The Heart of the Community Fund is an open grant round designed to meet the needs of not-for-profit organisations delivering vital services and supports to people across the island of Ireland.
The Heart of the Community Fund will provide grants between €5,000-25,000 to not-for-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than €/£3,000,000.
The Heart of the Community Fund is an open grant round designed to meet the needs of not-for-profit organisations delivering vital services and supports to people across the island of Ireland.
The Ireland Funds recognises the challenges organisations face in securing funding to build their capacity or meet their core costs. The Heart of the Community Fund 2023 is providing grants to meet these needs.
The organisation must have an annual turnover of less than €/£3,000,000. Organisations with a turnover exceeding this limit are not eligible to apply for this specific grant round.
Turnover is the total income made in a certain period. It is sometimes referred to as gross revenue or income.
If your organisation is a smaller semi-independent unit that operates within a larger organisation with a turnover above the threshold, the majority of your organisation’s activities must take place on the island of Ireland.
Due diligence is critical for The Ireland Funds. To be eligible, organisations must be at least one of the following:
- Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)
- Community Interest Company (CIC)
- Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Registered Charity
- Charitable Trust
Must have:
- Governing Document (i.e.. Memorandum & Articles of Association; Trust Deed; Constitution)
- Financial Statements (Audited or Unaudited Accounts are equally accepted)
Must have a governing document that contains the following clauses:
- Income and Property
- Outlining the allocation of any income to the sole purpose of pursuing the organisations purpose and objects
- Ensuring that any Directors will not be remunerated by salary or fees
- Winding Up/Dissolution
- Providing security for income/funds should the organization cease operations. Funds are guaranteed to be transferred to an organisation with a similar charitable purpose.
Organisations may submit only one application – multiple applications from the same (registered) organisation for different areas of work will not be accepted.
Priorities of the Heart of the Community Fund 2023
Within our four pillars, we will prioritise applications from organisations working in the following spaces:
- Facilitating re-engagement with Education & Learning (both formal & informal)
- Building Community Resilience
- Designing & Delivering Grassroots Peace & Reconciliation Activities Protecting & Promoting the Arts
- Supporting Local Solutions to Global Challenge
You will not be asked to self-identify as aligning with one or more of these priorities, our team will determine that based on your application.
If your organisation works outside of these areas, please still feel welcome to apply, just note that these areas are where we will focus the majority of funding
Further information on the scheme can be found on the The Ireland Funds website.
Email: grantsinfo@irelandfunds.org
All information is accurate at the time of writing; however, we recommend visiting the individual websites of the funding organisations for the most current and up-to-date information on their specified schemes.