Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12• INVEST IN IRELAND’S COMMUNITIES • SUPPORT A SHARED FUTURE IN NORTHERN IRELAND • PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY IN IRELAND • PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION • PROMOTE IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE • ASSIST DISADVANTAGED YOUTH • ASSIST THE ELDERLY ‘FORGOTTEN IRISH’ S U P P O R T I N G C O M M U N I T I E S F O S T E R I N G P E A C E C H A N N E L I N G C R E A T I V I T Y People helping people—The Ireland Funds have always worked at the heart of communities, extending the hand of support to gifted, visionary community leaders who themselves imagine a better future for the people around them. An ever-growing extended family, supporting each other and reaching out to those around us—this is what community means to The Ireland Funds. Perhaps the greatest challenge The Ireland Funds have engaged with has been fostering and nurturing a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Indeed, as one of the three pillars on which the Funds were founded, achieving peace has energized and propelled us to do some of our most important work—work which continues to have a profoundly positive impact on moving towards a shared future. At a time when needs everywhere are heightened, our donors have redoubled their generosity through The Promising Ireland Campaign. They continue to stand up for Ireland when it is needed most. Through our donors’ generosity, The Promising Ireland Campaign supported the following areas and The American Ireland Fund now pledges to continue to: Artists are the great dreamers of our society; and it is to artists that we look for our greatest inspiration. The Ireland Funds have a long history of enabling, supporting and channeling the work of Irish artists and those who promote and preserve the best of Irish culture. 2 T H E A M E R I C A N I R E L A N D F U N D C O N T I N U E S T O R E S P O N D T O IRELAND’S NEED