Greenbat charity distributes £500k
A CHARITY established and chaired by communal personality Alan Greenbat, who died earlier this year, has distributed more than £500,000 to 14 organisations as it has been wound down.
Mr Greenbat set up the Duveen Trust in 1985 to help young people develop their leadership talents. Between then and 2018, grants in excess of £200,000 were handed out.
The trust has historically supported young deaf people and one of the final disbursements was £43,500 to the Jewish Deaf Association for its signing café and volunteer scheme for unemployed British Sign Language users of all faiths.
Around £90,000 has gone to St Joseph’s Hospice, where Mr Greenbat served as a chaplain for more than 50 years. He was also a magistrate in youth courts and, reflecting this, £20,000 was given to Coram Voice to fund advocacy services for young people.
Other beneficiaries include Friends of FZY, which received £30,000 for a Duveen scholarship. Another £30,000 went to the Jewish Youth Fund to support informal education. Jewish Women’s Aid has received £73,000 towards its safer dating project and £72,000 was awarded to Jami to further its work on young people’s mental health. The £50,000 given to Norwood will help launch an autism project.
Another £30,000 has gone to JW3 to support its Gateways programme, providing educational and vocational training for vulnerable young people and those experiencing mental health challenges. On behalf of the trustees, Joshua Marks expressed delight that “we are able to support so many excellent causes and look forward to the Duveen legacy living on”.