Who we are

Since its inception in 2001 the Am Yisrael Chai Fund (AYC) has flourished with the singular mission to build and support the agriculture, infrastructure, and people of Israel. As an IRS-approved organization, Am Yisrael Chai finds projects that identify with its goals and provides financial support to bring them to life.

Our projects

100% money raised given to needy families for Pesach

Pesach (Passover) Fund

Educational projects in Israel and around the world

Jewish Identity

#1 in Israel for Search & Rescue plus anti-terror

Israel's K-9 Dog Unit

Working with many groups, such as Naava Kodesh, to promote Aliyah!

Global Aliyah Revolution

Building medical centers, kindergartens, IDF vocational training and more

The Build Up Israel Project

Shabbat food, winter clothes… even paying for weddings!

Widow & Orphan Fund

Over 700,000 new fruit trees planted across Eretz Yisrael

Planting 700,000 fruit trees

Getting teens off the street and into the IDF

Teens at risk

Providing Shabbat food each week for 50+ families

Tomchei Shabbat

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The Am Yisrael Chai Foundation was founded

by Shmuel Sackett in 2001

He runs the Foundation to this very day. Shmuel has tremendous experience in running non-profit organizations and he has built AYC into a very serious Foundation that supports many wonderful causes, as listed above. AYC does not have and NEVER had any paid employees or rent. Shmuel will be more than happy to correspond directly with anybody that has questions or comments. His direct email is: Shmuel@TheDreamRaffle.com