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Staten Island, NY

American Friends of the Association for the Advancement of Community Centers in Israel

EIN 75-3049554
International Development & Humanitarian Aid Global Development & Relief Children & youth Seniors People with disabilities
Mission

To support the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC) by fundraising and mobilizing U.S. donor support for community-based education, social services, trauma recovery and resilience-building programs that strengthen local communities across Israel.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About American Friends of the Association for the Advancement of Community Centers in Israel

American Friends of the Association for the Advancement of Community Centers in Israel (AFIACC) is the U.S.-based fundraising and support organization for the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC). AFIACC raises tax-deductible contributions in the United States to sustain IACC’s network of local community centers, programs for youth, seniors, people with special needs, and community-led recovery efforts. In recent years AFIACC has focused on emergency response and long-term community recovery following the October 7, 2023 attacks, funding trauma-recovery initiatives, special-needs programming, and senior well-being projects. The organization is an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3) based in Staten Island, NY and files annual Form 990 returns (EIN 75-3049554; tax-exempt since May 2002).

Notable achievements

Healing Journeys rollout

Launched and funded the 'Healing Journeys: Community-Led Recovery' initiative after October 7, 2023 — to date the program has delivered roughly 20 multi-day journeys with over 300 participant-completers from hard-hit communities and is planning to expand with dozens more journeys to support community recovery.

Sustained fundraising growth (2023)

Reported fiscal-year 2023 revenue of approximately $762,235, driven primarily by public contributions, enabling expanded grants and program support to IACC during a period of heightened need.

Backing a large national network

Supports the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC), the national network that historically reported operating roughly 192 community centers and tens of thousands of volunteers (IACC reporting), providing broad programmatic reach across Israel.

At a glance

Total assets
$357K
Annual revenue
$509K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
75-3049554
Location
Staten Island, NY
Website
afiacc.com
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Designated a U.S. tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 75-3049554); identified as tax-exempt since May 2002.
Program partnerships and funder relationships with established organizations and funders (examples cited by AFIACC include the Jewish Federations/JFNA, Keren Hayesod, NATAL — Israel Trauma & Resiliency Center — and other institutional supporters).
Publicly filing annual Form 990 returns (most recent publicly available filing covering fiscal year ending 2023) and maintaining an active donor-facing website with donation and program information.

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