Nonprofit · EIN 13-3156445
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10165
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $182,806,815 | $172,936,662 | $9,870,153 | $399,893,356 | $86,968,693 | $312,924,663 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $187,538,523 | $141,390,348 | $46,148,175 | $383,993,388 | $78,830,588 | $305,162,800 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $281,961,247 | $143,165,470 | $138,795,777 | $336,434,268 | $48,453,696 | $287,980,572 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $177,164,721
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,722,538
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,908,663
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,896,024
- Net income from gaming
- $112,048
- Other revenue
- -$3,080,444
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $133,348,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,963,410
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,936,356
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,536,678
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $947,482
- Accounting fees
- $448,081
- Occupancy
- $1,907,363
- Travel
- $1,544,204
- Depreciation
- $117,858
- Program services (functional)
- $139,775,979
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,724,654
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,436,029
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $383,993,388
- Total assets, end of year
- $399,893,356
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $86,968,693
- Net assets, end of year
- $312,924,663
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $507,649
- Publicly traded securities
- $37,745,390
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $136,793,692
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $176,130,971
- Gross receipts
- $626,946,284
- Employees
- 201
- Volunteers
- 567
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WEIL | FORMER CEO (THRU 07/25) Officer | 40 | $1,100,089 | $19,851 |
| NADAV PADAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $387,978 | $12,022 |
| GALIT BRICHTA | VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST REGION Key employee | 40 | $336,879 | $28,121 |
| ALAN SRULOWITZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $328,482 | $27,618 |
| ARI DALLAS | FORMER COO (THRU 08/25) Officer | 40 | $313,731 | $7,149 |
| JENNA GRIFFIN | EXECUTIVE VP, WESTERN REGION Key employee | 40 | $256,976 | $13,424 |
| PNINIT COLE | EXEC. DIR., NORTHEAST AFFINITY GROUPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $245,684 | $12,194 |
| TAMIR OPPENHEIM | EXECUTIVE VP, CENTRAL REGION Key employee | 40 | $231,649 | $25,289 |
| ADAM ROBERT BROIDY | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,121 | $15,999 |
| SETH BARON - FORMER | DIR., GA & SE STATES (THRU 9/25) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,163 | $16,664 |
| KAREN LYNN BENSON | VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $204,439 | $19,161 |
| ANAT CHAVKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WESTCHESTER/CT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,244 | $29,718 |
| BRIAN SARRAN | VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTHERN REGION Key employee | 40 | $189,178 | $29,810 |
| JEREMY CHWAT | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $215,173 | $0 |
| WENDY MOSKOWITZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
66 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RON SEDLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LEVART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MOREY LEVOVITZ | CHAIRMAN (THRU 09/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRED DISTENFELD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NILY FALIC | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR STARK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI PETER WEINTRAUB | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY BALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMMY BAR-OR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM BELL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL BENEDICT | DIRECTOR (THRU 07/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNY BEN-JOSEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX BLANKFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL BRODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG BUNIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BURMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT N COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER DERMONT | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE FEIGER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLIVE FIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON GANZ | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL GOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNIE GROVEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HANANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY HOCHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT JACOBI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AVI KANER | DIRECTOR (THRU 07/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KARLIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHMUEL KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NETTA KORIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD KWAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN LEWINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK LUTZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MERMELSHTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON MISHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM MOSHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDE NATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER PARTRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC PERLMAN | DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT THRU 9/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT POLAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMITAI RAZIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN REICHENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W RUBIN ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HYLA RUBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARI RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAIM SABIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA SASSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN SELATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORRIE SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARRY SOBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD SOKOLOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W KRAUS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZ WINTER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAHRAM YAGHOUBZADEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OFER YARDENI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARI ZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 76 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WEIL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $658,065 | $41,878 |
| NADAV PADAN | NATIONAL DIRECTOR & CEO Officer | 40 | $397,925 | $12,420 |
| GALIT BRICHTA | VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST REGION Key employee | 40 | $325,801 | $26,759 |
| ALAN SRULOWITZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $312,043 | $26,824 |
| AMARELLE GREEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BAY AREA CHAPTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $238,123 | $32,017 |
| JENNA GRIFFIN | VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION Key employee | 40 | $247,479 | $13,041 |
| ARI DALLAS | CHIEF OPERATING OFF Officer | 40 | $240,000 | $9,600 |
| TAMIR OPPENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL REGION Key employee | 40 | $223,707 | $25,581 |
| PNINIT COLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NE AFFINITY GROUPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,046 | $11,382 |
| KAREN LYNN BENSON | VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,875 | $19,725 |
| ANAT CHAVKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WESTCHESTER/CT CHAPTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,678 | $28,630 |
| JEFF KLEIN | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, PLANNING GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,401 | $16,799 |
| MOREY LEVOVITZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NILY FALIC | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR STARK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI PETER WEINTRAUB | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC PERLMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN SELATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W RUBIN ESQ | SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMMY BAR-OR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BENEDICT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNY BEN-JOSEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX BLANKFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BRODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BUNIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BURMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT N COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED DISTENFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON GANZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL GOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNIE GROVEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HANANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY HOCHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEIR IZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AVI KANER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KARLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHMUEL KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NETTA KORIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD KWAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LEVART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN LEWINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MERMELSHTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON MISHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD MIZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM MOSHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY MOSKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDE NATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER PARTRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT POLAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMITAI RAZIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HYLA RUBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAIM SABIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA SASSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON SEDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIE SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRY SOBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD SOKOLOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAHRAM YAGHOUBZADEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OFER YARDENI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI ZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIVE FIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN REICHENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 79 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WEIL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $610,471 | $36,584 |
| NADAV PADAN | NATIONAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $470,372 | $15,440 |
| GALIT BRICHTA | VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST REGION Key employee | 40 | $333,296 | $25,522 |
| ALAN SRULOWITZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $319,883 | $27,484 |
| TAMIR OPPENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL REGION Key employee | 40 | $239,499 | $23,357 |
| ARI DALLAS | CHIEF OPERATING OFF & SENIOR V.P Officer | 40 | $248,500 | $9,600 |
| LESLEY PLACHTA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Key employee | 40 | $253,846 | $0 |
| PNINIT COLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $223,607 | $12,978 |
| JENNA GRIFFIN | VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTHERN REGION Key employee | 40 | $222,167 | $11,694 |
| AMARELLE GREEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,467 | $28,233 |
| JEFF KLEIN | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,394 | $16,207 |
| DINA BEN ARI | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,625 | $7,585 |
| JENNIFER SCHER | VICE PRESIDENT, MID-ATLANTIC REGION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,000 | $7,060 |
| REBECCA RAFELSON | DIRECTOR, BRANDS & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $173,500 | $6,600 |
| MOREY LEVOVITZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NILY FALIC | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR STARK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI PETER WEINTRAUB | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC PERLMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN SELATI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W RUBIN ESQ | SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICKI ALON | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMMY BAR-OR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BENEDICT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNY BEN-JOSEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX BLANKFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BRODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BUNIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BURMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT N COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED DISTENFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON GANZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED GLUCKMAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL GOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABE GROISMAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNIE GROVEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HANANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY HOCHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEIR IZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AVI KANER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KARLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHMUEL KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NETTA KORIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD KWAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA LEFF | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LEVART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN LEWINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MERMELSHTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON MISHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD MIZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM MOSHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY MOSKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDE NATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER PARTRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT POLAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMITAI RAZIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HYLA RUBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAIM SABIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA SASSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON SEDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIE SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN SMITH | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRY SOBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD SOKOLOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAHRAM YAGHOUBZADEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OFER YARDENI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACK ZALBEN | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI ZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 60 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10165-0015
- In care of
- % JEFFREY GOLDBERG
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALAN SRULOWITZ, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 101650015
- Signed the 990
- ALAN SRULOWITZ, CFO
- Phone
- (212) 244-3118
- Website
- WWW.FIDF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (FIDF) PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND EDUCATION OF ISRAEL'S PROTECTORS.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $67,236,965 · grants $65,439,569
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $44,798,185 · grants $43,600,628
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $27,740,829 · grants $24,307,803
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3156445
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q123)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $399,893,356
- Income (IRS master file)
- $626,946,284
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $182,806,815 | $172,936,662 | $399,893,356 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $187,538,523 | $141,390,348 | $383,993,388 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $281,961,247 | $143,165,470 | $336,434,268 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $89,338,598 | $85,745,619 | $199,809,403 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3156445).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES is 13-3156445.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALAN SRULOWITZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 81 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,100,089 (STEVEN WEIL, FORMER CEO (THRU 07/25)).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $182,806,815, expenses of $172,936,662 and total assets of $399,893,356 at year end.
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