Maurice Marks Charitable Trust

The trust supports projects in education, medical care including complementary therapies, welfare services, and initiatives for children and young people, particularly those with learning difficulties. There is also some support for Jewish community organisations, though this is not formally documented. Grants may cover project or core costs. The trust works with charities operating in England and Wales, with no specific regional focus. Its generalist remit allows it to fund across these themes without fixed programmes or categories, responding to the needs of organisations it already knows.

The trust funds established UK-registered charities, typically small to medium-sized. Organisations must already be known to the trustees, as unsolicited applications are not accepted. Beneficiaries include children and young people, especially those with learning difficulties, as well as Jewish community organisations. The trust does not have a regional preference within England and Wales. Its closed, relationship-based approach means that only charities with a pre-existing connection to trustees can be considered for funding.

The trust does not accept unsolicited applications. It only funds organisations that are already known to its trustees, so charities without a pre-existing relationship cannot apply. The trust does not fund outside its generalist remit of education, health, welfare, and support for children and young people, though it does not formally list exclusions beyond its relational approach.

The trust awards grants through a relational, trustee-driven approach, working solely with organisations already known to its trustees. It may fund both project costs and core costs. The trust operates without published guidelines, relying entirely on personal networks and trustee knowledge to identify and support charities.