The Israeli nonprofit sector raises more than half of its philanthropic funding from abroad; thus, the scope of giving from US to Israel is a topic of constant curiosity. The trends of giving in recent decades as well as questions regarding focus on causes, impact and magnitude continue to provoke both theory and practice. In this report, we shed light on two basic questions: Who gives? And how much? Additionally, we reveal how, even in the era of detailed reporting and digital data, transparency is vague, and thorough manual inquiry is still necessary.
This research was conducted by Prof. Jamie Levine Daniel (Indiana University), Galia Feit and Dr. Osnat Hazan (ILP), and published in March 2021.
A follow-up report on Giving from the US to Israel presents data for 2017 - 2019.
This research was conducted by Prof. Jamie Levine Daniel (Indiana University), Galia Feit and Dr. Osnat Hazan (ILP), and published in May 2024.