New Israel Fund

Analysis

New Israel Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03296825). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, New Israel Fund reported income of £6.8m and spending of £7.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £6.8m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, New Israel Fund sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abdullah Aid (£6.8m), The Forget Me Not Children's Hospice (£6.8m) and Suffolk Community Foundation (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.3m. Reserves of £654k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.