Prism the Gift Fund was established in 2005 with the clear vision to increase the flow of funds into the charitable sector by creating efficiencies. Prism is expert in administering the giving of High Net Worth Individuals, groups of donors and established foundations.
Meet the team Meet the trustees Contact UsDonor Advised Funds (DAFs) for high net worth individuals which act as an alternative to setting up a private grant-making foundation. It’s simple; you tell us where you want to donate and we take care of the rest. Prism provides a personable, flexible and swift service ensuring any tax benefits are also utilised.
Collective Funds for groups starting their fundraising journey in the UK. Prism provides the governance, compliance and due diligence for charitable initiatives. Instead of the time and cost of setting up an operational charity, you can create an account at Prism.
Foundation Administration to other registered charities that benefit from outsourcing their board support and financial administration to save on time and costs.
We are not strategists, we are administrators, and this helps our donors feel secure in the knowledge that we are experts in our field. We believe that the effective running of an operation’s infrastructure can significantly increase its impact, regardless of whether you are a high net worth donor, a fundraising group or a trustee.
Anna co-founded Prism in 2004 to increase charitable funds into the sector. Previously, she worked in the high-tech industry and set up the Yazam EU office as Director of Investor Relations. Anna set up and ran the British arm of a USA based charity, the New Israel Fund. Anna also acts as a trustee and advisor for several charities. She is the director and shareholder of the financial services company Regent Capital that specialises in investment products/services to UK-based HNW investors.
Gideon co-founded Prism with Anna. He has a background in the financial, media and retail sectors - as an active business owner, entrepreneur and private investor he has helped build a diverse range of companies whose clients include multinationals and government bodies.
Ajaz serves as a trustee of Virgin Unite and Mental Health Innovations and is on the Advisory Board of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. He previously served as a trustee of The Design Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Prince’s Trust. In June 2018, Ajaz was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for Services to Media. He founded the design and communications company AKQA at 21 years old and today AKQA has 2,100 employees across 23 studios in 16 countries.
Charles is Charities Director at Quilter Cheviot with thirty years’ investment experience working for leading financial institutions including Newton Investment Management. He was responsible for founding the Charities Property Fund with Savills in 2000. Charles established the first educational programme designed specifically to assist charity trustees in partnership with Farrers and Haysmacintyre.
James is the Executive Partner of the law firm, Mishcon de Reya LLP and heads its Private Department. He looks after the interests of families and entrepreneurs especially when they are involved in complex disputes. Recently he acted for Gina Miller in her challenge to the Government over the triggering of Article 50. Former Chair and current trustee of World Jewish Relief (the Jewish community's international development charity).
Jonathan is an Executive Director at London & Capital providing wealth management services to high and ultra-high net worth individuals and trusts. Prior to this, he was a Director at the Royal Bank of Canada and a Vice President at AllianceBernstein where he helped establish its wealth management office in London. Jonathan is a former trustee of Philanthropy Impact and Variety, The Children’s Charity, where he is still Co-Chair of the Professional’s Committee and a member of the Advisory Board.
Lord Popat is a Conservative Peer and Party Whip (appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda and Rwanda in January 2016). He Co-Chairs the Rwanda APPG and is Vice Chair of the Commonwealth APPG. Born in Uganda, he first came to the UK as a refugee in 1971. He trained as an accountant and then set up his own business with a successful 30-year career in the private sector. He is committed to promoting the Commonwealth, SMEs, increasing Britain’s exports and trade with India and Africa.
Michael spent 37 years in Investment Banking in London and the United States. Former Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at J. P. Morgan until November 2016. Prior to this, Michael was a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers and Head of Fixed Income Trading at an Australian bank. He is involved with several charities with a strong interest in child survival, music and education. Michael is a Vice President of Save the Children UK and Deputy Chairman of the Handel House Trust.
Penny is Head of Private Clients at Sanlam Private Office with over 20 years of experience working with private clients, family offices, charities, professional intermediaries and financial advisers. Penny began her career at Friends Provident before joining Coutts. Penny then worked for ten years at Fleming Family and Partners as a Client Director for family. Before joining Sanlam, Penny was Head of Private Client at Close Brothers.
Joanne joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank in 2001, after completing an internship at the Investment Bank the previous summer. Since then, Joanne has worked on the UK Banker team covering UK based UHNW clients, the Fixed Income and Equities teams for Derivative Sales and founded the Cross Asset Derivatives Structuring Team in EMEA in 2010. In 2011, Joanne took over the global lead and now manages teams worldwide covering the counterparty relationships and product development.
By combining the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UK’s Charitable Purposes, Prism has formed ten main areas to help us measure our impact across the sector and around the world.
