The Sympathetic Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The trust's objects cover education, poverty or financial hardship, the Orthodox Jewish religion, and the physical and mental health of people with medical conditions, and its objects extend around the world, so a project outside these areas is unlikely to fit.
- It accepts applications on a rolling basis, but it publishes no address, email or phone number for applications, so check the annual report for how to make contact before writing.
- Most of its named grants fall between £20,000 and £57,000, with a median of about £32,000, so a request near the middle of that band suits it best; the largest named grant was about £360,000, so this band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Grants are almost always made to institutions, and the named recipients include congregations, a yeshivah and a foundation, but the annual report does not say how competitive the awards are.
Overview
The Sympathetic Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1191919).
The Sympathetic Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that funds projects its trustees consider appropriate to four purposes: promoting the education of people of all ages, the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship, advancing the Orthodox Jewish religion for the benefit of the public, and promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of people with any medical conditions. Its objects extend around the world. It paid £878,084 in total in its most recent annual report.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 28 February 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust funds projects that its trustees consider appropriate to its objects: education for people of all ages, poverty or financial hardship, the Orthodox Jewish religion, and the physical and mental health of people with medical conditions. Its objects extend around the world. It invites applications, and grants may go to institutions or individuals, though they are almost always made to institutions. Its objects specifically permit grants to charities or other organisations providing education and grants or loans to individuals in need or organisations working to relieve poverty. Listed institutional recipients include congregations, a yeshivah and a foundation. The grant list gives no purposes, so the particular uses of these awards are not identified.
Themes
- Education
- Poverty relief
- Orthodox Jewish religion
- Physical and mental health
Geographic Focus
Around the world.
How to apply
The trust invites applications for funding towards projects the trustees consider appropriate to its objects.
The charity does not publish an address, email or phone number to send an application to.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in year to 28 February 2025 by size
Median £32,735 (year to 28 February 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Congregation Shomlou£359,661year to 28 February 2025
- Jeschiwah Etz Chaim£56,519year to 28 February 2025
- Satmar Cheider VZW£48,975year to 28 February 2025
- Magen Avrohom Foundation£44,312year to 28 February 2025
- Simchas Hachaim£40,732year to 28 February 2025
- Congregation Ohev Yisroel of Apta£33,311year to 28 February 2025
- Congregation Ohel Torah£32,159year to 28 February 2025
- Toras Chaim£27,198year to 28 February 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£156k).
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 28 February 2022 | £75,000 | £94,394 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2022 |
| year to 28 February 2023 | £183,000 | £182,395 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2023 |
| year to 29 February 2024 | £1,015,900 | £1,014,529 | £1,006,130 | Accounts for year to 29 February 2024 |
| year to 28 February 2025 | £876,500 | £882,748 | £878,084 | Accounts for year to 28 February 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 2 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 29 February 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 28 February 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 28 February 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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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission