Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

New York, NY ·EIN 13-3156445 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$40.2M received 173 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds Friends of the Israel Defense Forces?

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces is funded by 173 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($8.7M), Jewish Communal Fund ($5.3M), The Louis Sobelman Family Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $40.2M in grants to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$8,656,45712024
Jewish Communal Fund$5,335,37912024
The Louis Sobelman Family Foundation$1,798,17112024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$1,739,99512024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$1,134,08022024
The Karsh Family Foundation$1,000,00012024
Yale University$1,000,00012024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$953,48412024
Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc$880,05812024
Sedley Philanthropic Fund$869,50012024
The Ruth & Leo David Foundation$850,00012024
Jewish Federation of Greater$643,66312024
David & Fela Shapell Family Foundation$518,00012024
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$503,20012024
The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation$500,00012024
Paul Marciano Foundation$500,00012024
The Lowell Milken Family Foundation$500,00012024
Community Foundation for Southeast$408,31012024
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater$372,68112024
Schneur Family Foundation$364,20012024
Jewish United Fund$351,17212024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$332,99512024
Jewish Community Federation of San$329,03312024
Miriam & Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust$320,00012024
Fjc$278,13012024
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David and Susan Kreisman Family$275,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$270,81312024
Ike and Candy Brown Family Foundation$258,00012024
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston$255,00012024
Donors Trust Inc$253,48022024
The Gottesman Fund$250,00012024
Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc$250,00012024
Nina W Werblow Charitable Trust$250,00022024
Sklare Family Foundation$250,00042024
Jewish Community Foundation of$234,50022024–2025
Marvin and Betty Danto Family Foundation$220,00012024
United Way Miami Inc$219,21822024–2025
The Shiffman Family Foundation$200,00012024
The Jewish Federation of Greater$198,89012024
Jewish National Fund$189,70012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$188,75022024
David & Janet Polak Foundation$175,00032024
Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation$150,00012024
California Community Foundation$145,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$141,20012024
The Sheba Foundation$140,04012024
Alfred E Mann Charities Inc$125,00012024
David & Lucille Robbins Foundation Inc$118,00012024
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family$118,00022024
Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore$115,80012024
Greater Horizons$102,35212024
Schleifer Family Foundation$101,40412024
Happy Baby Foundation$100,00012024
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$100,00012024
The Weitz Family Charitable Foundation$100,00012024
The Gross Family Foundation Inc$100,00012024
The Kenneth Leventhal Foundation$100,00012024
The Barbara Brodsky Foundation$100,00012024
The Philip Chosky Charitable &$100,00022024
Cambridge Charitable Foundation$100,00022024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$99,40012024
Every Org$98,99912024
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$98,01012024
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc$91,36512024
Rodan Family Foundation$90,00012024
Gail and Sheldon Goodman Family$89,00022024
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc$76,73712024
Isadore & Bertha Gudelsky Family Fnd Inc$75,05012024
Circle of Service Foundation$75,00012024
Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation$73,00012024
The Steiner Family Foundation$66,75012024
The Ken and Julie Moelis Foundation$60,59612024
Arthur and Joan Weisberg Family$60,54022024
The Karen W Miller & Barry H Miller$60,00012024
Leo V Berger Fund$57,00012024
Levis a Tr-a & R Levis Fdn-jlm Ttee$55,00012024
The Daniel and Ellen Kaplan$52,50022024–2025
M&d Bawabeh Foundation Inc$52,00012024
The Howard and Betty Schwartz Family$51,88022024
Top Jewish Foundation Inc$51,00022024
Mollie Parnis Livingston Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Collier Community Foundation Inc$50,00012024
The Liora & Menachem Sternberg$50,00012024
The Steven B Schonfeld Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc$50,00012024
The David J Soloway Foundation Inc$50,00012024
The David and Elaine Lozier Foundation$50,00012024
The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation$50,00012024
Sam Halpern Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Housewares Charity Foundation$50,00012024
The Sarah and Daniel Rueven Foundation$50,00012024
The Swyer Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Laurence W Levine Foundation Inc$50,00022024
Hymowitz Family Foundation$50,00022024
United Jewish Community of Broward$47,56022024
Jk Farber Family Foundation$45,00012024
Angell Family Foundation$43,00012024
J Ira and Nicki Harris Family$41,50012024
Jeffrey a Marine and Joni G Marine$40,00022024–2025
The Rhode Island Community Foundation$40,00012024
The Philip and Harriet Klein$40,00012024
The Abner Levy Foundation$40,00012024
Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust$40,00022024
Beckman Family Foundation$38,00012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$36,15012024
Flesch Family Foundation$36,00012025
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family$36,00012024
The Stone Foundation of Michigan$36,00012024
Columbus Jewish Foundation$35,68612024
The Avery Goldberg Family Foundationinc$35,32112025
Bimah Foundation$35,00012024
The Snider Foundation$34,16712024
JEWISHColorado$34,00012024
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation$33,85012024
Minneapolis Jewish Federation$33,30012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$32,54812024
Oberfeld Charitable Foundation Inc$30,00012024
The Ginsburg Family Foundation$30,00012024
Landenberger Family Foundation$30,00012024
Austin Community Foundation Inc$28,74712024
Pledgeling Foundation$28,18412024
William & Anna Tenenblatt Foundation$26,00012024
University Impact$25,18012024
The Rothschild Family Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Levine Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Charles Lafitte Florida Foundation$25,00012024
Unterman Family Foundation$25,00012024
Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva$25,00012024
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc$25,00012024
Sacks Family Foundation$25,00012024
Freeman Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Moskow Foundation$25,00012024
The Neu Foundation of California Inc$25,00012024
William Davidson Foundation$25,00012024
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh$24,65312024
Jewish Foundation of Memphis$23,90912024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$23,47012024
The Edward S Gordon Foundation$23,00012024
Synchrony Foundation$22,83312024
Gerry Farber Family Foundation Inc$22,50012024
The Warburg Pincus Foundation$20,00012024
The Ruttenbergkagan Foundation$20,00012024
The Jatoma Charitable Foundation$20,00012024
Philip J Solondz Family Foundation$20,00012024
Philip and Daniele Barach Family Foundat$20,00012024
Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation$20,00012024
Karl Perl Charitable Trust$20,00012024
Best of Chai Corp$20,00012024
Lisa & Michael Leffell Foundation$20,00012024
Hochberg Family Foundation$20,00012024
Constantinides Family Foundation$20,00012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$20,00012024
National Charitable Endowment Inc$20,00012024
The William P Goldman and Brothers Foundation Inc$19,00012024
Michael and Sheila Abiri Foundation$18,72012024
Lennar Foundation$18,00012024
Marcovici Family Charitable Trust$18,00012024
Jarvis Foundation$18,00012024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$17,58012024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$17,36912024
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc$17,31812024
Jewish Federation of Detroit$16,15012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$16,14412024
Eddie and Jo Allison Smith$10,00012025
Central Florida Foundation$10,00022025
Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008$5,00012025
David Merrick Arts Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Joel C & Bernice W Gordon Family$5,00012025
Mark & Nina Feldman$2,00012025
Totsy Foundation$1,60022025
The Alan and Jill Miller Foundation$1,00012025
Continental Grain Foundation$75022025
Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation$50012025

What grants has Friends of the Israel Defense Forces received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025United Way Miami IncGENERAL SUPPORT$116,101
2025Jewish Community Foundation ofGENERAL SUPPORT$76,000
2025Flesch Family FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY$36,000
2025The Avery Goldberg Family FoundationincGENERAL PURPOSE$35,321
2025The Daniel and Ellen KaplanCHARITY$27,500
2025The Rothschild Family Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
2025Jeffrey a Marine and Joni G MarineSUPPORT OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS$20,000
2025Eddie and Jo Allison SmithGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIDF IMPACT$5,000
2025Central Florida FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025David Merrick Arts Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2025The Joel C & Bernice W Gordon FamilyTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$5,000
2025Central Florida FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025Mark & Nina FeldmanUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$2,000
2025The Alan and Jill Miller FoundationTO HELP FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET$1,000
2025Totsy FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$800
2025Totsy FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$800
2025Robert & Linda Friedman FoundationGENERAL$500
2025Continental Grain FoundationUNRESTRICTED$375
2025Continental Grain FoundationUNRESTRICTED$375
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$8,656,457
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$5,335,379
2024The Louis Sobelman Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,798,171
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,739,995
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$1,107,200
2024The Karsh Family FoundationPHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY$1,000,000
2024Yale UniversityDAF DISTRIBUTION$1,000,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$953,484
2024Greater Miami Jewish Federation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$880,058
2024Sedley Philanthropic FundGENERAL OPERATING$869,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Friends of the Israel Defense Forces?

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces is funded by 173 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($8.7M), Jewish Communal Fund ($5.3M), The Louis Sobelman Family Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $40.2M in grants to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces between 2024–2025.

Who is Friends of the Israel Defense Forces's largest funder?

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program is the largest recorded funder of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, with $8.7M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Friends of the Israel Defense Forces received?

IRS 990 filings record $40.2M in grants to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces across 200 grants from 173 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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