Federation Of Synagogues

Registered charity 254951 · since 1968federation.org.uk·Greater London, Manchester·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£4,188
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025
From filed accounts
A small fraction of the prior year (£23,500 in year to 31 December 2024).

Key takeaways

  • The Federation makes institutional grants only to institutions that share its objectives and ethos and contribute to further communal development, so a group outside that Jewish religious and communal purpose is unlikely to fit.
  • Its annual report shows £4,188 awarded in total, so keep any request modest and well costed, since the grant range is not stated.
  • No way to apply is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so a short written enquiry that explains how your work matches its remit is a sensible first step, though nothing published says how it responds to enquiries.
  • Its registered area of operation lists Manchester City and throughout London, but no geographic focus is stated, so do not assume it is limited to those places.
  • Little is published about timing or how competitive grants are, so do not count on this funder as a regular source of income.

Overview

Federation Of Synagogues is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 254951).

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Federation makes institutional grants to institutions that share its objectives and ethos and contribute to further communal development. Its remit is to establish and maintain Jewish places of worship, community and educational centres; provide services of Dayanim, Rabbis and other religious officiants; and support institutions and activities for Jewish religious, educational, cultural and social purposes. It also provides and maintains cemeteries and funeral services for Jews. The Federation serves and represents members of the Orthodox Jewish community, providing places of worship, educational facilities, orthodox burial and religious services as part of this wider communal role.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Institutional grants are made to institutions that share the charity's objectives and ethos and contribute to further communal development.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

  • Manchester
  • Greater London

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2021£4,586,374£4,390,806—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£4,675,933£4,570,398—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£5,076,254£5,055,287—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£5,553,362£5,272,199£23,500Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025£5,596,589£5,535,376£4,188Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024
£23,500 grants
YE 2025
£4,188 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for those years.

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

  • Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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