M B Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its stated work centres on Jewish community causes, with sickness, poverty and education also named, so check that your work fits one of these before you write.
- Most of its named grants fall between £3,400 and £125,000 (the median is £12,500), so a request in that range is typical, though its largest named grant was about £155,000.
- About 8 in 10 of its 24 grants to organisations fall in that band, and grants go almost always to institutions rather than individuals.
- No way to apply is published, and the trustees choose recipients at their absolute and uncontrolled discretion, so the route in is unclear and a short written enquiry is a sensible first step before sending a full proposal.
- Nothing published gives timing, so ask about the trustees' decision cycle rather than assuming one.
Overview
M B Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 222104).
The M B Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 222104). It exists to give financial support, by donation or loan, to help relieve sickness and poverty and to support educational institutions and individuals. In practice, it makes grants towards charitable causes in the Jewish community, almost always to institutions. Its annual giving was £1,013,550 as reported in its annual report, and its named grants include 24 to organisations, with a further £253,600 given in grants the report does not itemise.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The M B Foundation makes grants to one or more charities chosen by its trustees, who have absolute and uncontrolled discretion. Its stated activities include financial support to help relieve sickness and poverty and support educational institutions and individuals, by donation or loan. In practice, it furthers its objects through grants towards charitable causes in the Jewish community. Grants go almost always to institutions, although the foundation also makes grants to individuals. Its grant-making therefore supports charitable causes within that community and includes institutional support; its stated purposes also include sickness, poverty and education.
Themes
- Jewish community causes
Geographic Focus
National.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees select one or more charities in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion. (as reported in other published sources)
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to M B Foundation.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 24 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £13,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Kollel Binyan Simcha£157,300year to 31 March 2025
- VHLT£149,000year to 31 March 2025
- Kolyom Trust£125,000year to 31 March 2025
- Bnos Yisroel£67,000year to 31 March 2025
- Toimchei Shabbos£47,000year to 31 March 2025
- BCGCT£25,000year to 31 March 2025
- Kerem Shlomo£24,000year to 31 March 2025
- Somebody Cares£20,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£254k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £436,684 | £761,237 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £304,886 | £92,870 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £256,673 | £452,073 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £237,738 | £884,945 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £186,822 | £1,036,825 | £1,013,550 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Charity Commission register entry, charity number 222104
- assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5da445ac40f0b668e6fe0898/m_b_foundation_WITHDRAWN.pdf · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission