Elpold Charities Limited

Elpold Charities Limited, a UK-based grantmaker established in 1980 and registered as charity number 1125269, operates as a private company limited by guarantee with a steadfast mission to advance the Orthodox Jewish faith and relieve poverty. Funded primarily by property investments and donations, it functions as a discreet, trustee-led secondary funder, distributing grants based on deep community knowledge rather than public solicitations. Its values emphasize religious fidelity, communal support, and public benefit, with unchanged priorities evidenced in decades of Charity Commission filings, focusing on Orthodox Jewish institutions without paid trustees or innovation-driven agendas.

The charity supports religious advancement, education, and poverty relief within the Orthodox Jewish ecosystem, funding core costs, general activities, programmes for refugees, impoverished families, and youth education, as well as occasional project, capital, or emergency aid aligned with its objects. Beneficiaries include UK and select international Orthodox Jewish charities serving communal needs, prioritizing established organisations over individuals or startups.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities with an Orthodox Jewish focus; non-UK bases are ineligible, though projects abroad may qualify if legally recognised under English law. There are no income thresholds but a preference for mid-sized community institutions. Grants typically range from £5,000 to £50,000, with annual totals from hundreds of thousands to over £500,000, awarded ad hoc via trustee meetings without deadlines, open rounds, or unsolicited applications—approaches rely on trustees' networks.

Distinctively, Elpold excludes non-Orthodox Jewish causes, individuals, and non-charitable entities, standing out as a reliable, low-profile pillar for the UK's Orthodox community rather than a broad or activist funder.