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.

See also

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