Ofenheim Charitable Trust

The Ofenheim Charitable Trust, established in 1983, pursues a mission to advance health, save lives, support people with disabilities, provide accommodation and housing, and promote arts, culture, heritage, science, and environmental conservation through flexible, unrestricted grants to charities across England and Wales. Core values emphasize direct community impact, empowerment of charities via trust-based funding, and timely distribution to maximize benefit for children, young people, elderly people, and disabled individuals. Their philosophy trusts recipient organizations to allocate resources at discretion for core costs or projects, fostering grassroots innovation, local leadership, and holistic change through person-centred, community-led interventions that address root causes of disadvantage.

They fund health services including mental health counselling, therapy for complex health needs, and preventative care saving lives; disability support encompassing respite care, day services, peer support groups, and inclusive activities for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD; housing projects tackling homelessness prevention, accommodation for vulnerable families, and supported living for elderly residents and care leavers; arts and cultural initiatives such as creative arts therapy, heritage preservation, and science education programs boosting youth development, employment training, and social isolation relief; environmental conservation efforts promoting green spaces, community outdoor activities, and sustainability training. Supported interventions include therapeutic activities, befriending schemes, advocacy for family carers, after-school clubs, residential care, drop-in centres, and holistic services for children aged 5-19, young people facing barriers, families in crisis, isolated elderly, and disabled adults seeking independence through early intervention, trauma-informed, and evidence-based approaches.

With no restrictions on specific interventions, they prioritize small to medium charities delivering local impact in East Sussex communities while supporting broader England and Wales needs, favoring unrestricted use for revenue or capital addressing unmet gaps in disability, housing, health, arts, and environment. Distinctive for broad thematic flexibility, hands-off empowerment of grassroots organizations, and commitment to children, young people, elderly, disabled people, and families without faith-based requirements, they exclude none explicitly but emphasize direct beneficiary benefit over administrative overhead.