Donations

Birthright convenes 350 global leaders in Tel Aviv at first Global Business Summit

The three-day gathering combined talks on Israeli technology and investment with a donors’ gala and visits to communities supported by the organization.

Prof. Miriam Adelson receives the Lifetime Champion Award at the Gala Evening. From left: Gidi Mark, Adelson; President Isaac Herzog.
Hair donation for cancer patients: Free haircut in Kfar Saba, October 13, 2026.

Hair donations for cancer patients drop 50% as nationwide campaign seeks donors with free haircuts

MDA inaugurates 96 new ambulances

MDA inaugurates 96 new ambulances marking 96 years of lifesaving work

New Israeli shekel (NIS) banknotes and coins are seen on a table (illustrative)

Israeli court orders charity officials to repay NIS 1.85 million over diverted cancer donation


Hebrew University receives record $250 million donation from philanthropist John Paulson

Billionaire John Paulson’s gift will fund a new Faculty of Engineering, expand medical research, and support trauma treatment.

John Paulson visits "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2024 in New York City.

Israelis and Diaspora Jews are donating more since Oct. 7, says JGive founder

Ori Ben-Shlomo told 'The Deep Dive' that philanthropy may now shape Israel's future more than politics does, with elections two weeks away.

Ori Ben Shlomo, the CEO and founder of JGive

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.

Most of us don’t own a stadium - opinion

That weekend, IAC launched a petition asking Sheeran, his promoter, and the venues to remove Macklemore from the remaining dates, and more than 18,000 people signed.

Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Shift in public donations: Fivefold increase for mental health, drop in equipment for combat soldie

Data from the Jgive and Charidy platforms show that Israelis continue to open their wallets, but their targets are shifting from acute emergency needs to long-term issues.

Food basket distribution: Snir Association for Equal Opportunity.

In the Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Senate race, will anyone take AIPAC’s money?

Rogers and his representatives have signalled to AIPAC that they would like the pro-Israel lobbying giant to refrain from directly spending in his favor.

Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers, at left, looks on as Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the former director of Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, speaks in support of his campaign in Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2026.

Israel's new philanthropists are not writing checks, but managing capital - interview

A new generation of entrepreneurs is changing everything we thought we knew about philanthropy. Maya Natan Mozer, CEO and founder of Keshet, explains how the world of philanthropy is changing.

Maya Natan Mozer, CEO and founder of Keshet.

No politics. No divisions. Just Am Yisrael Chai

Colel Chabad planning to invest $18 million this High Holiday season

Rabbi Efraim Dochman of Colel Chabad embraces an IDF soldier during a visit to support troops serving on the front lines.

Study: How donors can improve humanitarian aid for women

A SID-Israel study found donor demands shape women’s aid programs more than policies. A new toolkit seeks to change this through a project honoring Vivian Silver.

The late Vivian Silver. The peace and gender equality activist who was murdered on October 7

Belgian collector lends rare René Magritte work to Israel Museum during painting restoration

The Castle of the Pyrenees was damaged approximately two months ago when a five-year-old boy visiting the museum with his family pushed a pinecone toward the painting, causing a tear in the canvas.

"The Castle of the Pyrenees" a painting by famous Belgian artist Rene Magritte is seen on a wall as a laborer on a ladder prepares the Israel Museum of Jerusalem for a re-opening.