Yizal Education Limited

Yizal Education Limited is a charitable company established in 2012, dedicated to advancing the orthodox Jewish faith through education, religious practices, and community development. Operating primarily in London's Hackney and Haringey boroughs, it supports the transmission of orthodox Jewish values via grant-making and provision of rent-free facilities for faith-based schools and activities. Governed by trustees including Joseph Freund and Leon Rabinowitz, with no paid staff or trading, it emphasizes governance integrity, safeguarding, and public benefit for the orthodox Jewish community, reporting £1.2 million in income and grants for the year ending July 2024.

It funds orthodox Jewish educational institutions, religious initiatives, and community groups, providing capital support like buildings for schools alongside grants for operating and programme costs. Beneficiaries are mainly children, young people, and individuals from orthodox Jewish backgrounds, with a focus on measurable benefits in faith-led education and religious life.

Eligible applicants include voluntary/community organisations and academic institutions demonstrating strong orthodox Jewish alignment; there are no income thresholds or geographic restrictions beyond community ties, though activities center on Hackney/Haringey with potential broader reach. Applications are accepted unsolicited via letter or in person on a rolling basis, with no deadlines or online forms—decisions at trustee meetings.

Yizal stands out for its property-based support complementing cash grants, excluding non-faith-aligned projects, seed capital, emergencies, or unrestricted funding. It prioritizes substantial grants (thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds) for enduring orthodox Jewish scholarship, differentiating it as a specialist faith funder.