P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc.

Founded in 1922, P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. is a grant-making foundation based in New York, United States working on education, science & research, children & youth +5 more.

P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. is a US-registered 501 public charity founded in 1922 as Palestine Endowment Funds, Inc. It enables individuals, foundations and charitable institutions in the United States to recommend grants to approved charities in Israel at no cost to the donor. PEF works with over 1,000 approved Israeli charities across areas including education, scientific research, services for women, children and families in distress, special education, veterans programmes, drug abuse prevention, the arts, and support for people with disabilities. Grants are issued in New Israeli Shekels, with donor recommendations treated as advisory and PEF retaining legal control over distributions. PEF also manages endowment funds, which donors can establish with a minimum contribution, and accepts cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and gifts via its online donation page, checks and wire transfers. Per its published statements, PEF takes no administrative deduction from contributions, with overhead met by an annual fee on endowed funds.