THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 258306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

-Preservation of religious sites, temples and monuments of Jerusalem.-Excavation, repairs, preservation and upkeep of such historic sites and antiquities of Jerusalem of permanent educational value to mankind.-Educational or religious projects in Jerusalem which are exclusively charitable.- all charitable activity is done through grant making and not direct contact with vulnerable groups

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were in a surplus of £16,337 at the end of the financial year, following a deficit in the prior period. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains free reserves at a level to meet operating costs for at least one year, though it relies on regular drawdowns from expendable endowment funds to cover ongoing operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The Foundation raised total income in the year of £3,006,831 (2023: £3,465,734) and incurred costs of raising funds of £46,887 (2023: £82,328).” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £16k; policy: at least one year)
“At the end of the financial period, unrestricted funds held totalled £16,337 (2023: deficit of £33,088). The Trustee keeps the current reserves position under review, to ensure regular drawdowns from the expendable endowment to provide sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover ongoing operating costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation
“During the year the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation made restricted donations totalling £602,596 (2023 - £432,365) to The Jerusalem Foundation.”
“During the year the Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust made restricted donations totalling £709,753 to The Jerusalem Foundation (2023 - £Nil).” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust
“During the year the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation made restricted donations totalling £602,596 (2023 - £432,365) to The Jerusalem Foundation.”
“During the year the Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust made restricted donations totalling £709,753 to The Jerusalem Foundation (2023 - £Nil).” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation
“During the year the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation made restricted donations totalling £602,596 (2023 - £432,365) to The Jerusalem Foundation.”
“During the year the Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust made restricted donations totalling £709,753 to The Jerusalem Foundation (2023 - £Nil).” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust
“During the year the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation made restricted donations totalling £602,596 (2023 - £432,365) to The Jerusalem Foundation.”
“During the year the Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust made restricted donations totalling £709,753 to The Jerusalem Foundation (2023 - £Nil).” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Wolfson Family Charitable Trust
“During the year the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation made restricted donations totalling £602,596 (2023 - £432,365) to The Jerusalem Foundation.”
“During the year the Stella & Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust made restricted donations totalling £709,753 to The Jerusalem Foundation (2023 - £Nil).” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Serious Incident Report filed regarding non-charitable expenditure
“The issue was flagged by the auditors of The Jerusalem Foundation UK as a potential compliance issue requiring disclosure to the Charity Commission. In response, the Trustees agreed to file a Serious Incident Report and a reimbursement request was also made for funds to be returned, within the immediate week.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by A C Mole LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Jerusalem Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.7m
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£16k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.0m£3.7m
31/12/2023£3.5m£4.2m
31/12/2022£2.1m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2020£2.4m£2.6m

Common questions

Is THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were in a surplus of £16,337 at the end of the financial year, following a deficit in the prior period. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains free reserves at a level to meet operating costs for at least one year, though it relies on regular drawdowns from expendable endowment funds to cover ongoing operating costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by A C Mole LLP.

Who funds THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2024£1.6mConstruction of a new music conservatory building in Jerusalem
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£900kJewish Community
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£715k
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£435kCommunity development
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£305kGeneral charitable funding
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£205k
THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONFY2023£180kCommunity
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£118kReligion
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£86k
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£65kOther Causes
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2025£50kTowards The Shai Doron Fellowship for Future Leaders of Jerusalem initiative to strengthen Jerusalem's third sector
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£50k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50kGeneral charitable funding
THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£48kRachel Karwan Child Development Centre
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£40k
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£40k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2023£30kSocial Service
THE KENNEDY LEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kJPR – Institute for Jewish Policy Research
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2025£25kSocial Service
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kHealth
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£18k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£13k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£13k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£11k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2022£10k
M AND C TRUSTFY2025£9k
M AND C TRUSTFY2024£9k
M AND C TRUSTFY2023£9k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2026£8k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2025£8k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2023£8k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2024£8k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£5k
M AND C TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9Other Causes
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2024—Social Service

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAYT UL MAQDIS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION£3.0m—0below1.6%no doubt
BAYT UL MAQDIS FOUNDATION FY2025£422k—0within—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE BIBLE LANDS MUSEUM, JERUSALEM FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF EIDAH CHAREIDIS ORTHODOX COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM FY2024£215k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND FY2024£287k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.