Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

American non-profit organization

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)
ארגון ידידי צה״ל בארה״בFounded| 1981; 43 years ago (1981)

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Type| Nonprofit organization

Tax ID no.

| 13-3156445[1]
Legal status| 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Location|

* New York, New York

Coordinates| 40°45′14″N 73°59′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.7539128°N 73.9864173°W﻿ / 40.7539128; -73.9864173

National Director and Chief Executive Officer

| Meir Klifi-Amir[2]

Chairman

| Arthur Stark[2]

President

| Peter Weintraub[2]

Revenue (2013)

| $73,349,614[1]
Expenses (2013)| $60,507,994[1]

Employees (2013)

| 126[1]

Volunteers (2013)

| 70[1]
Website| www.fidf.org

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) (in Hebrew: ארגון ידידי צה״ל בארה״ב) is an organization established in 1981 dedicated to the men and women serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), wounded veterans, and the families of fallen soldiers. Headquartered in New York City, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates fifteen regional offices in the United States and Panama.

## Construction projects

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In 2013, a new home for Lone Soldiers in Israel was opened in Ramat Gan with a special ceremony marking the completion of the $5 million project launched by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces and headed by Elias and Lila Kalimian and family of Great Neck, New York.[3]

## Fundraising

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In the fall of 2014, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces' Western Region raised a record of more than $33 million in Beverly Hills, California. Other recent Friends of the Israel Defense Forces galas took place in Chicago ($2 million raised); Long Island, New York ($1.4 million raised); Michigan ($1 million raised); Boston ($800,000 raised at the gala and $4.1 million raised by the region this year); Northern New Jersey ($600,000 raised at the gala and $3 million raised by the region this year); Philadelphia; Ohio; San Francisco; San Diego; Baltimore; and Scarsdale, New York[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Guidestar. December 31, 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Our Board & Staff". Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Accessed December 11, 2015.
3. ^ JTA (22 April 2013). "The Jewish Press » » American Friends of IDF Open up New Home for Lone Soldiers". The Jewish Press.
4. ^ "Amid instability in Israel, FIDF galas across U.S. raise funds for soldiers' wellbeing". JNS.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2014-11-26.