Get a Grant

Thank you for considering applying for a grant from Tzedek. We look forward to building a relationship with you. Before applying, please read about the kind of projects we fund. You can also look at Tzedek's mission at the top of the page and examples of current projects we fund. PLEASE NOTE that we no longer consider applications from UK NGOs, but only directly from grassroots groups in the developing world.

Step 1: Submitting a Letter of Inquiry and Project Summary Form

The purpose of this stage of the process is to get a brief idea of what you want to do so that we can understand more about each other, check that your work is likely to meet our mission and make sure it will not be a waste of your time to fill out a full application.

Please submit a brief letter of inquiry, NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES LONG, to include the following information:

o The issue in your community that you want to address

o The aims or goals of your project

o What activities you want to do and how these address the problem identified

o An estimate of the budget and whether you want to ask Tzedek for part or the whole amount

o What support (not necessarily financial) you might get from other local, national or international groups to help you with your project

o What you expect to achieve by the end of your project (please estimate the benefit you expect for the average beneficiary by the end of the project)

o The background of your organisation or group, how you are run, and previous work you’ve done. How were you set up and what is your yearly budget?

o Why your group is well placed to tackle this problem

o How you will monitor whether your project is being successful

In addition please fill in the Project Summary Form >>.

Send these two documents (letter of inquiry and project summary form) to projects@tzedek.org.uk . If you cannot access email send to Tzedek, 152 West End Lane, London, NW6 1SD, United Kingdom.

Letters of Inquiry are reviewed three times a year by Tzedek's Overseas Projects’ Team (OPT) - in January, May and September. We will respond within one month of these meetings to let you know whether we want to receive a full application from you and give constructive feedback.

Step 2: Application form

The purpose of this stage of the process is for you to tell us in detail about your project and how Tzedek can support you.

If your letter of inquiry is successful we will send you an application form. We will assign a member of the Overseas Projects Team to guide you through the process. Your contact person will liaise with you and give you advice on filling in and submitting the application form.

We consider funding applications three times a year - in February, July and November.

Step 3: Review Process

The purpose of this stage of the process is for the Overseas Projects Team to recommend application to the Executive Board for funding.

Once the form is submitted it will be reviewed by the Overseas Projects Team three times a year, as mentioned above. We will probably come back to the applicant with some final questions before making recommendations to the Executive Board. In the unusual situation that a large number of clarifications are required the application may have to be considered again at the next grant-making meeting. Once the Overseas Projects Team has made recommendations to the Executive Board a final decision is made. The Executive Board consists of Tzedek’s Trustees and Team Leads. We will therefore contact you within 6 weeks of the grant-making meetings to tell you whether your application has been successful or not.

If your application is successful, we will make arrangements to transfer funds to your project. If your application is not successful, we will explain to you why. For example, it may be that we do not have sufficient funds at the time, or that we do not feel your programme adequately meets our criteria. If you want to submit a new application you will have to send a new letter of inquiry (step 1).

Step 4: Reporting

The purpose of this stage of the process is to ensure that the project is running smoothly and that any issues arising are being tackled. We hope this will help Tzedek improve its grant making in future and help you deliver your goals more effectively.

We will ask you to complete a baseline study at the beginning of the project and then a Project Report Form every six months, at the end of the project and at specific time points after the project ends (for example after 1 year). The reporting will be against the specific goals you are seeking to achieve.