HIAS Israel

What HIAS Israel does

HIAS Israel is the Israeli branch of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), an international Jewish non-profit organization founded in 1881 to assist refugees. Headquartered at Yad Harutzim 14 in Tel Aviv, the organization operates with a small team of approximately 12 employees and provides direct humanitarian services to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Israel. HIAS Israel is funded entirely through donations and grants routed through its parent organization, HIAS International, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, and delivers all services to beneficiaries free of charge.

The organization's programmatic portfolio spans seven core service lines: legal aid (representation in asylum proceedings and immigration cases), student scholarships for immigrants, gender-based violence response, economic and labor-market integration, policy advocacy, dedicated Ukrainian refugee assistance, and emergency humanitarian response (notably activated following the October 7, 2023 crisis). It also maintains the HIAS Israel Legal Database, a publicly accessible online repository of Israeli refugee and asylum jurisprudence, and produces the Crossing Borders podcast amplifying refugee voices. The organization operates in coordination with UNHCR, Israeli government ministries (Interior, Health, Welfare), and a network of partner NGOs including ASSAF, Physicians for Human Rights Israel, and Kav Laoved.

HIAS Israel's business model is that of a grant-funded non-profit humanitarian service provider: there is no fee-for-service revenue stream, no software product, and no pricing model. Reach is driven through direct service delivery from the Tel Aviv office, partner referrals, multi-language accessibility (Hebrew, Tigrinya, Arabic, Ukrainian), and content channels (website, blog, social media, podcast). The organization reports serving an estimated 70,000 beneficiaries from Eritrea, Ukraine, Sudan, and Ethiopia and their children under collective protection from deportation in Israel.

Name

HIAS Israel

Legal name

HIAS Israel

Website

https://hias.org.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIAS Israel is the Israeli branch of the international Jewish refugee-assistance organization HIAS, providing free legal aid, scholarships, gender-based violence response, economic integration, and advocacy services to approximately 70,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Social Assistance (624), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Refugee assistance services
• Humanitarian legal aid
• Asylum support programs
• Gender-based violence response
• Refugee economic inclusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: HIAS Israel operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations and grants. The organization solicits charitable contributions from individuals and organizations to support its humanitarian programs serving refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HIAS Israel is a humanitarian non-profit organization that provides direct services to refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, including legal representation for asylum and immigration proceedings, student scholarships, gender-based violence response, labor/economic integration support, policy advocacy, and emergency humanitarian assistance (with a dedicated program for Ukrainian refugees). Services are delivered free of charge and complemented by a publicly accessible Legal Database of Israeli refugee jurisprudence and the Crossing Borders podcast.

Product overview

HIAS Israel is a humanitarian NGO providing a suite of direct-service programs for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Israel. Core services include legal aid (legal representation in asylum and immigration proceedings), student grants for immigrants, gender-based violence response, economic/labor integration, policy advocacy, and emergency humanitarian assistance (including dedicated support for Ukrainian refugees displaced to Israel). These services are complemented by a freely accessible Legal Database publishing Israeli jurisprudence on refugee and asylum rights, and the Crossing Borders podcast which amplifies refugee voices. The organization does not operate a software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Support (סיוע משפטי)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS Israel works in coordination with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide protection and assistance to refugees in Israel. UNHCR provides guidance and international standards that inform HIAS Israel's programming.
• Israeli Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS Israel works with Israeli government agencies including the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Welfare on refugee protection matters, asylum procedures, and humanitarian assistance programs.
• ASSAF (Organization for Refugee and Asylum Seekers in Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASSAF is a key partner in advocacy efforts and joint petitions to government regarding refugee rights. The organizations collaborate on legal advocacy and support services for asylum seekers.
• Physicians for Human Rights IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on medical rights and healthcare access for refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.
• The Refugee and Migrant HotlinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy partner for refugee rights in Israel.
• Kav Laoved (Worker Hotline)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on labor rights advocacy for refugees and asylum seekers.
• ARDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy partner for refugee rights.
• TechForChangesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in leadership program for Ukrainian refugees, providing technology and innovation expertise.
• Haifa Refugee Aid CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in leadership program for Ukrainian refugees in Haifa.
• The Center for Aliyah and Absorption in HaifaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting Ukrainian refugee integration programs.
• The African Refugee Development CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting refugees from Africa in Israel.
• Bayt El-Maim (بيوت)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency response partnership supporting LGBTQ+ Arab community in Haifa.
• EBN & CO Law FirmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono legal partnership supporting Ukrainian refugee family reunification case.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Global humanitarian NGO providing legal aid, GBV response, and economic support to refugees. A larger, broadly established peer in the international refugee services space — relevant for benchmarking and donor overlap.
• IsraAID: Israel-based humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief and long-term support in Israel and globally. Comparable Israel-headquartered humanitarian NGO with overlapping donor base and crisis-response posture.
• UNHCR Israel: UN Refugee Agency representation in Israel — the global institutional incumbent coordinating refugee protection and shaping policy that HIAS Israel operates within.

Direct peers

• ASSAF – Organization for Refugee and Asylum Seekers in Israel: Israeli NGO advocating for refugees and asylum seekers, providing legal aid and support services. A direct peer operating in the same Israeli refugee-assistance space and a documented HIAS Israel advocacy partner.
• Physicians for Human Rights Israel: Israeli humanitarian organization providing medical care and healthcare access for marginalized populations including asylum seekers. Direct peer on the health/humanitarian access side and an HIAS Israel partner.
• Hotline for Refugees and Migrants: Israeli human rights organization providing legal aid and advocacy for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers. Direct peer in the same Israeli refugee-rights space and an active HIAS Israel joint-advocacy partner.
• African Refugee Development Center (ARDC): Israeli non-profit supporting asylum seekers and migrant communities from Africa with legal, social, and community services. Direct peer with overlapping beneficiary base and a listed HIAS Israel partnership.
• Kav Laoved (Worker Hotline): Israeli NGO focused on labor rights for migrant workers and asylum seekers. Direct peer overlapping on refugee economic inclusion and a documented HIAS Israel partnership.

Regional players

• Refuge Egypt: Egypt-based NGO providing legal aid and psychosocial support to refugees and asylum seekers. Regional peer across the same refugee populations (Sudanese, Eritrean) that HIAS Israel serves, but operating in a different country.

Others

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society): Parent organization of HIAS Israel — same mission and brand at global scale. Useful as the parent/sister benchmark for fundraising capacity, programming, and international policy influence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hias.il
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hias-israel
• Instagraminstagram.com/hiasisrael

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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