The Liberal Jewish Synagogue

Registered charity 1159292 · since 2014ljs.org·Israel, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The funder's own work is advancing Liberal Judaism through worship, religious education and a communal centre, and it gives over £100,000 a year to the Liberal Judaism movement.
Its published route for outside charities is the Yom Kippur Appeal, which chooses three charities from applications: one UK non-Jewish, one UK Jewish and one Israeli.
That is a narrow route with three places, so it suits an organisation whose work falls into one of those categories.
No typical grant size or range is given, so any request should be modest and framed around the appeal.
Applications are shown as rolling, but the appeal is annual, so contact the funder about timing before you prepare an application.

Overview

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1159292).

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue is a charity that advances Liberal Judaism through public worship, religious services and religious education, and it also acts as a centre for communal life. Its stated purpose is to sustain the Jewish people's sacred task and build a just and compassionate world. It makes an annual grant contribution of over £100,000 to support the Liberal Judaism movement, and each year it also gives to UJIA and asks its Members and Friends to support three charities through its Yom Kippur Appeal.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The LJS advances Liberal Judaism by maintaining public worship, conducting religious services and providing religious education for children and adults. It also serves as a centre for communal activities, welcoming members and the wider community. Its stated purpose is to sustain the Jewish people's sacred task and build a just and compassionate world through responsibility to Jewish people and neighbours of other faiths, cultures and ethnicities. Alongside its own religious and educational work, it provides financial support to the Liberal Judaism movement and Leo Baeck College. Its annual Yom Kippur Appeal selects charities from applications: one UK non-Jewish charity, one UK Jewish charity and one Israeli charity.

Geographic Focus

UK; Israel.

How to apply

For its annual Yom Kippur Appeal, the LJS chooses three charities from applications: one UK non-Jewish charity, one UK Jewish charity and one Israeli charity.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Israel
United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Liberal Jewish Synagogue.

College for Higher Rabbinical StudiesNo public processGave £3.4M Friends of Bnei AkivaNo public processGave £226k Nes FoundationNo public processGave £292k LehachzikomNo public processGave £15.3M Ponevez Institutions Bnei-Braq IsraelNo public processGave £345k Tomchei Torah VuchesedRollingGave £212k Kahal Toldos Avrohom YitzchokRollingGave £148k Ahavat Yisroel UKRollingGave £1.5M The Aaron Lazer and Tzirel Goorvitch Memorial TrustNo public processGave £40,213 The Isaac and Freda Frankel Memorial Charitable TrustNo public processGave £95,577

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£2,097,360	£1,842,689	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,004,913	£1,867,187	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,042,883	£2,093,472	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£2,364,853	£2,378,007	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£1,896,627	£2,344,407	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

— 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.