Individuals/Families

Why Establish a Fund with the Community Foundation for Ireland?

The Community Foundation for Ireland has over 10 years experience advising and guiding donors on how to give strategically and efficiently. We are best placed to connect people to the causes that matter most to them.

Our in depth knowledge of the community sector allows us to provide an accurate landscape of the major issues affecting Ireland ensuring our donors make the impact they want and create lasting change.
So why establish a fund with us?

• We help people engage with their philanthropy by enabling them to see the difference they make in their giving by doing regular assessments of the projects that have been funded.
• We are often a more cost effective and valuable alternative to establishing a private fund.
• As a registered charity, all payments to the Foundation are tax-efficient, and we can distribute funds on your behalf all over the country and beyond if you so wish. 
• Our expertise lies in local community groups around Ireland, where each year we support over 400 of the most dynamic smaller charities and community groups, and where relatively small amounts of support can make an enormous and lasting impact.
• We provide our donors with an advisory and management support service along with a professional grant making service. This allows them to support exceptional charities concerned with causes that matter to them.
• On behalf of our donors, we distribute €1 million (and growing) per annum making us one of the major funders of the voluntary sector in Ireland.

If you would like to see a dedicated information sheet on family funds click here