Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND 

    The Trustees shall hold the Trust Property subject to any special trusts or conditions affecting the same in trust to apply the same as to capital and income for such charitable purposes or objects within Northern Ireland and in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit. Provided that no part of the Trust Property shall be applied for:- (i) The advancement of religion; (ii) The establishment or endowment of any school or institution providing further education within the meaning of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; (iii) The Provision of assistance to any Housing Association within the meaning of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 8 years

    www.communityfoundationni.org

    info@communityfoundationni.org

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £9,082,041 £9,863,391 £5,643,088 £13,168,035 £37,496,500 £4,432,592
    Spending £7,995,871 £10,076,696 £4,786,107 £10,926,243 £13,278,913 £14,674,797
    Surplus/deficit £1,086,170 -£213,305 £856,981 £2,241,792 £24,217,587 -£10,242,205
    Listed activities
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    How it operates
    • Community development, Grant making
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Adult training, Asylum seekers/refugees, Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), Ethnic minorities, Homelessness, Interface communities, Learning disabilities, Men, Mental health, Older people, Sexual orientation, Specific areas of deprivation, Travellers, Voluntary and community sector, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    Who works here?
    • 28 employees
    • 40 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Comic Relief£1,999,258
    DCMS£702,428
    Quartet Community Foundation£184,255
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation£100,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
    £100,462 26/05/2021
    A third of the annual income from the Bank of Ireland UK Community Giving Fund, as directed by the donor.
    Comic Relief - CFNI #EmpoweringChange Funding Programme 2021-23
    £1,000,000 23/03/2021
    24
    CFNI #EmpoweringChange Intermediary Funding Programme 2021-23
    National Emergencies Trust - NET Restricted Funding for Community Foundation Covid-19 Local Programme
    £8,728 12/03/2021
    Restricted funding for distribution as grants through Community Foundation Northern Ireland to support those impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants to be awarded to grassroots charities and groups ....more
    National Emergencies Trust - NET Restricted Funding for Community Foundation Covid-19 Local Programme
    £4,149 12/03/2021
    Contribution to Community Foundation Northern Ireland's costs for managing the Covid-19 funding to Northern Ireland
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
    £33,235 19/11/2020
    A third of the annual income from the Bank of Ireland UK Community Giving Fund, as directed by the donor. As requested by the donor this amount will go towards Coronavirus response work.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
    £25,365 01/06/2020
    A third of the annual income from the Bank of Ireland UK Community Giving Fund, as directed by the donor. As requested by the donor 75% this year will go towards Coronavirus response work.
    Comic Relief - Northern Ireland Intermediary Funder
    £800,000 07/05/2020
    12
    COVID19 - Emergency Response - £650,000 are for Covid-19 emergency response work and £150,000 addtitional contribution ring frenced to support mental health Covid-19 responses.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £702,428 07/04/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
    £100,000 21/03/2020
    12
    Emergency funding for community responses to Covid-19
    Comic Relief - Techies in Residence 5
    £199,258 17/03/2020
    12
    The Techies in Residence programme brings together social challenges from charities and social enterprises, with digital technology professionals to produce innovative digital solutions, products and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
    £100,000 28/02/2020
    New Voices and Confident Communities
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
    £25,193 20/06/2019
    A third of the annual income from the Bank of Ireland UK Community Giving Fund, as directed by the donor.
    Comic Relief - Northern Ireland Intermediary Funder
    £1,000,000 09/01/2019
    24
    The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI) is the leading local independent funder of the voluntary and community sector. Established in 1979 we are rooted in a tradition of community ....more
    Comic Relief - Techies in Residence 4
    £150,000 25/07/2018
    12
    This is the fourth cycle of Building Change Trust's Techies in Residence, which matches not-for-profit community based organisations with local tech professionals to develop a tech/ digital solution ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 21/04/2016, number: NIC105105
    Main office

    6A Albert Street, Belfast, BT12 4HQ

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
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