Our Grant Making

The Community Foundation for Ireland is an independent grant-making organisation. We use the monies from our own permanent endowment and by our donors and philanthropists to distribute grants to various causes and groups right across the country.

With over a decade of experience in dealing with community, voluntary and charitable organisations we are well placed to assess the needs of various communities and grant funding accordingly.

We hold a number of different grants rounds throughout the year with the biggest grant scheme being our own Grassroots Grants Programme. For the purpose of this programme we allocate grants to groups working in specific areas. These are:

• Carers
• Ethnic Minorities
• Families at Risk
• Mental Health
• Older People
• Sexual Minorities

Assessment of Grant Recipients

To ensure that funds are being allocated and used correctly we continuously and randomly assess various projects that have received funding through The Community Foundation. This allows us to give a high level of commitment to all our donors that their funds are being used in an appropriate manner and are also having the impacts that they want.

Our Grants

In this section you can learn more about the various grant schemes run by The Community Foundation for Ireland on behalf of our donors. All our grant schemes have specific and individual criteria for applications so please read carefully to ensure that you understand the causes supported by each grant scheme and apply appropriately.

Flood Recovery Fund

The Flood Recovery Fund was set up following the widespread flooding in November 2009. The Fund raised more than €150,000 and has now closed. Below is a full list of grants made: