The Chesed Charitable Trust collects funds and distributes them to organisations set up to further orthodox Jewish education and religion — so that every gift becomes support where it is needed most.
Est. 1961 · a charity of long standingSalford · EnglandReg. 283671 · England & Wales
Our Mission
To collect funds and distribute them to organisations which are set up to further orthodox Jewish education and religion.
That is the trust's registered purpose, and it has not changed since 1961. Everything we do serves this single mission: gathering the generosity of our supporters and passing it on — carefully, faithfully and in full — to the organisations best placed to strengthen Jewish learning and religious life.
We measure our success in a simple way: that every pound entrusted to us is applied to that purpose, with integrity and discretion.
Who we are
A trust built on the value of chesed.
"Chesed" is the Hebrew word for loving-kindness — one of the foundations of Jewish life. It is the principle our trust carries in its name and in its work: gathering the generosity of supporters and directing it to causes that strengthen orthodox Jewish education and religious life.
As a grant-making charity, we don't run programmes ourselves. Instead, we channel funds to the organisations best placed to do the work — quietly, faithfully and with care. Established in 1961 and based in Salford, at the heart of one of Britain's most vibrant Jewish communities, the trust has served this purpose for more than six decades.
Every contribution we receive is given onward in support of Jewish learning and observance — the way a single act of kindness can reach far beyond the giver.
What we support
Two enduring pillars: education and religion.
Our grants go to organisations working in two areas that have sustained Jewish life for millennia.
Jewish learning — the study that passes a heritage from one generation to the next (photo: Unsplash)Jewish religious life — sustaining observance, practice and community (photo: Unsplash)
On the education side, this means organisations dedicated to orthodox Jewish learning — the teaching of children and young people, and the study that has always stood at the centre of Jewish life. On the religious side, it means organisations that further orthodox Jewish observance and practice, and the institutions around which the life of the community turns.
How it works
From gift to good, in three steps.
We collect
Donations and gifts are entrusted to the trust by supporters who share its purpose.
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We consider
The trustees direct funds responsibly and prayerfully, within our charitable purpose.
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We distribute
Grants reach organisations furthering Jewish education and religion.
This focused role — the bridge between those who wish to give and those doing the work — is a quiet one, but a vital one. It allows specialist organisations to concentrate on teaching and serving, with the support they need to continue. And it gives donors confidence that their generosity is applied exactly as intended.
An unbroken tradition of faith and learning — the purpose behind every grant (photo: Unsplash)
Rooted in Salford, beside the Manchester skyline — the heart of one of Britain's most vibrant Jewish communities (photo: Unsplash)
Our home
Six decades in Salford.
The trust has been based in Salford, Greater Manchester, since its establishment in 1961. The area is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing orthodox Jewish communities in Europe — a community whose schools, synagogues and institutions of learning embody exactly the causes the trust exists to support.
From this home, the trust has quietly served its purpose through more than sixty years of community life.
Your generosity, faithfully passed on.
Support a trust that has served orthodox Jewish education and religion since 1961.
