Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
60 East 42nd Street, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $182,806,815 | $172,936,662 | $312,924,663 |
| FY2024 | $187,538,523 | $141,390,348 | $305,162,800 |
| FY2023 | $281,961,247 | $143,165,470 | $287,980,572 |
| FY2022 | $89,338,598 | $85,745,619 | $174,302,786 |
| FY2021 | $87,861,352 | $88,567,512 | $174,079,130 |
| FY2020 | $60,260,778 | $77,982,677 | $170,231,416 |
| FY2019 | $87,328,830 | $109,593,070 | $200,931,985 |
| FY2018 | $132,682,425 | $99,315,325 | $218,773,282 |
| FY2017 | $122,871,409 | $96,974,455 | $190,427,329 |
| FY2016 | $111,165,022 | $86,329,678 | $168,189,833 |
| FY2015 | $96,914,066 | $74,097,654 | $139,915,755 |
| FY2014 | $102,373,632 | $71,685,180 | $122,840,338 |
| FY2013 | $73,349,614 | $60,507,994 | $96,164,025 |
| FY2012 | $68,314,942 | $55,447,699 | $87,003,328 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (EIN 13-3156445), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $177,164,721 | 97% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $5,642,094 | 3% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $139,775,979 | 81% |
| Management & general | $14,724,654 | 9% |
| Fundraising | $18,436,029 | 11% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 97% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 81% of functional expenses, management & general 9%, and fundraising 11%.
- 81% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 37.6% of 93 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 21.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 69th percentile among 1059 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99% of 1091 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $68,314,942 in FY2012 to $182,806,815 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2019, FY2020, FY2021).
- The highest revenue on record here is $281,961,247 in FY2023.
- Net assets grew from $87,003,328 to $312,924,663 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1983 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | Q123 — International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Similar organizations
- Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc — Rockville Ctr, NY · $197,058,808
- Myriad USA Inc — New York, NY · $200,540,834
- Action Against Hunger USA — New York, NY · $160,756,238
- American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc — New York, NY · $152,576,474
- American Friends of Magen David Adom — New York, NY · $142,280,773
- World Education Services Inc — New York, NY · $139,593,000
- Vital Strategies Inc — New York, NY · $132,394,975
- Arab Gulf Programme for Development — New York, NY · $124,323,993
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
Think something here is wrong or should be removed? Use the contact form — we act on removal requests within 30 days.