Brian and Jill Moss Charitable Trust

The Brian and Jill Moss Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust established to support UK-registered charities through trustee-determined donations, exercising broad discretion over charitable purposes without a narrow mission or publicized values. Operating with a minimalist structure of three trustees and no paid staff, it maintains a low public profile and generalist approach, annually distributing around £250,000 to diverse causes, with a demonstrated emphasis on health, social care, mental health, and medical research—particularly organizations linked to the Jewish community, such as Jewish Care (social care for older Jewish people), Jami UK (Jewish mental health services), and Myeloma UK (blood cancer research).

It funds a flexible range of activities, including service delivery, capital projects, research, core costs, and capacity building, benefiting medium to large UK charities (often with incomes over £1 million) operating primarily in England and Wales, though flexible for UK-wide or occasional international work via UK entities. There are no strict thematic exclusions, allowing responsiveness to trustee priorities in healthcare and community wellbeing.

Unsolicited applications are not accepted; grants go predominantly to charities known through trustee networks, with decisions made ad hoc at discretionary meetings (typically annual). Typical grants range from £10,000 to £50,000, occasionally larger for strategic needs. Distinctive for its reliability, flexibility, and strategic modesty, the trust favors established organizations presenting strong impact cases aligned with its patterns in Jewish-linked health and social needs, eschewing formal processes, deadlines, or publicity.