New Israel Fund

Analysis

New Israel Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, New Israel Fund reported income of $57.4m and spending of $42.5m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $32.7m to $57.4m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, New Israel Fund sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halo Trust USA Inc ($57.1m), Digital Promise Global ($58.2m) and Plan International USA Inc ($56.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.6m. It paid $149k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $46.5m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $41.8m. It reported 54 employees.