Israel Magen Fund of Canada

What Israel Magen Fund of Canada does

Israel Magen Fund of Canada (IMFoC) is a Canadian registered charity founded in 2023 and headquartered in Toronto at 41 Alvin Ave, operating with 1-10 employees under CRA Business Number 84564 1299 RR0001. The organization raises charitable donations from Canadian individuals, families, and institutions and channels the proceeds to vetted Israeli humanitarian partners across three programmatic verticals: mental health and trauma resilience via the Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF); emergency response and search-and-rescue via its official Canadian partnership with ZAKA Search & Rescue; and capital medical equipment for Israeli hospitals including Soroka, Ziv, and Mayanei Hayeshua. Donor-facing infrastructure includes a website donation portal, eTransfer and cheque channels, peer-to-peer fundraising pages, Tribute eCards, an Ambassador Program, a Junior Board at Robbins Hebrew Academy, and a GivingTuesday Canada partnership with CanadaHelps.org.

IMFoC does not develop proprietary technology. It operates a digital-first model built on Wix-hosted web properties, social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), email newsletters, webinars, and community presentations, with all donations voluntary and Canadian tax-receipted. The organization emphasizes minimal overhead and audited financial transparency. Its partner stack delivers measurable impact through ZAKA (over 1,700 victims recovered since October 7 with ~5,700 daily volunteers), SAHAR (53,000+ annual crisis interventions with AI-assisted risk detection), the Arbel Institute (80+ multidisciplinary mental health professionals and 600 educators trained at the 2024 Summer Conference), and hospital equipment deployments such as a CAD $450,000 BkActiv Surgical Ultrasound System at Ziv and approximately CAD $141,450 transport incubators at Mayanei Hayeshua.

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic donations and is not publicly disclosed; project-level signals (a US $1,000,000 Toronto philanthropist pledge at Ziv with 45% Israeli government matching, $55,000 GivingTuesday campaign targets, multi-hospital capital campaigns) suggest annual donations in the low-to-mid single-digit millions CAD. The executive director is Shiri Lidai, with governance provided by an independent Board of Directors (Harold Heilbut, President; Lenny Rothschild, VP; Joseph Shier, Secretary; Jeremy Shimkofsky, Treasurer; and directors Dr. Sybil Judah, Dr. Wilfred Levin, and Brenlee Robinson).

Name

Israel Magen Fund of Canada

Legal name

Israel Magen Fund of Canada

Website

https://imfoc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Israel Magen Fund of Canada is a Toronto-based registered charity that raises Canadian donations to fund Israeli medical equipment, ZAKA emergency response, and mental health programs through vetted partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: IMFoC generates revenue entirely through voluntary charitable donations from Canadian individuals, families, and organizations. Donors can make one-time or recurring contributions, with the ability to designate gifts to specific projects or allow IMFoC to allocate to areas of greatest need. All eligible donations receive Canadian tax receipts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Israel Magen Fund of Canada is a Canadian registered charity that raises tax-deductible donations from Canadian individuals and organizations and channels the funds to Israeli partner organizations in three focus areas: mental health and trauma resilience (Arbel Institute, SAHAR, ZAKA Healing and Resilience Unit), emergency response and search-and-rescue (ZAKA Search & Rescue), and medical equipment procurement for Soroka, Ziv, and Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Centers. Donor engagement is driven through its website, community events, peer-to-peer fundraising, tribute eCards, and an Ambassador volunteer network.

