Everything You Might Want to Know

Where logistically possible, yes. Recurring sponsors are sent a profile of a child or class their gift supports — the school, the city, and (with the family's consent) a name and a short note from the rebbe or morah. We follow up with periodic progress letters and a year-end summary. Sponsorships that fund shared resources — buses, meals, mentorship hours — are reported in aggregate at the school level.

Absolutely. When you give, you can specify Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, the South, the Galil, or any of the communities the network serves — there are 215+ such communities, and the find-a-school page lists 39 of the largest. If you have a personal connection to a city — perhaps family there, or a place you visited and were moved by — let us know on the form and we'll route your gift accordingly.

Of course — your donor account lets you increase, decrease, pause, or cancel at any time. Or just send us an email and we'll handle it within one business day. There's no contract and no awkward conversation.

You provide the Hebrew name of your loved one and the Yahrzeit date. Each year, in the week of the Yahrzeit, learning is dedicated in his or her merit across one or more of our schools — children open the Gemara, recite mishnayos, and say Kaddish in their name. We send you a letter beforehand with the schedule, and a follow-up after with the names of the schools that participated.

Yes — see our Yahrzeit Wall page. A name on the wall is included with a one-time gift of $1,800 or above; this also covers ongoing learning in their merit in perpetuity.

Yes. When you set up a dedication, you can have a beautiful printed card sent on your behalf — for a Bar Mitzvah gift, a refuah sheleimah, a wedding, or a condolence. We never disclose the amount, only that "a meaningful gift was made in your honor at Chinuch Atzmai."

Yes. Chinuch Atzmai (Torah Schools for Israel — Chinuch Atzmai, Inc.) is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity in the United States, EIN 13-1965385. Donations from U.S. taxpayers are fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Donors in Canada, the U.K., and Israel can give through partner entities — see the contact page for the relevant routing instructions, or email us. Sample receipt →

An emailed receipt arrives within minutes of your donation. A consolidated annual statement is mailed every January for the prior year's giving — useful for tax preparation. You can also download receipts at any time from your donor account.

Possibly. Many companies match employee gifts to 501(c)(3) charities — often 1:1, sometimes 2:1. Check with your HR or benefits portal, search your employer's name in any matching-gift database, or write to us with your employer's name and we'll help you confirm. When a match is in play, your impact is doubled at no additional cost to you.

The Chinuch Atzmai network operates 127 schools serving 30,000+ children across 215+ communities in Eretz Yisrael — from Yerushalayim and Bnei Brak to Karmiel in the Galil and Sderot in the South — supported by 1,600 daily bus routes that bring roughly 20,000 children to school each morning.

A Kiruv school is one whose families are not yet observant — many parents grew up secular, in some cases Israelis with no formal Jewish education at all. A child enters the system to learn Hebrew, Aleph-Beis, and the foundations of Yiddishkeit alongside a full general-studies curriculum. Often the relationship reaches the home — and not infrequently, the family follows the child. Liran's story is one such example.

Yes — we love when donors visit. Most major-gift donors visit at least one school during their next trip to Israel. Email visits@chinuchatzmai.org with your dates and we'll arrange a guided tour with one of our menahel'im.

The simplest path: ask your attorney to add a bequest line specifying "Torah Schools for Israel — Chinuch Atzmai, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, EIN 13-1965385." Our Legacy page has sample bequest language, beneficiary-designation instructions for IRAs and life-insurance policies, and information about Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs), which can provide a fixed income stream for life.

The Eternal Flame Society is our recognition circle for those who have included Chinuch Atzmai in their estate plans. Members are honored at our annual events, receive a personalized acknowledgment, and are remembered through dedicated learning each year. There's no minimum bequest — a written letter of intent is enough to qualify. Contact us through the contact page for the letter-of-intent template.