Rasche Family Charitable Trust

The Rasche Family Charitable Trust, established in 2015 as a UK-registered charity (no. 1160855), is a family-led philanthropic entity governed by five Rasche family trustees. Its core mission focuses on advancing education, improving health, and relieving illness or disability, guided by values of long-term support, tangible community impact, and relationship-building, particularly in North and West Yorkshire. Distinctively, it operates as a discreet, responsive family trust, prioritizing sustained partnerships with known grantees over broad outreach, leveraging trustee insights for direct, outcome-focused aid to local charities, voluntary bodies, and individuals across England and Wales.

The trust funds health and disability relief initiatives, such as hospices and support services, alongside educational projects providing learning opportunities and skills development. Grants support project delivery, core costs, operational needs, and occasional capital for smaller charities delivering grassroots services, with a strong emphasis on Yorkshire-based efforts addressing verified community needs without limits on specific conditions, ages, or educational levels.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities, with preference for small- to medium-sized, community-embedded organizations of modest income in Leeds or broader Yorkshire; no geographic base is required, but national entities are deprioritized. Typical grants range from £2,000 to £10,000, totaling around £60,000 annually in single-year awards.

Unsolicited applications are not accepted; funding arises from trustee relationships or aligned direct approaches, reviewed informally and decided at quarterly trustee meetings (three per year) with no public deadlines or online portal. This relationship-centric, low-profile approach sets it apart, eschewing open calls for reliable, locally verified impact.