Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

The Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation, established in March 2018 by Maurice and Rochelle Miller alongside trustees Dr Laura Bianca Weingarten and Sergio Weingarten, is a trustee-led philanthropic organisation dedicated to relieving poverty and financial hardship worldwide, with a practical focus on advancing education and health through grants primarily in England and Wales. Operating without paid staff or public processes, it embodies a responsive, personal, and strategic approach grounded in trustee networks and judgement, maximising endowment draw-downs for high-impact giving while blending generalist anti-poverty aims with strong support for Jewish communal welfare.

It funds diverse initiatives including direct aid to individuals in distress, project grants, core costs, unrestricted support, capital grants, and organisational capacity-building. Priorities encompass healthcare (mental health, cancer care, elderly support), education (schools, youth programmes), community safeguarding, and poverty relief, with notable backing for Jewish causes like the Holocaust Education Trust, Jewish Blind & Disabled, Chai Cancer Care, Camp Simcha, United Hatzalah, Jewish Women’s Aid, and grassroots efforts such as Narcolepsy UK or local schools.

Eligible recipients are UK-registered charities and individuals, with no income thresholds, size restrictions, or geographic base requirements—though activity concentrates on England, Wales, and Jewish communities globally. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; funding is proactive and trustee-directed.

Typical grants range from £5,000 to £30,000, awarded adhoc at unpublicised trustee meetings without deadlines. Distinctive for its flexibility across grant types, low administrative costs, and fusion of broad humanitarian goals with embedded Jewish community support, it excludes open application processes, favouring trusted, high-need alignments over thematic silos.