P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. recommended grants to approved Israeli charities Home Reports/Filings Charities F.A.Q. Terms & Conditions Contact Blog Charity Account Login Welcome We are continuing to work remotely since the New York office remains closed due to Covid-19. The best way to contact us is via email at info@ pefisrael.org ***Please note that PEF will be closed for the high holidays and will not be issuing any grants in September. We will resume normal operations in October. Thank you for your support and may you have a happy and healthy new year!*** We appreciate your patience during these difficult times and we hope you and your families stay safe and well. PEF was established in 1922 by Justice Brandeis, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Robert Szold and a group of distinguished Americans to enable the direct distribution of funds to selected and approved charitable organizations in Israel. PEF invites gifts, bequests and contributions for specific purposes and institutions. As specifically requested by contributors, PEF grants (now totaling over $1 billion) have touched almost every facet of Israeli life. Areas of support include, but are not limited to: primary and secondary education; supporting scientific research; promoting greater tolerance and understanding between religious and secular communities and between Arabs and Jews; the special needs of women, children and families in distress; special education and education for the gifted; veterans programs; drug abuse; promotion of the arts; and relief for the handicapped. Public Charity PEF is a tax exempt public charity, not a private foundation, under Code 501(c)(3). Our tax ID number is 13-6104086. To assure optimum effectiveness of our grant-allocating process and a better understanding in Israel of our function and mission, PEF benefits from site visits in Israel by its Trustees. No administrative deduction is made from contributions. Overhead is approximately 2% of grants, and is met by an administrative charge on endowed funds and special contributions for that purpose. No fund-raising organization is maintained or engaged. Contributions All contributions must be in US dollars made payable to “PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Inc.” and may carry a recommendation for the use of the funds. Mininum contribution is $25. Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card donations. Recommendations for a registered charity must include BOTH the charity’s full name and their 9-digit Israeli Tax ID number (“amutah number”). You can find currently registered charities and ID numbers here. To send checks: Checks must be made payable to “PEF Israel Endowment Funds” –no other words may appear on the “Pay to” line. We can receive checks via the US Postal Service regular or Priority Mail only. We CANNOT receive: FedEx, UPS, or other courier deliveries or postal services that require a signature. Since our mail is being forwarded you should expect significant delays in the processing of check donations. Please mail your check and recommendation (including charity name AND 9-digit Israeli Tax ID#) to: PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. 630 Third Ave, RM 1500 New York NY 10017 USA To wire cash: Send us an email at info@ pefisrael.org All donors sending wire transfer gifts MUST send us a notification email in order for the gift to be processed. To send stock: Please email us at info@ pefisrael.org for instructions. Contact or contact us at: info (at) pefisrael (.) org Tel 212-599-1260 or Fax 212-599-5981 Geoffrey Stern President Recent Posts Loan Fund for Charities COVID-19 and Israel Philanthropy PEF Approved Charity Opens First Not-For Profit Social Bank in Israel PEF Charities can now accept Credit Cards PEF Posts its 2016 Financial Statement and Form 990 Join Our Mailing List Sign up to receive notice when new blog posts are published and when we publish our annual report. P.E.F. Israel on Facebook P.E.F. Israel on Twitter Tweets by @PEFIsrael © 2021 P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. - Legal | Privacy | Login | Acknowledgements