Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Kollel Gaon Yaakov is a grant-making charity registered in England and Wales since 2012, dedicated to advancing education and alleviating poverty within the Orthodox Jewish community in North West England, particularly Bury, Salford, and Manchester City. Founded by community leaders to address economic and educational needs, it upholds Jewish religious values through Torah scholarship, religious learning, and targeted welfare support. Its needs-led, relationship-based approach prioritizes sustaining faith-based education and community resilience, as evidenced by consistent annual reports emphasizing ongoing aid for identified beneficiaries over innovative projects.

The charity funds educational initiatives such as stipends for Torah scholars, yeshiva activities, student tuition, and religious study programs, alongside poverty relief including financial assistance for individuals and families facing hardship, subsidies for essential living costs, and occasional sponsorship of religious or pedagogical research. Beneficiaries are exclusively members of the Orthodox Jewish community in its geographic focus areas, primarily individuals, Torah students, struggling households, and small community organizations aligned with these priorities.

Grants are awarded invite-only via internal referrals and trustee review, with no unsolicited applications, public forms, or fixed deadlines—operating on a rolling, responsive basis. Typical grants are modest and needs-led, contributing to annual expenditures of £10,000–£30,000 across multiple recipients, without specified minimums or maximums. It excludes non-Jewish causes, secular projects, or activities outside its narrow geography and faith community, distinguishing it as a discreet, particularistic funder for Orthodox Jewish welfare and scholarship in Greater Manchester.