2019-12-16T13:16:34-06:00 2019-01-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC 4600 EAST WEST HWY 900 BETHESDA MD 208143423 990 2018-02-01 132992985 CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL % JAY MARCUS CENT 6462898105 C/O JMARK INTERIORS 461 CENTRAL AVE CEDARHURST NY 115162008 JAY MARCUS PRESIDENT 2125190247 2019-12-12 true RICHARD L RUVELSON P00234075 3012726000 209.190.253.84 22006220193505000054 2019-12-16 P 833D9BA5299041826641AEDE5C1773806529F77E EBD8DFBC700724A96E49BF1A406FB658268A8823 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z X JAY MARCUS 13 HAGOEL STREET EFRAT IS 9043500 39804275 false X N/A X 1979 NY PROMOTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL 5 4 0 8 0 31468473 39317446 0 0 29358 41117 498358 243682 31996189 39602245 28651489 36540774 0 0 50000 95000 0 0 0 16368 15701 28717857 36651475 3278332 2950770 12752603 15703373 0 0 12752603 15703373 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 18278214 18278214 COMMUNITY PROJECTS - SEE SCHEDULE O 8876977 8876977 SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS: THERE IS A GREAT OVERLAP OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICES AS MANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVICE THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF EDUCATION AS IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. THERE IS ALSO AN OVERLAP WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS AS THERE IS A CONSTANT NEED TO BUILD NEW SCHOOLS AS THE POPULATION INCREASES. 5812545 5812545 SOCIAL SERVICES, HUMANITARIAN AID, AID TO THE POOR: HELPING THOSE IN NEED IS AT THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION, BOTTOM LINE, CHARITY MEANS HELPING THOSE IN NEED WHETHER IT BE IN EDUCATION, BUILDING STRUCTURES, SECURITY OR MEDICINE. OUR HUMANITARIAN AID IS TARGETED TO THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED, WHETHER IT BE MONETARY, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES AID TO FOOD KITCHENS, CHILDREN AT RISK, AID TO TERROR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AID TO REFUGEES & NEW IMMIGRANTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ETC. 3573038 3573038 36540774 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false true IS false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 true true false false false false false true false true false true false false false false false false NY X JAY MARCUS 2125190247 13 HAGOEL STREET EFRAT IS 9043500 X JAY MARCUS PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X X 95000 0 0 JEFF MOST TREASURER 3.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DR LINDA KALISH MARCUS SECRETARY 10.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MITCHELL EICHEN DIRECTOR 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FISCHBERGER DIRECTOR 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 95000 0 0 0 false false false 0 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PART 3 - ACCOUNTING METHOD OUR FREE LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATION ARE MADE BY CHECK AND ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SECTION OF THE 990 PART X. IF A LOAN IS DEFAULTED, IT IS DEDUCTED FROM ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. WE HAVE OVER A 90% COLLECTION RATE ON OUR LOANS, THOUGH VERY OFTEN IT TAKES A LOT LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED TO COLLECT ON THE LOANS. WE MADE 3 FREE LOANS THIS PAST YEAR: ONE TO A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION AND TWO TO INDIVIDUALS. X 10 202030 FMV false true false PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: ESTABLISHED IN 1979 AS A VOLUNTEER CHARITY WITH THE MOTTO "WHAT YOU GIVE IS WHAT THEY GET", CFI WAS DESIGNED TO ENABLE 100% OF DONATIONS TO REACH CHARITIES IN ISRAEL. OVER THE YEARS, WE RECEIVED THE JERUSALEM PRIZE FOR VOLUNTEERISM, ACCOLADES FROM THE CHIEF RABBINATE, AN AWARD FROM PM MENACHEM BEGIN AND ACCOLADES FROM HUNDREDS OF CHARITIES IN ISRAEL. WE DO NOT SOLICIT OR ADVERTISE. BY WORD OF MOUTH ALONE WE HAVE GROWN INTO A SIGNIFICANT CHARITABLE FORCE IN IERAEL, WHICH HELPS THE NATION OF ISRAEL TO THRIVE. PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: COMMUNITY PROJECTS: THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES COMMUNITY PROJECTS WHICH BENEFIT THE WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS AND THE LAND OF ISRAEL. THE WORLD AROUND US CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY CHANGE AND THE THREATS TO THE NATION OF ISRAEL, THE LAND OF ISRAEL, THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, AND THE SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL ALL AROUND THE WORLD CONTINUES TO RISE EXPONENTIALLY. AS REPORTED BY ALL WATCHDOG GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD, ANTI-SEMITISM IS A GROWING INDUSTRY IN ITS CLASSIC FORM AND IN THE PRESENT DAY FORM. VOICES OF DEMONSTRATIONS, BOYCOTTS AND ANTI-SEMITISM ARE HEARD NOT ONLY IN THE GUTTERS BUT IN CLASSROOMS, UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, NEWSPAPERS AND PARLIAMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. AS THE ENEMIES OF THE JEWISH NATION HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THE FUTILITY TO DESTROY US PHYSICALLY, THEY HAVE FOUND NEW WAYS TO CAUSE US HARM. THE VENOM HEARD THROUGHOUT IS REMINISCENT OF THE 1930'S AND ITS DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES TO HUMANITY. THIS YEAR AGAIN, CFI HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DONATIONS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE BDS MOVEMENT. OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE MEANT TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS TO THE REALITIES OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND COMBAT IT WHEREVER IT IS FOUND. WHETHER THROUGH USE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM OR SOCIAL MEDIA, WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE WORLD OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, AS NOT EVEN 100 YEARS REMOVED FROM THE HOLOCAUST, WE SEE HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF. OUR GRANTS ALSO GO TO ASSIST IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CATEGORY #4 - SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS: PROVIDED GRANTS THAT ARE PRIMARILY FOR THE SUPPORT, MAINTANANCE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SYNAGOGUES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS. TOTAL EXPENSES - $2,383,640 TOTAL GRANTS - $2,383,640 GATEGORY #5 - MEDICAL SERVICES: PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR CLINICS AND HOSPITALS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AID TO THE NEEDY THAT SUFFER WITH MANY MEDICAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES. TOTAL EXPENSES - $780,388 TOTAL GRANTS - $780,388 CATEGORY #6 - SECURITY PROGRAMS: ISRAEL WITNESSED HUNDREDS OF ACTS OF TERRORISTS IN 2018. ISRAEL SECURITY PRECAUTIONS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME AND CFI IS PROUD TO BE A SMALL PART OF THAT ADVANCE. TOTAL EXPENSES - $409,010 TOTAL GRANTS - $409,010 PART VI, LINE 2 - FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: JAY MARCUS AND DR. LINDA KALISH-MARCUS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 - MANAGEMENT COMPANY: AS OF 2017, WE ENGAGED A MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM TO HELP MANAGE THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9 - BOARD MEMBERS CONTACT INFORMATION: JAY MARCUS - 13 HAGOEL STREET, EFRAT, ISRAEL DR. LINDA KALISH MARCUS - 13 HAGOEL STREET, EFRAT, ISRAEL MITCHELL EICHEN - 5 HAMA'AYAN STREET, EFRAT, ISRAEL MICHAEL FISCHBERGER - 37 SHIVAT TZIYON STREET, EFRAT, ISRAEL PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE EMAILED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, UPON WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS PERFORM A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 VIA BY EMAIL AND AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: UPON REQUEST, FINANCIAL AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE EMAILED OR SUCH REQUESTS ARE DIRECTED TO PUBLIC WEBSITES WHICH MAINTAIN THEM. PART VII, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF AN UNRELATED CORPORATION TO MANAGE THE DAY TO DAY ACVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH JAY MARCUS, PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, IS THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER.