Christenen voor Israel

Name

Christenen voor Israel

Legal name

Stichting Christenen voor Israël Nederland

Website

https://christenenvoorisrael.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious / Faith-Based Nonprofit Advocacy

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB), Jewish Broadcasting (MPABALAF)

Keywords

• Religious nonprofit foundation
• Israel advocacy services
• Faith-based publishing
• Christian educational content
• Charitable travel programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The organization is primarily funded through donations from supporters. Christenen voor Israël raises funds for various projects supporting Israel including terror victims support, ZAKA emergency response, aliya (Jewish return to Israel), youth programs, and humanitarian aid.
2. Travel programs: The organization organizes and sells trips to Israel including solidarity trips (€2,095), youth trips (Isreality, €999), women's trips (€2,499), and other themed travel programs. These are conducted through touroperators like Ahavah Travel, Reli Reizen, and Isreality.
3. Publications and subscriptions: The organization publishes 'Israël Aktueel' newspaper (10x per year, free subscription based on donations), theological quarterly 'Israël en de Kerk', Tov!Club Magazine, Isreality Magazine, and various digital publications. Also offers Bible study materials and books through the Israelwinkel.
4. Product sales: Through the Israelwinkel (Israel shop), the organization sells Israeli products including wines, food items, books, and gifts. The Israël Producten Centrum offers business gift packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Christenen voor Israel is a Dutch Christian foundation (Stichting) that supports Israel through a combination of educational content (a printed newspaper, podcasts, and video), donor-funded charitable projects, organized travel programs to Israel, a physical Israel Center in Nijkerk, and a web shop selling Israel-themed merchandise. It functions primarily as a fundraising and advocacy organization for individual Christian supporters in the Netherlands.

Product overview

Christenen voor Israel operates a multi-channel platform providing educational content, publications, travel services, and charitable programs supporting Israel. The core offerings include: the 'Israel Aktueel' newspaper (60,000+ subscribers), podcasts distributed via Spotify/Apple Podcasts/Google Podcasts, video broadcasts on YouTube/Facebook, an online knowledge base organized by themes, organized travel programs (Isreality trips including youth, solidarity, and themed journeys), various charitable projects, and an e-commerce store (Israelwinkel) for books and Israeli products. The organization also offers a WhatsApp news service, prayer calendar, speaker bureau, and business club membership. These offerings work together to inform, educate, and mobilize Dutch Christians to support Israel through content, community engagement, and direct charitable aid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christenen voor Israel Newspaper

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ subscribers to the free newspaper
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Jewish Agency for IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristenen voor Israël supports The Jewish Agency's aliya (Jewish return to Israel) programs, including projects bringing Jews home from Ethiopia, Russia, Ukraine, India, and France through the 'Bring the Jews Home' (Breng de Joden Thuis) campaign.
• ZAKAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZAKA is an Israeli emergency response organization that identifies and retrieves victims of terrorist attacks, accidents, and disasters. Christians for Israel supports ZAKA through donations and includes visits to ZAKA in their solidarity trip programs.
• Neve Michael Youth VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeve Michael is a youth village for at-risk Israeli youth. Christians for Israel supports this project and includes visits in their solidarity trip programs, allowing volunteers to see the impact of their support.
• Jaffa InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jaffa Institute supports disadvantaged children and families in Israel. Christians for Israel has been supporting this project for over 40 years and includes visits in their solidarity trip programs.
• ShalvaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShalva is an organization providing care and support for people with disabilities in Israel. Included in the solidarity trip itinerary for visits and engagement.
• Hartland - Judea and SamariaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject supporting communities in Judea and Samaria (the Biblical heartland), part of Christians for Israel's portfolio of supported projects.
• IsrealitycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIsreality organizes youth trips to Israel under the Christians for Israel umbrella, led by young Dutch leaders. These trips provide immersive experiences for Dutch Christian youth.
• Ahavah TravelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCertified touroperator that executes themed travel programs to Israel including the Women's Biblical Heartland trip organized by Christians for Israel.
• Reli ReizencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTour operator handling logistics for the solidarity trip program including direct ELAL flights, accommodations, and ground transportation.
• IsraelwinkelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Israel shop sells Israeli products including wines, food items, books, and gifts. Available both online and at physical locations through local Israel consultants throughout the Netherlands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Netherlands: Major faith-rooted humanitarian NGO operating in the Netherlands with comparable scale, CBF recognition, donor-base depth, and project-portfolio breadth, though with a globally diversified (rather than Israel-focused) mandate.
• Keren Hayesod: Long-established Jewish Agency-affiliated foundation supporting aliyah, education, and infrastructure in Israel. Comparable as a fundraising intermediary that channels diaspora donor funds into vetted Israeli projects, though broader in scope and Jewish-led rather than Christian-led.

Direct peers

• Ebenezer Operation Exodus: UK-origin Christian charity focused on Jewish aliyah and aid to persecuted communities, with branches across Europe including the Netherlands. Highly comparable partner-style overlap, especially on the 'Bring the Jews Home' project that Christenen voor Israël also supports.
• Bridges for Peace: International Christian organization supporting Israel through humanitarian aid, aliyah assistance, and educational content. Operates similar project categories (food/clothing for elderly, immigration support) and runs donor-funded travel programs, making it a direct functional peer.
• Tourisma Travel (Israel specialist): Dutch tour operator specializing in Israel pilgrimage and themed travel. Comparable on the travel program side (pricing structure, niche pilgrimage market, Dutch-speaking guide logistics) though operating commercially rather than as part of a non-profit mission.
• International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ): The flagship global Christian pro-Israel organization, sponsoring the annual Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem and operating aid projects worldwide. Most directly comparable to Christenen voor Israël in mission, content production, and travel program structure, operating in many countries with national branches.
• Christians for Israel International: The Dutch-origin umbrella movement that Christenen voor Israël is part of, with affiliated offices in multiple countries. Directly comparable as a sister organization with shared theological framing, humanitarian project portfolio, and media/publishing operations.

Regional players

• Stichting Hulp aan Israël: Another Dutch Christian foundation supporting humanitarian projects in Israel with a long history of donor engagement. Direct domestic competitor for the same Dutch donor base, with overlapping mission, project categories, and church-mediated fundraising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/christenenvoorisrael
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christenen-voor-israel

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