Does Nike, Inc. support Israel?

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

Filed under: Fashion & apparel brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

No corporate donations, public statements, or other support for Israel are on record for Nike. A week after the October 7, 2023 attack, CEO John Donahoe sent an internal company-wide email mourning the "horrific attacks in Israel" and the tragic loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives — a neutral internal message, not a public pro-Israel statement; Bloomberg reported some Jewish employees were disappointed it did not name Hamas, and that a company-arranged fundraiser was designated for organizations in Gaza. In October 2021 Nike notified independent Israeli retailers it would stop supplying them from May 31, 2022, as part of its global shift to direct-to-consumer sales — a business decision, not a boycott; Nike products remained available in Israel through Nike-branded stores and digital channels. A viral March 2024 video claiming Nike designed pro-Israel Star-of-David sneakers was debunked: the customized shoes were not made by Nike.

Jerusalem Post The Forward Check Your Fact Crain's New York Business (AP)

What we checked

• News & official statements — 2026-07-20
  Searched Nike + Israel donations, statements, and support before and after October 7, 2023; no corporate donations or public statements found — only an internal CEO email mourning both Israeli and Palestinian lives, and the 2021 business decision to stop supplying independent Israeli retailers from May 2022.
• Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-20
  Nike Foundation (EIN 93-1159948, Beaverton OR) filings reviewed via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (FY2024-FY2025 990-PFs); its grantmaking has historically gone to adolescent-girls development programs (Girl Effect); no Israel-linked grantees identified.
• SEC filings — 2026-07-20
  66 full-text 'israel' hits reviewed: chiefly EX-21 subsidiary lists (Nike Israel Ltd., a local sales subsidiary listed through 2019) and routine filings; no donations, contracts, or investments supporting Israel.
• Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-20
  Nike Federal PAC (C00142786) exists; Schedule B recipient-name search for 'israel' returns zero disbursements; no contributions to pro-Israel political committees found.
• Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-20
  Check Your Fact (2024-03-08) debunked the viral 'pro-Israel Nike sneakers' claim; the Forward (2022) confirmed the Israeli retail pullback was a distribution strategy, not a boycott; Nike is not an official BDS-movement target.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-20

• Jerusalem Post jpost.com
• The Forward forward.com
• Check Your Fact checkyourfact.com
• Crain's New York Business (AP) crainsnewyork.com