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Established in 1979, The Community Foundation Northern Ireland are an independent, grant making trust. The Foundation’s vision is “a fair and equitable society for everyone”.

Key strategic priorities for 2023-2036 of our current strategy are:

  • engaging and support communities;
  • driving equity, diversity and inclusion;
  • improving wellbeing.

Our strategy 2023-2026 strategy sets out the following priority initiatives:

  • Poverty
  • Climate sustainability
  • Community Transformation
  • Digital inclusion
  • Social Justice
  • Health

Our grants strategy is built on the principles of;

  • Working collaboratively to influence policy;
  • Advocating for communities;
  • Using impact and knowledge to inform policy and practice.

In 2023-24 we awarded £4.9 million through 651 grants and 61 funds. Our average award was £7,544 and our projects supported 469,692 beneficiaries.