The Wolf Foundation began its activities in 1976, with an initial endowment fund of $10 million donated by the Wolf family. The Foundation’s founders and major donors were Dr. Ricardo Subirana y Lobo Wolf and his wife Francisca. Annual income from investments is used for prizes, scholarships and Foundation operating expenses.
The Foundation has a status of a private not-for-profit organization. Its objectives and prize administration details and procedures are grounded in the “Wolf Foundation Law-1975”. Israel’s State Comptroller oversees all Foundation’s activities. In accordance with the above-mentioned Law, the Minister of Education and Culture acts as Chairman of the Council.
Foundation Trustees, Council and Committee Members, Prize Juries, and Internal Auditor, all perform their duties on a voluntary basis.
THE AIMS OF THE FOUNDATION
The aims of the Foundation, as stated by the Law, are:
1. To award prizes to outstanding scientists and artists--irrespective of nationality, race, color, religion, sex or political views--for achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among peoples;
2. To award scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students, and grants to scientists engaged in research at Israeli institutions of higher education.
TAX EXEMPTION IN ISRAEL
As a charitable not-for-profit organization, the Wolf Foundation is tax-exempt. The Wolf Foundation Law - 1975 states that “a contribution made by any person to the Foundation shall be deducted from his income chargeable with income tax,” and that “a person who has received a prize, scholarship, or grant, from the Foundation, shall be exempt from income tax, or any other tax thereon.”
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Chairman |
ZEEV SCHLEISNER |
Petach Tikva, Israel |
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Deputy Chairman |
BRUNO STERN |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Treasurer |
ZEEV ABELES |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Secretary |
DAVID LINDNER |
London, United Kingdom |
WOLF FOUNDATION COUNCIL
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Chairperson |
Professor YULI TAMIR,
Minister of Education of Israel |
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Members |
Prof. MENAHEM ALEXENBERG,
Ariel University Center of Samaria
Dr. NAIM ARAIDI,
Humanistic Studies, Gordon College, Haifa |
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Prof. ABRAHAM BEN-REUVEN,
School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University |
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Mrs. DINA BERNIKER,
Bar-Ilan University |
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Prof. YEHUDITH BIRK,
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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Prof. ARON DOTAN,
Faculty of Humanities, Tel-Aviv University
Prof. BERTINA FISHER,
Faculty of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Mrs. RAYA JAGLOM,
Hon. Life President, World WIZO, Tel Aviv
Dr..HANNAH KANETY,
Director, Endocrine Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer. |
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Mr. JOSHUA NEEMAN,
Lawyer, Ramat Gan
Dr. ZALMAN SHOVAL,
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Herzlia
Prof. HAVA TABENKIN,
Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Prof. MINA TEICHER,
Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Bar-Ilan University |
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Prof. ARIE VARDI,
Rubin Academy of Music, Tel-Aviv University
Internal Auditing Committee
NECHEMIA MELECH, CPA |
Internal Auditor: JOSEPH FEUCHTWANGER, CPA
Director General: YARON E. GRUDER, CPA
Secretary: ESTI WEITZ | |
