# Northern Ireland foundation made grants of

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/05/06/northern-ireland-foundation-made-grants/
- Published: 2013-05-06T15:44:14+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Northern Ireland’s largest independent grant giving foundation donated nearly £1.1
million to charity last year, according to its latest annual report.

[Ulster Garden Villages](http://www.ulstergardenvillages.co.uk)' (UGV) grant total
for 2012 was down on the 2011 figure which was over £1.3 million. UGV helped 69 
projects in 2012 with the Northern Ireland Hospice receiving £100,000, the first
portion of a £500,000 towards the redevelopment of its hospice building.

Cancer charities featured strongly on UGV’s grant list with CLIC Sargent’s Homes
from Home Appeal getting a one-off grant of £200,000 while Marie Curie Cancer Care
received £30,000 as part of a three year £90,000 grant.

The MAC arts centre also received the final £100,000 of a £500,000 grant.

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Many grants provided by UGV were in the range of £10,000 to £25,000 with a broad
list of charities in the social welfare, youth and cultural fields getting grants.
Most grants were for in excess of £2,000.

UGV lists disabled people, health, community, scientific and medial research, culture
and heritage and education and training as its main grant-giving objectives. Up 
to 2015 the organisation has existing commitments of nearly £3.4 million.

Last year UGV acquired a large number of city centre apartments for investment purposes
and the annual reports states that they are all rented. Total UGV income was nearly
£2.2 million in 2012 with net assets over £44 million.

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