What do Gay Community News (GCN), The Dublin Lesbian Line Collective, LINC. and Waterford Gay & Lesbian Resource Group have in common? They were amongst the first LGBT+ groups funded by The Community Foundation for Ireland.
The Community Foundation for Ireland was established in 2000 to support and facilitate philanthropy in Ireland and in so doing to support communities across the country. It has a track record of supporting harder to fund causes and more marginalised communities. It has been one of the most consistent and committed supporters of LGBT+ groups across Ireland. Public fundraising like other charities simply do simply wasn’t an option for most LGBT+ charities in times past and The Community Foundation for Ireland was – and remains – one of the very few non-governmental funders of the sector.