formation	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Founder	Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Type	Nonprofit organization
Purpose	Promoting education, social entrepreneurship, and leadership
Location	Israel
Chairperson	Ariane de Rothschild
Deputy Chairperson	Michael Kliger
Website	www.edrf.org.il

The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation (Israel) is a philanthropic foundation founded in Israel by the Rothschild family.

The Foundation operates within the framework of the international network of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations and continues the path of the Rothschild family's philanthropic heritage of more than 130 years. The Foundation fulfills the Rothschild family's longstanding commitment to the pioneering spirit of the State of Israel and invests in agents of change and advancement of its new pioneers. The Foundation initiates dozens of innovative projects throughout Israel aimed at reducing social gaps and fostering young leadership.' ^[1]

The fundamental of the Foundation's goals is the aspiration to create a just, cohesive, and shared Israeli society that drives deep processes of social change and promotes excellence, diversity, and leadership through higher education. The Foundation works to maximize higher education in as many communities as possible, to promote academic research, to engage artists in social involvement, to invest in economic-social models, and to foster young and committed leadership.^[1]