Ireland Funds reveal $16m in Irish grants
Howard Lake | 1 July 2014 | News
The recent annual conference of the Worldwide Ireland Funds, which was held in Northern Ireland, was told that the Funds had distributed €16 million in grants in Ireland so far this year.
This was the first time in almost four decades that the event took place in its entirety in Northern Ireland. Delegates, including 120 philanthropists, travelled from 22 cities in nine countries including the US, Australia, Singapore and China.
In addition to announcing the winners of the Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition, the Funds also announced a gift of $1 million to Co-Operation Ireland to support its work especially in hard to reach communities.
Donors and supporters visited a sample of the many projects assisted by The Worldwide Ireland Funds in Northern Ireland. They included: the 174 Trust, Ardoyne Holycross Boxing Club, Cinemagic, Integrated Education Northern Ireland, the Linen Hall Library, Play Resource, Queen’s University Belfast, SOS Bus Northern Ireland, The Lyric Theatre, Young Enterprise Northern Ireland, and Young Social Innovators.
The Worldwide Ireland Funds Plenary Session discussed the Funds’ priorities and how its donors best meet ongoing need in Ireland North and South. The Funds current campaign, Promising Ireland, aims to raise €200 million.
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