Product overview

Israel Magen Fund of Canada (IMFoC) is a charitable organization that operates as a platform of humanitarian programs rather than a unified tech product. Its portfolio consists of: the Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF) for mental health services; the Emergency Response & Search and Rescue program supporting ZAKA operations; and the Medical Equipment initiative funding hospitals. Additional programs include the Ambassador network, Fundraise for Israel tool, and Tribute eCards. Recent additions include the ZAKA Healing and Resilience Unit and the SAHAR partnership for digital crisis intervention. These programs work together to deliver life-saving healthcare, emergency response, and mental health support to communities in Israel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF) A charitable fund providing essential trauma support and mental health services nationwide in Israel, delivered in collaboration with Arbel, Sahar, ZAKA, Sderot Foundation, and Gvanim to address the severe mental-health crisis.
• Emergency Response & Search and Rescue (ZAKA Canada) Emergency response initiative supporting ZAKA Search & Rescue operations, providing rescue vehicles, critical tools, and rapid disaster relief efforts to save lives in Israel.
• Medical Equipment to Hospitals Program providing essential medical equipment to Israeli hospitals including Soroka, Ziv, and Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Centers, ensuring vital tools are available where and when needed most.
• ZAKA Healing and Resilience Unit Critical initiative providing psychological well-being support to ZAKA volunteers including emotional first aid, trauma therapy including VR-assisted therapy, group support sessions, resilience workshops, and family support services.
• SAHAR Online Mental Support Partnership 24/7 digital crisis intervention service providing anonymous, life-saving support to Israeli youth through live chat and WhatsApp, including proactive social media outreach patrol to identify users in distress.
• Ambassador Program Elite network of community leaders dedicated to saving lives and safeguarding the future of Israel through volunteer advocacy and fundraising.
• Fundraise for Israel Platform enabling supporters to transform celebrations such as birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, graduations, or weddings into meaningful fundraising opportunities for Israeli causes.
• Tribute eCards Digital tribute cards for honoring special occasions, celebrating milestones, or remembering loved ones while supporting life-saving initiatives in Israel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,700+ victims recovered and identified since October 7 through ZAKA partnership
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• ZAKA Search & RescuecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMFoC is the official Canadian partner of ZAKA Search & Rescue, funding rescue vehicles, equipment, and operational support. ZAKA provides emergency response and search and rescue operations, having recovered and identified over 1,700 victims since October 7 with approximately 5,700 daily volunteers. IMFoC also supports ZAKA's Healing and Resilience Unit for volunteer mental health.
• Arbel InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMFoC partners with the Arbel Institute to fund mental health services addressing Israel's trauma crisis. The Institute deploys over 80 multidisciplinary professionals providing psychological services to children, adults, and soldiers. IMFoC funding enabled the 2024 Summer Conference that trained 600 educators on trauma support in schools.
• SAHAR – Online Mental SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF), IMFoC funds and monitors SAHAR's 24/7 digital crisis intervention platform. SAHAR provides anonymous text-based support via chat and WhatsApp, with AI-powered suicide risk detection. In 2025, the Outreach Patrol reached over 10,000 online posts expressing distress.
• Ziv Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMFoC supports Ziv Medical Center in Tsfat (Level 1 Trauma Center) by funding Neuro and Thoracic Surgery Departments and medical equipment. A Toronto philanthropist pledged US$1,000,000 with 45% matching from the Israeli government. IMFoC funded the hospital's first BkActiv Surgical Ultrasound System at $450,000.
• Soroka Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMFoC supports Soroka Medical Center's neonatal care through the 'Future of Israel: In Our Hands' campaign. With 17,000+ births annually (15% needing intensive care), IMFoC helps fund equipment for the new 88-bed Neonatal Care Center and advanced technologies including incubators, monitors, and cerebral function monitors.
• Mayanei Hayeshua Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMFoC supports this 500-bed hospital in Bnei Brak that delivers over 12,000 babies annually. Funding priorities include transport incubators (approximately CAD$141,450 each) needed for safe transfer of premature infants, particularly during emergency evacuations to the hospital's underground facility.
• Sderot FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF), supporting communities in the Gaza Envelope area.
• GvanimsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Israel Rehabilitation & Resilience Fund (IRRF), providing mental health and resilience programming.
• Society of Friends of Ziv Medical CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization established in 1964 that works hand-in-hand with IMFoC to fund equipment and projects at Ziv Medical Center. This partnership ensures alignment with hospital priorities and local oversight of funded initiatives.
• CanadaHelps.orgsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey partner in Canada's GivingTuesday movement. CanadaHelps facilitates donations to registered Canadian charities including IMFoC, providing secure and streamlined online giving infrastructure.
• Robbins Hebrew AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrade 7 and 8 students from Robbins Hebrew Academy formed the IMFoC Junior Board, participating in peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns including the GivingTuesday ZAKA scooter initiative targeting $55,000.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• American Jewish Committee (AJC): AJC is a global Jewish advocacy organization working on Israel-related issues in North America. Comparable as an adjacent North American Jewish institutional player, though focused on advocacy rather than direct humanitarian grantmaking.
• Development Corporation for Israel (Israel Bonds): Israel Bonds facilitates capital-raising for Israeli infrastructure and development through diaspora investors. Comparable as a Canada-US-Israel financial intermediary channeling North American capital to Israeli causes, though structured as bond issuance rather than charitable donations.

Regional players

• UJA Federation of Greater Toronto: UJA Federation is the central communal fundraising and social services organization for the Greater Toronto Jewish community. Comparable as a Toronto-based Jewish federated giving organization with overlapping donor base, though its primary mission is local social services rather than Israeli humanitarian grantmaking.

Broad incumbents

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): JDC is a major global Jewish humanitarian organization supporting Jewish communities worldwide including Israel. Comparable as an established diaspora grantmaking organization with similar vetting and partner-management practices, though operating at much larger scale and with broader geographic remit.
• Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF Canada): JNF Canada is a large, established Canadian-registered charity funding Israeli development, environmental, and infrastructure projects. Comparable as a major incumbent in the Canadian-Jewish charitable space, though with broader land/environmental focus rather than medical/emergency-response niche.

Direct peers

• United Israel Appeal of Canada (UIA): UIA is the principal Canadian federated campaign for Israel, channeling Canadian donations to Israeli humanitarian and social welfare causes. Directly comparable as a Canadian-registered charity operating a multi-partner Israeli grantmaking model with similar donor base and community-led fundraising approach.
• Hadassah Canada: Hadassah Canada supports the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel, funding hospital equipment and medical research. Directly comparable as a Canadian-registered charity funding Israeli hospital infrastructure and medical equipment — overlapping with IMFoC's Soroka, Ziv, and Mayanei Hayeshua hospital partnerships.
• Friends of the IDF (FIDF) Canada: FIDF raises funds in North America for the well-being of Israeli soldiers and their families. Comparable as a Canadian affiliate supporting Israeli institutional beneficiaries via community fundraising and donor stewardship, with overlapping Canadian-Jewish donor pool.
• Canadian Magen David Adom: Canadian Magen David Adom is the Canadian fundraising arm of Israel's national emergency medical and blood services. Directly comparable as a Canadian charity funding Israeli emergency-response and medical infrastructure with a similar donor base and giving vehicles.
• American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA): AFMDA is the US equivalent supporting MDA in Israel. Directly comparable as a cross-border diaspora charity funding Israeli emergency medical services, with similar mission scope to IMFoC's ZAKA partnership program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IMFoC
• Facebookfacebook.com/imfoc.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imfoc
• Instagraminstagram.com/imfoc_org

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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