# University foundation’s income up by 50%

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/04/university-foundation039s-income-up-by-50/
- Published: 2013-09-04T16:21:58+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Trinity Foundation in Dublin saw its income for the year ending 2012 jump by
nearly 50%, according the Foundation’s latest annual report.

In the year ending September 2012 the Foundation’s income increased from €15 million
in 2011 to €22.5 million. The most notable areas of growth were in charitable trust
support which increased to over €12 million, from just under €5 million in 2011,
while legacy income went from under €400,000 to €3.4 million.

The increases in legacies and trust income more than offset the drop in alumni income
and corporate support which declined from €4.8 million to €3.4 million and from 
€5 million to €3.6 million respectively.

The legacy figure for 2012 includes a €3 million gift from Ellen Bates for research
work on epilepsy. Ten other legacies were also received.

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A key project during the year for [Trinity College Dublin](http://www.tcd.ie) was
the Science Gallery which attracted support from a number of businesses, including
a €1 million gift from Google.

Alumni fundraising includes a number of ‘circles’ ranging in value from donations
of €1000 to €100,000. €10,000 from 280 individuals was also raised from the Foundation’s
Christmas appeal.

_Photo: [Ian E on Flickr.com](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianedgington/96758839/)_

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