The Jacobs Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust's stated focus is UK-based charities working in education, particularly Holocaust education and combatting anti-semitism, but it also continues to give to other UK-based charities, so an education charity outside those two themes may still be worth a conversation.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 11 grants to organisations fall between £10,000 and £50,000, with a median of £20,000, so a request in that region matches its typical giving, although its largest grant was about £70,000.
- No application process is published, so it makes sense to get in touch through the contact shown before sending a full request.
- Organisations not based in the UK should check the fit with its UK focus first.
Overview
The Jacobs Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 264942).
The Jacobs Charitable Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 264942) that makes charitable donations to various organisations as its trustees consider appropriate for its objectives. The trustees have chosen to focus these donations on UK charities engaged in education, particularly Holocaust education and combatting anti-semitism, while also continuing to give to other UK-based charities. In its most recent year, it made twelve donations to eleven organisations, totalling £289,750.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust makes charitable donations to various organisations as its trustees consider appropriate for the charity's objectives. Its approach follows the charities Lord Jacobs supported in his lifetime. The trustees have chosen to focus donations on UK-based charities engaged in education, particularly Holocaust education and combatting anti-semitism. They also continue to make donations to other UK-based charities while looking for opportunities to support the education sector further. The charity's objects leave the charitable purposes and manner of giving to the trustees' absolute discretion, so this focus sits within a wider ability to support other charitable purposes.
Themes
- Holocaust education
- Combatting anti-semitism
Geographic Focus
UK.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report or its register entry. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees focus donations on UK charities engaged in education, particularly Holocaust education and combatting anti-semitism.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Jacobs Charitable Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size
Median £20,000 (year to 5 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- UK Jewish Film (Charity No 1072914)£69,750year to 5 April 2025
- Prism the Gift Fund (Charity No 1099682)£50,000year to 5 April 2025
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation UK (Charity No 1168735)£40,000year to 5 April 2025
- Salmon Youth Centre (Charity No 278979)£30,000year to 5 April 2025
- Jewish Community Secondary School Trust (Charity No 1107705)£25,000year to 5 April 2025
- BFAMI (Charity No 1171510)£20,000year to 5 April 2025
- The National Holocaust Centre (Charity No 509022)£20,000year to 5 April 2025
- Campaign Against Antisemitism (Charity No 1163790)£10,000year to 5 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £9 | £320,077 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £50,007 | £279,485 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £0 | £32,706 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £1,581,238 | £40,106 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £1,066,915 | £304,723 | £289,750 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— No grants figure for that 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 5 April 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 25 October 2026.
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No credit card required
Contact
- a.hine@taylorwessing.comsource
- C/O TAYLOR WESSING LLP, 5 NEW STREET SQUARE, LONDON, EC4A 3TWsource