Israel Forever Foundation

United States organisation (IRS EIN 02-0671731)

Israel Forever Foundation
Type	501(c)(3) organisation
Registration ID	IRS EIN 02-0671731
Location	Washington, DC, United States
Website	https://israelforever.org/

The Israel Forever Foundation is a United States organisation. The official website, at https://israelforever.org/, uses the headings The Israel Forever Foundation and Israel Forever Foundation. Official Internal Revenue Service records list the organisation as Israel Forever Foundation. The official name-forms are stated as the sources give them and are not collapsed.

The official About Us page states: “The Israel Forever Foundation is an engagement organization that develops and promotes experiential learning opportunities to celebrate and strengthen the personal connection to Israel as an integral part of Jewish life and identity.” It further states: “The Israel Forever Foundation is a non-profit and non-governmental charitable 501c(3) organization. The Foundation maintains offices in Washington, DC and in Israel.” The same page records the official wording “Our Tax ID is 02-0671731.” The official typography 501c(3), the official Tax ID wording, and the official office-location wording are stated as the official page gives them and are not collapsed with the Internal Revenue Service designation and employer identification number recorded below.

The official History page states: “The Israel Forever Foundation was founded in 2002 by Richard and Phyllis Heideman, active leaders in the Jewish world for many years and tireless Israel advocates.” It further states: “In 2011, under the leadership and vision of Dr. Elana Heideman, the organization “re-launched” so as to meet the growing need to deepen the personal connection of the Jewish world with our ancestral homeland.” Those official wordings, including the official 2002 founding and the official 2011 “re-launched” wording, are stated as the official page gives them and are not collapsed with the official Internal Revenue Service tax-exemption date recorded below, or with the official Internal Revenue Service officer name-forms recorded below.

Official Internal Revenue Service records compiled by ProPublica list the organisation as Israel Forever Foundation, of Washington, DC, with employer identification number 02-0671731, a tax exemption issued in October 2003, designation as a 501(c)(3) organisation, and a Form 990-PF filing status, in the category Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C. (NTEE A99). The official legal name-form, the October 2003 tax-exemption date, and the 501(c)(3) designation are stated as the compilation gives them and are not collapsed with the official 2002 founding, the official 2011 “re-launched” wording, or the official 501c(3) typography recorded above.

For the fiscal year ending December 2024, filed on 17 November 2025, the official Form 990-PF extract records revenue of $236,231, expenses of $443,625, contributions received of $236,231, total assets of $63,757, total liabilities of $133,626 and net assets of -$69,869. The same extract names Dr Elana Yael Heideman as Executive Director, with compensation of $60,000, Richard D Heideman as President/chair, with compensation of $0, and Phyllis G Heideman as Treasurer, with compensation of $0. For the fiscal year ending December 2023, filed on 31 July 2025, the extract records revenue of $349,764, expenses of $273,862, contributions received of $349,764, total assets of $227,939, total liabilities of $90,414 and net assets of $137,525. Those official titles, name-forms, dates and figures are all stated as the extracts give them and are not collapsed with the official History page name-forms Richard and Phyllis Heideman and Dr. Elana Heideman recorded above.