Joseph Levy Foundation

Who they support

Previous grantees include Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund, England and Wales Blind Golf, SweetTree Farming For All and Target Ovarian Cancer

The average annual spending of grantees has been £5 million
The average age of charities supported has been years.

Grant criteria

Due to current commitments, the Foundation is no longer able to accept unsolicited applications. If there is a change to this policy it will be announced on the website.

Grant details

JLF's trustees are developing a new grantmaking strategy for the Foundation. We will publish details of our new strategy on this page in the coming months. From April 2021 to March 2022 we concentrated our funding and resources on the two main areas shown below. Youth Disadvantage Joseph Levy passionately believed in the potential of all young people, some of whom face particular challenges due to ill-health, poverty or disability. Who we aimed to support: Children and young people aged 16 to 25 who are experiencing loss and disadvantage as a result of the pandemic and its effects (e.g. on opportunities, education, etc) in the UK and Israel. We targeted young people who are experiencing the greatest negative impact. What we funded: Services and activities of a practical kind (e.g. mentoring, sport, etc) that support young people’s mental health and wellbeing and provide opportunities for them to fulfil their potential – e.g. in relation to employment and education and during periods of transition. How we funded: We used a proactive approach to identify organisations that we would like to support. We awarded grants of £30,000 as core funding. Because of the uncertainties created by the pandemic, the grants were for one year only, although in some cases there is the possibility of the funding relationship being extended beyond the end of the first year. Recent grants: you can find details of the recent grants we have awarded by clicking here. Cystic Fibrosis The Cystic Fibrosis Trust was formed in 1964 with Joseph Levy’s help and support. He served as Chairman for 20 years and the charity’s success was ensured by his dedication. We continue to support two CF charities – specifically: Cystic Fibrosis Trust Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund Until March 2022 we also administered the Joseph Levy Education Fund on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. From April 2022 the administration of the Education Fund transferred to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and JLF awarded the Trust an additional grant to cover its costs to administer the Fund for 3 years. For the three-year period April 2018 to March 2021 JLF’s main focus was on supporting projects working with children and young people on the autism spectrum and their families in the UK and Israel. Details of those grants can be found here.

www.jlf.org.uk

info@jlf.org.uk

02076161200

Joseph Levy Foundation
1 Bell Street
London
NW1 5BY

Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1165225

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Analysis of Grants Made

In this period 104 donations have been made totalling £4,970,077 to 74 organisations

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Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)

Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?

	By Value	By Number
Garfield Weston Foundation	23%	36%
BBC Children in Need	21%	26%
The National Lottery Community Fund	20%	49%
Quartet Community Foundation	13%	7%
City Bridge Trust	11%	30%
Masonic Charitable Foundation	9%	19%
Co-operative Group	8%	23%
The Henry Smith Charity	7%	18%
Pears Foundation	6%	11%
DCMS	6%	16%

Sole supporter: 26% by number, 72% by value.

Individual Grants Made

When	Amount	Annual Spending	Grantee	To be used for
26/01/2024	£1,000	£2,184,003	CHANGING FACES	To contribute to the charity's work in supporting people with a visible difference
12/01/2024	£5,000		RESONATE ARTS	To fund arts activity classes for people with dementia and their carers
12/01/2024	£5,000		INNOVATIONS IN DEMENTIA	To fund the publishing of a book Knowledge is Power for people with a recent dementia diagnosis
12/01/2024	£10,000		THE DISABILITY FOUNDATION	To support a new service providing massage therapy for family carers
12/01/2024	£10,000	£454,983	SHELTER FROM THE STORM	To support the charity's work providing emergency accommodation for homeless people
12/01/2024	£5,000	£433,923	BRIGHTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB	To support the charity's work in promoting community engagement and fitness through table tennis
12/01/2024	£10,000	£103,559	PSDS	To contribute to the costs of providing a new centre of excellence for children and young people with Downs Syndrome
12/01/2024	£19,233	£1,295,738	BLOOMSBURY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	To contribut to the charity's futsal programme
03/11/2023	£10,000	£21,074,980	COMMUNITY SECURITY TRUST	To support the charity's work in keeping the Jewish community safe at a time of heightened tensions
03/11/2023	£8,000	£235,473	YES OUTDOORS	To support the charity's homework club and mentoring project
03/11/2023	£5,000		CENTREPOINT	To support the charity's work in supporting young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
03/11/2023	£20,250	£2,648,457	RESOURCES FOR AUTISM	To contribut to the costs of the play therapy service in the West Midlands
01/08/2023	£10,000	£2,782,652	NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE	To support the organisation's work with young people who are or who are at risk of homelessness
01/08/2023	£5,000	£1,138,628	KEY4LIFE	To support the organization's work with young offenders and young people at risk of offending
28/04/2023	£2,500	£128,766	THORNHILL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION	To contribute to the organization's work to support pupils in their learning and extra curricula activities
28/04/2023	£5,000	£8,098,518	LONDON YOUTH-WOODROW HIGH HOUSE	To make a contribution the refurbishment of Woodrow High House outdoor learning centre.
13/01/2023	£7,500	£1,245,725	STRIPEY STORK	To support the organization's work to support new parents on low incomes
13/01/2023	£10,000	£1,295,738	BLOOMSBURY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	To support the organization's work to encourage disadvantaged young people to play football
13/01/2023	£10,000	£603,457	VENTURE ARTS	To contribut to the costs of running an art club for neuro-diverse and learning disabled young artists
13/01/2023	£38,000	£15,968,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To support people with CF who need additional financial support due cost of living pressures
13/01/2023	£5,000	£1,327,221	FOOD BANK AID	To enable Food Bank Aid in supporting food banks across London and surrounding counties
13/01/2023	£2,000		BEIT URI	To support an arts organization in Israel working with young people with learning difficulties
13/01/2023	£15,000		DEMENTIA PUBLISHING LIMITED	To support this community benefit society with the costs of publishing a specialist dementia publication
31/03/2022	£60,000	£19,239,000	AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM	Match funding contribution to programme offering expert advice relating to the education, health and wellbeing of autistic children, young people, and their families.
24/03/2022	£3,030,000		LEVY2	Unrestricted funding - general charitable purposes
11/01/2022	£5,000	£463,236	VENTURE ARTS	To fund one art facilitator to deliver two 6 hour sessions a week for 17 weeks for young people with learning disabilities aged between 8 and 25
11/01/2022	£1,500	£21,074,980	COMMUNITY SECURITY TRUST	To support the organisation's work to protect Britain's Jewish community
11/01/2022	£105,533	£15,968,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To support young people with CF's additional costs of study post 16
11/01/2022	£80,038	£15,968,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To enable people with CF and their families to have a short break
02/11/2021	£3,000	£112,875	CHALLENGE WALES	To fund bursaries for autistic young people and young people with Cystic Fibrosis to participate in challenge events at sea
02/11/2021	£39,876	£13,905,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To fund the administration costs of a small grants programme which assists adults with cystic fibrosis with the additional costs of pursuing higher education or vocational training
20/09/2021	£30,000	£250,265	IN2OUT	To support the organisation's work to bring positive change into the lives of young people, aged 15-21, leaving custody
20/09/2021	£30,000	£1,109,384	THE CHANGE FOUNDATION	To support the organisation's work that uses sport to change the lives of marginalised young people
20/09/2021	£30,000	£290,154	TRANSITIONS UK	To support the organisation's work with vulnerable young people aged 14 – 25 years who are experiencing personal disadvantage
20/09/2021	£30,000	£753,877	SPORT 4 LIFE UK	To support the organisation to help young people (aged 11 to 29) move into sustained education, training and work through sports-themed personal development
20/07/2021	£10,000		ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTRE	To support the organisation’s work to provide companion dogs for autistic children in Israel (grant paid via the British Friends of Israel Guide Dog Centre).
20/07/2021	£100,000	£106,612	CYSTIC FIBROSIS HOLIDAY FUND	Core contribution to support the organisation’s work to provide holidays, short breaks and other support to families with one or more children who has CF
05/07/2021	£20,000	£1,650,644	GESHER SCHOOL	Contribution to fundraising appeal to develop and open a secondary school in London for children with special educational needs
