Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement

The Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement is a UK-based generalist grant-making trust established in 1979 by Sir Victor Blank and managed by a family board of trustees with full discretion over its unrestricted funds. Its core mission is to support a broad spectrum of charitable causes for public benefit, guided by values of flexibility, responsiveness, and minimal bureaucracy. Distinctively familial and trustee-led, it emphasises relationship-based funding without formal processes, prioritising direct applications and adapting to emerging needs across its longstanding themes of education, medicine, religion (with notable emphasis on Jewish causes), and the arts.

The trust funds projects advancing educational opportunities, medical research and wellbeing (e.g., grants to Wellbeing of Women), arts access, and religious life, particularly within Jewish communities. Support includes project funding, core costs, capital, and revenue grants for general charitable purposes, targeting both institutions and occasionally individuals, with a track record of aiding grassroots to established organisations.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities based or operating in England and Wales; it shows preference for small to medium-sized entities without strict income thresholds, welcoming unsolicited applications. Typical grants range from £250 to £5,000, awarded on a rolling basis via written letter by post (no online forms), with trustees meeting regularly year-round for decisions—no deadlines or fixed timetables apply.

Unlike programme-restricted funders, it imposes no grant type exclusions, religious limits, or long-term commitments, differentiating through its wide thematic mandate, Jewish focus tradition, and agile, discretion-driven approach that favours aligned charities seeking small, flexible support.