thank you

The generosity of our donors has changed thousands of lives across the island of Ireland and around the world. The Ireland Funds has never wavered in its commitment and core mission: to deliver private philanthropic support to worthy causes that promote peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development. On behalf of the organizations doing extraordinary work, we thank you.

connect 2018 • 6 “I would say to The Ireland Funds’ donors that through their philanthropy they have transformed the lives of hundreds of young people and saved

the lives of many of them as well.” — BELONG TO YOUTH SERVICES

“The Ireland Funds were incredibly supportive and showed faith in us. We are building something here that is

exciting, innovative and entrepreneurial and that faith makes all the difference.” — INNER CITY ENTERPRISE

“We are very grateful for the support of The Ireland Funds and look forward to continuing to work with you

over the coming years to achieve an Ireland and a world where no good food goes to waste.” — FOODCLOUD HUBS

“Last year was the toughest we had so far and The Ireland Funds’ support was huge to keep us going. That funding has helped us reach over 300 young people.”

— GALWAY COMMUNITY CIRCUS

connect 2018 • 7 BELOW IS A SAMPLE OF THE OVER 3,000 OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS YOUR GENEROSITY HAS ASSISTED OVER THE LAST 40+ YEARS.

1428 Active Retirement Club Building Ballysally Together Cork Institute of Technology Families First Irish Dogs for the Disabled 174 Trust Burrenbeo Trust Cork Penny Dinners Feeny Community Association Irish Film Institute A K Ilen Boatbuilding School Business to Arts Corrymeela Community Feile an Phobail Irish Forum for Global Health Abbey School The Butler Gallery County Roscommon Disability The Festival of Curiosity Irish Georgian Society Abbey Theatre The Cabbage Patchers Support Group Fettercairn Youth Horse Project Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind Ablevision Ireland Cahoots Northern Ireland Cross Border Orchestra Fighting Words Irish Heart Foundation ACET (AIDS Care Education Cairde Fundraising Committee, Crosscare Flax Trust Irish Hospice Foundation & Training) Ireland Knocktemple National School Cross Community Schools Project Focus Ireland Irish International Immigrant Center Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Camara Ireland Crumlin Children’s Hospital FoodCloud Irish Martial Arts Academy Adult Literacy and Basic Education Camcor Community & Crusaders Youth Academy Foróige Network for Teaching Irish Men’s Sheds Association Age & Opportunity Recreation Centre Cuidigh Linn Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Irish Museum of Modern Art Age Concern Causeway Camerata Ireland Cuisle Cancer Support Centre Foxford Community Garden Irish Penal Reform Trust Age Concern Network Camphill Communities of Ireland CyberSafe Ireland Friends of the Derry Walls Irish Repertory Theatre Age Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children Cystic Fibrosis Association Foyle Search & Rescue Irish Seed Savers Aisling Community Center Cara-Friend of Ireland Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) Irish Society for the Prevention Akidwa Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Dance Theatre of Ireland Front Line of Cruelty to Animals Alcohol Forum Care After Prison Dogs Trust Ireland Funky Fish Youth Café Irish Society for the Prevention ALONE Care Local Darndale/Belcamp Integrated Gaelic Players Association of Cruelty to Children Alzheimer Society of Ireland Carers’ Association Childcare Services Gaelscoileanna Irish Stammering Association Amal Women’s Association Carers Northern Ireland DCU Ryan Academy Gaisce - The President’s Award Irish Technology Leadership Group Amber, Kilkenny Women’s Refuge Carmichael Centre for DeafHear.ie Galway Arts Centre Irish Traveller Movement— American Irish Historical Society Voluntary Groups Depaul Ireland Galway Autism Partnership Yellow Flag Programme An Cosán—The Shanty Carrickfergus YMCA DIT Foundation Galway Community Circus Irish Wheelchair Association An Taisce—The National Trust Catholic Institute for Deaf People Diversity Challenges Giving Northern Ireland Irish Youth Foundation for Ireland CDCR Care Services Diversity Sligo The Goal Line Youth Trust iScoil Anam Beo ChangeX Domestic Violence Response Good Shepherd Cork Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation Anam Cara Parent & Sibling Charities Institute Ireland Don Bosco Teenage Care Galway Rape Crisis Centre Jewish Home of Ireland Bereavement Support Charleville Castle Heritage Trust House Association Gate Theatre KASI Ltd.