The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds)
The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) reported $34.9 million in revenue and $32.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.49 went to program services, $5.36 to management and general costs and $6.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $423,636 (WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT AND CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 90% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $35MOther revenue was negative: −$1.9M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $423,636 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.32% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 45 of 45 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe American Ireland Fund makes grants worldwide, from programs in irish communities to causes around the world that promote peace and reconciliation in northern ireland; support educational opportunities; increase the awareness of irish culture; and strengthen and develop communities, particularly for the underprivileged in society. There were 618 grants to 275 grant recipients, totaling $26,867,499 during the calendar year 2024
The American Ireland Fund applies resources to assess the performance of grantees and provides technical and direct programmatic assistance to its grantees to ensure that all funds are generating a maximum return to accomplish their planned charitable goals. In addition, the fund provides a suite of services to grantees to help them better develop their capacity in terms of making cases, managing their affairs and accessing additional monies from other funders. The fund organizes seminars on these issues as well as meeting grantees and applicants in each of its offices. Therefore, rather than…
The American Ireland Fund supports the work of the ireland funds in ireland ("tifi"). Tifi is a separate and independent group, organized under irish law with its own board and officers. It provides support and education services to organizations annually in ireland and northern ireland in the areas of grant solicitation, fundraising and the board development of those organizations. Tifi also regularly visits organizations that have received funding, or hope to receive future funding, from the American Ireland Fund, to evaluate their prior and proposed future use of funds. Tifi works with a…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $375,000 | $0 | $48,636 | $423,636 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $298,307 | $0 | $68,055 | $366,362 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,923 | $0 | $33,128 | $223,051 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,040 | $0 | $21,211 | $221,251 |
| SVP & CHIEF OF STAFF (AS OF 08/2024) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,117 | $0 | $20,950 | $179,067 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,140 | $0 | $39,450 | $160,590 |
| FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,546 | $0 | $25,704 | $146,250 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $790K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b45 · 45 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 518
- Volunteers Part I, line 682
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RSM US LLP It services | $103,007 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
38 private foundations reported grants to The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) spent in 2024, $88.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds)'s spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) reported that 88.5% of its $32.2 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 6.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $423,636, for the role of WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) get its money?
Of $34.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The American Ireland Fund (Dba the Ireland Funds America/The Ireland Funds) a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1306992 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513119349302751 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423039349301447 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343179349309899 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223089349303057 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133139349304463 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349310574 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1306992: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.