Sixty-five percent of the Shalom Hartman Institute's work takes place in Israel. From the Hartman High Schools - one of the most significant modern orthodox Jewish educational endeavors in the country - to the Institute's deep portfolio of programs for Israeli leaders, Hartman's Israel-based work is foundational to its global mission. And yet, historically, this work has been significantly underfunded relative to its scale and impact: North American donors, understandably, gravitate toward programming they can see and touch closer to home.
That is the opportunity. The Institute is investing in dedicated philanthropic leadership to close this gap — to identify, cultivate, and inspire North American donors who care about shared society, Israeli democracy, and the future of Jewish pluralism in the Jewish homeland. Post-October 7th, there is a growing and newly engaged universe of North American philanthropists who want to make a difference in Israel. Many have never had a vehicle as intellectually rigorous, as mission-aligned, or as programmatically sophisticated as Hartman through which to channel that commitment.