Donations

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital

With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.
THE TEL AVIV Stock Exchange.

Only 45% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange companies made donations in 2025, study finds

New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive


When there is nowhere safe to run

Tenufa Bakehila is racing to repair unsafe shelters across Israel as rockets fall.

Tenufa Bakehila worker making shelter safe and accessible

The civilians’ war

Across Israel, war is reshaping daily life – and a growing struggle to maintain stability is unfolding inside Israeli homes.

Latet volunteers distribute food boxes in public shelters in Tel Aviv.

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

Starting in 2026, details of each donation reported are immediately stored electronically on the ITA’s system. The donor can access these details online.

A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Trump’s 'No. 1 fan,' Nicki Minaj pledges up to $300,000 towards new US child investment accounts

“We're not going to let them get away with bullying him and, you know, the smear campaigns. It's not going to work,” Nicki Minaj said of US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump and musician Nicki Minaj hold hands onstage at the US Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, DC, US January 28, 2026.

How the billion from Miami changed Israel’s academic landscape

“The Billion from Miami” may sound like the beginning of a fairy tale, but in practical terms it set in motion one of the most significant strategic shifts in recent years.

Ronnie Vinnikov Vice President of Development, Bar Ilan University

Food rescue is not welfare - it’s national infrastructure

Like any critical infrastructure, it should be sustained not by charity, but by governments and businesses that understand its value to national wellbeing.

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Health Ministry updates sperm bank rules as demand rises and fewer people donate, capping families per donor at 12, tightening genetic screening, and new import standards to improve safe donations.

(Illustrative) Medically accurate illustration of human sperms.

Build-A-Bear runs out of stock after donation campaign in honor of Bondi victim Matilda Bee

After running out of stock in just three days, Build-A-Bear Australia encouraged the public to continue donating directly to the family via their GoFundMe page, which is still available online. 

A portrait of 10-year-old Matilda, victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, sits on a flower memorial beside Bondi Pavilion on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

Four blood donations saved the life of a wounded soldier and MDA volunteer

Yair Lifshitz

Dell family pledges $6.25 billion to jump-start 'Trump Accounts' for 25 million US children

“Trump Accounts will be the first, real trust funds for every American child, allowing family members, employers, corporations, and generous donors to contribute money that will grow," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump thanks tech billionaire Michael Dell while making an announcement about "Trump accounts" in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC.