New Israel Fund (UK)
UK charity funding civil-society and human-rights organisations in Israel
| New Israel Fund (UK)
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 1997-01-10 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1060081; company 03296825 |
| Headquarters | New Israel Fund, Third Floor, Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel, Scotland |
| Key people | Noeleen Cohen (chair) |
| Website | www.newisraelfund.org.uk |
The New Israel Fund (Company number 03296825; Registered Charity No.1060081) is a UK company and a UK charity created in December 1996.
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY THINKS FIT IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND IN ANY OF THE TERRITORIES IN THE NEAR OR MIDDLE EAST TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES"[1]
The register describes its activities as: "NEW ISRAEL FUND IS THE LEADING ORGANISATION STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY IN ISRAEL. NIF HELPS DEVELOP ISRAEL'S CIVIL SOCIETY ON ISSUES INCLUDING SHARED SOCIETY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, MINORITY RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH GRANT-MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND DELIVERING PROJECTS. IN THE UK WE RUN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THESE ISSUES."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England And Wales, Israel, Scotland.[1]
People
Directors of the New Israel Fund
Current directors and officers
| Name | Role | Appointment date | Date of birth | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Amit | Director | 25 November 2019 | January 1965 | British | England |
| Noeleen Cohen | Director | 30 April 2021 | December 1962 | British | England |
| Elizabeth Harris-Sawcenko OBE | Director | 10 February 2025 | April 1964 | British | England |
| Suzanne Caroline Jacobs | Director | 25 November 2019 | August 1965 | British | England |
| Karen Kaufman | Director | 10 February 2025 | January 1978 | British | England |
| Andrew Leek | Director | 23 February 2023 | March 1975 | British | England |
| Darren Lewis | Director | 10 February 2025 | May 1968 | British | England |
| Thomas Alexander Gordon Marcuson | Director | 23 February 2023 | October 1972 | British | England |
| Edward Millett | Director | 27 September 2023 | October 1993 | British | England |
| Martin David Paisner | Director | 7 September 2016 | September 1943 | British | England |
| Anna Roiser | Director | 23 February 2023 | August 1982 | British | England |
| Joel Rosen | Director | 10 February 2025 | March 2000 | British | England |
| Neriya Segerman | Secretary | 17 July 2025 |
Former directors and officers
| Name | Role | Appointment date | Resignation date | Date of birth | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Simon Altschuler | Director | 6 February 1997 | 31 December 2010 | June 1949 | British | United Kingdom |
| Jeremy Hugh Beecham Lord | Director | 27 April 2007 | 7 November 2020 | November 1944 | British | United Kingdom |
| Ron Eric Beller | Director | 2 May 2000 | 31 December 2004 | March 1962 | American | Usa |
| David Sidney Bernstein | Director | 1 March 2009 | 17 September 2017 | September 1955 | British | England |
| Lance Roy Blackstone | Director | 1 June 2009 | 30 September 2022 | May 1946 | British | United Kingdom |
| Julie Blane Damelin | Director | 24 April 2012 | 30 September 2022 | February 1968 | British | United Kingdom |
| Hannah Miriam Brady | Director | 2 February 2021 | 28 February 2023 | April 1993 | British | England |
| Paul Jeffery Burger | Director | 10 September 2015 | 10 February 2025 | February 1955 | British | England |
| Trevor Edwin Chinn | Director | 2 January 2013 | 20 April 2021 | July 1935 | British | England |
| Samuel David Clarke | Director | 20 December 1996 | 11 February 1997 | April 1961 | British | United Kingdom |
| John Raymond Cohen | Director | 24 April 2012 | 30 September 2022 | May 1957 | British | England |
| David Jeremy Aron Goldberg Dr | Director | 12 December 2003 | 31 December 2011 | April 1948 | British | United Kingdom |
| Mark Monash Goldberg | Director | 12 December 2003 | 31 December 2010 | September 1938 | British | United Kingdom |
| Jason Frank Goodman | Director | 24 April 2012 | 6 March 2014 | April 1970 | British | United Kingdom |
| Jane Olivia Grabiner | Director | 10 September 2015 | 10 February 2025 | June 1954 | British | United Kingdom |
| Samuel Marc Grodzinski | Director | 10 September 2015 | 2 May 2019 | February 1968 | British | England |
| Martine Halban | Director | 16 January 1997 | 31 December 2010 | December 1953 | British | England |
| Paul Simon Harris | Director | 16 January 1997 | 31 December 1999 | August 1967 | British | |
| June Ruth Jacobs | Director | 20 December 1996 | 31 December 2010 | June 1930 | British | United Kingdom |
| Daniella Jaff-Klein | Director | 21 November 2008 | 11 September 2014 | October 1972 | British | United Kingdom |
