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{{short description|British family charitable trust supporting general charitable purposes}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Wineman Charitable Trust
| registration_id = 274241
| founded_date = 12 August 1977 (Declaration of Trust)
| type = Registered charity
| location = London, England
| key_people = [[Vivian Wineman]] (Trustee), Naomi Helen Wineman (Trustee)
| website = None
}}

'''The Wineman Charitable Trust''' (charity number **274241**) is a British family charitable trust established by Declaration of Trust on 12 August 1977. It supports general charitable purposes and makes grants primarily to other registered charities and charitable organisations in the UK and overseas.<ref name="CC274241">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/274241 WINEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST] ''Charity Commission'', accessed February 16, 2026.</ref> The trust is closely associated with the Wineman family, particularly [[Vivian Wineman]] (former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews) and his immediate family, who serve as its trustees. For the year ending 5 April 2025, the trust reported income of £55,782 and expenditure of £67,337.<ref name="CC274241" />

The trust has no public website and operates as a low-profile grant-making body. It is one of several charitable vehicles linked to the Wineman family, alongside The Rofeh Trust and others.

== Trustees ==
The trust is governed by a small board consisting entirely of members of the Wineman family.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Current trustees of the Wineman Charitable Trust (274241)
! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Vivian Wineman]] || Trustee || Not specified (long-standing) || [[The Rofeh Trust]], [[Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies]], [[Next Century Foundation]], [[United Religions Initiative UK]], [[Council of Christians and Jews]] (former)
|-
| [[Naomi Helen Wineman]] || Trustee || 26 February 2010 || None on record
|-
| [[Ronit Margalit Wineman]] || Trustee || 9 August 2023 || None on record
|-
| [[Adina Sara Wineman]] || Trustee || 9 August 2023 || None on record
|}

== Other charities connected to the trustees ==
The trustees (particularly Vivian Wineman) are actively involved in several other charitable organisations:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Other charities run or governed by Wineman Charitable Trust trustees
! Charity !! Registration number !! Role of Wineman family member
|-
| The Rofeh Trust || 1077682 || Vivian Wineman – Trustee
|-
| Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies || — || Vivian Wineman – Trustee / President
|-
| Next Century Foundation || — || Vivian Wineman – Trustee
|-
| United Religions Initiative UK || 1200822 || Vivian Wineman – Trustee
|-
| Council of Christians and Jews || 238005 || Vivian Wineman – Former Jewish Vice Chair / Trustee links
|}

== Known grant recipients ==
The Wineman Charitable Trust makes grants to a range of UK and international charitable organisations, with a focus on Jewish causes, interfaith dialogue, education, and humanitarian work. Detailed grant lists are contained in the trust’s annual accounts submitted to the Charity Commission, but public summaries show support for the following (selected known or publicly acknowledged recipients):

*[[Next Century Foundation]] — Received significant support, including matched funding / doubling of donations in 2025.
*[[Inter Faith Network for the UK]] (historical support).
*Various Jewish educational, cultural, and welfare organisations.
*Interfaith and peacebuilding initiatives.
*Medical and humanitarian charities (via family links to [[The Rofeh Trust]]).

Specific multi-year totals are not published in aggregate form publicly, but the trust typically distributes £50,000–£80,000 annually in grants. Full recipient lists and exact amounts for each year are available only in the detailed annual reports and accounts filed with the Charity Commission.
== Contribution to laundering and normalising Zionism ==
Through its grants and the trustees’ overlapping roles in organisations such as the [[Council of Christians and Jews]], [[United Religions Initiative UK]], and the Next Century Foundation, the Wineman Charitable Trust has been part of networks that promote interfaith “harmony” and dialogue. Critics argue that such funding helps launder and normalise the Zionist entity by supporting platforms that frame the settler colony as a legitimate partner in religious coexistence while avoiding substantive engagement with its occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine.
== See also ==
[[Vivian Wineman]]
[[United Religions Initiative UK]]
[[Council of Christians and Jews]]
[[Next Century Foundation]]

== External links ==
[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/274241 Charity Commission page]
==Notes==
[[Category:Charities based in London]]
[[Category:Charities established in 1977]]
[[Category:Interfaith organisations]]
[[Category:Criticism of Zionism]]

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 *Medical and humanitarian charities (via family links to [[The Rofeh Trust]]).
-Specific multi-year totals are not published in aggregate form publicly, but the trust typically distributes £50,000–£80,000 annually in grants. Full recipient lists and exact amounts for each year are available only in the detailed annual reports and accounts filed with the Charity Commission.
+== Grants overview (2022–2025) ==
 == Contribution to laundering and normalising Zionism ==
 Through its grants and the trustees’ overlapping roles in organisations such as the [[Council of Christians and Jews]], [[United Religions Initiative UK]], and the Next Century Foundation, the Wineman Charitable Trust has been part of networks that promote interfaith “harmony” and dialogue. Critics argue that such funding helps launder and normalise the Zionist entity by supporting platforms that frame the settler colony as a legitimate partner in religious coexistence while avoiding substantive engagement with its occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine.