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Central Fund of Israel

Public charity
DBA: % JAY MARCUS
Other · CEDARHURST, NY · EIN 13-2992985

About

Established in 1979 as a volunteer charity with the motto what you give is what you get, CFI was designed by its founders, Arthur and Hadassah Marcus, to enable one hundred percent of donations to reach charities in Israel. Over the years, CFI has received the Jerusalem Prize for volunteerism, accolades from the Chief Rabbinate, an award from PM Menachem Begin and accolades from hundreds of charities in Israel. We do not solicit or advertise. By word of mouth alone we have grown into a significant charitable force in Israel. Aiding over 400 charities and institutions each year we help the nation of Israel to thrive.

In care of JAY Marcus

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
0
Volunteers
8

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-01-31
Revenue
$96.9M
Expenses
$88.6M
Assets
$47.3M
Liabilities
$0

Financial history

$96.9M$48.5M$0
19202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $96.9M · Avg: $64.8M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$83.9M
Foreign employees1
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Middle East
Europe

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$136.4M
CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL
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Address

461 Central AVE
Cedarhurst, NY, 11516-200

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members6
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyNo
Audit committeeNo
990 reviewed by boardNo
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