Our Services

Our Services

Since 2000, The Community Foundation for Ireland has been working with people and organisations to help them give to good causes effectively. Over the past decade we have developed strong networks and relationships with many lesser known groups that are having a significant impact on social change at a grassroots level in Ireland. We provide a connection between these groups and funding support from our donors.

Service to our Donors:

• We provide a no hassle way of establishing a charitable fund
• We provide a tax efficient solution to your giving
• We can provide insightful advice on how best to distribute your fund
• We take care of all administration of the fund and of the associated grant scheme
• We offer a number of different types of funds allowing for a high level of flexibility in terms of causes supported and the administration of the funds

Service to Professional Advisors:

• We can provide you with an additional offering for your client
• We provide assistance in terms of tax advice/benefits
• We can help with the initial meeting where philanthropy in introduced to your client
• Full step by step guide and advice on how to establish a fund on behalf of your client
• Information on how your client can support the causes most dear to them through the Foundation in their estate planning and wills
   

Service to Community/Voluntary and Charity sector:

• We are one of the major funders of this sector in Ireland
• We run a number of grants rounds throughout the year that your group/organisations can apply for
• We can help you establish a Permanent Fund to assist your charity into the future
• We can act as a neutral convenor on community issues

Our Fees

In exchange for the services we provide, The Community Foundation charges an annual administrative fee against the balance of your fund. There are no set-up fees for the establishment of a fund however. Fees charged are typically lower than the costs of establishing and running a private trust or foundation. The fees enable The Community Foundation to offer clients full service philanthropy through consultation, grant-making expertise, monitoring and reporting services.

When grantmaking is relatively straightforward, costs can be kept to a minimum. When the fund involves research, consultation and proactive monitoring and evaluation, then costs are higher.
An annual fee is payable on endowment funds based on 1% of the fund value.

Flow-through fund fees typically start at 5%, but the exact rate can vary and is based on a review of each case.

Investment management fees for the endowment fund are separate from our administrative fee. The Community Foundation does not receive any fee revenue from the investment management of funds that it maintains.

A fund may on occasion be charged an additional fee should exceptional costs be incurred, but only with prior knowledge of the fund holder.