Kol Yom Trust

Kol Yom Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1112084).

Kol Yom Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that operates as a donor-advised fund. It exists for the advancement of the Jewish religion and Jewish religious education, and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community throughout the world. It seeks donations from companies and individuals and grants them to charitable institutions at the donors' request, subject to the trustees' discretion. Its annual giving was £5,716,064, of which the annual report itemises 9 grants to organisations, while a further £3,460,529 went in grants it does not itemise.

Priority Areas

Kolyom operates as a donor-advised fund, making grants to charitable institutions at the request of donors and exercising discretion over the purposes it supports. Its stated grant purposes are the advancement of education and relief of poverty in Israel, the United States of America and Europe, as charitable under English law. Grants must be used solely for the specified charitable purposes. Recipients are expected to keep records of expenditure, provide information when reasonably requested and send written updates at least annually. Donors may direct funds to charitable organisations through Kolyom's voucher, email, online portal, campaign portals or a charity's Kolyom donate button. The approach is donor-directed, and Kolyom carries out due diligence on allocations.

Themes

• Education
• Poverty relief

Geographic Focus

Israel; United States of America; Europe.

Donors may request funds to be paid to a charitable organisation or charitable purpose by completing a voucher, emailing Kolyom, using its online portal, using campaign portals, or using a charity's Kolyom donate button. New charities can apply to register through the online form and provide their charity number, trustee and contact details, and bank-account evidence.

What to send:

• Charity registration number; contact details and proof of address for a minimum of 2 trustees; primary contact details; details and a proof of account for the primary and additional accounts; details of the accountant.

What the charity says:

• Kolyom assesses a proposed grant against its objects, determines eligibility and whether or when to make a grant, and carries out due diligence.
• Recipients must keep complete and accurate records, provide requested information about grant expenditure, and send written updates at least annually.