Joel Memorial Limited

Joel Memorial Limited is a grant-making charity established in April 2003 as a private company limited by guarantee and registered with the Charity Commission in July 2003, operating from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Its core mission focuses on making grants and donations to other charitable organizations in the UK and overseas, advancing general charitable purposes, education and training, health and saving lives, and poverty relief. Classified under activities of religious organizations, it carries a subtle faith-based orientation without an explicit religious mandate or public vision statement. Overseen by a small, unpaid board of trustees with no paid staff, it embodies a lean, family foundation-style philanthropy emphasizing trustee discretion and flexibility over structured programs.

The funder supports a broad, generalist range of causes without narrow thematic priorities, including education, health initiatives, poverty alleviation, and religious activities, extending to both project-specific and general support for people and communities worldwide. No specific programs, beneficiary types, or case studies are publicized, allowing adaptability across sectors.

Eligible entities are not explicitly defined, with no restrictions on organizational income, size, or geographic base—funding spans England and international recipients at trustees' discretion. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; approaches must be invite-only or trustee-initiated, with no public eligibility criteria or application process.

Annual grant expenditures range from £125,000 to £315,000, though individual grant sizes are undisclosed. Decisions occur ad hoc via trustee meetings, with no deadlines or open rounds. Distinctively discreet, Joel Memorial stands out for its opacity—no strategic plans, grantee lists, or exclusions beyond legal charitable bounds—making it ideal for established charities able to directly engage trustees for aligned, high-autonomy funding.