The Adelson Foundation is an American

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founded by

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. The organization is based in

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Background

The foundation is divided into two branches, including the Adelson Family Foundation, which was established in 2007, and the Adelson Medical Research Foundation. The former works to strengthen the

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and the

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, while the latter focuses on healthcare. Noteworthy donations of the organization include: $50 million to the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G.

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, another $67 million in total was donated to their Medical Research Foundation, and $33 million to the

Birthright Israel Taglit-Birthright Israel ( he, תגלית), also known as Birthright Israel or simply Birthright, is a not-for-profit educational organization that sponsors free ten-day heritage trips to Israel, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights for young adult ...

Foundation, and $13 million toward paying for the promotional trips to Israel, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights that the nonprofit organizes for young Jewish people. In addition, the couple have pledged $3 million to Hebrew SeniorLife for housing facilities and a program to bring together older people and elementary-school students for education programs; $2 million to Gateways: Access to Jewish Education for programs for children with special needs; and $1 million to the Chelsea Jewish Foundation for specialized housing for patients with

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and multiple sclerosis. Those pledges will be paid over five years, and since 2007, the Adelson Family Foundation has made contributions totalling $140 million to Birthright Israel, which finances Jewish youth trips to Israel. The Adelson Foundation gives $200 million annually to Jewish and Israeli causes, the largest by far of any existing private foundation with that aim. The foundation funds the

Maccabee Task Force The Maccabee Task Force (MTF) is a fundraising group oriented against Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), funded largely by Sheldon Adelson as of 2017. History MTF was founded in 2015. Sheldon Adelson expressed interest in formatio ...

, which claims to combat alleged antisemitism on college and university campuses in the United States.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.adelsonfoundation.org/ Medical and health foundations in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles