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The '''Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation''' (no 1021805) is a grant making foundation with a particular focus on Jewish and Zionist causes. In 2011 the foundation gave £3 million to Oxford University to establish a chair in Modern Israel Studies. <ref name="chair">University of Oxford [http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_releases_for_journalists/110526_1.html University of Oxford Website]. Accessed 16 October 2014.</ref> [[Derek J. Penslar]] is the current Stanley Lewis Professor of Israel Studies at Oxford. The  Foundation, donated a total of £193,239 to the [[United Jewish Israel Appeal]] between April 2009 and March 2011. <ref>Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2010; Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2011</ref>
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The '''Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation''' (no 1021805) is a grant making foundation with a particular focus on Jewish and Zionist causes. It was created via a Trust Deed dated 23 December 1992, which was received at the [[Charity Commission]] on 24 May 1993. The Deed was drawn up by the law firm [[Paisner and Co.]] associated with the long time Zionist activist lawyer [[Martin Paisner]].
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In 2011 the foundation gave £3 million to Oxford University to establish a chair in Modern Israel Studies. <ref name="chair">University of Oxford [http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_releases_for_journalists/110526_1.html University of Oxford Website]. Accessed 16 October 2014.</ref> [[Derek J. Penslar]] is the current Stanley Lewis Professor of Israel Studies at Oxford. The  Foundation, donated a total of £193,239 to the [[United Jewish Israel Appeal]] between April 2009 and March 2011. <ref>Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2010; Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2011</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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'''Trustees'''
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===Trustees===
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[[Cheryl Lewis]], [[Renee Feinstein]], [[Wendy Gail Press]], [[Michael Lewis]] (born 27 January 1959) [[Zea Lewis]].
 
[[Cheryl Lewis]], [[Renee Feinstein]], [[Wendy Gail Press]], [[Michael Lewis]] (born 27 January 1959) [[Zea Lewis]].
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====Original trustees, circa 1992====
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[[Stanley Lewis]] | [[Zea Lewis]] | [[Michael Lewis]] | [[Wendy Gail Press]] | [[Cheryl Lewis]] | [[Renee Marilyn Jacobs]]
 
==Grants==
 
==Grants==
  
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| [[Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation (Israel)]] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 45,771 ||  || 45,771
 
 
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| [[UJIA]] ||  ||  || 1,000 || 120,000 || 63,239 || 61,000 || 60,550 || 60,250 || 60,500 || 61,200 || 60,000 || 60,000 || 60,000 || 40,000 || 18,425 || 18,165 || 744,329
 
| [[UJIA]] ||  ||  || 1,000 || 120,000 || 63,239 || 61,000 || 60,550 || 60,250 || 60,500 || 61,200 || 60,000 || 60,000 || 60,000 || 40,000 || 18,425 || 18,165 || 744,329
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| Unnamed Grants - Less than 10,000 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 44,261 || 49,085 || 66,923 || 76,169 || 101,420 || 70,625 || 57,621 || 74,786 || 57,237 || 47,494 || 28,227 || 30,620 || 704,468
 
| Unnamed Grants - Less than 10,000 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 44,261 || 49,085 || 66,923 || 76,169 || 101,420 || 70,625 || 57,621 || 74,786 || 57,237 || 47,494 || 28,227 || 30,620 || 704,468
 
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| Total || 5,213 || 5,371 || 32,876 || 466,461 || 700,547 || 1,255,460 || 1,464,828 || 322,052 || 338,112 || 367,680 || 395,605 || 702,495 || 476,897 || 548,478 || 319,664 || 175,846
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| Total || 5,213 || 5,371 || 32,876 || 466,461 || 700,547 || 1,255,460 || 1,464,828 || 322,052 || 338,112 || 367,680 || 395,605 || 702,495 || 476,897 || 548,478 || 273,893 || 175,846
 
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===Data sources===
 
===Data sources===

Latest revision as of 10:08, 11 October 2023

The Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation (no 1021805) is a grant making foundation with a particular focus on Jewish and Zionist causes. It was created via a Trust Deed dated 23 December 1992, which was received at the Charity Commission on 24 May 1993. The Deed was drawn up by the law firm Paisner and Co. associated with the long time Zionist activist lawyer Martin Paisner.

In 2011 the foundation gave £3 million to Oxford University to establish a chair in Modern Israel Studies. [1] Derek J. Penslar is the current Stanley Lewis Professor of Israel Studies at Oxford. The Foundation, donated a total of £193,239 to the United Jewish Israel Appeal between April 2009 and March 2011. [2]

People

Trustees

Cheryl Lewis, Renee Feinstein, Wendy Gail Press, Michael Lewis (born 27 January 1959) Zea Lewis.

