About us

JMFT is a small, UK-based charitable trust established in 2010. It awards small grants (typically £1,000–£3,000) to registered charities for whom relatively small grants of this size can make a material difference. In practice, grants are likely to be made to charities with annual income below £2m.

The objects of the Trust are:

  1. To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship, with particular emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the UK North West, by providing grants to organisations that assist with education, training and other forms of support needed for the generation of sustainable income and self-sufficiency.

  2. To prevent or improve the treatment of mental or physical illness through public education and, by conducting research, to improve the effectiveness of public education in preventing illness and in improving potential outcomes through early diagnosis.

  3. (a) To further the religious and other charitable works of the Church of England for the benefit of the public particularly, but not exclusively, in the Diocese of Chester

(b) To support organisations that promote religious harmony.

Examples of recent awards are shown below.

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  • Citizen's Advice Cheshire West: £3,514 to fund the Meet Cook Eat project within a foodbank.

  • Parkinson's UK: £1,500 to assist in delivery of benefits and employment advice for people with Parkinson's and their carers.

  • The Olive Branch: £2,000 towards its work providing advice on debt, housing, hunger, addictions, loneliness and family breakdown.

  • The Oesophageal Patients Association: £2,250 to assist with awareness-raising of the occurrence of oesophageal cancer.

  • Wellbeing of Women: £2,000 towards public awareness and educational work for those diagnosed with a gynaecological health problem.

  • The Macular Society: £3,325 to support their awareness programmes through a “Living with AMD Event” in the North West.

  • The Fatima Women's Association: £2,000 to enable delivery of spoken English courses that advance cohesion of different faith communities.

  • The Anne Frank Trust: £2,000 to support education programmes in the North West to assist young people in understanding the Holocaust.

  • Hope not Hate: £2,000 to support their community projects that combat racism and religious hatred.