# Hospice maintains income thanks to large legacy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/18/hospice-maintains-income-thanks-large-legacy/
- Published: 2013-10-18T15:19:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Irish Hospice Foundation last year managed to record a slight increase in income
because of a legacy of €1.5 million, according to the charity’s latest accounts.

Total income for 2012 was €5.33 million, up from €5.23 million the previous year.
Apart from legacies, other sources of income declined between 2011 and 2012.

Donations, which includes income from specific national campaigns, fell from €2.6
million to €2.3 million. Key activities in this area were a coffee morning and an
emblem appeal.

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‘Fundraising income‘ was €1.1 million (€1.2 million in 2011). This included a door
to door campaign as well as direct mail campaigns and an annual raffle.  The drop
in income from these sources was put down to the general economy.

Fundraising costs fell slightly from €1.3 million to €1.2 million and the organisation
had funds of €3.5 million.

The [Irish Hospice Foundation](http://www.hospicefoundation.ie)’s income has grown
significantly over the last 10 years, reporting an income of just over €800,000 
in 2002.

Recently the organisation received a grant of €1.9 million from Atlantic Philanthropies.

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