# People In Need Trust distributes grants

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/09/19/people-need-trust-distributes-grants/
- Published: 2005-09-19T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

David Harvey, Chairman of People in Need Trust, which raises money from an annual
telethon, has given grants to a wide variety of charities in Waterford as part of
its regional programme of grant distribution. Seven Telethons have been held to 
date and over ‚€28 million has been distributed in grants, ranging from ‚€150 to‚
€50,000,to thousands of organisations throughout Ireland.

Representatives from benefiting Waterford charities include St Brigids Family &
Community Centre, Ardmore/Grange Playground Group, Waterford Youth Training & Education
Centre and Waterford Association for Mentally Handicapped.

The eighth RTÉ People in Need Telethon was one of the most successful to date, 
with over ‚€5.3 million being distributed in funds. Over 4,000 fund-raising events
took place involving thousands of people throughout the country.

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A cornerstone of the People in Need Trust is that funds raised in a county are allocated
back to charitable organisations in that county. As a result of Telethon 2004, almost
760 charities benefited, with the grants ranging in size from ‚€250 to ‚€40,000.

There is a special emphasis on helping the smaller, lesser known charities who, 
for whatever reason, are not in a position to raise sufficient funds themselves.
The primary focus is on voluntary social service organisations. The main source 
of funds is the highly successful RTÉ People in Need Telethon which is supported
by Eircom.

Grant applications are assessed by advisory committees in each region before final
approval by the Board of Directors of the Trust.

A key condition is that money raised in a particular county must go back in grants
to organisations in that county – in this way, the money raised always stays locally.
The organisations who benefit are not only spread widely throughout the country 
but they represent a wide spectrum of social need in Ireland – organisations providing
ervices for the handicapped, the homeless, the elderly, deprived childrenand other
disadvantaged groups.

Members of the Board of the People in Need Trust are: Bill Attley, Moya Doherty,
Clare Duignan, Liam Farrell, David Harvey (Chairman), Margaret Heffernan, John Hogan,
Angela Holohan, Pat Kinsley, Christy Maye, Ger O’Mahoney, Josephine Nolan, Willie
O’Reilly, Gerry O’Sullivan, Fran Rooney, Des Whelan

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