הקרן לידידות

What הקרן לידידות does

הקרן לידידות (The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews / IFCJ) is Israel's largest social-assistance nonprofit, founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (z"l) and now led by President Yael Eckstein and CEO Eilat Shila Tamir. Registered in Israel as a private nonprofit (עמותה רשומה, registration 580360238) with headquarters in Modi'in, the organization runs approximately 400 programs across four domains: aliyah and absorption, welfare and poverty, emergency and security, and diaspora Jewry assistance. It serves elderly and Holocaust survivors, at-risk children, IDF soldiers, new immigrants, Arab/Bedouin/Druze/Christian minorities, asylum seekers, Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union, and civilians in conflict zones — reaching over 1.5 million Israelis annually.

The organization raises approximately $140 million per year from roughly 1.5 million grassroots Christian donors worldwide, with an average gift of ~$75, generating cumulative giving above 5.4 billion ILS since inception. Distribution is executed through a nationwide Israeli field team working with local authorities and social workers, formal partnerships with the IDF welfare system, Israeli hospitals (Hadassah, Rambam, Sheba, Hillel Yaffe, Barzilai, Western Galilee, Ziv, Poriya, Carmel, Assaf Harofeh, Soroka, Rabin), retail partners for voucher distribution (Shapirs, FOX, Kruvit), and over a dozen partner NGOs including JDC, Chabad, Latet, and IsraAID. Foreign operations include aliya field offices in 33 countries and donor recruitment across North America, LATAM, Europe, and FSU.

The technology layer is modest: a web-based multilingual donation and content platform (yedidut.org.il with Hebrew, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese), an online application system for support requests, and electronic voucher/gift card distribution infrastructure for beneficiaries. There are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software products, or technology-licensing revenue streams; the organization's competitive position rests on its donor ecosystem, distribution network, and four-decade institutional brand rather than on technology differentiation. Approximately $25 million annually is invested in Jewish community welfare in former Soviet Union countries, and ~700 mobile bomb shelters have been installed across Israel in recent years.

Name

הקרן לידידות

Legal name

הקרן לידידות

Website

https://yedidut.org.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

הקרן לידידות (IFCJ) is Israel's largest social-assistance nonprofit, raising ~$140M annually from 1.5 million Christian donors to fund ~400 welfare, aliyah, emergency/security, and diaspora programs serving over 1.5 million Israelis each year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Assistance Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Social welfare assistance
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Immigration absorption services
• Elderly care support
• Community fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Christian Donor Donations: The organization is funded primarily through donations from Christian supporters worldwide. Donors are grassroots individuals motivated by Christian Zionist beliefs and identification with Israel's democratic values. Annual fundraising reaches approximately $140 million from 1.5 million active donors. The average donation is approximately $75.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

הקרן לידידות (The Fellowship Fund / IFCJ) is a charitable nonprofit organization that funds and operates approximately 400 social assistance programs in Israel across four domains: Aliyah and Absorption, Welfare and Poverty, Emergency and Security, and Diaspora Jewry Assistance. Programs include elderly and Holocaust survivor support, immigrant (aliya) integration from 26 countries, IDF soldier welfare, hospital equipment donations, and seasonal holiday voucher campaigns with retail partners, all funded by approximately 1.5 million Christian donors worldwide.

Product overview

הקרן לידידות (The Fellowship Fund/IFCJ) is Israel's largest social assistance charitable organization, operating approximately 400 assistance programs across four core domains: Aliyah and Absorption, Welfare and Poverty, Emergency and Security, and Diaspora Jewry Assistance. The organization connects Christian supporters worldwide with Israeli beneficiaries through programs including 'With Dignity and Friendship' (בכבוד ובידידות) for elderly support, aliyah assistance from 26 countries, IDF soldier welfare, hospital equipment donations, and seasonal holiday assistance campaigns. The programs operate through partnerships with retail chains including Shufersal for food assistance cards, FOX for clothing vouchers, and Kravitz for school supplies, distributing over 45 million shekels annually through three seasonal campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• בכבוד ובידידות (With Dignity and Friendship): Program for elderly Holocaust survivors providing monthly food assistance, medication support, and social companionship
• קופות הידידות (Friendship Boxes)
• חוגגים בידידות (Celebrating with Friendship)
• מחממים בידידות (Warming with Friendship)

