Joseph Levy Charitable Foundation London Youth Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund Chicken Shed Theatre For Dementia Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps

Grants

Examples of grants awarded in the year ending 5th April 2005:.

Grants to charities working with people and children with disabilities

Ashkelon Foundation

A contribution towards the construction and fitting out of the Cerebral Palsy Centre in Ashkelon, Israel.

£10,000

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Of Israel

Grant over two years for a theatre project in Israel, where young actors with Cystic Fibrosis educate others about their illness.

£10,000

Chickenshed Theatre Charitable Trust

Grant for their community outreach programme, which takes inclusive theatre out to children and young people in London.

£10,000

Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund

Grant for salary and running cost for this organisation that arranges holidays for children and young people with Cystic Fibrosis.

£53,682

Norwood

A grant for their Unity Project, a recreational service for children and young people with learning disabilities

£10,000

English Blind Golf

Grant which supports administration costs, golf lessons for visually impaired people and the British Blind Masters Golf Championship.

£40,000

Grants to charities working with young people

London Youth

Contribution over two years for salaries and an emergency fund for small capital works for youth club premises.

£125,000

YouthNet

Grant over three years for the salary of the manager of the "askThe Site.org" , a website providing advice for young people.

£98,400

Bnei Arazim

A grant over two years towards building improvements at the Bnei Arazim Children's Centre in Israel.

£38,000

National Children's Orchestra

A grant to bursary fund aimed at increasing participation of children from minority ethnic communities.

£1,000

Grants to health related charities

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Grant towards the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium for their work on a gene therapy treatment for lung disease.

£45,000

Echo (Effective Cardiac Health in Obstetrics)

Contribution towards the salary of a Sonographer trainer to train staff to detect heart problems in babies before birth.

£10,000

For Dementia

Contribution over three years for salaries and running costs. Grant towards the post of Chair in Admiral Nursing at Northumbria University.

£956,336

Haven House Foundation

Contribution over three years towards the costs of retaining and recruiting trained nursing and care staff.

£30,000

Resident & Relatives Association

Grant towards the salary of the Director for this charity which provides support and advice on long term care.

£17,577

Moorfield Eye Hospital

Contribution towards the development of a new International Children's Eye Centre.

£5,000

Grants to educational charities

School Home Support

Grant over three years for the care work of the School Home Support Service helping children overcome barriers to learning.

£15,000

Jewish Council for Racial Equality

Grant over two years for salaries and running costs for a project which educates children and young people about race equality.

£60,256

United Jewish Israel Appeal (on behalf of Merchavim)

Grant towards website development and information material for the shared citizenship programme for Arab schoolchildren in Israel.

£15,000

The full list of grants awarded can be found in the audited accounts a copy of which can be viewed on the Charity Commission website.