# N Ireland trust gave £1.2 million in 2013

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/08/28/n-ireland-trust-gave-1-2-million-2013/
- Published: 2014-08-28T10:33:45+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Ulster Garden Villages (UGV), Northern Ireland’s biggest independent charitable 
trust, slightly increased its donations to £1.1 million last year, according to 
its latest annual report.

The largest donation went to the Northern Ireland Hospice which received a second
tranche of £200,000 towards a £500,000 commitment for its new hospice. The NI Children’s
Cancer Fund received £100,000 for its new facility which earlier this year golfer
Rory McIlroy backed with a £1 million donation.

Most of UGV’s largest grants are for capital projects but the Prince’s Trust received
£100,000 for its training work with young unemployed people. Disability and health
charities are regular recipients of UGV grants.

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As well as providing grants to charities, UGV makes loans to charities and in 2013
loans totalled £794,900. UGV also has forward commitments to charities which amount
to £3.2 million up to 2016.

[Ulster Garden Villages](http://www.ulstergardenvillages.co.uk) gives support in
the areas of disabled people, health, community, scientific and medical research,
culture and heritage, education and training.

UGV generates its income from property investments and last year the charity had
funds of nearly £48 million.

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