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1 May 28, 2015 ACRI ing (All data from Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits (Rasham Amutot) and annual financial statements.) Total funding : 14,685,420 NIS Source Amount in NIS % Direct gov t funders* NIS 5,537,810 38% Christian aid agencies NIS 3,760,220 26% Jewish groups NIS 1,479,881 10% Other private funders NIS 3,907,509 27% Total NIS 14,685, % * This category only includes direct government grants from governmental bodies to ACRI. Government funding is also channeled via the Christian aid organizations and some of the other ostensibly private foundations listed below. TOTAL Year Amount Gov t Donor Donor Agency Category ,956 Sweden Diakonia Church ,682 Germany Bread for the World Church ,578 UK Christian Aid Church ,809 Germany Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations - Germany Private 3 Quarter/ Annual Project Education for Activity for Human rights in the Israeli Controlled Territories

2 ,051 Norway Embassy - Norway Government ,088 EU European Union Government ,711 Germany Rosa Luxemburg Private ,621 Private יילר'צ וואר קרן Private ,229 EU and UN Oxfam Private 1 rights for East activity against racism activity against racism rights for East Analysis of two systems in Area C ,838 Germany EED Church Annual Unknown ,156 Switzerland HEKS EFER Church Annual Unknown ,876 Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland NDC 1 Government Annual ,455 EU European Union Government Annual ,744 Private Social Justice Human rights in the occupied territories Project on democratic values ,960 Private Sigrid Rausing Trust ,226 Private The Rosenzweig Jewish Annual 1 Until 2014, Secretariat funding was managed by the NGO Development Center (NDC), an NGO based in Ramallah, and focused on Human Rights/Good Governance. In 2014, NDC was replaced by NIRAS and Birzeit University, which are now managing the joint funding mechanism under the name Human Rights and International Law Secretariat.

3 ,245 United Kingdom ,856 Private Coopersmith United Kingdom Embassy The International Organization for Education Government Annual Unknown ,763 Norway Norway Embassy Government Annual rights for East ,823 Germany Aktion Hoffnung Church Annual Unknown ,210 Sweden Diakonia Church Annual ,051 Private New Israel Jewish Annual Unknown ,327 Germany Rosa Luxemburg ,304 United States MEPI Government Annual ,686 Private ,252 Private National Young Leadership Council North American Education about human rights - Workshops for security forces ,896 Private Moriah Jewish Annual Unknown ,399 Private Blaustein Jewish Annual Unknown ,402 Private Israeli Children Jewish Annual Unknown ,605 Private יילר'צ וואר

4 2013 5,710 EU and UN Oxfam Private Annual ,289 Christian Aid Church Annual None ,110 Germany EED Church Annual ,873 Sweden Diakonia Church Annual ,972 Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland NDC Government Annual ,984 EU European Union Government Annual ,972 Private ,695 Private Social Justice Skhol Two systems in the territories project and legal activity for Arab rights in Israel human rights in the occupied territories Project to promote the Essentials of Democracy ,000 Private Sigrid Rausing Trust ,000 Private Saba ,028 Private Moriah Jewish Annual Unknown ,933 Private The Rosenzweig Coopersmith Jewish Annual Unknown ,388 UK Foreign & Government Annual Unknown

5 Commonwealth Office ,026,958 Norway Norway Embassy Government Annual human rights of East ,041 Germany Aktion Hoffnung Church Annual Unknown ,726 Holland Holland Embassy Government Annual Personal and family issues with Ministry of Internal Affairs ,330 Private New Israel Jewish Annual Unknown ,726 Private The International Organization for Education ,798 Private Blaustein Jewish Annual Unknown ,035 Private for Middle East Peace ,596 Holland Kerk in Actie Church Annual Unknown ,561 Private ,818 Private ,518 Private ,763 Private North American The Arnow Family Charles H. Revson Open Society Institute Jewish Annual Unknown ,105 Private יילר'צ וואר ,624 EU and UN Oxfam ,068 TOTAL 14,685,420 Christian Aid Church Annual General grant

6 Year Amount Gov t Donor Donor Agency Category ,956 Sweden Diakonia Church ,682 Germany CHRISTIAN GENERAL Bread for the World Church ,578 UK Christian Aid Church 3 Quarter/ Annual Project Education for Activity for ,838 Germany EED Church Annual Unknown ,156 Switzerland HEKS EFER Church Annual Unknown ,823 Germany Aktion Hoffnung Church Annual Unknown ,210 Sweden Diakonia Church Annual ,289 Christian Aid Church Annual None ,110 Germany EED Church Annual ,873 Sweden Diakonia Church Annual and legal activity for Arab rights in Israel

7 2012 5,041 Germany Aktion Hoffnung Church Annual Unknown ,596 Holland Kerk in Actie Church Annual Unknown ,068 TOTAL 3,760,220 Christian Aid Church Annual General grant

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