Atlantic Philanthropies to make big parting gifts to Irish universities

Howard Lake | 22 September 2015 | News

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Irish universities are in line for a major windfall from Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) as it winds down its giving in Ireland.

Trinity College in Dublin will get the first of a series of parting gifts to Irish universities for its Institute of Neuroscience, according to the Irish Times. AP has already provided €13 million to establish the Institute.

The Irish Times says other universities will also receive big donations to add to the significant support they’ve already received .

AP has given Trinity College $160 million since the 1980s, University of Limerick $178 million and Queens University in Belfast $131 million. Other Irish universities have also received big grants.

Atlantic Philanthropies said it will allocate its last grants next year.

Photo: Trinity College Dublin by Marianone on Flickr.com

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.