| Daniel Edward Levy | Director | 1 January 2012 | 19 November 2016 | June 1968 | British | United Kingdom |
| Jonathan Neil Mendelssohn Lord | Director | 27 April 2007 | 10 December 2014 | December 1966 | British | United Kingdom |
| Oliver Mishcon | Director | 12 December 2003 | 1 August 2007 | December 1968 | British | |
| Hannah Lowy Mitchell Lady | Director | 2 May 2000 | 30 June 2004 | February 1954 | British | Uk |
| Jonathan Saul Morris | Director | 20 December 1996 | 30 June 2003 | December 1964 | British | |
| Emma Victoria Myers | Director | 11 December 2000 | 23 October 2003 | September 1973 | British | Uk |
| Martin David Paisner | Director | 1 September 2008 | 20 November 2009 | September 1943 | British | England |
| Sarah Ruth Peters | Director | 10 September 2015 | 10 February 2025 | January 1967 | British | United Kingdom |
| Debra Potel | Director | 31 July 1997 | 18 June 1998 | August 1969 | British | |
| Alexander Bodin Saphir | Director | 1 February 2010 | 8 December 2015 | November 1978 | Danish | United Kingdom |
| Nicholas Peter George Saphir | Director | 28 March 2008 | 1 May 2015 | November 1944 | British | England |
| Dana Kohava Segal | Director | 2 February 2021 | 17 September 2025 | July 1990 | British | England |
| Clive David Sheldon | Director | 1 May 2015 | 29 April 2021 | October 1966 | British | England |
| Eli Silber Dr | Director | 6 March 2014 | 16 September 2020 | November 1966 | British | England |
| Deborah Henny Ann Sobel | Director | 1 January 2011 | 10 September 2015 | July 1980 | British | United Kingdom |
| Juliet Cordelia Beatrice Stevens Dr | Director | 20 October 2015 | 10 February 2025 | March 1986 | British | England |
| Noam Tamir | Director | 24 April 2012 | 6 December 2021 | June 1954 | British | England |
| Miles Jason Webber | Director | 1 January 2011 | 8 March 2017 | January 1969 | British | United Kingdom |
| Alan Phillip Samson Bolchover | Secretary | 1 July 2003 | 19 December 2006 | British | ||
| David Davidi-Brown | Secretary | 6 December 2021 | 17 July 2025 | |||
| Jonathan Saul Morris | Secretary | 20 December 1996 | 30 June 2003 | British | ||
| Herbert Adam Ognall | Secretary | 3 April 2011 | 6 December 2021 | |||
| Warwick Consultancy Services Limited | Secretary | 19 December 2006 | 25 January 2008 |
NIF UK Board of Trustees
- Noeleen Cohen, Chair
- Paul Amit
- Lance Blackstone
- Julie Blane
- Hannah Brady
- Paul Burger
- John Cohen
- Jane Grabiner
- Suzanne Jacobs
- Martin Paisner CBE
- Sarah Peters
- Dana Segal
- Juliet Stevens
Staff
- David Davidi-Brown, CEO
- Sarah-Jayne Grahame, Director of Fundraising
- Adiva Kalms, Director of Development
- Atira Winchester, Director of Programming & Content
- Neriya Segerman, Fundraising Executive
- Ben Combe, Digital Communications Lead
- Rebecca Pollack, Data Manager & Administrator
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 58 current and former officers of the charitable company (03296825), 11 of them active.[8] Officers recorded as resident outside the UK: Ron Eric Beller (Usa, resigned).[8]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £2,787,006 | £2,624,206 |
| 2021-12-31 | £2,486,168 | £2,828,870 |
| 2022-12-31 | £3,774,345 | £3,076,898 |
| 2023-12-31 | £4,087,780 | £4,054,809 |
| 2024-12-31 | £3,463,566 | £3,568,529 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Historical finances (UK Government Web Archive)
| Financial year end | Income (£) | Spending (£) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2004 | 555,004 | 571,399 | [9] |
| 31 Dec 2005 | 1,029,592 | 920,963 | [9] |
| 31 Dec 2006 | 945,262 | 929,965 | [9] |
| 31 Dec 2007 | 1,090,654 | 1,075,730 | [9] |
| 31 Dec 2008 | 1,291,920 | 1,278,463 | [9] |
| 31 Dec 2009 | 1,235,406 | 1,335,088 | [10] |
| 31 Dec 2010 | 1,408,938 | 1,444,957 | [10] |
| 31 Dec 2015 | 1,576,779 | 1,496,016 | [11] |
| 31 Dec 2016 | 2,006,063 | 2,038,070 | [11] |
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2014[12]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2015[13]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2016[14]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2017[15]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2018[16]
Funding in Israel
- FY to 31 Dec 2024: grants to NIF Israel £891,546 (2023: £1,328,794), note 17, PDF p.35. Donor-advised grants fund expenditure £1,762,578 to 71 organisations, note 13, PDF p.33; grantees over £25k are listed on PDF p.36.[17]
Israeli partners
