Ma'Os Yesomim Charitable Trust

The trust funds poverty relief, religious advancement, and welfare for Jewish orphans and disadvantaged youth. Support covers core costs, direct aid, and access to essentials or observance opportunities. It targets small to medium-sized charities and individuals serving this group, with a focus on urban centres across England and Wales, such as London, without regional limits. Specific themes include respite care, educational support, and community-based interventions that address acute social and economic disadvantage.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities with a strong alignment to Jewish mission and values. The trust prioritises organisations serving orphaned Jewish children and young people facing acute disadvantage. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; grants are awarded proactively at the trustees' discretion to pre-selected beneficiaries. There are no formal application processes or fixed timelines, with decisions made on a rolling basis.

The trust excludes capital projects, capacity building, non-Jewish causes, and large national organisations. It does not support generalist poverty efforts, focusing instead on its niche faith-driven mission of urgent, targeted orphan relief within the Jewish community.

Grants are awarded proactively at the trustees' discretion to pre-selected beneficiaries; unsolicited applications are not accepted. The trust supports both core costs and direct aid, with decisions made on a rolling basis. Funding is typically modest in size and drawn from investment income, assets, and legacies, reflecting a flexible, responsive approach to immediate needs.