Yetev Lev London Jerusalem Trust

Yetev Lev London Jerusalem Trust is a grant-making charity registered in England and Wales since March 2007, dedicated exclusively to supporting educational establishments within the Orthodox Jewish community. Its core mission centers on advancing religious and academic learning in a traditional Orthodox Jewish framework through targeted grants, reflecting values of faith-based education, community alignment, and philanthropic consistency. With no website, public guidelines, or open calls, it operates a highly selective, relationship-based model, channeling all resources—derived from donations and legacies—directly to pre-identified UK-based Orthodox Jewish schools and institutions, without running its own programs.

The Trust funds core operational and general educational costs for established Orthodox Jewish educational bodies, such as schools linked to the Yetev Lev Hasidic network, prioritizing ongoing delivery of faith-integrated curricula over specific projects, capital works, or capacity building.

Eligibility is strictly limited to UK academic institutions serving the Orthodox Jewish community; it does not accept unsolicited applications, support non-Jewish entities, or fund individuals, grassroots groups, or organizations outside the UK. Annual disbursements range from £590,000 to £990,000, distributed as substantial grants (likely tens to low hundreds of thousands per recipient) via ad hoc trustee decisions, with no deadlines, forms, or public processes.

Distinctively opaque and focused, the Trust avoids broader educational or faith funders' transparency, case studies, or competitive rounds, emphasizing private, unwavering support for a niche beneficiary set, making it inaccessible to outsiders but reliable for aligned Orthodox Jewish schools.