# Irish homelessness charity’s income up by €1 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/20/irish-homelessness-charitys-income-e1-million/
- Published: 2016-12-20T18:20:05+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Homelessness charity Focus Ireland’s fundraising income grew by €1 million last
year, according to the charity’s latest accounts.**

Fundraising income was €7.4 million, up from €6.4 million in 2014. Total income 
last year, including mostly government grants, was nearly €22 million, from €19.6
million the previous year.

During the year Focus secured two new significant funding relationships. Bord Gáis
Energy began a three-year Corporate Social Responsibility Partnership which will
see the company raise awareness, promote volunteering and donate €1 million over
three years to the charity’s advice and information services for families. The first
phase of this relationship saw Bord Gáis contribute €107,570 to Focus’s fundraising
income last year.

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During 2015, the Human Dignity Foundation awarded a five year grant to Focus Ireland
to deliver a programme of work tackling youth homelessness in Ireland. The Human
Dignity Foundation pledged €2.1 million over five years for the Building Youth Capacity
for Independent Living project, with the first instalment of €229,170 already received.

[Focus Ireland](http://www.focusireland.ie) says it generally adheres to a principle
that the costs of generating fundraising income should not exceed 20% of the amount
raised. However, for the duration of ‘strategic initiatives’ and while investment
is being made to grow fundraising, they will deviate from the principle as appropriate.
Fundraising costs were €1.8 million in 2015, 24% of funds raised (2014: 30%).

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