For change.
For better.
For all.

Community Foundation Ireland mobilises strategic philanthropy to advance equality, strengthen communities and protect climate and nature. A philanthropic hub our priority pillars are people, place and planet. People helps ensure everyone can live with dignity and feel part of their community. Place means working with partners to support communities where everyone participates. Planet is our response to the crisis in climate and nature at every level.

OUR STRATEGY

Giving strategically

We invite donors and citizens to join us in building an Ireland where people and nature flourish together.

Long-term

As a philanthropic hub we have the connectivity, knowledge and expertise to advise donors strategically to deliver systemic and societal change. We know philanthropy is different. It takes the longer term view.

Connected

The Community Foundation model uniquely connects us to communities. We have a network of 5,000 partners. Whether working locally on the ground, leading changemakers or delivering agenda-setting research, each of our partners share our equality mission.

Impactful

We are strategic. We deliver impact. We identify connections and solutions that others can’t yet see. Our work has a real long-term impact, contributing to a fairer and more secure future for people, place and planet.

Time to Prepare for 100-Year Lives: New Research

This is a group of parents - there are three babies on mats in a community room setting. At their feet are three crouching adults - parents or guardians. An instructor on the left of the picture is using a model of a baby to show how to massage their legs to promote development.

LATEST: Pioneering research made possible by strategic philanthropy sets out the preparations needed now so we can be a society where more and more people will live to 100-years old. The project calls for longer, better living for all.

The 100-Year Project. Access the research.

New Chair Appointed

A woman and a man in business attire. They are standing in an office environment, against the backdrop of a window. Chief Executive, Denise Charlton is welcoming new Chair of Community Foundation Ireland, John Cunningham.

Community Foundation Ireland has announced the appointment of business leader John Cunningham as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. (29 September 2026)

New Chair Appointed: Announcement