Giving;
The act of providing someone with something valuable
for no personal benefit or gain. Help and compassion
from a place of love and kindness.
The Nathan Foundation is a non-profit fund assisting entrepreneurs to start
a single business by lending them an interest-free loan, without extra costs.
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Barak Zoaretz, Genesis Nursery,
Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak
“Today, when I look at my flourishing nursery,
I know that Keren Natan not only invested
in the business but in my dream of turning
the green in my heart into reality.”
Dana Lahmi, Dana Lahmi Bakery,
Tirat Carmel
“The help from the fund’s staff went
beyond the loan; I learned from them
how to analyze the market, asses
the competition, and the risks”
Yoav Lok,
Orthopedic Institute for Foot and Back
Health Comfortzone, Tel Aviv
“At first I was skeptical, but I quickly realized
that the fund shares my vision of
helping people. The process was quick;
instead of creating difficulties, the fund’s wonderful
staff guided, supported, helped”
Shiri Baruch Na’ali,
Dir Aziz, Kanaf
“The guidance was personal and friendly,
instilled confidence in us, and the terms
were like a dream – what you borrow is
what you return. No interest or other
kinds of manipulations”
Who we are
The Nathan Foundation is a philanthropic fund created for the purpose of encouraging entrepreneurship by assisting first time entrepreneurs to start a new business by offering them affordable loans. The fund was established in 2008 by Nathan Kirsh, (Natie) a South African Zionist Jew, with the understanding that small and medium businesses are the growth engine of the Israeli economy.
The Nathan Foundation follows in the footsteps of Nathan Kirsh’s earlier successful philanthropic enterprise, the Kirsh Foundation, which has helped over 20,000 people in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). The fund helps entrepreneurs to build their own small-scale businesses, based on the motto that teaching a man to fish will feed him for a lifetime.
As a non-profit foundation, The Nathan Foundation encourages first time entrepreneurs to start their new business unhindered by refusals from traditional banks to grant them a loan. Following the premise that all people are equal, the foundation grants interest-free loans of up to 240,000 NIS repayable within 5 years, regardless of age, religion or gender, thus offering a unique and unrivaled service to Israeli citizens.
Natie Kirsh, Founder
Dorit Lahav Zur, CEO
Our team
Dorit Lahav Tsur
CEO
Ilan Aridor
CFO
Sigalit Cohen Tzedek
Bookkeeper
Haya Kakon
Office Manager
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On Sun-Fri 03-5750149
From 08:00-15:00