Does Block, Inc. support Israel?

We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Block, Inc.. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.

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Background

Block (formerly Square, the payments company behind Square and Cash App — not to be confused with tax-preparer H&R Block) has no recorded donations, statements, investments or operations supporting Israel. Square's seller services and Cash App are not offered in Israel, and the company has no Israeli offices or R&D center. Its only Israel-adjacent tie is the May 2022 acquisition of GoParrot, a restaurant digital-ordering startup founded by Israeli entrepreneurs, for a reported $50 million — but GoParrot is headquartered in New York with its R&D center in Moldova, not Israel. Block's other notable acquisitions (Dessa of Toronto, the US frontline-messaging app Crew, Afterpay of Australia, TIDAL) have no Israel connection. Block made no public statement after October 7, 2023, has no corporate foundation, and has no political action committee.

Calcalist (CTech) — GoParrot acquisition Square (press release) — GoParrot Square (press release) — Dessa (Toronto)

What we checked

• News & official statements — 2026-07-21
  Searched for Block/Square/Cash App donations, statements or operations tied to Israel, including post-Oct-7 coverage — none found. Acquisition history reviewed for Israeli targets: Dessa (Toronto), Crew (US frontline-messaging app), Afterpay (Australia), TIDAL, and GoParrot — the only Israeli-linked deal, an Israeli-founded but New York-based company with R&D in Moldova (CTech, May 2022).
• Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-21
  No Block, Inc. corporate foundation exists in ProPublica 990 data; all gather-script candidates ('Block By Block' etc.) are unrelated community nonprofits. Jack Dorsey's #startsmall is a personal LLC, not a Block entity.
• SEC filings — 2026-07-21
  Only 2 full-text hits for 'israel' (CIK 1512673), both 2015 supplier-agreement exhibits (EX-10.14/EX-10.17); both files pulled and searched — the sole mention is a Raanana office phone number inside a vendor's international office directory. No Israel operations, investments or donations disclosed.
• Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-21
  Block, Inc. has no political committee in FEC records; the 'BLOCKPAC' (C00188177) that surfaces in searches belongs to H&R Block, an unrelated tax-preparation company.
• Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-21
  No fact-check alleges Block/Square/Cash App support for Israel; boycott-checker sites themselves list Square as having no verified ties to Israel, corroborating the absence of evidence.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-21

• Calcalist (CTech) — GoParrot acquisition calcalistech.com
• Square (press release) — GoParrot squareup.com
• Square (press release) — Dessa (Toronto) squareup.com