A Strategic Focus on the Negev

The Mack Ness Fund was established in 2005 by a significant bequest from the estate of Mack Ness, a recluse vegetable farmer from Somerset County, NJ. To fulfill Mr. Ness’ desire to help the people of Israel, the mission of the Mack Ness Fund is to nurture economic development in the Negev region of Israel, with a special focus on increasing the region’s population and promoting economic growth.