Fulmer Charitable Trust

The Fulmer Charitable Trust, established in 1998, is a discreet, trustee-led grant-making charity governed primarily by the Reis family, embodying broad philanthropic values through flexible support for general charitable purposes. Its mission centers on improving lives via donations to alleviate hardship, with a strong emphasis on poverty relief (around 70% of funding), alongside education and training, health and lifesaving, disability support, housing, overseas aid, and religious activities. Core beneficiaries include children and young people, elderly individuals, people with disabilities, other charities/voluntary groups, and the general public, evidenced by grants to organizations like Church Homeless Charity and British Epilepsy Association addressing homelessness, health, disability, and faith-based needs.

It exclusively funds UK-registered charities of any size—from small local to large national entities—with no income thresholds or geographic base restrictions, prioritizing England and Wales but open to UK-wide and select overseas humanitarian projects focused on deprivation.

Grants are modest one-off awards, typically £500–£2,000 (occasionally up to £15,000), covering project costs, core funding, or general purposes without multi-year or capital commitments. There is no open application process, deadlines, or unsolicited submissions; trustees proactively identify and select grantees on an ad hoc basis.

Distinctively, the trust shuns public rounds for trustee discretion, blending secular social care with faith-aligned causes, and focuses on proven-impact organizations tackling vulnerability at local or national scales—making it ideal for aligned UK charities unable to apply directly but demonstrating clear public benefit in hardship relief.