08/02/2021	£7,500	£342,202	BRIGHTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB	Core funding contribution to support community integration in Brighton
08/02/2021	£10,000	£120,110	AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Covid-19: support for 40 BAME young people and their families in North London
08/02/2021	£6,600	£138,671	BRIGHT CENTRES	Covid-19: mentor and counsellor for disadvantaged young people in South East London
08/02/2021	£10,000	£65,696	FEAST WITH US	Covid-19: staff costs to support the distribution of food to homeless and vulnerable people across London
08/02/2021	£5,000		VOICEBOX THEATRE CIC	Contribution to the organisation’s work to deliver workshops in schools and other charitable settings - using drama to help young males to engage with the stigmas surrounding masculinity
08/02/2021	£2,500	£229,786	SPORT IN MIND	Core funding contribution to assist the organisation which uses sport and exercise to promote mental well-being and enrich the lives of people experiencing mental health problem
08/02/2021	£10,000	£1,373,513	GRIEF ENCOUNTER	Core funding contribution to assist the organisation to provide bereavement support to children and families
08/02/2021	£10,000	£4,492,056	RAYS OF SUNSHINE	Activities to improve the mental health and wellbeing of seriously ill young people receiving long-term treatment in hospital during the Covid-19 crisis
15/12/2020	£9,980	£177,615	PEER POWER YOUTH	Covid-19: to fund 2 Peer Engagement Workers and support costs for the period January to June 2021
15/12/2020	£6,800	£403,664	TEAM-UP FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY LIMITED	Covid-19: the cost of purchasing 5 laptops, Salesforce integration and 3 months access to the Vedamo virtual classroom platform
09/11/2020	£30,000	£2,449,690	RESOURCES FOR AUTISM	Covid-19: core funding contribution to support the charity's work with autistic people, their families and carers
09/11/2020	£30,000	£19,239,000	AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM	Covid-19: core funding contribution to support the charity's work with autistic people, their families and carers
09/11/2020	£40,000	£714,926	AUTISM NI (PAPA)	Covid-19: core funding contribution to support the charity's work with autistic people, their families and carers
09/11/2020	£5,000	£3,161,680	NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S HOSPICE	Core funding contribution to support this charity which provides care and support for seriously unwell children and their families
09/11/2020	£10,000	£332,429	CYSTIC FIBROSIS HOLIDAY FUND	Core contribution to support the organisation’s work to provide holidays, short breaks and other support to families with one or more children who has CF
09/11/2020	£221,196		HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM	To fund the dissemination of a community-implemented, parent-mediated, group intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders and disruptive behaviours in Israel
09/11/2020	£3,000	£7,080,387	WORLD JEWISH RELIEF	Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help
02/10/2020	£5,000	£270,696	KINETIC FOUNDATION	Covid-19: core funding contribution to assist the organisation to continue to provide sports-based engagement activities for disadvantaged young people aged 16-18 during 2020/21.
02/10/2020	£5,000	£178,149	MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK	Covid-19: core funding contribution to assist the organisation to provide support to refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrant groups in Greater Manchester during 2020/21
02/10/2020	£10,000	£200,479	NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED	Covid-19: 6 months' funding for Development Manager post to help the organisation seek funds and continue to adapt its services for young people in East London
02/10/2020	£10,000	£200,479	NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED	Covid-19: 6 months' funding for Development Manager post to help the organisation seek funds and continue to adapt its services for young people in East London
02/10/2020	£9,920	£127,993	CARAMEL ROCK	Covid-19: face mask production as employment skills training: BME-led organisation
07/08/2020	£7,600	£108,110	NW7 HUB	Covid-19: staff and equipment costs to extend food bank service and re-open onsite services
07/08/2020	£7,600	£108,110	NW7 HUB	Covid-19: staff and equipment costs to extend food bank service and re-open onsite services
27/07/2020	£10,000		WE RISE	Covid-19: staff and associated costs for a 6-month mentoring programme for 30 disadvantaged young people aged 16-18.
27/07/2020	£10,000	£270,696	KINETIC FOUNDATION	Covid-19: staff and associated costs for a summer football programme in July and August 2020 for 280 young people aged 15-19 in Croydon and Haringey
20/07/2020	£105,000	£332,429	CYSTIC FIBROSIS HOLIDAY FUND	Core contribution to support the organisation’s work to provide holidays, short breaks and other support to families with one or more children who has CF
03/07/2020	£8,628	£594,626	THE GIRLS' NETWORK	Covid-19: salary costs for online mentoring for girls aged 14-19 from the least advantaged communities
03/07/2020	£5,000	£178,149	MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK	Covid-19: IT equipment and emergency food and essentials for destitute asylum seekers and refugees
03/07/2020	£9,429	£103,068,000	NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY	Covid-19: salary costs for Helpline advisor for autistic people, their families and carers
03/07/2020	£8,628	£594,626	THE GIRLS' NETWORK	Covid-19: salary costs for online mentoring for girls aged 14-19 from the least advantaged communities
03/07/2020	£5,000		MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK	Covid-19: IT equipment and emergency food and essentials for destitute asylum seekers and refugees
03/07/2020	£9,429		NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY	Covid-19: salary costs for Helpline advisor for autistic people, their families and carers
22/06/2020	£10,000		CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION OF ISRAEL	Covid-19: staff and equipment costs to provide exercise and fitness training for people with cystic fibrosis
