What colel chabad does

Colel Chabad is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1788, recognized as the oldest continuously operating charity for Israel. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York under EIN 11-3254483, the organization delivers humanitarian social services to vulnerable populations in Israel, including widows, orphans, Holocaust survivors, multiple sclerosis patients, the elderly, new immigrants, and low-income families. Program lines span nutrition security (soup kitchens, meals-on-wheels, pantry packers, grocery distribution, baby formula, and supermarket programs), medical and residential care (the Grabski Medical Center for MS patients in Jerusalem with 42 residents, the Finger Residence, dental clinics), childcare (daycare, Big Brother/Big Sister, after-school programs), and special services (immigrant aid, home heating assistance, hospital programs, summer camps, interest-free loans, scholarships, and wedding meals for needy couples through the Seudas Aniyim program). The Chesed Menachem Mendel Orphan Initiative, established in 2012, provides dedicated long-term support for orphans.

The operational infrastructure includes the Pushka App, a mobile "digital charity box" available on iOS and Android, and a multi-channel donation platform accepting USD, AUD, CAD, GBP, NIS, and EUR, alongside modern payment processors including CashApp, Venmo, Bitcoin, PayPal, Zelle, and ACH transfers. Donor tiers range from $54 to $36,000 per transaction, supporting both small recurring and large institutional givers. The organization maintains a formal partnership with the Israeli government for daily hunger combat operations and reports 1-10 employees at its Brooklyn headquarters, a figure that almost certainly understates total field staff, contractors, and the volunteer base that supports the program footprint. The platform is presented in five languages (English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French), reflecting an explicit diaspora outreach strategy.

Name

colel chabad

Legal name

Colel Chabad

Website

https://colelchabad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1788

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colel Chabad, founded in 1788 and headquartered in Brooklyn, is the oldest continuously operating charity for Israel, delivering nutrition, medical, childcare, and humanitarian services to widows, orphans, MS patients, and other vulnerable populations in Israel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious Organizations (813110), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) / Emergency Social Assistance (BPADADAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian social services
• Food assistance programs
• Medical charity services
• Widow orphan support
• Nonprofit charitable giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals worldwide supporting humanitarian social services in Israel. Accepts multiple currencies (USD, AUD, CAD, GBP, NIS, EUR) with tax-deductible options in various countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colel Chabad is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization providing humanitarian social services to Israel's neediest populations. Its core offerings include nutrition security programs (soup kitchens, food baskets, Meals-on-Wheels), medical services (MS treatment centers, dental clinics), childcare programs, widow and orphan support, immigrant aid, and the Pushka digital charity app for donations.

Product overview

Colel Chabad operates as a charitable organization offering humanitarian social services rather than a traditional technology product. The organization provides a mobile Pushka App for digital tzedakah donations alongside comprehensive social welfare programs including Nutrition Security (food assistance, soup kitchens, meal delivery), Healthcare (dental clinics, MS treatment centers), Childcare (daycare, mentoring, after-school), Widows & Orphans support (Chesed Menachem Mendel initiative), and Special Services (immigrant aid, home heating, summer camps, interest-free loans). The Pushka App is the primary technology product, while other offerings are charitable social service programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pushka App Digital pushka (charity collection box) mobile application that allows users to fill up a virtual pushka and donate with one easy step when they reach their goal. Available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store for digital micro-donations.
• Nutrition Security Programs Comprehensive food assistance programs including the Food Security Initiative, Soup Kitchens, Household Groceries, Meals-On-Wheels delivery, Baby Formula, Non-profit Supermarkets, and Pantry Packers volunteer packing program. These programs combat hunger and food insecurity for Israel's neediest populations.
• Chesed Menachem Mendel Orphan Initiative Comprehensive support program for widowed and orphaned families providing personalized assistance, academic support, emotional support, extracurricular activities, Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, and wedding support for orphans. Program initiated in 2012.
• Grabski Medical Center for Multiple Sclerosis Specialized Multiple Sclerosis treatment center opened in 1995 in Migdal Haemek, serving 42 resident patients with gardening therapy, music therapy, and art therapy. Unique facility in Israel and among the most innovative of its kind in the world.
• Finger Residence Residential center for MS patients and those with other neurological conditions, located in the Jerusalem campus.
• Dental Clinics Dental clinic services providing dental care for those in need in Israel.
• Childcare Programs Daycare centers, Big Brother/Big Sister mentoring program, and After-School Programs for children of struggling families in Israel.
• Special Services Various support services including Get Chesed social partnership, weddings, immigrant absorption programs, home heating programs, hospital programs, summer camps, interest-free loans, and scholarships for needy populations in Israel.
• Seudas Aniyim (Wedding Meals for the Needy) Program hosting parallel meals for the poor during weddings, following Jewish tradition of feeding those in need during celebrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• High percentage of every dollar donated goes directly to help the poor and sick
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Israeli GovernmentcoreOthersColel Chabad operates in daily partnership with the Israeli Government to combat hunger. The organization works with government agencies to provide food security and nutritional support to Israel's neediest populations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Latet (Israeli Humanitarian Aid): Israeli NGO providing food assistance, social welfare, and emergency relief to populations in poverty. Comparable in mission, geography, and emergency food distribution model.
• Meir Panim: Israeli charity operating soup kitchens, meal programs, and food distribution for low-income individuals. Closely comparable operating model — free restaurant/soup kitchen network, food cards, and Meals-on-Wheels across Israel.
• Leket Israel: Israel's largest food rescue organization, redistributing surplus food via a national network including soup kitchens and vulnerable-population meal programs. Directly comparable in nutrition security mission and Israeli beneficiary base.
• Met Council: New York Jewish anti-poverty charity operating food pantries, kosher meals, and social services. Directly comparable in service mix (food distribution, social welfare) and New York-area Jewish community donor base.
• Yad Eliezer: Israel-based Jewish charitable organization providing food security, poverty relief, and family support services. Directly comparable to Colel Chabad in target population, geography, and service mix (food packages, family assistance).
• Masbia: NYC-based kosher soup kitchen network and food pantry serving food-insecure populations. Comparable operational model — soup kitchens plus food parcel distribution — with shared Jewish-community donor base in the New York area.

Broad incumbents

• World ORT: Global Jewish education and vocational training organization with significant operations in Israel and the former Soviet Union. Comparable in diaspora-fundraising infrastructure and Israeli program delivery, though focused on education rather than welfare.
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): Global Jewish humanitarian organization with extensive operations in Israel including elderly care, food assistance, and welfare-to-work programs. Much larger and broader in scope, serving as the incumbent global Jewish welfare organization Colel Chabad operates adjacent to.
• International Fellowship of Christians and Jews: Large interfaith humanitarian organization funding welfare needs in Israel including food, elderly support, and immigrant absorption. Comparable in Israeli beneficiary focus and broad-donor fundraising, though functionally more of a grantmaker/distributor than direct operator.

Regional players

• United Hatzalah: Israel-based volunteer emergency medical services organization. Comparable as an Israel-focused NGO with strong volunteer-driven service model and global Jewish diaspora donor base, though the service domain (EMS vs. social services) differs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/colelchabad1
• Facebookfacebook.com/colelchabad
• Instagraminstagram.com/colelchabad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colel-chabad

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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