Hebrew Free Burial Association

"HFBA" redirects here. For the chemical compound, see heptafluorobutyric acid.
Chebra Agudas Achim Chesed Shel Emeth Hebrew Free Burial Association, Inc.[1]
FormationJanuary 25, 1889; 135 years ago (1889-01-25)[1]
13-5596755[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) non-profit organization
HeadquartersNew York City, United States[2]
Amy Koplow[2]
Doron Bar-Levav [3]
Revenue (2022)
$4,177,698[2]
Expenses (2022)$2,567,419[2]
Endowment$1,639,178[2]
Employees13[2] (in 2022)
Websitewww.hebrewfreeburial.org

The Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) was established in 1888 as a free burial society serving the residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side. It was incorporated as a non-profit organization with the name of Chebra Agudas Achim Chesed Shel Emeth (The Society of the Brotherhood of True Charity )[4] on January 25, 1889.[1] As the need grew in adjacent Jewish communities, HFBA also grew to serve the broader metropolitan area of New York City. HFBA is currently the largest free burial society outside of Israel.[5] In 1965, it changed its official name to Chebra Agudas Achim Chesed Shel Emeth Hebrew Free Burial Association, Inc.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Chebra Agudas Achim Chesed Shel Emeth Hebrew Free Burial Association, Inc." Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Accessed on January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Hebrew Free Burial Association. CauseIQ. December 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Who We Are. October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Thomas Matteo; Joel H. Cohen (January 28, 2015). "Staten Island's Hebrew Free Burial Association: Providing free traditional Jewish burial for 126 years". Staten Island Advance.
  5. ^ "Hebrew Free Burial Timeline". Hebrewfreeburial.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2013-07-25.