The Davis Foundation

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3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT. 3.2 WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUB-CLAUSE 3.1 THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS: 3.2.1 HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PARTICULARLY BUT NOT NECESSARILY EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE JEWISH FAITH, THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF SUCH ACTIVITIES AS WILL DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; 3.2.2 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR DISABLED AND WHO ARE IN NEED, BY PROVIDING CARERS , SUPPORT AND TRAINING OF CARERS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED HOUSING, AND ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS; 3.2.3 THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:(A) THE INCREASE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA, MUSIC AND OTHER CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS;(B)THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF HORTICULTURE, GARDENING AND GARDEN DESIGN;(C)THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION; (D) THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA; 3.2.4 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY, FOR EXAMPLE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND/OR PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS; 3.2.5 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY “FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); AND 3.2.6 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SECURITY ADVICE AND THE TRAINING OF STAFF TO THOSE WHO OWN OR MANAGE ANY RELIGIOUS BASED SCHOOL OR PLACE OF WORSHIP UPON HOW TO SECURE THEIR SCHOOL OR PLACE OF WORSHIP AGAINST ALL FORMS OF ABUSE OR ATTACK BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE FORMS OF ABUSE OR ATTACH WHICH ARE RACIALLY MOTIVATED BOTH WITHIN ENGLAND & WALES AND THE MIDDLE EAST; 3.2.7 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROMOTE GOOD RACE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BY WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF EXTREMISM AND RACISM IN THE FORM OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND RACIALLY MOTIVATED ESPECIALLY ANTI-SEMITIC CRIME BOTH WITHIN ENGLAND & WALES AND THE MIDDLE EAST; 3.2.8 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIME WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER BOTH WITHIN ENGLAND & WALES AND THE MIDDLE EAST; 3.2.9 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH RELIEVE THE VICTIMS OF RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT AND ESPECIALLY ANTI-SEMITIC HARASSMENT WHO ARE IN NEED OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BOTH WITHIN ENGLAND & WALES AND THE MIDDLE EAST;AND 3.2.10 THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM AND OTHERWISE PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM BOTH WITHIN ENGLAND & WALES AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 05 APR 2013AS AMENDED ON 28/06/2013

Trustees (3)

• Lady Barbara Davis since 2013
• Sarah Davis since 2013
• SIR Michael Lawrence Davisage band 65-69 since 2013

Connected charities (2)

• The Kemach Foundation 1 shared trustee
• The Portland Trust 1 shared trustee