The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust awards grants to registered charities in England and Wales that are carrying out medical, socially supportive, educational and cultural activities, as well as making a number of donations to other charities.
Generally, grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available with the occasional higher award. There is no matched funding requirement.
During the year ended 5th April 2023, the Trust awarded 93 grants totalling £1,139,500 (2022: 87 grants totalling £777,500). This represented an average grant award of £12,252 (2022: £8.937).
The Trust doesn’t provide a list of funded organisations in its annual accounts. However, in previous years it has supported a wide range of organisations, including:
o Hospices.
o Medical research.
o Museums, and
o Organisations supporting people with a hearing or sight impairment.
Please note the Trust does not maintain a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.
Applications may be made at any time in writing, addressed to
M Peskin, MA LL.M and W James Furber, MA
Trustees
The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust
45 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7BG
