New Israel Fund
| Abbreviation | NIF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| 94-8607722 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) Non-profit NGO |
| Focus | Human rights, democracy, social justice, economic justice, shared society, Palestinian citizens of Israel, religious freedom |
| Headquarters | New York, N.Y., U.S. |
| Location |
|
Area served | Israel |
| Daniel Sokatch | |
Executive director (Israel) | Mickey Gitzin |
Board president | Rachel Liel |
| Revenue | US$28,208,112 (2013) |
| Expenses | US$31,947,018 (2013) |
| Endowment | US$2,191,608 |
| Employees | 57 (2013) |
| Volunteers | 270 (2013) |
| Website | www |
The New Israel Fund (NIF; Hebrew: הקרן החדשה לישראל, romanized: HaKeren HaKhadashah L'Yisra'el; Arabic: الصندوق الجديد لإسرائيل, romanized: aṣ-Ṣundūq al-Jadīd li-ʾIsrāʾīl) is a United States–based NGO established in 1979. It describes its objective as social justice and equality for all Israelis. The New Israel Fund says it has provided $300 million to over 900 Israeli civil society organizations. It describes itself as active on the issues of civil and human rights, women's rights, religious status, human rights for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories, the rights of Israel's Arab minority, and freedom of speech. The New Israel Fund is the largest foreign donor to progressive causes in Israel.
Its financial support for Breaking the Silence, Adalah, B'Tselem, Yesh Din, and other groups allegedly hostile to Zionist values has drawn criticism from Israel’s political right.