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 2017 • 6 “Thanks to The Ireland Funds’ support, the future is bright for this dynamic and innovative social enterprise. In its 3 years of existence we have supplied quality art materials and educational supplies to over 150,000 children and adults all over Ireland.” — RECREATE “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’re making life better for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. It may seem small, but our germ of an idea just needed a bit of support. It was like a spark. The Ireland Funds was the fan that came in and helped grow that spark. Sometimes you just need to feed a fire to keep it going and this project was brilliant.” — THE SPECTRUM CENTRE “We’re going into the schools and working with teachers on how they can make their physical education more accessible to a child with a physical disability. The Ireland Funds are helping us do this for so many children, one sport at a time.” — IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION connect 2017 • 7 BELOW IS A SAMPLE OF THE OVER 3,000 OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS YOUR GENEROSITY HAS ASSISTED. 1428 Active Retirement Club Burrenbeo Trust County Roscommon Disability Fettercairn Youth Horse Project Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind 174 Trust Business to Arts Support Group Fighting Words Irish Heart Foundation A K Ilen Boatbuilding School The Butler Gallery Cross Border Orchestra Flax Trust Irish Hospice Foundation Alcohol Forum The Cabbage Patchers Cross Community Schools Project Focus Ireland Irish International Immigrant Center Abbey School Cahoots Northern Ireland Crumlin Children’s Hospital FoodCloud Irish Martial Arts Academy Abbey Theatre Cairde Fundraising Committee, Crusaders Youth Academy Foróige Network for Teaching Irish Men’s Sheds Association Ablevision Ireland Knocktemple National School Cuidigh Linn Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Irish Museum of Modern Art ACET (AIDS Care Education Camara Ireland Cuisle Cancer Support Centre Foxford Community Garden Irish Penal Reform Trust & Training) Ireland Camcor Community & CyberSafe Ireland Friends of the Derry Walls Irish Repertory Theatre Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Recreation Centre Cystic Fibrosis Association Foyle Search & Rescue Irish Seed Savers Adult Literacy and Basic Education Camerata Ireland of Ireland Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) Irish Society for the Prevention Age & Opportunity Camphill Communities of Ireland Dance Theatre of Ireland Front Line of Cruelty to Animals Age Concern Causeway Cancer Fund for Children Dogs Trust Ireland Funky Fish Youth Café Irish Society for the Prevention Age Concern Network Cara-Friend Darndale/Belcamp Integrated Gaelic Players Association of Cruelty to Children Age Northern Ireland Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Childcare Services Gaelscoileanna Irish Stammering Association Aisling Community Center Care After Prison DCU Ryan Academy Gaisce - The President’s Award Irish Technology Leadership Group Akidwa Care Local DeafHear.ie Galway Arts Centre Irish Traveller Movement— ALONE Carers’ Association Depaul Ireland Galway Autism Partnership Yellow Flag Programme Alzheimer Society of Ireland Carers Northern Ireland DIT Foundation Galway Community Circus Irish Wheelchair Association Amal Women’s Association Carmichael Centre for Diversity Challenges Giving Northern Ireland Irish Youth Foundation Amber, Kilkenny Women’s Refuge Voluntary Groups Diversity Sligo The Goal Line Youth Trust iScoil American Irish Historical Society Carrickfergus YMCA Domestic Violence Response Good Shepherd Cork Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation An Cosán—The Shanty Catholic Institute for Deaf People Don Bosco Teenage Care Galway Rape Crisis Centre Jewish Home of Ireland An Taisce—The National Trust CDCR Care Services House Association Gate Theatre KASI Ltd.