Wednesday, November 16, 2011

NGO Monitor Chart Reveals Some Israeli NGOs Receive Over 70% Of Their Funding From Foreign Governments

In the face of the intense debate over measures the Israeli government wants to put into place to limit the amount of foreign funding Israeli NGOs can receive, NGO Monitor has put together an  FAQ covering the basics of the debate over the massive foreign government funding non-governmental organizations in Israel

Among the points made in the NGO Monitor FAQ:
  • An NGO cannot receive a sizable portion if its budget from foreign and still qualify as a non-governmental organization.

  • This foreign funding of NGOs is being done on a scale which is unique to Israel.

  • Many Israeli non-profits do not submit annual reports to the Registrar of Non-Profits (Rasham Amutot)--and this is a violation of Israeli law

  • A number of powerful NGOs receive more than 70% of their annual donations from foreign governments.

  • The major governments which fund Israeli NGOs are the European Union and individual European states including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain Finland, Belgium, and France.
Here is a chart composed by NGO Monitor, covering Foreign government funding for Israeli political NGOs 2009/2010


NGODirect government fundingIndirect government fundingTotal government donations (in NIS)Percentage of total donations
AdalahEU; Switzerland; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via Oxfam Novib)Non-transparent
Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)Germany; Spain; EU; Netherlands; Norway; UK; Netherlands; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandSweden (via Diakonia); Netherlands (via Kerk in Actie)1,480,469 (in 2009)53%
AgendaEUNon-transparent
Alternative Information Center (AIC)Sweden (via Diakonia); Netherlands (via ICCO); UK (via Christian Aid); Catalan (via Sodepau); Spanish (via Mundubat); Belgium (via Solidarite Socialiste)1,701,935 (2009)76.8%
BimkomUK; Spain; Ireland; EU; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via Oxfam Novib)1,305,675 (2009)44.3%
Breaking the SilenceSpain; EU; UK; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via ICCO); Sweden (via Diakonia); Ireland (via Trocaire); Denmark (via Dan Church Aid); UK (via Christian Aid)1,983,472 (2010)76.3%
B’TselemSwitzerland; Denmark; EU; Netherlands; Norway; Spain; UK; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via ICCO; Oxfam Novib); Sweden (via Diakonia); Denmark (via Dan Church Aid); Ireland (via Tocaire); UK (via Christian Aid); Germany (via EED)4,796,664 (2009)56%
Coalition of Women for PeaceSwitzerland; Netherlands; GermanyGermany (via Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung); Netherlands (via ICCO)Non-transparent
Galilee SocietyEU381,920 (2009)25.1%
GishaIreland; Netherlands; Norway, UK; EU; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandIreland (via Trocaire)1,430,747 (2010)47.3%
HaMokedCanada; Spain; EU; Finland; France; Norway; Netherlands; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandGermany (via E.E.D.); Netherlands (via Oxfam Novib); Sweden (via Diakonia); Ireland (via Trocaire)4,359,792 (2009)65%
Ir AmimEU; Norway; Sweden; UK; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via Oxfam Novib)2,771,001 (2009)73.9%
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)Spain; EU; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNon-transparent
Ma’an ForumEU, USANon-transparent
Machsom WatchEUNon-transparent
MossawaEUGermany (via Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; Heinrich B?ll Stiftung); Sweden (via Diakonia); Netherlands (via Kerk in Actie)Non-transparent
New Israel Fund (NIF) – ShatilBelgium; EUNon-transparent
Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI)Netherlands; Norway; Spain; Finland; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandNetherlands (via ICCO; Cordaid)670,503 (2010)28.3%
Physicians for Human Rights- Israel (PHR-I)Spain; France; Netherlands; EU; Japan; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, SwitzerlandSweden (via Diakonia); UK (via Christian Aid); Germany (via EED; Medico International); Switzerland (via Medico Schweiz)2,590,000 (2010)53%
Rabbis for Human RightsSpain; EU; joint funds from Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland212,860 (2009)6%
SikkuyEU97,775 (2009)5.6%
Women Against ViolenceEUNon-transparent

Yesh Din
Belgium; EU; Norway; Netherlands; Ireland; UK; Germany; joint fundsNetherlands (via Oxfam Novib)3,132,088 (2009)72.4%


It seems clear that with so much of their funding relying on foreign governments, some of these NGOs cannot help but be influence by what those governments want them to say.


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