Founded through the vision and generosity of the Van Leer family of the Netherlands, the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute stands as a testament to their legacy in advancing knowledge, inclusion, and civil society. We are profoundly grateful to the Van Leer Foundation for its steadfast support, which sustains the Institute’s mission and honors the family’s heritage. We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Polonsky Foundation and to all our philanthropic partners, whose invaluable support enables the Institute to pursue pioneering research and a broad spectrum of activities. By joining this distinguished community of supporters, you help impact academia, foster young leadership, and shape public discourse. Your support today will help forge bold ideas and inspire a vibrant civic space, promoting a more inclusive democracy for tomorrow.
To learn about opportunities to support the work of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, please contact Dr. Aviva Goller at avivag@vanleer.org.il, tel: +972-2-560-5235, fax: +972-2-561-9293.
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Organizational Supporters
The Van Leer Foundation
The Polonsky Foundation
Albi Film and Television Fund
Alfred Landecker Foundation
Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation
Anonymous Foundation
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Disrupt Foundation
Edmond de Rothschild Foundation
Expertise France
Fay Twersky and Jill Blair
The Foundation for Higher Education and Culture
Galileo Foundation
Hammill Family Foundation
Imad and Reem Younis
The Jerusalem Foundation
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Lautman Fund
Leichtag Foundation
Martin Peretz
Mifal HaPais
Myron Joshua
New Israel Fund
Pershing Square Philanthropies
The Rayah Fund
The Rayne Trust
The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Russell Berrie Foundation
The Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation
Twin Oak Fund in memory of Bertram J. Cohn
UJA-Federation of New York
Volkswagen Foundation
Academic and Cultural Collaborators
Ascola Alumni Network
The Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Cambridge University
The Catholic Academy in Berlin
College of Management Academic Studies
Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival
The Forum for Regional Thinking
Georgetown University
The Harry S. Truman Research Institute
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies
The Jerusalem Biennale
Israeli Forum for Documentary Film
Tikkun
The Max Planck Institute
Minerva Center for Human Rights
New York University
The Public Knowledge Workshop
Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy
Sapir College
The Shaharit Institute
Stanford University
Tel Aviv University
The Jerusalem Cinematheque
The University of Hong Kong
The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism
The Wisdom of the Torah Institute
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is a legally registered nonprofit organization in Israel (BN: 510691983). The U.S. Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (EIN: 20-5813075) is a tax-exempt American 501(c)(3) charitable organization that acts as the Institute’s fundraising arm in the United States. To learn about opportunities to support the work of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, please contact Dr. Aviva Goller at avivag@vanleer.org.il, tel: +972-2-560-5235, fax: +972-2-561-9293.