Mather Family Charitable Trust

The Mather Family Charitable Trust, established in 2018 and based in Bolton, England, is an independent, family-led grant-making charity governed by Mather family trustees. Its core mission is to advance charitable purposes for public benefit by providing financial assistance to UK registered charities, drawing from income and sustainably managed investments. With a discreet, generalist approach, it emphasizes long-term stewardship, flexibility, and support for diverse voluntary sector activities without published thematic priorities, competitive calls, or strategic plans—prioritizing trustee discretion to enable broad philanthropic impact.

The Trust funds a wide range of charitable causes UK-wide, offering both core funding for running costs and project grants to build capacity and infrastructure. It supports registered charities of varying sizes across sectors, with no formal restrictions on beneficiary groups, interventions, or religious affiliations, focusing solely on organizational grants rather than direct individual or community aid.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities based in the UK; there are no specified income thresholds, size limits, or geographic sub-restrictions within the UK. Applications are invite-only, directed via email to the CEO, with no public forms, portals, deadlines, or cycles—decisions occur adhoc following trustee meetings. Grant amounts are not publicly detailed but follow a moderate pattern, with annual distributions typically in the low-to-mid six figures.

Distinctive for its quiet, portfolio-style philanthropy, the Trust avoids unsolicited approaches, overt agendas, or itemized grant examples, differentiating it as a flexible, enduring family funder committed to re-investing in UK charitable landscapes at trustees' informed discretion.