19/06/2020	£2,452	£1,222,666	ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY	Covid-19: contribution to cost of Paediatric Haematology Nurse (sickle cell disease) at St George's Hospital, London
19/06/2020	£9,866	£433,182	DEAFINITELY THEATRE	Covid-19: contribution to salary of 2 members of staff plus cost of IT and video equipment
12/06/2020	£5,000	£127,993	CARAMEL ROCK	Covid-19: face mask production as employment skills training: BME-led organisation
12/06/2020	£947	£42,099	1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP	Covid-19: Wifi and laptop for scout hut
01/06/2020	£10,000	£1,260,901	DISABILITY RIGHTS UK	Covid-19: contribution to the cost of producing advice and information for disabled people and advice organisations associated with the impact of Covid-19/Coronavirus: Organisation led by disabled people.
01/06/2020	£9,315	£200,479	NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED	Covid-19: to purchase equipment and contribute to staff costs to help shift services to young people online
01/06/2020	£10,000	£8,839,830	DEMENTIA UK	Covid-19: contribution to Admiral Nurse dementia helpline appeal
20/04/2020	£20,000	£2,449,690	RESOURCES FOR AUTISM	Covid-19: core funding contribution to assist the organisation to adapt the currently funded Autism project to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
20/04/2020	£5,575		HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM	Covid-19: to adapt the currently funded Autism project to respond to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
13/01/2020	£20,000	£8,021,604	MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE	Contribution to the cost of resurfacing all weather football pitch
13/01/2020	£5,000	£332,429	CYSTIC FIBROSIS HOLIDAY FUND	Core contribution to support the organisation’s work to provide holidays and breaks to families with one or more children who has CF
13/01/2020	£2,500	£5,427,092	YOUNG MINDS TRUST	Core contribution to support the organisation’s work on child and adolescent mental health
13/01/2020	£2,500	£79,109	SYRIAN HARDSHIP FUND	Contribution to a hardship fund for Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in West Sussex. (grant paid via Refugee Radio)
13/01/2020	£2,000	£737,903	INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH	To support work in researching the state of the contemporary Jewish communities in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
13/01/2020	£500	£986,137	WINCHESTER PROJECT	To support work with young people in Camden to help them succeed regardless of their circumstances
13/01/2020	£500	£6,211,804	WIGMORE HALL TRUST	To support the organisation which maintains and administers the Wigmore Hall and overseas its arts programme
13/01/2020	£1,000	£3,268,663	THE MOVEMENT FOR REFORM JUDAISM	To support the national umbrella organisation of 41 autonomous synagogue communities and promotes Reform values and practices in the wider world
13/01/2020	£1,000	£7,080,387	WORLD JEWISH RELIEF	Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help
13/01/2020	£500	£1,673,529	THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED	Core contribution to assist the organisation to support young adults with learning disabilities and/or difficulties to help them into employment or further education
13/01/2020	£1,000	£55,086,000	THE HOSPITAL OF SAINT JOHN AND ELIZABETH	Core contribution to assist the organisation to provide palliative care at St John's Hospice
13/01/2020	£1,000	£6,223,750	MAGEN DAVID ADOM UK	Core contribution to assist the organisation to provide Israel’s only national medical emergency, disaster, ambulance and blood service
13/01/2020	£1,000	£7,953,678	LANGDON FOUNDATION	Core contribution to assist the organisation to support Jewish people with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives by providing places to live and assisting supporting them to find and secure work, and socialise as a community
13/01/2020	£500	£850,000	LIFELITES	Core contribution to assist the organisation which donates specialist assistive technology packages to life-limited and disabled children in hospices
13/01/2020	£1,000	£3,483,997	CHAI LIFELINE CANCER CARE	Core contribution to assist the organisation which provides services to members of the Jewish community affected by cancer - patients, their families and friends
13/01/2020	£10,000		ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTRE	Contribution to support the organisation’s work to provide companion dogs for autistic children in Israel. (grant paid via the British Friends of Israel Guide Dog Centre)
13/01/2020	£7,500		VOICEBOX THEATRE CIC	Contribution to the organisation’s work to deliver workshops in schools and other charitable settings - using drama to help young males to engage with the stigmas surrounding masculinity
13/01/2020	£75,000	£16,500,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To contribute to the Trust's grants programme which assists adults with cystic fibrosis with the additional costs of pursuing higher education or vocational training
13/01/2020	£90,000	£16,500,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To contribute to the Trust's welfare grants fund to support people with cystic fibrosis and their families
04/11/2019	£184,182	£3,161,680	NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S HOSPICE	To fund 2 children's palliative care Specialist Carer posts over 3 years
08/07/2019	£11,000	£19,477	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To contribute to the Trust's grants programme which assists adults with cystic fibrosis with the additional costs of pursuing higher education or vocational training
29/04/2019	£25,000	£16,500,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST	To contribute to the Trust's welfare grants fund to support people with cystic fibrosis and their families
29/04/2019	£7,000	£142,024	ENGLAND AND WALES BLIND GOLF	To contribute one third of the cost of a marketing and communications consultancy to assist the charity to diversity in funding and increase its membership

