Matan Esther Limited

Matan Esther Limited is a charitable company registered in England and Wales since January 2019, operating as a discreet, trustee-led grant-maker with a mission to advance Orthodox Jewish religious and communal life, alongside education, health, poverty relief, and other charitable purposes determined by its board. Rooted in Orthodox Jewish values, it functions as a family foundation-style funder, distributing funds exclusively to UK-registered charities through a governance model emphasizing conflicts of interest policies, safeguarding, and financial prudence, supported by a £1.7m freehold property and growing distributions exceeding £96,000 in 2023–24.

It prioritizes funding Orthodox Jewish communal welfare, religious education, and infrastructure for established institutions, such as Keren Habinyan Ltd, PPC Trust, and Toldos Aharon Trust, providing unrestricted core support to strengthen ongoing faith-based education, health, and poverty alleviation efforts aligned with its objects. Grants occasionally extend to broader education or health initiatives but remain tightly focused on Orthodox Jewish traditions.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities operating in England, with a strong preference for medium-to-large, established Orthodox Jewish organizations; unsolicited applications are not accepted, and funding is invite-only based on trustee relationships and alignment. Typical grants range from £5,000 to £30,000, awarded ad hoc throughout the year without deadlines, forms, or public processes.

Distinctively, Matan Esther avoids project-specific, capital, or emergency grants, direct service delivery, grassroots groups, or non-Jewish causes, differentiating it as a niche supporter of Orthodox Jewish continuity and communal stability rather than broad philanthropy.