Yad Hanadiv
The Rothschild family philanthropic foundation in Israel and the country's largest private grantmaker. Established in modern form by Dorothy de Rothschild in 1958. Built and gifted the Knesset (1966) and Supreme Court (1992) buildings to the state.
Yad Hanadiv is the Rothschild family philanthropic foundation in Israel, and the country's largest private grantmaking institution. The name translates as "Hand of the Benefactor" and refers to Baron Edmond de Rothschild, whose 19th-century land purchases and agricultural investments financed the foundational waves of pre-state Zionist settlement.
Yad Hanadiv was established in its modern form in 1958 by Dorothy de Rothschild. The foundation built and gifted the Knesset building (1966) and the Supreme Court of Israel building (1992) to the state, and remains an active funder of the National Library of Israel, environmental and conservation programs, education, and civil society institutions.
Unlike the federation system or annual-campaign-funded organizations, Yad Hanadiv operates from a single family endowment. Its grantmaking is structurally insulated from political cycles and from donor fundraising pressure, which has made it one of the more enduring sources of strategic philanthropic capital in Israel.