20 organisations across Northern Ireland awarded RTÉ Toy Show Appeal grants

23 Jun 2026

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland are proud to announce that 20 organisations across Northern Ireland will benefit from this year’s RTÉ Toy Show Appeal funding.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of viewers of RTÉs The Late Late Toy Show, The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has awarded £398,156.50 in grants to support a wide range of organisations working across three key areas:

Addressing Essential Needs
Creativity & Play
Improving Wellbeing

Since its launch in 2020, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised more than €31 million for children’s charities. Each year, the Appeal is estimated to positively impact over 1 million children and their families.

173 grants, totalling €4.7 million, will be distributed following the generosity of Late Late Toy Show viewers last December.
The grants will support the work of registered charities and organisations across the island of Ireland.

Commenting on the latest round of funding, Richard Rogers, Grants Manager at CFNI, said: 

“We’re pleased to support the delivery of over £398,000 in grants to 20 organisations working with children and families across Northern Ireland.”

“This funding helps ensure support reaches the communities that need it most and can make a real difference.”

“We’re proud to continue our partnership with Community Foundation Ireland and the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal, and we are very grateful to the Late Late Toy Show viewers for their ongoing generosity. Your support is enabling organisations such as Action Deaf Youth and Barnardo’s Northern Ireland to deliver vital services for children and young people.”

The organisations who have benefited from this round of funding are:

Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
Kinship Care Northern Ireland
Youth Action NI
Young at Art Ltd
Tiny Life
Sticky Fingers Arts
Rainbow Child and Family Centre
Helping Hands Autism Support Group
Foyle Down Syndrome Trust
Fighting Words Northern Ireland
Clonmore Youth Club
Action Deaf Youth
Royal Mencap Society (Mencap)
Northern Ireland Newpin
New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership
Fresh Minds Education Ltd
Children’s Heartbeat Trust
Barnardo’s Northern Ireland
ADDNI Limited
Action Mental Health

See the full list of organisations supported throughout the island of Ireland here.