—Killarney Immigrant for Ireland ChangeX Donal Walsh #Livelife Foundation Generations in Action Support Centre Anam Beo Charities Institute Ireland Donegal Family Resource Centre Giants Community Foundation Keltic Dreams Anam Cara Parent & Sibling Charleville Castle Heritage Trust Donegal Teen Parent Gig‘n the Bann Kerry Diocesan Youth Services Bereavement Support Clara Family and Community Support Programme Glenstal Abbey Kerry Film Festival Angel Eyes NI Resource Centre Doras Luimní Glentoran Academy Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence Apex Housing Association Derry Chester Beatty Library Down Right Brilliant (Newry GOAL Kildare Traveller Action ARC Healthy Living Centre Chicago Irish Immigration Support and Mourne Down Syndrome Gorta Kilkee Civic Trust Ardglass Development Association Child Abuse Prevention Programme Support Group) Greater Dublin Independent Kilkenny Age Friendly County Ardoyne Holycross Boxing Club Children’s Law Centre Down Syndrome Ireland Living (GDIL) Programme The Ark Northern Ireland Draoicht Greystones Family Resource Centre Killaloe and Ballina Civic Trust Arthritis Care Northern Ireland Children’s Medical and Dress for Success Groundwork Northern Ireland Killarney Community College Arthritis Ireland - Mayo Branch Research Foundation Drogheda & District Support Grow It Yourself Killarney Immigrant Support Centre Athlone Sub Aqua Club Children’s Rights Alliance 4 Older People Habitat for Humanity Ireland Kinship Care Northern Ireland Ashoka Ireland Children’s Sunshine Home— Dromboughil Community Habitat for Humanity Knockanrawley Resource Centre AsIAm Laura Lynn House Association Northern Ireland Knocknagoshel Over 55’s Social Athlone Community Radio Christopher L. Keeley Scholars Druid Theatre Company Haven Club and Women’s Group Autism Speaks Cill Rialig Project Drumlane Community Partnership Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo LARCC Cancer Support Centre Aware Cill tSeandan Teo Dublin City University Headstrong Larne YMCA Baboró International Arts Cinemagic Dublin Civic Trust Headway Lauragh Community Council Festival for Children CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory Dublin International Piano Headway Belfast Learmount Community Backstage Theatre Citóg Competition Healthy Food for All Development Group Ballinglen Arts Foundation City of Dublin YMCA Dublin Jewish Board of Guardians Heartshare Learning Hub Limerick Ballybeg Community Citywise Education Dublin Simon Community Helium Arts Leitrim Calling Development Project Clogherny Church Dublin SPCA Hello World Foundation Letterkenny IT Ballyclare Family Focus Clondalkin Travellers Dublin Talmud Torah Henrietta Adult & Lewis Glucksman Gallery Ballyhoura Heritage & Environment Development Group Dublin Theatre Festival Community Education Lifestart National Office Ballymacormack Community Clonturk Community College Dublin UNESCO City of Literature High Kirk Social Action in our Lifford/Clonleigh Resource Centre Development Group Cloughjordan Circus Club, Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Community Lighthouse Banbridge Arthritis Care Adults, Parents and Autism Rescue Team Holywell Trust Ligoniel Family Centre Bantry Inshore Search and (CAPAA) Dun Laoghaire Refugee Project The Hunt Museum Limerick Enterprise Development Rescue Association Community Centre for Music Dundalk Youth Centre Home Share Clare Partnership Barnardos and the Arts (CCMA) Easi Access Transport Home Start Down District Limerick Institute of Technology Barretstown Cloughmills Community East Belfast Community Agency The Icon Walk Link Academy CIC Basic Education Action Team East Clare Community Independent Age Listowel Writers’ Week Beara Tourism Development Club Shine Cooperative Society Inner City Enterprise Little Museum of Dublin Bedford Row Family Project Cnoc na Gaoithe—Tulla Eden Alternative Inspire Ireland LOGIC Belfast Beltway Boxing Project Co-operation Ireland Edmund Rice Summer Integrated Education Fund Longford Women’s Link BeLonG To Coalition of Irish Immigration Camps Dublin Inter-Aid Lost Lives Belvedere College Centers Educate through Sport Foundation Intercom Lyric Theatre Belvedere Youth Club CoisCéim Dance Theatre Educate Together Iorras Le Chéile CDP Macnas Benefacts Coláiste Mhichíl The Educational Trust Ireland Chamber of Commerce Macushla Dance Club for 50+ BirdWatch Ireland Comhaltas Cultural Centre Eiru Trust in the US Mae Murray Foundation Blackrock Castle Observatory Comharchumann Forbartha Elemental Festival Team Ireland US Council Mahon Blackrock Local Blanchardstown Traveller Community Action Network Emer Casey Foundation Irish Ancestry Research Educational Committee Development Group Community Focus Learning Emerald Isle Immigration Center Centre (IARC) Making Connections Blue Box Creative Learning Centre Community Relations in Schools Emerald Warriors RFC Irish Architectural Archive Marie Keating Foundation Blue Teapot Theatre Company Conamara Environmental Express YOUR Gender Irish Arts Center The Mendicity Institution BlueFire Educational and Cultural Empowering People in Care (EPIC) Irish Association of Youth Mark Pollock Trust Bonmahon Parent/Carer Centre (CEECC) Enable Ireland Orchestras Mary Immaculate College Toddler Group Concern Worldwide Enactus Ireland Irish Autism Action Mater Foundation Boyne Garda Youth Connemara Therapeutic