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Yes, the JFR is an incorporated nonprofit organization and was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service of the Federal Government in 1994. Please click here for a copy of our IRS tax-exempt letter.
The JFR spends approximately 85% of each donation on program-related activities - direct support of rescuers and Holocaust teacher education - and 15% on administration and fundraising. Of the funds that go to programs, 85% goes directly to rescuers and 15% goes to the JFR's Education Program.
We send funds to rescuers three times during the year, in March, July, and November/December.
We support Righteous Gentiles living in 10 countries, with most living in Eastern Europe. The largest number live in Poland.
Rescuers are referred to the JFR by Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, by the Jewish survivors they saved, by other rescuers, and by organizations and individuals from the countries in which they live.
A rescuer must be recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, must have been born in 1934 or earlier, and must be in need of financial assistance. The JFR does not give financial support to rescuers’ spouses or other family members.
In order to attend the Summer Institute or any other JFR education program, a teacher must be affiliated with one of the Holocaust centers or museums in the JFR’s Holocaust Centers of Excellence Program. If you are not affiliated with a Holocaust Center of Excellence and are interested in attending The Summer Institute for Teachers, contact the JFR at jfr@jfr.org to see if there are any available guest spots.
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