E B M Charitable Trust

The E B M Charitable Trust, established on 7 September 1982 (formerly The E B Moller Charitable Trust), is an independent UK grant-making trust managed through the Moore Family Office in London, with five trustees including recent leaders like Lucy Forsyth and Francis Richard Hobart de Courcy Moore. Its core mission focuses on alleviating poverty, advancing youth development, and supporting animal welfare and research, sustained by a substantial investment portfolio that generated £1.83 million in income for the year ending June 2024. Embracing a generalist philanthropy with prudent financial stewardship—balancing current giving with reserves for future needs—the trust quietly enables diverse UK charities through adaptable, impact-driven support, as evidenced by beneficiaries like Moorfields Eye Charity, Speech and Language UK, and St John Ambulance.

It prioritises funding for animal welfare and research, poverty relief initiatives, and youth empowerment programmes, including medical research, social welfare services, educational efforts, project delivery, core costs, unrestricted support, and general welfare activities. Grants target health, youth, and specialist services across the UK, with no regional restrictions.

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities, preferably established medium-to-large organisations with incomes from hundreds of thousands to millions of pounds and proven track records; small grassroots groups are not typically supported. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding occurs privately via trustee networks or direct approaches, with no public guidelines, forms, or open calls. Trustee meetings are ad hoc, with no published deadlines; grants are distributed throughout the financial year ending 30 June.

Typical grants range from £25,000 to £100,000 (often £50,000–£75,000), with some larger multi-year awards, totalling over £2 million annually. Distinctive for its investment-led sustainability, lack of religious restrictions, and consistent focus on core themes without rigid exclusions beyond unsolicited proposals, it differentiates through discreet, high-value enabling of substantial UK charities.