Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust (United Kingdom)

Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust, a UK-registered charity established in 1986, operates under the sole trusteeship of His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Its mission centers on relieving poverty, advancing education and religion, and benefiting humanity worldwide, guided by Islamic principles of charity, social justice, and community welfare. Rooted in the philanthropic ethos of the Dawoodi Bohras, the Trust emphasizes service, compassion, empowerment, healthy living, and preservation of spiritual-cultural heritage, aligning activities with UN Sustainable Development Goals through holistic, multi-sectoral programs like Project Rise for poverty alleviation.

It funds poverty relief via direct grants, scholarships, interest-free loans (qardan hasana), subsidised housing, and healthcare; educational initiatives including schools and skills training; and broader needs such as economic development, women's empowerment, environmental efforts, water/sanitation, religious advancement, and care for youth, elderly, disabled individuals, and ethnic/religious communities—prioritizing Dawoodi Bohras but extending to general humanitarian causes globally. Support includes core costs, capital projects (mosques, dining halls, sports facilities), resources, advice, advocacy, and research sponsorship.

Eligible applicants are limited to UK-registered charities and community groups with no geographic or income restrictions, though priority favors Dawoodi Bohra-aligned missions; unsolicited applications are not accepted, with funding decided internally by the trustee at their discretion. No deadlines, open rounds, or typical grant ranges are published—annual charitable expenditure exceeds £10-11 million, including multi-million capital grants. Distinctively, it differentiates through spiritual leadership, prudent stewardship of endowments, and a focus on sustainable capacity-building over one-off aid, excluding external proposals lacking communal resonance.