The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation

Charitable foundation established by Sir Sigmund Sternberg supporting interfaith dialogue, education and Jewish and Zionist causes

The Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation
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Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
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Registration	Charity number 257950
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The Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (charity number 257950) is a UK-registered grant-making foundation established in 1968 by the late philanthropist and interfaith campaigner Sir Sigmund Sternberg. It continues his lifelong commitment to interfaith relations, education and support for Jewish and Zionist causes.

Trustees and directors

Current trustees (as of latest filings) include:

Trustees of the Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (charity 257950)

Name	Role	Date of appointment	Other trusteeships
Martin Paisner CBE MA LLM	Trustee	5 September 2006	Morris Leigh Foundation (on time) The Trust for the Study of Social Trauma and the Care and Treatment of Survivors (on time) Friends of the Israel Cancer Association (13 days late) The Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation (on time) New Israel Fund (on time) The Lily and Marcus Sieff Charitable Trust (on time) Teale Charitable Trust (on time) The Weizmann Institute Foundation (on time) The Stuart Young Foundation (on time) Devonshire Street Charitable Foundation (on time) The Peter Cruddas Foundation (overdue by 65 days) The Denise Cohen Charitable Trust (on time) The Shirley Young Charitable Trust (on time) The Schmidt-Bodner Charitable Trust (on time) Hadassah Medical Relief Association U.K. (on time) The Ruth and Jack Lunzer Charitable Trust (on time) The Stella and Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust (on time) The Sybil Shine Memorial Trust (on time) Yoni Jesner Foundation (on time) The Rosenblatt Family Charitable Trust (on time) The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK) Trust (on time) Janet Wolfson de Botton Charitable Trust (on time) The Cissie Rosefield Charitable Trust (on time) The Bluston Charitable Settlement (on time) The Potel Charitable Trust (on time) The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust (on time) The Adler Trust (on time) The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust (on time) Worcester College Oxford Endowment Trust (on time) The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust (on time)
Noam Tamir	Trustee	15 March 2008	The Faith & Belief Forum (on time) The Tamir-Sternberg Foundation (on time)
Jeremy Simon Smilg	Trustee	9 July 2024	None on record
Dilwar Hussain	Trustee	9 July 2024	None on record
Jonathan Ronald Kropman	Trustee	9 July 2024	None on record

Finances

The foundation is a grant-making body with modest but consistent annual income derived from investments and donations. It distributes grants primarily to educational, interfaith and Jewish communal organisations. Detailed accounts are filed annually with the Charity Commission.

Causes supported

The foundation supports a wide range of causes, with a particular emphasis on:

Interfaith dialogue and understanding Jewish education and communal institutions Holocaust education and remembrance Medical research and health charities (especially those linked to Israel and the Jewish community) General charitable relief and community projects

Grants are made to numerous UK and international organisations in line with Sir Sigmund Sternberg’s lifelong philanthropic priorities.

Grants given

Grants and donations made by the Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (charity 257950)

Institution	2021	2022	2023	2024	Total
Anne Frank Trust	—	—	—	£2,000	£2,000
Faith and Belief Forum (formerly The Three Faiths Forum)	£165,264	£145,228	£135,228	£135,728	£581,448
Faith and Belief Forum – donation towards office costs	£20,260	£33,330	£22,648	£22,196	£98,434
Liberal Jewish Synagogue	£2,000	—	£2,000	—	£4,000
My Israel	—	—	—	£12,600	£12,600
New Israel Fund	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£17,500	£32,500
Queen's College Cambridge	£6,500	—	£7,000	£15,000	£28,500
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists	£2,000	—	—	—	£2,000
Woolf Institute	£10,000	£10,000	£10,000	£10,000	£40,000
World Congress of Faiths	£3,530	£3,530	£3,500	£30	£10,590
Other (amounts less than £1,000)	£4,815	£1,680	£1,505	£2,035	£10,035
Total grants	£219,369	£198,768	£186,881	£217,089	£822,107

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions of the Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (charity 257950)

Year ended	Related party	Transaction	Amount
31 Dec 2024	Finer Homes Limited	Office rent (Noam Tamir director)	£4,000
31 Dec 2024	Finer Homes Limited	Service charges	£36,792
31 Dec 2024	Faith and Belief Forum	Grant (Michael Sternberg KC and Noam Tamir trustees)	£95,066
31 Dec 2024	Faith and Belief Forum	Office costs donation	£12,344
31 Dec 2024	New Israel Fund	Grant (Noam Tamir and Martin Paisner CBE trustees)	£17,500
31 Dec 2024	Payne Hicks Beach	Legal advice (Martin Paisner CBE partner)	£28,680
31 Dec 2023	Finer Homes Limited	Office rent	£4,000
31 Dec 2023	Finer Homes Limited	Service charges	£22,648
31 Dec 2023	Faith and Belief Forum	Grant	£135,728
31 Dec 2023	Faith and Belief Forum	Office costs donation	£22,196
31 Dec 2023	New Israel Fund	Grant	£5,000
31 Dec 2023	Payne Hicks Beach	Legal advice	£7,800
31 Dec 2022	Finer Homes Limited	Office rent	£4,000
31 Dec 2022	Finer Homes Limited	Service charges	£30,418
31 Dec 2022	Faith and Belief Forum	Grant	£145,228
31 Dec 2022	Faith and Belief Forum	Office costs donation	£33,330
31 Dec 2022	New Israel Fund	Grant	£5,000
31 Dec 2022	Payne Hicks Beach	Legal advice	£5,400
31 Dec 2021	Finer Homes Limited	Office rent	£4,000
31 Dec 2021	Finer Homes Limited	Service charges	£23,883
31 Dec 2021	Faith and Belief Forum	Grant	£165,264
31 Dec 2021	Faith and Belief Forum	Office costs donation	£20,260
31 Dec 2021	New Israel Fund	Grant	£5,000
31 Dec 2020	Finer Homes Limited	Office rent	£4,000
31 Dec 2020	Finer Homes Limited	Service charges	£35,428
31 Dec 2020	Faith and Belief Forum	Grant	£175,264
31 Dec 2020	Faith and Belief Forum	Office costs donation	£23,141
31 Dec 2020	New Israel Fund	Grant	£5,000

See also

Sir Sigmund Sternberg Michael Vivian Sternberg Faith & Belief Forum Liberal Jewish Synagogue