JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC

ABOUT JEWISH NATIONAL FUND A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (JNF) BUILDS A STRONG, VIBRANT FUTURE FOR THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL THROUGH BOLD INITIATIVES AND ZIONIST ENGAGEMENT. JNF IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED PHILANTHROPIES FOR THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSISTENTLY RECEIVED CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S MAXIMUM 4-STAR RATING AND HAS ALSO BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. HISTORY AND MISSION JEWISH NATIONAL FUND BEGAN IN 1901 AS A DREAM AND VISION TO REESTABLISH A HOMELAND FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE ON THEIR ANCESTRAL SOIL IN ISRAEL. JEWS AROUND THE WORLD COLLECTED COINS IN ICONIC BLUE BOXES, PURCHASING LAND AND PLANTING TREES UNTIL, ULTIMATELY, THEIR DREAM OF A JEWISH HOMELAND BECAME A REALITY. IMPACT AND INITIATIVES JNF STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF ISRAEL'S RESIDENTS AND TO SHARE THESE ADVANCEMENTS WITH THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS INITIATIVES SUCH AS GREENING THE DESERT WITH MILLIONS OF TREES, BUILDING THOUSANDS OF PARKS ACROSS ISRAEL, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IN ISRAEL'S NORTH AND SOUTH FOR NEW GENERATIONS TO CALL HOME, BOLSTERING ISRAEL'S WATER SUPPLY, DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE ARID AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES, AND EDUCATING BOTH YOUNG AND OLD ABOUT THE FOUNDING AND IMPORTANCE OF ISRAEL AND ZIONISM. IN 2025, JEWISH NATIONAL FUND ENTERED ITS 124TH YEAR AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST JEWISH NON-PROFITS AND REMAINS AS RELEVANT TODAY AS WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED. THE ORGANIZATION IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE BLUE BOX AND TREE PLANTING. TODAY, IT HAS CREATED A STRATEGIC ECOSYSTEM THROUGHOUT ISRAEL'S NORTH AND SOUTH WITH THE VISION OF ATTRACTING 800,000 NEW RESIDENTS TO THESE REGIONS. EACH PROJECT, PROGRAM, AND INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO CREATE CIRCLES OF IMPACT, GENERATING A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT LEADS TO MORE JOBS, GREATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND POPULATION GROWTH. ALL OF THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE MAINLY BY DONOR-DESIGNATED GIFTS. RESPONDING TO CRISIS IN 2025, JNF CONTINUED TO LEAD REBUILDING, REHABILITATION, AND REPAIR EFFORTS IN ISRAELI COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY THE OCTOBER 7, 2023, TERRORIST ATTACKS. THROUGH ITS "BUILD TOGETHER "REIMAGINE" INITIATIVES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED CRITICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FIRE, RESCUE, AND CIVILIAN SECURITY EQUIPMENT, BOMB SHELTERS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTERS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, AND MORE TO PEOPLE IN ISRAEL'S NORTH AND SOUTH. BY LATE 2025, 90% OF DISPLACED ISRAELIS FROM OCTOBER 7TH HAD RETURNED HOME, THANKS TO JNF'S WORK WITH LOCAL MAYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES. JNF'S STRATEGIC ECOSYSTEM OF INFRASTRUCTURE ENSURED THE ORGANIZATION WAS READY TO SUPPORT DURING IRAN'S 2025 BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL DURING THE "12-DAY WAR." SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR FIREFIGHTERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS CARED FOR THE CHILDREN OF FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THE REHABILITATION VILLAGE HOUSED PATIENTS DISPLACED BY THE ATTACK ON SAROKA HOSPITAL. KEY PROJECTS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN ISRAEL'S SOUTH, JNF'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS INCLUDE THE BE'ER SHEVA RIVER PARK, SDEROT INDOOR RECREATION CENTER, CENTRAL ARAVA MEDICAL CENTER, ESHKOL RESILIENCE CENTER, PROJECT WADI ATTIR, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, GROOVETECH, SHA'AR HANEGEV OFIR LIBSTEIN SPORTS COMPLEX, MITZPE RAMON START-UP HUB, AND MORE. IN THE NORTH, JNF OPERATES THE WESTERN GALILEE NOW TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER, THE GALILEE CULINARY INSTITUTE BY JNF, AND IS A KEY PARTNER IN THE MARGALIT START-UP CITY GALIL. THE ORGANIZATION'S KIRYAT SHMONA MEDICAL CENTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER ARE SET TO BE COMPLETED SOON, WITH ADDITIONAL BOMB SHELTERS BEING PLACED THROUGHOUT THE NORTH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ZIONIST EDUCATION JNF DREW A RECORD CROWD TO ITS ANNUAL GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR ISRAEL, WITH OVER 3,000 ATTENDEES AT THE LARGEST GATHERING OF ZIONISTS IN THE U.S., HELD IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE FOUR-DAY EVENT CONNECTED NEW AND EXISTING SUPPORTERS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK FOR ISRAEL AND INSPIRED GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH HOMELAND. JNF IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF ZIONIST ENGAGEMENT IN THE U.S., OFFERING NUMEROUS WAYS TO CONNECT YOUNG AMERICANS TO ISRAEL. ITS ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS BEGIN IN KINDERGARTEN AND CONTINUE THROUGH COLLEGE AND BEYOND, ENGAGING AND EDUCATING STUDENTS TO FOSTER A STRONGER CONNECTION TO ISRAEL. JNF'S ISRAEL CONTINUUM PROGRAMMING INCLUDES ITS CAMPUS FELLOWSHIP, CARAVAN FOR DEMOCRACY, ALTERNATIVE