Zoreya Tzedokos

Zoreya Tzedokos, a UK-registered charity (number 1117850) and company limited by guarantee founded in Manchester in October 2006, serves as a grantmaking intermediary dedicated to advancing Orthodox Jewish religion, education, poverty relief, medical aid, and hardship alleviation within the Jewish community. Governed by trustees with a low-overhead model supported by a single clerk, it operates a donor-centric platform including a charity voucher scheme and real-time online portal for transparent tracking of donations and grants. Its pragmatic, needs-led ethos prioritizes efficient redistribution to pressing Orthodox Jewish causes, primarily in Greater Manchester and the UK, with some donor-supported overseas efforts in Israel and beyond.

The funder supports Orthodox Jewish schools, synagogues, welfare organizations, and medical relief appeals through unrestricted, designated, project, and core cost grants to institutions, alongside emergency hardship grants to individuals. Funding targets religious and educational activities, poverty relief, and crisis support, with nearly all expenditure (£4.7M+ in 2023) directed to grants—£4.7M to institutions and £40K to individuals—selected via trustee discretion on merit and alignment with Orthodox principles.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities (providing registration number, contacts, and bank details) and select foreign equivalents (e.g., Israel, USA); no income thresholds apply, welcoming small grassroots groups to large institutions, but strictly Orthodox Jewish-aligned. Applications via online form are rolling with same-day processing typical; typical institutional grants exceed £10,000 (up to hundreds of thousands), individuals under £5,000. Distinctive for donor-directed efficiency (1-5% commissions), it excludes non-Orthodox causes, emphasizing community infrastructure over formal strategies.