Products and services

• With Dignity and Friendship (בכבוד ובידידות) Elderly Assistance Program Program for elderly and Holocaust survivors providing monthly food and medication assistance, social companionship, and emergency call buttons across 50 Israeli towns.
• Aliyah and Absorption (עלייה וקליטה) Immigration Program Comprehensive immigration (aliya) assistance for new immigrants to Israel from 26 countries, including financial grants, flight funding, airport reception, housing assistance, employment connection, and 6-month follow-up integration support.
• Welfare and Poverty (רווחה ועוני) Assistance Program Social assistance covering food, clothing, heating aid, and support for at-risk children, families in poverty, asylum seekers, and Arab/Bedouin/Druze/Christian minorities throughout Israel.
• Emergency and Security (חירום וביטחון) Program Civilian emergency and security assistance including installation of over 700 mobile bomb shelters, hospital fortification support, terror victim and PTSD survivor assistance, and IDF soldier welfare across conflict areas.
• Diaspora Jewry Assistance (סיוע ליהדות התפוצות) Program Assistance for Jewish communities worldwide, primarily in former Soviet Union countries, including food aid, medical equipment, hospital transportation, Jewish education support, and security infrastructure for Jewish institutions.
• Winter and Holiday Campaigns (מבצעי חורף וחגים) Seasonal Assistance Seasonal assistance program providing food and clothing vouchers before major Jewish holidays (Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah) for tens of thousands of families, executed via partner retailers including Shapirs (food), FOX (clothing), and Kruvit (school supplies).
• Friendship Boxes (קופות הידידות) Flexible Assistance Program Flexible-assistance budget program providing approximately 200 local welfare departments with funding to purchase essential items not covered by government assistance, including furniture, medical equipment, and dental care.
• IDF Soldier Support (תמיכה בחיילי צה"ל) Program Comprehensive welfare support for IDF soldiers, including backpacks and hygiene kits at recruitment, food vouchers, holiday assistance for soldiers and their families, welfare funds, and adoption of combat battalions.
• Hospital Support (תמיכה בבתי חולים) Program Hospital capital equipment and infrastructure support including MRI machines, shielded operating rooms, ICU beds, and family waiting areas at hospitals near conflict zones and across Israel.
• Holocaust Survivor Welfare Program Targeted welfare program for approximately 8,000+ Holocaust survivors in Israel, providing monthly food packages, medication subsidies, and social-connection visits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1.5 million Israelis receive assistance annually through ~400 programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shapirs (שופרסל)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Rosh Hashanah campaign distributing ~40,000 'Golden Ticket' food vouchers to elderly and families in need through Shapirs retail stores. Beneficiaries receive vouchers to purchase holiday food at Shapirs locations nationwide.
• FOX GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Passover clothing voucher campaign 'Celebrating with Friendship' distributing DREAM CARD vouchers (300 ILS each) to ~38,000 children in welfare boarding homes, welfare clubs, single-parent families in public housing, and new immigrant children.
• Kruvit (קרביץ)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual back-to-school campaign 'Returning to Studies with Friendship' providing school supplies and backpacks to ~12,000 students from low-income families through Kruvit stores, with a budget exceeding $1 million.
• IDF (Israel Defense Forces) - Service Conditions SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnership with IDF's Service Conditions system to provide incoming soldiers from low-income backgrounds with backpacks, hygiene kits, food vouchers, and ongoing welfare support throughout their military service.
• Hadassah Medical OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of MRI machines to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem and Hadassah Mount Scopus for improved diagnostic imaging capacity.
• Rabin Medical Center (בית החולים בלינסון)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of MRI equipment to Rabin Medical Center for diagnostic imaging services.
• Western Galilee Medical Center (בית החולים הגליל המערבי)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of MRI equipment to Western Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
• Ziv Medical Center (בית החולים זיו)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of MRI equipment to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
• Poriya Medical Center (בית החולים פוריה)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of MRI equipment to Poriya Medical Center near Tiberias.
• Barzilai Medical Center (בית החולים ברזילי)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for shielded operating rooms, maternity wards, and MRI equipment at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon.
• Rambam Medical Center (בית החולים רמבם)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of two shielded underground operating rooms at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa enabling emergency surgeries during security situations.
• Carmel Medical Center (בית החולים כרמל)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for additional ICU beds for respiratory care at Carmel Medical Center in Haifa.
• Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (בית החולים אסף הרופא)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for additional ICU beds at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center.
• Soroka Medical Center (בית החולים סורוקה)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for additional ICU beds at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
