The Israel America Foundation's History
Israel America Foundation 145 West 45th Street, Suite 604, New York, N.Y., 10036, (212) 869-9477; Fax #212-869-9536 E-mail: iafound@msn.com Website www.israelamericafoundation.org
The Israel America Foundation Inc,an American Not-For Profit Corporation was founded in October 1995. The israel America Foundation is a fund-raising Organization: raising funds primarily through Planned-Giving. The IAF works with potential Donors to contribute Bequests in Wills and Endowment Trusts at the end of the proverbial 120 years or contributions to Israeli Charitites in the Donor's Lifetime. If a potential donor or testator contributes $10,000 to one of the Not-For Profits listed below; our executives will work with fine-tuning their Wills, Disability Trusts, and Living Wills & Heath Care Proxies and have these instruments executed by their own Attorneys or our Attorneys at no expense to them.
After August 1, 2006 the Israel America Foundation has begun raising money for the flollowing charitable organizations that we support:
(1) Ben Gurion University Faculty of the Health Sciences Department of the Aging Be'er Sheva, Israel (Does Research on Aging)
(2) Lohamei Haghetaot (Ghetto Fighter's Museum On a Kibbutz In israel where the survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Came & Yad Yaeled (The Museum of the Child) Haifa, israel
(3) Mishan Children's Villages ( Children from Broken Homes and abused children stay there during the week) and Retirement Communities ( largest Network of Senior Citizens Homes throughout Israel)
(4) Kibbutz Ginossar, Tiberius, Israel (Their Industry is Nof Ginossar the largest Hotel of the Kibbutz Movement, The Yigal Allon Museum on the premises of the Kibbutz and, planting of trees in the Palmach Grove for the IAF Friends & Families
(5) Oranim Academic College Of Education (largest Teaching College Of Israel) near Haifa. Shdemot Seminars for Jewish identity & Zweig School For Special Education (The student teachers who learn there are teaching special education Children, two years delayed in their basic subjects)
Please call Elaine Levitt, President of the Israel America Foundation at (212) 869-9477 to set up an Appointment to talk about the Charitable Annuity Trust.
Charitable Annuity Trust
" Establish an income for Yourself And Your Beneficiary"
For a contribution of $2,500 and denomiations of multiples of this sum, an individual trust can be set up by the Israel America Foundation to give you fixed, high-secure annual income on the basis of age that can be paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually throughout the lifetime of the donor and/or the survivor beneficiary.
If you contribute appreciated security or stock, you can assign the stock to the "Israel America Foundation" and we will sell it in our name, and you will avoid the Capital Gains Tax.Then we will establish a charitable annuity trust in your name.
Right after the maturity of the Trust, the principal amount ot the annuity will be given to the IAF to support grants for 8 Israeli Charities.
Please Note:
- The Internal Revenue Service Sets The Discount Rate
- Charity selects payout on the basis of age.
20 Year All-Occasion Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
"Give Your Children Or Grandchildren A Gift They Will Treasure For Years"
Celebrate a Holiday, Birthday, Bar or Bat Mitzvah with a Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust!
For a contribution of only $2000, your children or grandchildren can receive an annual income of $150.00 for 20 years.
After you establish an annuity, a reminder letter including a check for $150.00 will arrive in the recipient's mailbox; both announcing the gift and informing them that the annuity is given in your name.
Please Note:
In the event that you become disabled, The Israel America Foundation can establish a trust that will appoint trustees to help take care of you and manage your estate and you will always stay in your own home with day/night care.
If you have a large estate and wish to donate income monthly or quarterly from your assets, let the Israel America Foundation assist you. Your heir can receive the principal tax free.
