| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A - 4D: |
THE FELLOWSHIP HAS PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP JEWS IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD LIVING IN POVERTY WITH BASIC NEEDS. THE FELLOWSHIP ASSISTS THOUSANDS OF JEWS FLEE ANTI-SEMITISM BY MAKING ALIYAH (IMMIGRATING TO ISRAEL). EVERY DAY, THE FELLOWSHIP SUPPORTS IMPOVERISHED ELDERLY JEWISH PEOPLE IN ISRAEL AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION WITH FOOD THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD BOXES, HOT MEALS, FOOD CARDS AND SOUP KITCHENS. THE FELLOWSHIP SUPPORTS ORPHANAGES, ELDERLY CENTERS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF HUMANITARIAN AID WITH THE FOCUS ON PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS TO MILLIONS OF IMPOVERISHED AND DISADVANTAGED JEWS IN ISRAEL AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. THE FELLOWSHIP FUNDS EMERGENCY NEEDS DURING CRISIS PRIMARILY IN ISRAEL AND UKRAINE THOUGH THE FELLOWSHIP'S SUPPORT, AND SECURITY FOR JEWISH INSTITUTIONS EXTENDS AROUND THE WORLD. THE FELLOWSHIP HELPS PROTECT THE JEWISH STATE AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE FROM THE SCOURGES OF ANTI-SEMITISM, TERRORISM AND WAR PROVIDING MOBILE BOMB SHELTERS FOR CITIZENS AND SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS WITH HIGH PRIORITY NEEDS. THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES PRAYER TO OUR DONORS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH REGULAR PRAYER CALLS, AND PRAYER REQUESTS. THE FELLOWSHIP ALSO CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT HELPS CHRISTIANS LEARN ABOUT THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THEIR FAITH AND DEEPEN THEIR TIES WITH ISRAEL AND HER PEOPLE. IFCJ HAS AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION IN ISRAEL, HAKEREN L'YEDIDUT (THE AMUTAH) THAT OPERATES AS ITS ISRAELI REPRESENTATIVE. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE DIRECT OPERATION OF PROJECTS RELATING TO ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, WELFARE, AND SECURITY. THE AMUTAH ALSO PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO FUND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT IMPOVERISHED JEWS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ISRAEL. THE AMUTAH RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FROM IFCJ. AS A LEADING NOT FOR PROFIT IN ISRAEL, THE AMUTAH ALSO RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF WELFARE IN ISRAEL. IN 2022, THE AMUTAH SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF WELFARE TO PROVIDE UP TO 35 MILLION SHEKEL FOR THE JOINT FUNDING OF A PROJECT TO PROVIDE MATERIAL ASSISTANCE TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ISRAEL. THE AMUTAH ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION IN CANADA, INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS FROM DONORS IN ISRAEL, WHICH ENABLES IFCJ THROUGH THE AMUTAH TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF ITS SERVICES. COMBINED WITH THESE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, IFCJ WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECT PROGRAM AND GRANTS THAT ASSISTED MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE SECURITY, HELP ALLEVIATE POVERTY, AND SUPPORT ALIYAH (IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL). COMBINED FUNDING FOR THESE DIRECT PROGRAMS AND GRANTS WAS IN EXCESS OF $107 MILLION, WHICH IS A 50% INCREASE OVER 2020. THE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS INCLUDE SUPPLYING BASIC AID IN THE FORM OF FOOD, MEDICATION, HOME VISITS, HELP WITH WINTER HEATING, AND MORE TO MORE THAN 78,000 ELDERLY AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN ISRAEL; EMERGENCY FUNDS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 587,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES IN ISRAEL; FUNDING FOOD, CLOTHING, BASIC NEEDS, SHELTERS, AND BOARDING SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES FOR MORE THAN 88,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK IN ISRAEL; AND PROVIDING FOOD CARDS, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, PRE-MILITARY TRAINING, AND OTHER AID TO MORE THAN 1,000 MEMBERS OF ISRAEL'S ARAB, BEDOUIN, CHRISTIAN, AND DRUZE MINORITIES. OUR SECURITY PROGRAMS PROVIDED 72,000 ISRAELI SOLDIERS WITH EMERGENCY FUNDS, VOUCHERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF NECESSITIES, AND OTHER AID INCLUDING THE 368 PEOPLE SUPPORTED THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO FORMER AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. DURING THE SUMMER, AS GAZA-BASED TERROR GROUPS FIRED MORE THAN A THOUSAND ROCKETS AT ISRAELI TOWNS, IFCJ DONATED A NEW MOBILE EMERGENCY CONTROL UNIT TO THE CITY OF ASHKELON, WHICH LIES JUST 8 MILES NORTH OF THE GAZA STRIP AND IS A FREQUENT TERRORIST TARGET. THE UNIT IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE ASHKELON CITY OFFICIALS TO MANAGE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FROM VARIOUS POINTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS NEEDS ARISE. IFCJ PROVIDED ALIYAH (IMMIGRATION)-RELATED ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE AND GAVE KLITAH (RESETTLEMENT) ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PRE-MILITARY TRAINING, EDUCATION AND CAREER COUNSELING, HEBREW LANGUAGE LESSONS, AND MORE TO MORE THAN 11,000 OLIM (IMMIGRANTS). OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL, IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND MOROCCO, IFCJ PROVIDED AID TO MORE THAN 102,000 IMPOVERISHED ELDERLY JEWS AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND MORE THAN 82,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IFCJ ALSO PROVIDED ADDED SECURITY FOR JEWISH SCHOOLS, SYNAGOGUES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT BENEFITTED ABOUT 800,000 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, IFCJ PROVIDED FOOD, MEDICINE, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS FOR 6,800 CHRISTIAN AND DRUZE VICTIMS OF TERROR IN JORDAN. WAR IN THE UKRAINE WHEN WAR ERUPTED IN UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY 2022, THE FELLOWSHIP WAS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRISIS. HAVING WORKED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THE FELLOWSHIP HAD THE PARTNERSHIPS AND KNOW-HOW TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY. AS THE WAR CONTINUES TO THREATEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JEWISH PEOPLE, THE FELLOWSHIP CONTINUES TO DELIVER THE DAY-TO-DAY AID THAT THOUSANDS HAVE COME TO COUNT ON, AS WELL AS FILL EMERGENCY NEEDS. TO DATE, THE FELLOWSHIP HAS PROVIDED OVER $28 MILLION IN EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID TO UKRAINE AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION AFFECTED BY THE WAR, INCLUDING FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, WARM CLOTHING, HOUSING, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS AND SERVICES. WE HAVE ALSO HELPED MORE THAN 4,600 UKRAINIANS MAKE ALIYAH SINCE THE WAR STARTED, AND GIVEN BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, MEDICINE, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING IN UKRAINE AND IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES TO APPROXIMATELY 80,000 DISPLACED PERSONS AND REFUGEES. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.