Ma'Os Yesomim Charitable Trust

The Ma'Os Yesomim Charitable Trust, established in 2000, is an independent UK grant-making charity dedicated to alleviating poverty and hardship among orphaned Jewish children and young people in England and Wales, particularly those facing acute social and economic disadvantage. Rooted in Jewish values, it advances religious observance, education, and welfare through discretionary grants to aligned charitable institutions, organisations, and individuals, prioritising direct relief over strategic programming. Its trustees exercise flexible, responsive judgement, drawing on investment income, assets, and legacies to support basic needs, financial aid, and community-based interventions that deliver immediate public benefit.

The trust funds poverty relief, religious advancement, and welfare for Jewish orphans and disadvantaged youth, including core costs, direct aid, and access to essentials or observance opportunities. It targets small to medium-sized charities and individuals serving this group, with a focus on England and Wales-wide urban centres like London, without regional limits.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities with strong Jewish mission alignment; unsolicited applications are not accepted—grants are awarded proactively at trustees' discretion to pre-selected beneficiaries. There are no income thresholds, deadlines, or formal processes, with rolling decisions throughout the year.

Typical grants range from £1,000 to £10,000, with annual disbursements of £40,000–£200,000. It excludes capital projects, capacity building, non-Jewish causes, large national organisations, and generalist poverty efforts, distinguishing itself through its niche faith-driven focus on urgent, targeted orphan relief in the Jewish community.