Djanogly Foundation
Overview
The Djanogly Foundation was founded by Sir Harry Djanogly the founder of Coats Viyella (now Coats Plc). Coats Viyella has had companies in Northern Ireland in the past. Sir Harry Djanogly's son Jonathan is a Tory MP. There is a definite focus of awards in Nottingham and to Jewish charities.
The Charity holds an investment fund, managed as an endowment fund, income from which is used in the making of grants. Subject to a minimal level ofadministrative costs, the objective is that over a period of time, income and grant making expenditure will be in balance. In accordance with the charities objectives, these grants are to sponsor developments in medicine, education, social welfare and the arts. Grants will also be made to fund projects to relieve distress and to promote the welfare of the aged and the young.
The Charity is particularly concerned with the funding of projects that are new and may require a number of years to establish. In such cases the grant making activity will be related to the development phases of these projects. In determining the level of reserves required the trustees take into account the character and timescale of future projects funded through grants.
The Djangoly Foundation's aim is to continue to offer these long-term project based grant options and for this reason its policy on reserves is to enable this objective to be achieved. These objectives are continuing and variations ofthe promotion of particular aspects of the objectives from year to year do not arise. The charity achieves its objectives by receiving and evaluating grant applications.
Grants range from low hundreds to several tens of thousands of pounds (even as high as £200,000)
Grants awarded in 2015/2016
Alconbury Parish Church 1,000 Animal Health Trust 10,000 Art Fund 3,000 Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society 200 British Museum 1,000 British Ort 450 Cambridge Traditional Jewish Community 194 Cancer Research UK 200 Cayo Foundation 500 Community Security Trust 2,000 Cromwell Museum 10,000 Elephant Family 1,000 Garsington Opera 2,686 Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital 100,000 Institute of Jewish Policy Research 2,000 Israel Philarmonic Orchestra 15,000 Jerusalem Foundation 16,556 Jerusalem Music Centre 1,000 Jewish Care 12,660 London Metropolitan University 8,500 New West End Synagogue 2,284 Norwood 5,000 Nottingham City Academy 53,879 Nottingham Girls School 125,000 Nottingham Hebrew Congregation 775 Nottingham Playhouse 10,000 River & Rowing Museum 300 Royal Collection Trust 15,000 Royal Horticultural Society 1,274 Royal National Theatre 5,000 Royal Opera House Trust 4,010 St James Conservation Trust 1,500 Tate Gallery 207,000 Technion UK 250 University of Nottingham 35,810 Victoria & Albert Museum 2,000 VIJA 150 Weitzman Institute Foundation 250 Wycombe Abbey School 10,000 Sundry donations of £100 and below 296