• JDC (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with JDC for welfare programs in former Soviet Union countries, providing hot meals, food, medical equipment, and hospital transportation to Jewish communities in distress.
• Chabad (חב"ד)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chabad for Jewish community welfare in former Soviet Union countries and globally, providing food, medical aid, and Jewish identity programming.
• Latet (לתת)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Latet for food assistance programs and humanitarian aid distribution.
• Moshav Movement (תנועת המושבים)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership to equip bomb shelters in ~22 communities along the Gaza border, converting them into learning and community resilience centers for extended shelter stays.
• National Insurance Institute (ביטוח לאומי) - Fund DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the National Insurance Institute for the operation of the 'Returning to Life' center at Sheba Medical Center for rehabilitation of October 7 hostages and their families.
• IsraAIDminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with IsraAID for humanitarian aid to asylum seekers in Israel.
• Masa (מס"י) / Jewish Agency for IsraelcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint aliya operations bringing Jews from 33 countries, with Masa covering post-arrival integration services including absorption basket and government benefits.
• Ministry of Welfare and Social ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment ministry through which the 'Friendship Pots' flexible assistance program operates, providing 200 local welfare departments with flexible budgets to purchase essential items for families in need.
• Hulochem (חילוף) / Together for the SoldiercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hulochem (Together for the Soldier) for procurement and delivery of soldier welfare supplies including food and household items.
• The Public Forum - Youth Villages and Boarding Homes in IsraelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for renovation of residential buildings in welfare boarding homes, transforming them into dignified living spaces.
• Efikim (אפיקים)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Efikim organization supporting hot meal programs for children from low-income families.
• Olman (עלם)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Olman operating 'Beit Gvigel' day center and shelter in Jerusalem and 'Someone to Run With' in Tel Aviv for homeless youth and youth at risk.
• Geocartography Institute (מכון גיאוקרטוגרפיה)minorOthersResearch partnership conducting surveys on poverty and social conditions in Israel, including a notable survey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Jewish Agency for Israel: The Jewish Agency operates aliyah, absorption, and global Jewish community programs directly overlapping with IFCJ's aliyah operations across 33 countries. IFCJ partners with Jewish Agency/Masa for post-arrival integration, putting them in active coordination on shared immigrant populations.
• IsraAID: IsraAID provides humanitarian aid and disaster response globally, including support to asylum seekers in Israel — a population IFCJ also serves through IsraAID partnership. Both run Israel-rooted, internationally-funded humanitarian programs.
• Chabad-Lubavitch: Chabad runs global welfare, education, and humanitarian programs for Jewish communities, including in former Soviet Union countries where IFCJ has a core partnership with them. Comparable in serving diaspora Jewish populations through grassroots community infrastructure.
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): JDC is one of the largest Jewish humanitarian aid organizations globally, operating welfare and aliyah programs for Jewish communities worldwide. IFCJ has a long-standing core partnership with JDC for former Soviet Union welfare, making them both collaborators and direct functional peers in the Jewish aid space.
• Latet (Israeli Humanitarian Aid): Latet is a leading Israeli food rescue and poverty-relief nonprofit. IFCJ funds Latet as an implementation partner, and the two are functionally comparable in distributing food and welfare aid to Israeli populations in poverty.
• Friends of the IDF (FIDF): FIDF raises funds primarily in the U.S. for IDF soldier welfare, well-being programs, and post-service support. Directly comparable to IFCJ's IDF welfare programs, including the lone-soldier and reserve-duty soldier segments where IFCJ claims to be the largest single donor.
• Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America: Hadassah supports hospitals, education, and youth programs in Israel, directly overlapping with IFCJ's hospital infrastructure donations and youth programming. Both raise funds from Jewish-aligned donors for Israeli beneficiaries.

Broad incumbents

• American Jewish Committee (AJC): AJC is a broader Jewish advocacy and community organization with global reach that overlaps with IFCJ's diaspora and Israel-engagement mission. Less direct service delivery but operates in the same donor and advocacy ecosystem.
• UJA-Federation of New York: UJA-Federation is a major Jewish federated fundraising and grantmaking organization supporting Israeli and global Jewish welfare. Overlaps with IFCJ in pooling donor dollars and funding Israeli social-service and welfare programs through partner agencies.

Regional players

• World Jewish Relief: World Jewish Relief operates welfare and rescue programs for Jewish communities primarily in Europe and the former Soviet Union, overlapping with IFCJ's diaspora welfare mission but focusing on different donor geographies (primarily UK Jewish community).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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