NIF Israel and Shatil. Core grantees (PDF p.35): ACRI, IRAC, Ajeec-Nisped, Kick It Out Israel, Alef-Ba, Sheli Fund, The Faithful Left, Standing Together, Forum for Regional Thinking, Women Against Violence. Donor-advised grantees over £25k (PDF p.36) include ALLMEP, Breaking the Silence, B'Tselem, Givat Haviva, Hostage and Missing Families Forum, MATI, Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Shared Future, SHEKEL, Standing Together.[17]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Some grantees document conditions in the occupied territories (B'Tselem, Breaking the Silence). NIF UK also raised money for Gaza humanitarian aid and for 'Palestinians in the West Bank'. This is activity beyond the Green Line, but it is not support for settlements.[17] | High |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding was found.[17]
Controversies and regulatory action
- Breaking the Silence and Goldstone. NIF has been criticised by Israeli right-wing groups such as Im Tirtzu and by NGO Monitor for funding organisations that provided information to the UN Goldstone inquiry and for supporting Breaking the Silence.[18][19] NIF UK publicised an emergency grant to Breaking the Silence.[20] In 2010, then UK chair Nicholas Saphir said NIF believed "in a two-state solution and a strong Israel, and boycotts and sanctions are not part of that".[18]
- Parliament. Lord Beecham declared in the Lords in 2016 that he was "vice-chairman of the New Israel Fund"; in 2014 Gerald Kaufman MP cited NIF president Talia Sasson's denunciation of settlement expansion.[21]
- No Charity Commission regulatory action or Gazette notice concerning NIF UK was found.
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity.[22] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register.[23]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice; results were limited to Companies House filing lists.[24]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
| Date | Funder | Amount (£) | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-03 | The Foyle Foundation | 1,000 | donation towards core work to bridge division and encourage tolerance and justice |
| 2004-11-26 | The Foyle Foundation | 2,500 | donation towards core work to bridge division between Jews and Arabs and encourage tolerance and justice |
| 2005-09-26 | The Foyle Foundation | 2,500 | donation towards core work to bridge division between Jews and Arabs and encourage tolerance and justice |
| 2007-09-24 | The Foyle Foundation | 2,500 | donation towards core work to bridge division between Jews and Arabs and encourage tolerance and justice |
| 2008-11-26 | The Foyle Foundation | 3,000 | as a donation towards the Fund for Joint Living (to enhance Jewish-Arab coexistence) |
| 2016-02-17 | Pears Foundation | 200,000 | Core funding |
| 2018-02-20 | Pears Foundation | 200,000 | Core funding |
| 2020-03-24 | Pears Foundation | 200,000 | Core funding |
| 2020-05-10 | Pears Foundation | 25,000 | COVID19 support for Arab communities in Israel |
| 2022-03-04 | Pears Foundation | 200,000 | Core Funding |
| 2022-12-06 | Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund | 20,000 | Towards its Gender Equality Programme. |
| 2023-10-16 | Pears Foundation | 50,000 | Emergency fund |
| 2023-11-14 | Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund | 60,000 | Towards its Nasij project (‘tapestry’ in Arabic), which aims to strengthen and develop Palestinian civil society organisations and leaders w |
| 2023-11-16 | Sharegift | 5,000 | Unrestricted one-off grant |
| 2024-02-12 | Pears Foundation | 300,000 | Core funding - 2 years |
| 2024-07-05 | Pears Foundation | 20,000 | To establish an annual award in memory of peace campaigner Vivian Silver |
| 2025-11-24 | Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund | 175,000 | Towards the Nasij project for the first two years and then subject to a proposal for similar work in future years. |
| 2026-02-13 | Pears Foundation | 300,000 | Core funding |
No grants made by the charity are published in 360Giving data, so flows between linked charities could not be traced there.[25]
Sanctions screening
The names of current and archived trustees and Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match on full name was found; only coincidental surname matches. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[26]
Land and property
The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.[1] Title numbers were not obtained: the HM Land Registry search service blocked automated access and no title registers were purchased.[27] Candidate addresses for a title search:
- Third Floor, Star House, 104–108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA – current office (operating lease from Nov 2020) (source: register; accounts)
- Unit 2, Bedford Mews, London N2 9DF – former office (2018) (source: UKGWA 2018)
- 25–26 Enford Street, London W1H 1DW – former office (2010–11) (source: UKGWA 2010/2011)
US counterparts (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
| Organisation | EIN | Latest filing year | Revenue (US$) | Expenses (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund[28] | 942607722 | 2023 | 57,427,020 | 42,496,305 |
These US organisations share the name or beneficiary of the UK charity; no financial flows between them and the UK charity were established.
Parliament
| Date | House | Member | Debate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-13 | Commons | Gerald Kaufman | Palestine and Israel[21] |
| 2016-10-27 | Lords | Lord Beecham | Anti-Semitism[21] |
A search of Hansard for 'New Israel Fund' returned 12 contributions in total; most are general references rather than discussion of the UK charity. Written questions could not be searched (the API timed out).[21]
Web archive
- newisraelfund.org.uk: 21 yearly captures, first 2006-01-18, last 2026-01-02.[29]
- nif.org.uk: 26 yearly captures, first 1999-11-27, last 2024-02-22.[30]
The UK Government Web Archive holds 8 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[5]
Funding
- NIF would like to thank our partners, the Pears Foundation for their generous core support.
Donations
Grants received from UK funders (including the Pears Foundation and The Foyle Foundation) as recorded in 360Giving data are listed under Grants recorded by 360Giving above.
See also
It is part of a network of organisations with the same name:
- New Israel Fund, USA;
- New Israel Fund Switzerland/Neuer Israel Funds Schweiz
- New Israel Fund of Canada/Fond Nouvel Israël
- NIF Germany was founded in 2014
- NIF Australia
- New Israel Foundation Israel/occupied Palestine
- Shatil Israel/occupied Palestine
- Austrian Friends of NIF
- New Israel Fund - excerpt from Lee O'Brien, American Jewish Organizations and Israel, 1986
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Register entry 1060081, contact and trustees (capture of 20100706) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 1060081, contact and trustees (capture of 20111003) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 1060081, contact and trustees (capture of 20180104) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 1060081, full print (capture of 20210114) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 1060081, full print (capture of 20210705) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 1060081, full print (capture of 20260107) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Company 03296825: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Register entry 1060081, financial history (capture of 20100706) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Register entry 1060081, financial history (capture of 20111003) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Register entry 1060081, financial history (capture of 20180104) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ New Israel Fund accounts, year ended 2014-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ New Israel Fund accounts, year ended 2015-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ New Israel Fund accounts, year ended 2016-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ New Israel Fund accounts, year ended 2017-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ New Israel Fund accounts, year ended 2018-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Charity Commission, New Israel Fund (1060081): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Nathan Guttman, New Israel Fund may drop anti-Zionist donors The Jewish Chronicle, 2 September 2010.
- ↑ NGO Monitor, Analysis of New Israel Fund (NIF) Funding for Divisive Campaigns NGO Monitor.
- ↑ New Israel Fund UK, Emergency Grant Approved for Breaking the Silence New Israel Fund UK (accessed 14 October 2026).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 UK Parliament, Hansard search API: spoken contributions matching 'New Israel Fund' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Search the Scottish Charity Register OSCR, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches by charity name).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search results CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (searches for the charity names and for 'Israel', 'Jewish', 'Magen', 'Weizmann').
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'New Israel Fund' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1060081 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, version of 12 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, last updated 3 June 2026). Screening of 602 names (current and archived trustees and Companies House officers of the 20 pilot charities) carried out 14 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access on 14 October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased.
- ↑ New Israel Fund – Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for newisraelfund.org.uk Wayback Machine, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for nif.org.uk Wayback Machine, queried 14 October 2026.