# Community Foundation Ireland’s grant giving grows - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/01/community-foundation-grant-giving-grows/ - Published: 2016-07-01T14:02:26+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Community Foundation Ireland increased its grant funding in 2014 to €3.8 million from €3.5 million the previous year, according to its latest accounts.**   Of the 710 grants provided €617,000 came from the Foundation’s endowment, with the balance from donations provided from individuals and companies. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   Grants administered on behalf of companies include the BT Ireland fund worth €25,000 annually, Ebay Foundation (€28,000), SAP Business Fund (€176,000), SAP CSR Emea Fund (€593,000) and Ulster Bank Community Fund (€176,394).   Family foundations include the LFG Family Fund (€215,000), Martin Family Fund (€ 44,000), Tony Ryan Fund for Tipperary (€420,000) and Winifred Garvin Fund (€69,000).   Total funds, from which the Foundation’s endowment is derived, grew to €42 million from €39 million the previous year. The [Community Foundation Ireland](http://www.foundation.ie) revealed in its accounts that in future years it would make grants at 4% of the value of its endowment.   Fundraising and development costs increased to €291,000 from €208,000. Total operational costs in 2014 were nearly €600,000. * **[New Lloyds Bank Foundation £1 million funding programme to tackle domestic and sexual abuse](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/02/new-lloyds-bank-foundation-1m-funding-programme-tackle-domestic-sexual-abuse/)**( 2 August 2016) * **[Record highs for charity bonds on London Stock Exchange](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/11/record-highs-charity-bonds-london-stock-exchange/)**( 11 October 2016) * **[Goal voluntary income shows big increase in 2014](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/20/goal-voluntary-income-shows-big-increase/)**( 20 October 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)