—Killarney Immigrant Angel Eyes NI Clara Family and Community Donal Walsh #Livelife Foundation Generations in Action Support Centre Apex Housing Association Derry Resource Centre Donegal Family Resource Centre Giants Community Foundation Keltic Dreams ARC Healthy Living Centre Chester Beatty Library Donegal Teen Parent Gig‘n the Bann Kerry Diocesan Youth Services Ardglass Development Association Chicago Irish Immigration Support Support Programme Glenstal Abbey Kerry Film Festival Ardoyne Holycross Boxing Club Child Abuse Prevention Programme Doras Luimní Glentoran Academy Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence The Ark Children, Adults, Parents Down Right Brilliant (Newry GOAL Kildare Traveller Action Arthritis Care Northern Ireland and Autism (CAPAA) and Mourne Down Syndrome Gorta Kilkee Civic Trust Arthritis Ireland - Mayo Branch Children’s Law Centre (CLC) Support Group) Greater Dublin Independent Kilkenny Age Friendly County Athlone Sub Aqua Club Children’s Law Centre Down Syndrome Ireland Living (GDIL) Programme Ashoka Ireland Northern Ireland Draoícht Greystones Family Resource Centre Killaloe and Ballina Civic Trust AsIAm Children’s Medical and Dress for Success Groundwork Northern Ireland Killarney Community College Athlone Community Radio Research Foundation Drogheda & District Support Grow It Yourself Killarney Immigrant Support Centre Autism Speaks Children’s Rights Alliance 4 Older People Habitat for Humanity Ireland Kinship Care Northern Ireland Aware Children’s Sunshine Home— Dromboughil Community Habitat for Humanity Knockanrawley Resource Centre Baboró International Arts Laura Lynn House Association Northern Ireland Knocknagoshel Over 55’s Social Festival for Children Christopher L. Keeley Scholars Druid Theatre Company Haven Club and Women’s Group Backstage Theatre Cill Rialig Project Drumlane Community Partnership Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo LARCC Cancer Support Centre Ballinglen Arts Foundation Cill tSeandan Teo Dublin City University Headstrong Larne YMCA Ballybeg Community Cinemagic Dublin Civic Trust Headway Lauragh Community Council Development Project CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory Dublin International Piano Headway Belfast Learmount Community Ballyclare Family Focus Citóg Competition Healthy Food for All Development Group Ballyhoura Heritage & Environment City of Dublin YMCA Dublin Jewish Board of Guardians Heartshare Learning Hub Limerick Ballymacormack Community Citywise Education Dublin Simon Community Helium Arts Leitrim Calling Development Group Clogherny Church Dublin SPCA Hello World Foundation Letterkenny IT Banbridge Arthritis Care Clondalkin Travellers Dublin Talmud Torah Henrietta Adult & Lewis Glucksman Gallery Bantry Inshore Search and Development Group Dublin Theatre Festival Community Education Lifestart National Office Rescue Association Clonturk Community College Dublin UNESCO City of Literature High Kirk Social Action in our Lifford/Clonleigh Resource Centre Barnardos Cloughjordan Circus Club Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Community Lighthouse Barretstown Community Centre for Music Rescue Team Holywell Trust Ligoniel Family Centre Basic Education and the Arts (CCMA) Dun Laoghaire Refugee Project The Hunt Museum Limerick Enterprise Development Beara Tourism Development Cloughmills Community Dundalk Youth Centre Home Share Clare Partnership Bedford Row Family Project Action Team Easi Access Transport Home Start Down District Limerick Institute of Technology Belfast Beltway Boxing Project Club Shine East Belfast Community Agency The Icon Walk Link Academy CIC BeLonG To Cnoc na Gaoithe—Tulla East Clare Community Independent Age Listowel Writers’ Week Belvedere College Co-operation Ireland Cooperative Society Inner City Enterprise Little Museum of Dublin Belvedere Youth Club Coalition of Irish Immigration Eden Alternative Inspire Ireland LOGIC Benefacts Centers Edmund Rice Summer Integrated Education Fund Longford Women’s Link BirdWatch Ireland CoisCéim Dance Theatre Camps Dublin Inter-Aid Lost Lives Blackrock Castle Observatory Coláiste Mhichíl Educate through Sport Foundation Intercom Lyric Theatre Blackrock College Comhaltas Cultural Centre Educate Together Iorras Le Chéile CDP Macnas Blanchardstown Traveller Comharchumann Forbartha The Educational Trust Ireland Chamber of Commerce Macushla Dance Club for 50+ Development Group Community Action Network Eiru Trust in the US Mae Murray Foundation Blue Box Creative Learning Centre Community Centre for Music Elemental Festival Team Ireland US Council Mahon Blackrock Local Blue Teapot Theatre Company and the Arts (CCMA) Emer Casey Foundation Irish Ancestry Research Educational Committee BlueFire Community Focus Learning Emerald Isle Immigration Center Centre (IARC) Making Connections Bonmahon Parent/Carer Community Relations in Schools Emerald Warriors RFC Irish Architectural Archive Marie Keating Foundation Toddler Group Conamara Environmental Empowering People in Care (EPIC) Irish Arts Center The Mendicity Institution Boyne Garda Youth Educational and Cultural Enable Ireland Irish Association of Youth Mark Pollock Trust Diversion Project Centre (CEECC) Enactus Ireland Orchestras Mary Immaculate College Brain Injury Matters NI Concern Worldwide Energy Action Irish Autism Action Mater Foundation Bray Area Partnership Connemara Therapeutic Riding Epilepsy Ireland Irish Chamber Orchestra Matt Talbot Services Bridge21 Conradh na Gaeilge Express YOUR Gender Irish Community Rapid Response Mayo Mountain Rescue Bridgeways Family Cope Galway Extraordinary Bodies / Carlow Irish Council for Civil Liberties Meanscoil Mhuire Resource Centre Cork Boat Club Arts Festival Irish Cultural Centre of Meath Youth Federation British-Irish Association Cork Counseling Services FACE Fermoy Action New England Meningitis Research Foundation Brothers of Charity Clare Cork Foundation Children’s Education Irish Deaf Kids Mental Health Reform connect 2018 • 8 Merchants Quay Ireland North Connaught Youth Services Reach Across Spinal Injuries Ireland TLC4 Cystic Fibrosis Mercy International Association North Kerry Older Persons Services Rebel Wheelers Sport Changes Lives Together-Razem Centre Mercy Law Resource Centre North Offaly Community ReCreate Arts and Education Sported Trinity College Dublin The Michael Smurfit Business Development CLG Richhill Community & Arts Sports Against Racism Truagh Development School at UCD North Tipperary LEADER Association Ireland (SARI) Association Midlands Science Partnership Right to Sight Spraoi agus Spórt Tuesday’s Children Midlands Simon Community North West Clare Family The Rise Foundation Springboard Opportunities Turn2Me Migrant Disability Network Ireland Resource Centre Roots of Empathy Spun Out Two Castles Amateur Mind Wise New Vision North West Tongues, Tones Roscommon Women’s Network St. Bernadette’s Primary School Boxing Club Mobility Mojo and Tapping Rossinver Youth and St. Brigid’s Family Resource Centre Ulster Historical Foundation Monaghan Integrated Development Northern Ireland At Play Community Project St. Camillus Bethany Undergraduate Awards Move4Parkinson’s Foundation Northern Ireland Cancer Fund Rothar Bereavement Support UNICEF Ireland Moy Cosy Club for Children Royal Hibernian Academy St. Christopher’s Services- University College Cork Moy Valley Community Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Leisure Buddies University College Dublin Services Programme Northern Ireland Community of Regimental Museum St. Colman’s Care Centre University of Limerick MRC Community