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Cumulative Grants

Amount	Grantee
£3,030,000	LEVY2 -
£453,447	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST -
£226,771	HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM -
£220,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS HOLIDAY FUND -
£189,182	NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S HOSPICE -
£90,000	AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM -
£70,250	RESOURCES FOR AUTISM -
£40,000	AUTISM NI (PAPA) -
£30,000	TRANSITIONS UK -
£30,000	THE CHANGE FOUNDATION -
£30,000	SPORT 4 LIFE UK -
£30,000	IN2OUT -
£29,315	NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED -
£29,233	BLOOMSBURY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION -
£20,000	MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE -
£20,000	ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTRE -
£20,000	GESHER SCHOOL -
£18,858	NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY -
£17,256	THE GIRLS' NETWORK -
£15,200	NW7 HUB -
£15,000	VENTURE ARTS -
£15,000	MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK -
£15,000	KINETIC FOUNDATION -
£15,000	DEMENTIA PUBLISHING LIMITED -
£14,920	CARAMEL ROCK -
£12,500	VOICEBOX THEATRE CIC -
£12,500	BRIGHTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB -
£11,500	COMMUNITY SECURITY TRUST -
£11,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST -
£10,000	WE RISE -
£10,000	THE DISABILITY FOUNDATION -
£10,000	SHELTER FROM THE STORM -
£10,000	RAYS OF SUNSHINE -
£10,000	PSDS -
£10,000	NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE -
£10,000	GRIEF ENCOUNTER -
£10,000	FEAST WITH US -
£10,000	DISABILITY RIGHTS UK -
£10,000	DEMENTIA UK -
£10,000	CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION OF ISRAEL -
£10,000	AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL -
£9,980	PEER POWER YOUTH -
£9,866	DEAFINITELY THEATRE -
£8,000	YES OUTDOORS -
£7,500	STRIPEY STORK -
£7,000	ENGLAND AND WALES BLIND GOLF -
£6,800	TEAM-UP FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY LIMITED -
£6,600	BRIGHT CENTRES -
£5,000	RESONATE ARTS -
£5,000	LONDON YOUTH-WOODROW HIGH HOUSE -
£5,000	KEY4LIFE -
£5,000	INNOVATIONS IN DEMENTIA -
£5,000	FOOD BANK AID -
£5,000	CENTREPOINT -
£4,000	WORLD JEWISH RELIEF -
£3,000	CHALLENGE WALES -
£2,500	YOUNG MINDS TRUST -
£2,500	THORNHILL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION -
£2,500	SYRIAN HARDSHIP FUND -
£2,500	SPORT IN MIND -
£2,452	ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY -
£2,000	INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH -
£2,000	BEIT URI -
£1,000	THE MOVEMENT FOR REFORM JUDAISM -
£1,000	THE HOSPITAL OF SAINT JOHN AND ELIZABETH -
£1,000	MAGEN DAVID ADOM UK -
£1,000	LANGDON FOUNDATION -
£1,000	CHANGING FACES -
£1,000	CHAI LIFELINE CANCER CARE -
£947	1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP -
£500	WINCHESTER PROJECT -
£500	WIGMORE HALL TRUST -
£500	THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED -
£500	LIFELITES -