Deadline: 27-Jun-25
The Heart of the Community Fund is an open grant round designed to meet the needs of nonprofit organisations delivering vital services and supports to people across the island of Ireland.
Priorities
- For the first round of the Heart of the Community Fund for 2025, within their four pillars, they will prioritise applications from organisations working in Northern Ireland in the following areas:
- Organisations across Northern Ireland working with youth (0-23 years) to encourage civic leadership, providing opportunities for upskilling and employment, and investing in youth talent and ambition; and
- Organisations across Northern Ireland tackling and providing mental health supports
Funding Information
- The Heart of the Community Fund 2025 will provide grants between £5,000-20,000 to non-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than £3,000,000.
Ineligible Activities
- The Heart of the Community Fund will NOT provide support for the following activities:
- Individuals, bursaries, or scholarships
- Medical expenses
- Animal welfare activities
- Commemorative structures
- Advancement of religion/faith or religious beliefs
- Political activities and promotion of individual political candidates
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations must be a CIC, or a registered charity, or have applied to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. For further details, please visit The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
- The organisation must have an annual turnover of less than £3,000,000.
- 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, please contact us to determine your eligibility.
- The work you are seeking funding for must take place in Northern Ireland.
- Due diligence is critical for The Ireland Funds. To be eligible, organisations must be a registered charity/ CIC or on the path to registering and;
- 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 including a Directors Clause:
- 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.
- Limited Liability:
- Formal recognition that the company is limited by guarantee, as opposed to shares, and establishes that dividends etc. will not be afforded due to the organisation’s status as a CLG.
For more information, visit The Ireland Funds.