The Israel Institute Inc
The Israel Institute is a Washington, DC–based nonprofit that advances the academic study of Israel in partnership with universities. It supports university coursework about Israel and academic exchange involving Israeli and American scholars.
The Israel Institute Inc at a glance
In short: The Israel Institute Inc gave $2.0M across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), top state District of Columbia. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,998,669
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,784
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $58,500
- Total assets
- $3,052,953
- -10.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (6 of 34, 2025)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (15% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Israel Institute Inc
- Review Cycle
- Faculty Development Grants: February 2, 2027. Visiting Faculty: November 3, 2026. Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship: August 26, 2026. Israel Studies Teaching Supplement: June 29, 2026.
- Deadline
- Faculty Development Grants: February 2, 2027.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1100 New Jersey Avenue Se 2115, Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 216-2229
Website: https://israelinstitute.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Israel Institute Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bamah Inc ($175K). Together the top 10 received $902K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($90,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 80 grants of 140 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Institute’s programs support courses and academic exchange in the United States and internationally; its Faculty Development Grants cover colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were directed to DC (15%), NY (9%), CA (8%), VA (8%), and TX (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Israel Institute Inc open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 34 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $55K; repeat grants $60K. How we count
Medians: $65K first-time, $57K repeat.
- 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2019) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bamah Inc Washington, DC | Artist Residencies | $175,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $90,000 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | Teaching Fellowship | $90,000 |
| Washington University St Louis St. Louis, MO | Teaching Fellowship | $88,000 |
| University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | Teaching Fellowship | $86,000 |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Teaching Fellowship | $82,820 |
| New York University New York, NY | Teaching Fellowship | $80,000 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Teaching Fellowship | $76,900 |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | Teaching Fellowship | $76,875 |
| Queens College Foundation Flushing, NY | Teaching Fellowship | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,052,953 | $4,135,900 | $4,486,358 | $1,998,669 | 34 | $135,567 |
| 2024 | $3,391,085 | $3,971,244 | $4,419,614 | $1,867,744 | 28 | $166,627 |
| 2023 | $3,816,255 | $3,020,313 | $3,647,317 | $1,767,900 | 24 | $105,062 |
| 2022 | $4,523,703 | $683,865 | $4,240,640 | $1,955,766 | 26 | $2,150 |
| 2021 | $8,008,527 | $141,643 | $3,615,899 | $1,657,154 | 28 | $2,214 |
| 2020 | $12,451,379 | $1,448,336 | $5,512,617 | $1,875,783 | 29 | $27,627 |
| 2019 | $16,729,381 | $1,840,294 | $5,675,297 | $1,318,186 | 21 | $7,374 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Institute’s mission is to enhance knowledge about Israel by ensuring university students in the United States and around the world have access to in-depth coursework about Israel during their time on campus. Its campus teaching programs bring Israeli scholars to teach at U.S. and Canadian campuses, support teaching placements and international academic exchange, and help expand Israel studies courses. It also describes academic ecosystem programs that support campus teaching through workshops for professors and undergraduates.
The Institute’s programs include Visiting Faculty support for Israeli faculty teaching courses about Israel at American universities during a sabbatical; Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships supporting multi-year academic exchange at leading American universities; Israel Studies Teaching Supplements for courses taught by Israeli academics; and Faculty Development Grants for faculty at U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities developing Israel-focused courses or adding Israel-related content to existing courses.
Its 2025 grants included support to universities and other educational or cultural organizations. For example, BAMAH, which received $175,000, describes its work as providing fellowship grants to artists from Israel for academic residencies and the teaching of Israeli art forms, as well as public art workshops. New York University, which received $80,000, describes its primary missions as education, research and scholarship, and patient care. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Institute reported 34 grants totaling $1,998,669. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $175,000, with a median of $58,500. The largest listed grant was $175,000 to BAMAH for artist residencies. Other large awards included $90,000 each to the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and the University of Colorado Boulder for teaching fellowships; $88,000 to Washington University in St. Louis for a teaching fellowship; and $86,000 to the University of Virginia for a teaching fellowship.
Other 2025 recipients included George Mason University ($82,820), New York University ($80,000), the University of Georgia ($76,900), the University of Washington ($76,875), Queens College Foundation ($75,000), Middlebury College ($71,000), Arizona State University ($70,000), Michigan State University ($67,000), the University of Pittsburgh ($56,000), Florida International University ($35,000), and American University ($30,000).
The Institute’s Faculty Development Grants provide up to $10,000. The maximum is for a completely new Israel course that includes travel to Israel for course development; lower amounts may be available for adding Israel-related content to an existing course or for course development without travel. Applicants must have a completed doctoral degree and a full-time, long-term position at a U.S. or Canadian college or university; adjuncts are ineligible. Proposed courses may be in any discipline. To qualify for maximum funding, a course must be new, have at least 60% Israel-related content, and include a trip to Israel for course development. Courses must generally be worth at least three credits, last at least 10 weeks, and be taught by the applicant at least once every other year. The first half of an award is paid before course development and the second half during the first semester the course is taught.
The Visiting Faculty Program supports full-time Israeli university faculty teaching in-person undergraduate courses about Israel at U.S. universities. Awards are $4,000–$21,000 per three-credit course. Applicants must have a completed doctoral degree and a full-time, long-term position (or be emeritus) at an Israeli college or university, and must be able to teach in English. The program places faculty across the United States except San Diego.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven Davidoff Solomon as chair; Lisa Eisen as treasurer; and Jehuda Reinharz, Rob Romanoff, and Mark Yudof as board members. It lists Ariel Roth as executive director and Erika Falk as chief operating officer. Sender Cohen is listed as a board member until November 2024.
The Institute’s website identifies Dr. Ariel Ilan Roth as executive director. It states that the Institute was founded by Professor Itamar Rabinovich, former president of Tel Aviv University, with support from Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
The Israel Institute Inc is led by Ariel Roth, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ariel Roth
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$230K (2019) → $266K (2025)
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika Falk
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$155K (2019) → $218K (2025)
Lisa Eisen
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Yudof
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sender Cohen
Board Member -
Board Member - → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → Board Member -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jehuda Reinharz
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Romanoff
Board Member -
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Noa Levanon Klein Associate (2024) — Director & Grants Management
- Former: Daniel Shapiro (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Ilai Saltzman (2019–2021) — Associate Director & Academic Programs
- Former: Noa Levanon Klein (2020–2021) — Associate Director, Development, Committee & Strategy
- Former: Irma Wallin (2019–2020) — Board Member -
- Former: Itamar Rabinovich (2019–2020) — President -
- Former: Noam Stillman (2019) — Board Member -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $266K, to Ariel Roth (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Israel Institute Inc
How much does The Israel Institute Inc give each year?
The Israel Institute Inc gave $2.0M across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 28 grants.
What is The Israel Institute Inc's typical grant size?
The Israel Institute Inc's median grant in 2025 was $58,500, and its average grant was $58,784, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Israel Institute Inc that year got $55K on average.
Where does The Israel Institute Inc give grants?
The Israel Institute Inc's top state is District of Columbia, with 15% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (9%) and California (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does The Israel Institute Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on The Israel Institute Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Teaching Fellowship" (25 grants) and "Teaching Expansion" (3 grants).
Who are The Israel Institute Inc's largest grantees?
The Israel Institute Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Bamah Inc ($175,000), University of Colorado Boulder ($90,000) and Washington University St Louis ($88,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($90,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Israel Institute Inc?
The Israel Institute Inc reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.
What does The Israel Institute Inc fund?
The Institute’s mission is to enhance knowledge about Israel by ensuring university students in the United States and around the world have access to in-depth coursework about Israel during their time on campus. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Israel Institute Inc?
The Israel Institute Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check israelinstitute.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Israel Institute Inc's EIN?
The Israel Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0540994. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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