BREAK, TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL, FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ISRAEL, ALEXANDER MUSS HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL, B'NAI MITZVAH PROJECTS, DREAM ISRAEL, AND PLANT YOUR WAY TO ISRAEL. WITH ITS ALEXANDER MUSS HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL (MUSS), WHICH SINCE 1972 HAS PIONEERED THE ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL STUDY OF ISRAEL AND JEWISH HISTORY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, JNF AIMS TO FURTHER GROW AND ENHANCE JEWISH CONTINUITY AND ISRAEL CONNECTIVITY AMONG YOUTH BY OFFERING SEMESTER ABROAD PROGRAMS. OVER 32,000 STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM AN EDUCATION AT MUSS, WITH MANY RECEIVING FELLOWSHIPS OR GRANTS. MUSS OPERATES A SECOND CAMPUS IN BE'ER SHEVA, REFLECTING JNF'S ONGOING INVESTMENT IN ISRAEL'S SOUTH. ISRAEL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION IN 2025, JNF CONTINUED WITH PLANS TO CREATE THE WORLD ZIONIST VILLAGE IN BE'ER SHEVA, WITH APPROVAL OF THE MASTER PLAN. THIS INITIATIVE WILL FOSTER A NEW CONVERSATION ABOUT ISRAEL AND THE FUTURE OF ZIONIST LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS AND BEYOND, BRINGING TOGETHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, POST-GRADUATES, TEACHERS, YOUNG LEADERS, AND OLDER ADULTS ON ONE CAMPUS. THE VISION IS TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS CAMPUS IN BE'ER SHEVA, FEATURING PROGRAMMING, SHARED SPACES, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND A FOCUS ON POSITIVE ISRAEL/JEWISH DIALOGUE. THE INITIATIVE REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL PROJECTS IN ISRAEL'S HISTORY. JNF'S $100 MILLION BORUCHIN ISRAEL EDUCATION ADVOCACY CENTER CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2025, AWARDING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF JEWS AND NON-JEWS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. THE CENTER FOCUSES ON CONNECTING AMERICANS-ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE-WITH ISRAEL, AIMING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL INITIATIVES IN THE JEWISH WORLD. THE CENTER CONCENTRATES ON ADVOCATING FOR ISRAEL, ISRAEL EDUCATION IN THE DIASPORA, AND COUNTERING THE BDS MOVEMENT, WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTION OF ALL AMERICANS TO ISRAEL NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. SUPPORTING ISRAELI ORGANIZATIONS AND FIREFIGHTERS JNF AND ITS PARTNERS SUPPORT MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: GREEN HORIZONS, THE GALILEE CULINARY INSTITUTE BY JNF, HALUTZA COMMUNITIES, HASHOMER HACHADASH, KASSER JOINT INSTITUTE FOR FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY SECURITY, ADAM V'ADAMA, THE ARAVA INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE TRAINING, SPECIAL IN UNIFORM, MAKOM, NEFESH B'NEFESH, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ISRAEL'S HERITAGE SITES, THE LAUDER EMPLOYMENT CENTER, AND WESTERN GALILEE NOW. JNF'S FUNDRAISING ALSO SUPPORTS ISRAEL'S FIREFIGHTERS BY PROVIDING FIRETRUCKS, FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT, AND BUILDING NEW FIRE STATIONS. WATER SOLUTIONS JNF HAS BOLSTERED ISRAEL'S WATER ECONOMY BY DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, SAVING MILLIONS FOR THE ECONOMY, ADVANCING AGRICULTURE, AND IMPROVING WATER QUALITY. JNF HAS BUILT OVER 250 RESERVOIRS AND IS FUNDRAISING FOR ADDITIONAL RESERVOIRS WITH A GOAL OF $200 MILLION. HAVING RAISED THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLED WATER IN ISRAEL TO OVER 90%, THE FOCUS NOW INCLUDES RIVER REHABILITATION, EDUCATION, WATER PURIFICATION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. KEY AREAS INCLUDE RECYCLED WATER RESERVOIRS, RIVER REHABILITATION, RAINWATER HARVESTING, AND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS. JNF SUPPORTED WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS ARE ONGOING IN THE BEDOUIN VILLAGES OF WADI ATTIR AND UM BATIN. GREEN HORIZONS' RAINWATER HARVESTING PROJECTS ARE USED IN OVER 64 SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT WATER SHORTAGES AND SOLUTIONS IN ISRAEL. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT JNF SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL R&D STATIONS ACROSS ISRAEL, WHERE SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS COLLABORATE WITH FARMERS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND UNIVERSITIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY, PROFITABILITY, AND RESILIENCE. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL R&D STATIONS, SOLAR POWER INNOVATION, GLOBAL TEACHING, DESERT REGION DEVELOPMENT, FISH FARMING, AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. FURTHER SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT, THE KASSER JOINT INSTITUTE FOR FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY SECURITY-A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, ARAVA VALLEY STAKEHOLDERS, AND JNF-DEMONSTRATES SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION METHODS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENERGY, LAND, AND WATER CONSERVATION IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2025, THE INSTITUTE CONTINUED ITS AGRIVOLTAIC PROJECT IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA, USING ISRAELI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TO OPERATE IRRIGATION WATER PUMPS AND GROW DIVERSE CROPS. THIS PROJECT IS POSITIVELY IMPACTING 250 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE LOWER MASIMBANI COMMUNITY.