Robin Hood Israel Foundation

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Israel is an inscrutable miracle at the forefront of consciousness for Jews and gentiles alike. That said, Israel nonetheless faces many challenges, both external and those of its own making: a myriad of socio-economic and religious complexities, an ongoing and difficult transition from socialism to capitalism and chronic dependence on American Aid and Diaspora charitable donations to name a few. As a result of this, Israel faces a difficult struggle to w**d out corruption and abuse of power, consequently falling short in providing basic rights to some of its weakest citizens. Another tragic consequence is that a shocking number of Israelis live in poverty, with approximately 21 percent of Israelis living under the poverty line (OECD 2016). Our Mission Robin Hood Israel Foundation’s (RHIF) mission is to respond to these challenges, improving the welfare of Israel's citizens while also seeking to further strengthen Israeli society with strong Western democratic ideals that are compatible with the basic tenets of Judaism. RHIF's acts as an umbrella organization for other NGOs, charities and social welfare organizations that -despite the validity of their respective causes- struggle to be heard, and fights injustice and inequality through its own projects. RHIF's projects range from providing scholarships to Israeli students, to fighting taxation on charitable donations and incubating/accelerating Israel's most impactful NGO's and nonprofits. To learn more about our different projects please visit our projects page. Our Story RHIF was founded in 2003 to fight the taxation of AngloAmerican charitable donations to Israel: a modern day 'Robin Hood'. Soon after RHIF's establishment, however, it became painfully obvious that the taxation of charity is not the only internal socio-economical mishap obscured by Israel's necessitated preoccupation with defense. Thirteen years later, RHIF is leading some of the most important social welfare, democracy and citizen rights initiatives in Israel. RHIF's modus operandi is based on of Harvard and Columbia Universities’ cutting edge social enterprise theory. It is part of a new generation of NGO's, charities, and philanthropies designed to fill the gaps caused by public sector retreat from socio-economic safety nets in certain emerging nations. (See in particular Ambassador Joan Spero work on this matter, Charity and Philanthropy in BRIC Countries, Foundation Centre, 2014). Israel has the right conditions for the growth of philanthropy; “rapid economic development and wealth accumulation along with political and social change,”[1] but lacks effective roadmaps to secure the transition. Hence, much of our work involves lobbying politicians and lawmakers to ensure that the needs of our causes are tended to. The Knesset awarded RHIF full accreditation as an NGO lobby organization in June 2014, both for both for its own programs as well of those under the RHIF umbrella. NB: there are a multitude of ‘Robin Hood’ philanthropies and/or NGOs across the globe – from Sydney to London, New York to Buenos Aires, each with a legal mandate relevant to a specific locality. RHIF’s mandate is Israel. Address in Israel: POB 100 Tel Aviv 6100001 Tel: +972 3 510 8242