Public Charity

Central Fund of Israel

Central Fund of Israel, of Cedarhurst, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $96.9M in revenue, $88.6M in expenses, $47.3M in total assets. 367 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $204.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132992985 Cedarhurst, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$96.9M
Total Expenses$88.6M
Total Assets$47.3M
Grant Records367
Funding Total$204.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Established in 1979 as a volunteer charity with the motto what you give is what you get, CFI was designed by its founders, Arthur and Hadassah Marcus, to enable one hundred percent of donations to reach charities in Israel. Over the years, CFI has received the Jerusalem Prize for volunteerism, accolades from the Chief Rabbinate, an award from PM Menachem Begin and accolades from hundreds of charities in Israel. We do not solicit or advertise. By word of mouth alone we have grown into a significant charitable force in Israel. Aiding over 400 charities and institutions each year we help the nation of Israel to thrive.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Dr Linda Kalish Marcus
Director Jacob Weichholz
President Jay Marcus
Treasurer Jeff Most
Director Michael Fischberger
Director Mitchell Eichen

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$105,812,445 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,996,911 50 grants
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,307,974 3 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$8,692,930 7 grants
FUND FOR GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN THE POOR TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING.
$7,280,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $96.9M $88.6M $47.3M
2024 $109.2M $96.1M $39.0M
2023 $74.2M $73.8M $26.1M
2021 $48.9M $44.9M $25.6M
2020 $48.2M $42.4M $21.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $48.2M to $96.9M (+101%), with total assets most recently reported at $47.3M.

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