Heart of the Community Fund 2025

The Heart of the Community Fund is an open grant round designed to meet the needs of non-profit organisations delivering vital services and supports to people across the island of Ireland.

The Ireland Funds recognises the challenges organisations face in securing funding to build their capacity or meet their core costs, so the Heart of the Community Fund 2025 will provide Organisational Investment Grants.

The application form will enable you to share what you’re working towards and how you deliver on your mission, so we can get a picture of your organisation as a whole. If your application is successful, you can then allocate the funding to meet your most pressing needs.

This year, The Ireland Funds will deliver the Heart of the Community Fund through two separate grant rounds. The first round will support organisations in Northern Ireland. The second round will support organisations in the Republic of Ireland. This approach allows us to better address the needs of each region and maximise the positive outcomes of our funding.

Funding levels

The Heart of the Community Fund 2025 will provide grants between £5,000-20,000 to non-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than £3,000,000.

The Heart of the Community Fund 2025 Round 1 will accept applications online from organisations in Northern Ireland between Thursday 29th May and Friday 27th June. Late applications will not be accepted. All applications must be submitted through the online portal.

Guidance on how to use this portal can be found on our website - Grants - The Ireland Funds, Progress through Philanthropy

Due to an expected high volume of applications, all inquiries will be dealt with through email. Please contact us at grantsinfo@irelandfunds.org if you have any outstanding questions that have not been addressed through the information provided.