Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), EIN 13-3310053, reported $16.96 million in revenue for FY2024, more than double its FY2022 total. Rated 92% four-star by Charity Navigator. Full financials, board history, and linked tax returns.
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, also known as Friends of TASMC or Friends of Ichilov, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 13-3310053) established in 1985 to raise U.S. donations for Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, the largest acute-care hospital in Israel. The organization reported $16,961,840 in revenue for fiscal year 2024 and holds a 92% four-star rating from Charity Navigator.
What Is Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center?
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 13-3310053), tax-exempt since April 1992 and established in 1985, based in Edison, New Jersey. Its stated purpose is to raise support for projects chosen based on priorities set by Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC), known in Israel as Ichilov, according to the organization's own Charity Navigator and GuideStar profiles.
The organization has been instrumental in raising support for major hospital projects, including the establishment of new wards, the purchase of life-saving equipment, and the funding of research, according to its Charity Navigator profile. Programs supported include enhanced pre-natal care for expectant mothers across socio-economic, ethnic, and religious lines, and funding toward a front-line rehabilitation hospital for wounded citizens and soldiers, according to the organization's self-reported GuideStar profile.
Charity Navigator rates the organization a 92% four-star charity, its highest rating tier, reflecting strong marks on accountability and finance, impact and measurement, leadership and planning, and culture and compensation. Roxanne Mofaz and Shay Zafran serve as Co-Presidents; Vered Roth serves as Secretary/Treasurer.
Ichilov is one of several major Israeli hospitals with a dedicated American fundraising arm. See Olam's profiles of American Friends of Rabin Medical Center, which supports Beilinson Hospital, and American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, which supports Sheba Medical Center.
What Is Ichilov Hospital?
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center was established in 1912 as the municipal hospital of Tel Aviv and became a municipal and governmental institution in 1980, according to Charity Navigator's summary of the hospital. It is now the largest acute-care facility in Israel, with 1,500 patient beds, roughly 8,000 employees, and a fully underground, bombproof emergency facility opened in 2011 that can withstand conventional, chemical, and biological attack, according to Wikipedia and the hospital's own materials.
The complex, commonly called Ichilov Hospital, incorporates four constituent hospitals: Ichilov General Hospital, the Ida Sourasky Rehabilitation Center, the Lis Maternity Hospital, and the Dana Children's Hospital, and is affiliated with Tel Aviv University. For comparison with another Israeli tertiary flagship, see Olam's profile of Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center's transplant-focused campus in Petah Tikva, and Olam's profile of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) itself.
What Does the Organization's Form 990 Show for FY2024?
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center's fiscal year 2024 Form 990, filed February 11, 2026 and hosted on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer, reports $16,961,840 in revenue against $14,791,137 in expenses, a net gain of $2,170,703 for the year. All revenue came from contributions, with no reported executive compensation or salaried staff on the filing.
| Metric | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $16,961,840 |
| Total Expenses | $14,791,137 |
| Net Income | $2,170,703 |
| Total Assets | $6,398,127 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Net Assets | $6,398,127 |
| EIN | 13-3310053 |
Source: Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Inc, Form 990 for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed February 11, 2026, as hosted by ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The filed return is also available directly as a machine-readable XML filing and as a scanned PDF of the original filing.
How Has the Organization's Revenue Grown Since 2022?
Revenue has grown sharply in recent years, more than doubling from $6,690,836 in fiscal 2022 to $16,961,840 in fiscal 2024, after a multi-year period of much smaller annual fundraising totals.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets (Year End) | Filed Tax Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9,042,947 | $8,996,320 | $504,870 | View filing |
| 2021 | $5,943,416 | $3,807,372 | $2,266,044 | View filing |
| 2022 | $6,690,836 | $8,826,294 | $130,586 | View filing |
| 2023 | $16,004,640 | $11,907,802 | $4,227,424 | View filing |
| 2024 | $16,961,840 | $14,791,137 | $6,398,127 | View filing |
The jump from roughly $6.7 million in fiscal 2022 to $16.0 million in fiscal 2023, an increase of more than 130 percent in a single year, is the sharpest year-over-year revenue increase of any American Friends organization Olam has profiled supporting a major Israeli hospital, according to each organization's respective Form 990 filings.
Who Has Served on the Organization's Board?
The organization's board has included notable American Jewish communal figures. Micky Arison, the cruise-line executive, served as Chairman through at least fiscal 2019, and Abraham H. Foxman, former national director of the Anti-Defamation League, served as a director through the same period, according to the organization's Form 990 filings for fiscal years 2017 through 2019.
More recent filings list Arturo Constantiner, M.D. and David Rapaport, M.D. as directors, with Roxanne Mofaz and Shay Zafran as Co-Presidents and Pamela Avraham as Chief Financial Officer, according to the organization's fiscal year 2024 Form 990.
How Does the U.S. Group Relate to Ichilov's Other Friends Networks?
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in the United States is one of several country-specific fundraising organizations supporting the hospital, a structure similar to the multi-country Friends-of networks that support other major Israeli hospitals such as Sheba Medical Center. The U.S. group directs donors to fund life-saving care, medical innovation, and infrastructure at the hospital, and states that donors located in Israel or Switzerland should use separate, country-specific donation channels.
FAQ
What is Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center?
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, also called Friends of TASMC or Friends of Ichilov, is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 13-3310053) established in 1985 that raises American donations to support Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel.
What is Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center?
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, known in Israel as Ichilov, was established in 1912 and is now the largest acute-care hospital in Israel, with 1,500 beds and about 8,000 employees, according to Charity Navigator and Wikipedia.
How much money does the organization raise?
In fiscal year 2024, the organization reported $16,961,840 in total revenue, up from $6,690,836 in fiscal 2022, according to its Form 990 filings.
What is the organization's charity rating?
Charity Navigator gives Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center a 92% four-star rating, the evaluator's highest rating tier.
What is the organization's EIN?
13-3310053. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity, and donations are tax-deductible.
Where can I view the organization's actual filed tax returns?
Form 990 filings for fiscal years 2011 through 2024 are hosted in full, including PDF and XML formats, on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Financial figures and filed tax returns are drawn from Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Inc's Form 990 filings for fiscal years 2011 through 2024, as hosted on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. Rating and organizational information draws on Charity Navigator's profile for EIN 13-3310053 and the organization's self-reported GuideStar profile. Hospital background draws on Wikipedia's entry for Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
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