The Community Foundation Northern Ireland - local charitable foundation

Inspiring Generosity

We advise individuals, families and businesses on giving, philanthropy and funding, helping you find the best way to support the issues and causes that inspire you.

Achieving Impact

Our grants and programmes are accessible to those who need them, equipping and empowering the local community to create change.

Coronavirus Community Fund grows to over £1 million!

The Coronavirus Community Fund has awarded £1.3 million to over 382 community groups. Supporting people of all ages and at increased risk as a result of the virus, the fund will help those with poor mental health and wellbeing, vulnerable isolated people and particularly those in rural areas.

Coronavirus Statement

We are aware of and understand the many challenges that people and organisations we fund and stakeholders we work with may be facing due to the Coronavirus. We want to be as supportive as we can be, adapt and play our part in responding to this ever changing situation and that is why we’ve put processes in place to ensure we can continue to operate the Foundation as usual; and we’ve introduced a new Coronavirus Community Fund.

What We Do

In a society where everyone can prosper and live in peace; we encourage and support those who want to give and empower the local community to effect change.

40 Years From Now

This year we celebrate 40 years of connecting people who care with causes that matter. Since we began we have awarded over £100 million in grants to individuals & local communities working to inspire generosity and achieve impact.

Forty years of The Community Foundation

Giving Back, Looking Forward.

Coronavirus Community Fund grows to over £1 million!

Coronavirus Statement

What We Do

In a society where everyone can prosper and live in peace; we encourage and support those who want to give and empower the local community to effect change.

40 Years From Now

Forty years of The Community Foundation

Giving Back, Looking Forward.

Start A Fund

Setting up a fund through the Community Foundation is similar to having your own charitable trust but without the hassle of administration.

Our Impact

In the last 40 years, we have awarded over £100 million in grants to individuals & local communities.

Apply For A Grant

Find all our open grants here with details on the types of projects we support, who’s eligible and how to apply.

29 May 2020

360 Giving Data

Coronavirus Community Fund Update Opened 15th March 924 applications received £1.4 Million awarded to groups Over 400 groups supported So far, we’ve been able to…

Foundation News

24 May 2020

Kindness in lockdown for mental health

“It’s important we learn from the coronavirus pandemic to be more kind as a society.” As mental health awareness week draws to a close and we live our lives in…

Foundation News

20 May 2020

Comic Relief – No Child Goes Hungry Awards £17,000

Comic Relief awards £17,000 to support families with young children with food provisions in NI. In partnership with the Community Foundation, Comic Relief funding is…

Fund & Grant News

In the last 40 years, we have awarded over £100 million in grants to individuals & local communities.

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is a local, independent charitable foundation. We help communities in need, drive social change and change lives through impactful grantmaking and delivering innovative programmes.

Supporting bespoke giving and providing philanthropic advice we are a trusted, secure means through which donors choose how, when and where to give and we provide a range of management and grant making services for charitable funds.