Eastwood Provincial Estates Limited

Eastwood Provincial Estates Limited is a registered charitable company established in 2007, dedicated exclusively to advancing the Orthodox Jewish faith and supporting Orthodox Jewish religious education in North East England. Emerging from a 2015 fund transfer from Eastwood Estates, it upholds a singular mission rooted in traditional Jewish values, rabbinical leadership—evidenced by trustees including Rabbis Alexander Hammond and Samuel Wolf—and long-term commitment to sustaining spiritual and communal life through targeted grant-making. Its distinctive approach prioritizes local Orthodox Jewish institutions, fostering Torah study, religious observance, and community infrastructure in a highly specialized, non-generalist manner.

The funder supports synagogues, schools, and community centres aligned with Orthodox teachings, funding core costs, educational programmes, and capital developments for religious facilities. Grants enable traditional institutions central to Jewish life, with no emphasis on projects, seed funding, or unrestricted support, focusing instead on modest, sustained awards to embedded communal organizations.

Eligibility is tightly restricted to UK-registered organizations—not individuals—operating strictly within Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Sunderland, with a preference for small to medium Orthodox Jewish entities demonstrating mission alignment. It does not accept unsolicited applications; funding decisions are made adhoc by trustees on a non-public timetable, with no deadlines, forms, or open processes.

Annual expenditure totals £300,000–£370,000, with typical grants ranging up to £50,000. Distinctively, Eastwood stands apart in the Jewish philanthropic landscape for its intense focus on Orthodox causes in this precise locale, excluding non-Orthodox, multi-faith, or external activities, making it ideal only for deeply aligned North East institutions.