Since our founding, we have raised and dispensed more than $300 million
in support of our 4 key goals:

· Peace and reconciliation
· Community development
· Education
· Arts and culture

Four Key Giving Areas:

§ Promoting Peace and Reconciliation : The Ireland Funds support communities in Northern Ireland working together and towards a shared future. We have prioritized programs supporting those affected by the troubles, promoting social inclusion, citizenship and participation and encouraging a greater understanding of cultural identity within and between communities.

> The Omagh Community House has received AIF funding to build a community center for local voluntary groups on the site of the bomb that killed 29 people and two unborn children.

§ Fostering Community Development : Ireland is undergoing tremendous economic, social and cultural changes. The Ireland Funds promote an inclusive and integrated society and to ensure the regeneration of marginalized urban and rural communities.

> Rural Resettlement Ireland is restoring a farmer's cottage for use as an induction center to rural living thanks to IF support. The facility will be available free-of-charge to disadvantaged city families who plan to resettle in the country but who have never had the opportunity to experience rural living.

§ Advancing Education : Investment in education is investment in Ireland's future. The Ireland Funds focus on programs supporting access and progression from second to third level, pre-school education, lifelong learning and programs promoting tolerance through education.

> Integrated education brings together in one school, students, parents, teachers and governors from both the Catholic and Protestant traditions. The Ireland Funds have been a significant supporter of the Integrated School movement in Northern Ireland since 1981 when the first integrated school cam into existence.

§ Inspiring Arts & Culture : The Ireland Funds support excellence and innovation in arts activities. Programs applied in settings of socio-economic disadvantage, educational and health settings and programs promoting tolerance and reconcilitation have been prioritized for assistance.

> Baboro International Arts Festival received a grant from the AIF to expand its outreach program workshops targeting special needs projects, marginalized children in youth group settings and disadvantaged schools including the Aran Islands and other islands.