Original trustees, circa 1992

Stanley Lewis | Zea Lewis | Michael Lewis | Wendy Gail Press | Cheryl Lewis | Renee Marilyn Jacobs

Grants

Grants have been awarded by the foundation to the following organisations:

Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total (£)
Academic Study Group (ASG) 35,000 55,000 90,000
Action Against Cancer 18,120 10,500 28,620
Ahavas Torah 6,460 6,460
Anne Frank Trust UK 350 350
Association of Rashab Academy 16,270 5,114 17,661 10,974 10,550 60,569
Barbara Speake Stage School 10,300 10,300
Beth Protea Foundation 10,224 10,024 20,248
British ORT 500 500
Central Synagogue 5,000 5,000
Chai Cancer Care 5,000 5,000 15,050 5,875 30,925
Channing School 32,500 30,000 62,500
Chicken Shed Theatre Trust 8,100 8,100
Community Security Trust 16,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 10,000 10,000 212,000
DALAID 12,000 25,000 26,200 63,200
Devonshire Street Charitable Trust 10,000 25,000 35,000
Emunah 250 250
Friends of Centre Hospitalier Princess Grace 64,094 64,094
Gersher Trust 15,000 15,000
Greenaway Foundation 25,000 16,000 25,000
Hammerson House 1,000 1,000
Help the Aged 12 12
Holocaust Educational Trust 5,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 25,000 15,000 15,000 10,000 10,000 145,000
Institute for Strategic Dialogue 25,000 180,000 60,000 35,000 20,000 320,000
Jewish Care 750 12,500 12,500 12,500 10,000 12,500 12,500 12,900 13,500 13,450 12,800 14,000 10,000 10,000 159,900
Jewish Community Services 15,020 15,020
Jewish Leadership Council 35,000 35,000 70,000
London International Orchestra 600 600
Macmillan 100 100
Nightingale 500 500
Norwood 10,000 10,500 10,000 8,250 10,000 10,000 12,500 12,500 12,500 10,000 10,000 116,250
Oxford University 250,000 500,000 1,100,000 1,250,000 3,100,000
Paley Foundation 12,997 12,997
Policy Exchange 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 10,000 60,000
Prostate Cancer Research Foundation 7,500 7,500 15,000
Prostate Cancer UK 15,000 7,500 22,500
S & P Sephardi Community 19,000 19,000
Screw Cancer 10,000 10,000
Stonehenge Charitable Trust 250 250
The John Lyon School 10,495 10,495
The Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation (Israel) 45,771 45,771
UJIA 1,000 120,000 63,239 61,000 60,550 60,250 60,500 61,200 60,000 60,000 60,000 40,000 18,425 18,165 744,329
UK Friends of AWIS 250 250
UK Friends of IDC 41,806 38,000 26,700 14,830 15,061 136,397
UK Toremet 15,500 15,500
United Jewish Campaign 10,080 11,393 11,177 15,602 16,249 16,915 18,425 99,841
United Synagogue 5,213 5,371 2,026 689 17,105 42,058 41,878 57,793 78,988 27,505 36,360 81,715 33,640 56,000 486,341
University of Pennsylvania (USA) Foundation 15,307 16,748 17,428 19,644 19,091 88,218
Weidenfeld Hoffman Trust 50,000 100,000 50,000 100,000 25,000 325,000
WIZO 4,000 8,299 17,660 500 15,000 7,500 52,959
Unnamed Grants - Less than 10,000 44,261 49,085 66,923 76,169 101,420 70,625 57,621 74,786 57,237 47,494 28,227 30,620 704,468
Total 5,213 5,371 32,876 466,461 700,547 1,255,460 1,464,828 322,052 338,112 367,680 395,605 702,495 476,897 548,478 273,893 175,846

Data sources

Finances


Income and Outgoings 2013-2012 in £ sterling [3]
Financial year end (FYE) Income Spending
31 Mar 2013 1,430,000 1,467,092
31 Mar 2012 1,276,614 1,259,871
31 Mar 2011 710,000 704,973
31 Mar 2010 455,000 469,050
31 Mar 2009 50,762 32,989
31 Mar 2008 11,881 5438



Notes

  1. ↑ University of Oxford University of Oxford Website. Accessed 16 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2010; Stanley & Zea Lewis Family Foundation Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2011
  3. ↑ Data compiled from filings at the Charity Commission.
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