# Ireland Funds' giving tops $7 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/20/ireland-funds039-giving-tops-7-million/
- Published: 2006-11-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The American Ireland Fund has approved 325 grants to 215 projects totaling $7,365,627
for grants year 2006. The Ireland Funds is a worldwide network of people of Irish
ancestry and friends of Ireland dedicated to raising funds to support programs of
peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development 
throughout the island of Ireland.

As of Dec 31, 2005, The American Ireland Fund had approved 430 grants to 279 projects
totaling $26,723,290 for grants year 2005.

The Ireland Funds raises money from the Irish community and those of Irish extraction
throughout the world, particularly the United States. The Funds recently completed
a major ‘Hope and Reason’ appeal to raise $111 million

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