BEST (Benzi Dunner Schools Trust)
At a glance
Key takeaways
- BEST's stated priority is NW London, and its objects centre on Torah education, Orthodox Judaism and relief of poverty among Jewish people, so a Jewish school or community organisation in that area is the clearest fit.
- Organisations whose objectives do not accord with the trust's objects should not apply.
- Typical grants fall between £5,500 and £20,000 (about 8 in 10 of its 61 named grants), with a median of £10,000, though its largest was about £96,000, so a modest request near the middle of that band is a reasonable starting point.
- No application process is published, so the first step is to use the contact shown for getting in touch and ask how to proceed.
- Restricted grants follow donors' wishes only after checks that the recipient's objectives are charitable and aligned with the trust's objects, so set out clearly how your work connects to those objects.
Overview
BEST (Benzi Dunner Schools Trust) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1121439).
BEST (Benzi Dunner Schools Trust) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, founded in enduring memory of its founder to benefit local Jewish schools in the NW London region. Its purposes are to help establish, support and maintain Torah education institutions, promote Orthodox Judaism, relieve poverty among persons of the Jewish faith, and further connected charitable purposes. It says it proudly supports close to 30 schools in NW London and has distributed over £2million to their participating schools. It paid £1,046,157 in its latest reported year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
BEST (Benzi Dunner Schools Trust) supports local Jewish schools in NW London and promotes unity within the community. Its website says funds raised are distributed equally among all the BEST schools and describes its work as facilitating charitable giving efficiently, with minimal costs. The annual report says it makes grants to charitable institutions and organisations whose objectives accord with the trust’s objects; restricted grants follow donors’ wishes after checks that recipients’ objectives are charitable and aligned with those objects. Those objects include establishing and maintaining Torah education institutions, advancing Orthodox Judaism, relieving poverty among Jewish people and other charitable purposes connected to those aims. Its giving is therefore centred on Jewish education and related community needs, while the trust’s objects allow connected charitable purposes.
Themes
- Torah education
- Orthodox Judaism
- Jewish poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: NW London.
What they don't fund
- Grants are made to charitable institutions and organisations which accord with the objects of the charity
- On the restricted fund, grants are made in accordance with the wishes of the donor once sufficient checks are undertaken to ensure the recipient's objectives are both charitable and in line with the objectives of the charity
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- For restricted-fund grants, the trustees follow donors’ wishes after checking that the recipient’s objectives are charitable and aligned with the trust’s objects.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to BEST (Benzi Dunner Schools Trust).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 61 grants in year to 31 August 2025 by size
Median £10,000 (year to 31 August 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Amud Hatzdokoh Trust£96,111year to 31 August 2025
- WST Charity Ltd£40,324year to 31 August 2025
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust£26,784year to 31 August 2025
- Torah Vodaas Ltd£25,263year to 31 August 2025
- Toirem£20,733year to 31 August 2025
- Beis Chinuch Primary School Ltd£20,000year to 31 August 2025
- The Menorah Primary School£20,000year to 31 August 2025
- Tiferes High School Ltd£20,000year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£270k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £499,073 | £676,077 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £989,348 | £827,383 | £789,233 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £1,066,282 | £1,004,015 | £962,003 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £1,099,276 | £947,549 | £901,940 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £1,097,697 | £1,100,441 | £1,046,157 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- togetherworksbest.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- togetherworksbest.org · read on 30 October 2026
- togetherworksbest.org/schools · read on 30 October 2026
- togetherworksbest.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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