Chasdei Chaim Moishe

Chasdei Chaim Moishe is a UK-registered charitable incorporated organisation established on 16 June 2023, based in London and dedicated to preventing and relieving poverty and financial hardship among Orthodox Jewish individuals, families, and communities, particularly those facing sudden acute needs like food insecurity, clothing, heating, or basic furniture shortages. Its mission also advances the Orthodox Jewish religion by supporting synagogues, educational establishments, community centres, youth services, care homes, and related infrastructure, while extending humanitarian poverty relief irrespective of faith where needed. Core values of dignity, compassion, and discreet practical assistance underpin its responsive, needs-led approach, prioritising immediate relief to preserve wellbeing, self-respect, and religious continuity amid crises such as unemployment, illness, or disability.

The funder supports emergency hardship grants and interest-free loans to vulnerable Orthodox Jewish households, alongside core funding, maintenance, and sustainability for communal institutions like synagogues, schools, and welfare groups addressing disability, religious activities, and social welfare. It focuses on direct grants for urgent material needs, crisis response, and community stability within England's Orthodox Jewish populations, favouring grassroots efforts over large-scale or innovative projects.

Eligible applicants are limited to UK-registered charities and community groups based in the UK (primarily England), with a strict Orthodox Jewish focus; it does not accept unsolicited applications, relying instead on trustees' discretionary, confidential identification of needs—no formal process, forms, or deadlines exist, with rolling, prompt decisions. Typical organisational grants range from £5,000 to £50,000, alongside smaller individual awards; it excludes non-UK entities, non-Jewish priorities, and programmatic or capital projects without acute communal alignment. Distinguished by its faith-centred, dignity-preserving ethos and exclusive grant-making (£728k expended in 2024), it stands out for targeted, responsive self-help within Orthodox Jewish circles.