Horwich Shotter Charitable Trust

The Trust funds Jewish religious life, faith-based education, poverty alleviation, and community activities across England. It provides grants to individuals and organizations for projects, core costs, or facility support at charity-owned premises. Beneficiaries are drawn exclusively from the Jewish community across England, with a focus on small to medium-sized causes demonstrating clear alignment to these objectives. The Trust's thematic priorities include supporting Jewish religious observance, faith-based learning, efforts to relieve poverty, and community activities that strengthen Jewish communal life.

Eligibility is restricted to UK-based Jewish causes and entities with established trustee relationships; unsolicited applications are not accepted. The Trust supports community groups and individuals within England's Jewish community, with a focus on small to medium-sized causes. There are no public income thresholds, with preference for those serving England's Jewish population exclusively. Beneficiaries are drawn from the Jewish community across England, and the Trust prioritizes causes demonstrating clear alignment to its objectives.

The Trust avoids overseas funding, non-Jewish causes, capacity building, or open competitions. It does not accept unsolicited applications and does not fund through public forms or bureaucratic processes. The Trust does not support causes outside England's Jewish community or those lacking established trustee relationships.

The Trust provides grants for projects, core costs, or facility support at charity-owned premises. It operates by invitation only, based on established trustee relationships, and distributes all available income promptly without reserves. Grants are made ad hoc at trustees' meetings, prioritizing direct charitable impact through simplicity and trustee discretion.