Fundraising

Nearly three years after Oct. 7, Israeli donations keep climbing as philanthropy shifts to recovery

JGive CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo says donations rose from NIS 160 million before Oct. 7 to nearly NIS 400 million last year, as Israeli philanthropy shifts from emergency relief toward rehabilitation.

JGive founder and CEO Ori Ben Shlomo.
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 Haredim protest against the IDF draft on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak; illustrative, April 6, 2025.

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'The Iron Lionesses': Women raised over NIS 1 mil. for military in two weeks

Despite having no prior fundraising experience, they had channeled donations from both Jewish and non-Jewish communities abroad to over 22 military units.

 IDF soldiers near the scene of a stabbing attack near Ariel that left 3 dead and 3 injured.

Noa Kirel raises nearly $30 million for IDF in war effort

The Ben Yosef family and Noa Kirel organized the evenings for IDF soldiers and the FIDF organization in the US, which were attended by philanthropists and businessmen.

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel at the 2022 ACUM Awards ceremony for Hebrew Song near Tel Aviv on September 7, 2022.

Snir Association for the elderly population of Israel

 From right Yoav Plateau Sharon and his father Shmuel Plateau Sharon.

Gal Gadot's mac and cheese company raises $13 million to bring in new investors

Gadot and her business partner Jen Zeszut thought to market Goodles to everyone, as the product had initially been marketed for kids. 

 Tiffany & Co. Global Brand Ambassador Gal Gadot speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for reopening of the Tiffany flagship store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 26, 2023.

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 Cantor Aaron Cohen

Ibex secures $55m. in funding to advance AI-powered cancer diagnostics

The company aims to further develop its product portfolio in response to increasing demand in the United States.

 Dividing cancer cell

AI21 Labs secures $155 million in Israel's 2nd largest fundraise of 2023

The funding will propel its text-based generative AI services for enterprises in the wake of the industry's recent explosive growth.

 Artificial Intelligence illustrative.

Who is funding Israel's judicial reform protests?

A cursory review shows that some foreign interests have acted strategically to exert influence.

 An aerial view shows protesters attending a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government’s judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, August 5.

Follow the funds: Tracing the money behind judicial reform protests

The New Israel Fund contributed some NIS 2 million ($600,000) to the anti-judicial reform protests, but this is just a minuscule part of the funding.

 The cumulative expenditure for the protests, distributed among 26 collectives, totals approximately NIS 2 million. Protesters rally in Jerusalem, July 23.

Israelis fundraise to help Palestinian teen escape abusive father in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis contributed to help a teenager escape an abusive father in Gaza.

 Members of Palestinian security forces keep watch as a taxi carrying passengers arrives at the gate of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip February 23, 2021.