Arts and Refugees and Asylum Seekers Royal Irish Academy St. Dominic’s Secondary School University of Ulster Crafts Group Northside Learning Hub RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre St. Francis Hospice Upper Springfield MS Ireland Not So Different Ruhama St. Gabriel’s School & Centre Development Trust Music Generation Nurture Post Natal Depression Rural Area Partnership in Derry St. James’s Hospital Foundation Urban Junction Music Network Support Services of Newcastle Rural Resettlement Ireland St. Jarlath’s Court Residents’ Verbal Arts Centre MyMind and District Safe Home Programme Association Victim Support at Court Na Píobairí Uillean Offaly Dyslexia Group SAFE Ireland St. John of God Menni Vineyard Compassion Narrative 4 Ireland One in Four Scoil Chríost Rí Services—WayBuddy App VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern The National Trust Open Heart House The Salvation Army Ireland St. John’s Amateur Boxing Club for the Environment) National Women’s Council Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Samaritans St. Luke’s Home Void Art Centre of Ireland Origin Theater Saplings School for Children St. Mary’s Youth & WALK Nasc Ossory Youth with Autism Community Centre Washington Ireland Program National Autistic Society Our Lady Immaculate Senior School Select Vestry of Lissadell Parish St. Michael’s Estate Family Waterford & South Kilkenny National College of Art & Design Our Lady’s Boys Club Self Help Africa St. Patrick’s Cathedral Branch of Down Syndrome National College of Ireland— Participation and the Practice Senior Citizen Helpline Company St. Patrick’s College—Teachnet Ireland Parent-Child Home Programme of Rights ShoutOut St. Stephen’s Green Trust Waterford Healing Arts Trust National Concert Hall Partners Training for Spinal Injuries Ireland St. Ultan’s After School Project Waterford Walls National Gallery of Ireland Transformation Sensational Kids Step by Step Northern Ireland Waterside Women’s Centre National Institute for Peacebuilders International Sesame Street Northern Ireland Suas Educational Development West Cork Music Festival Intellectual Disability (NIID) Percy French Festival Sharing Point Suicide or Survive West Cork Women National Library of Ireland Trust The Peter McVerry Trust Show Racism the Red Card SWAN Youth service Against Violence National University of Philanthropy Ireland Siel Bleu Ireland Tallaght Centre for the Unemployed West Limerick Resources Ireland Galway Pieta House Sightsavers Tara Centre Wexford Festival Opera National University of The Playhouse Sli Eile TechSpace Wicklow Hospice Foundation Ireland Maynooth Presentation De La Salle Sligo Cancer Support Centre Temple Bar Gallery & Studios Wicklow Travellers Group Native Woodland Trust College Project Sligo Dyslexia Group Temple Street Children’s Fund Women for Election Navan Young People’s Development Project Ballynahinch Smock Alley Theatre for Health WOW Group -Winners on Wheels New York Irish Center— The Prince’s Trust Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Temporary Emergency Write to Read Forgotten Irish Appeal Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) Social Innovation Fund Ireland Accommodation Mullingar Writers’ Week Listowel New York University— The Pushkin Trust Society of Vincent de Paul (TEAM) Young Enterprise Glucksman Ireland House Queen’s University Solas Project Terry Enright Foundation Northern Ireland Newpin NI RADE SOS Bus Northern Ireland Third Age Foundation Young Social Innovators Newry City Afc Special Railway Preservation Society Special Olympics Ireland Thomas F. Meagher Foundation Youth Horizons Olympic Club Rainbow Child & Family Specialisterne Ireland Three Drives Family Youth Initiatives Next Step Centre Derry Spectrum Centre Trust Resource Centre Youth Work Ireland Galway Nexus Institute Ramoan Friendship Group Speedpak Tipperary Excel Heritage Company No Mind Left Behind Rathfriland and District Speedwell Trust Tir Boghaine Teoranta Scholarship Programme Regeneration Company

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