Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift)
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This funder is a good fit if your work advances Jewish religious life, serves the wider Jewish community, or supports Jewish arts and culture, because trustees judge each project against those objectives.
- About 8 in 10 of its 96 grants to organisations fall between £1,500 and £8,000, with a median of £3,000, so a request in that typical range is realistic.
- The largest grant was £16,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The Trust accepts applications on a rolling basis, but it publishes no address, email or phone number for sending one, so check the annual report for how to make contact before you write.
Overview
Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1069246).
The Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to advance the Jewish religion by strengthening the continuity of normative Judaism, and to promote projects in Israel and elsewhere that are charitable under English law and benefit the wider Jewish community. It has also provided financial support for Jewish arts and cultural projects, including theatre productions. The annual report records £329,866 paid in its most recent reported year.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 31 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust advances the Jewish religion by strengthening the continuity of normative Judaism and promotes charitable projects in Israel and elsewhere that benefit the wider Jewish community. It considers project-funding applications from any non-profit-making organisation when trustees judge the project to further its charitable objectives. Its direct help is described as supporting established charities in Israel, Europe and the USA serving Jews in need and helping them develop their faith and wellbeing. It also provides financial support for Jewish arts and cultural projects, including theatre productions. Its reported grants have gone to charities in the UK and Israel.
Themes
- Jewish religious continuity
- Wider Jewish community
- Jewish arts and culture
Geographic Focus
Priority: UK; Israel; Europe; USA.
How to apply
Non-profit-making organisations may apply for project funding. The trustees consider whether projects further the Trust's charitable objectives.
Who can apply:
- Any non-profit making organisation
The charity does not publish an address, email or phone number to send an application to.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Europe
- Israel
- United Kingdom
- United States
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 96 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £3,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Jewish Care£16,000year to 31 March 2025
- Improbable Theatre and Rachel Grunwald£14,060year to 31 March 2025
- The Movement for Reform Judaism£13,500year to 31 March 2025
- Jewish Music Institute£11,500year to 31 March 2025
- Mitzvah Day UK£11,000year to 31 March 2025
- Hoxton Hall£10,000year to 31 March 2025
- Jewish Women's Aid£9,000year to 31 March 2025
- Eco Judaism£8,500year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £110,208 | £468,276 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £152,599 | £557,291 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £113,426 | £433,919 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £156,610 | £447,020 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £145,857 | £534,745 | £329,866 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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
- Annual report (year to 31 March 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 31 October 2026.
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