Finding No. 1
“All volunteers”? The filings list 482 paid workers.
The Israeli group’s official filing lists 482 paid employees, along with 8,015 volunteers. FOUH, the American fundraising arm, paid its President, Eli Beer, $688,791 in 2024.
Donors hear “all volunteers,” but the filings show a large paid staff, and FOUH paid Eli Beer, President of FOUH (the American fundraising arm), $688,791.
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Finding No. 2
“No government money”? The records show millions.
Donors are told there is no government money. Israeli records show millions every year.
Finding No. 3
“All donations go straight to Israel”?
Donors were told every dollar goes to Israel. The tax return shows millions kept in the US.
Finding No. 4
$322,431 put into a board member’s aviation fund
Donor money was invested with businesses run by FOUH’s own board members.
Finding No. 5
“92.4% goes to services”? The tax return shows less.
The website’s spending numbers left out the cost of fundraising.
Money
“No government money”? The records show millions.
“All donations go straight to Israel”?
$322,431 put into a board member’s aviation fund
October 7
9 flown to hospital — or 6?
October 7: “no one else but the army and United Hatzalah”
12,000 people treated — or 12,000 calls?
The President’s Statements
“No government money”? The records show millions.
October 7: “no one else but the army and United Hatzalah”
His own story: six years old, or five?
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