Research / statistics, Ireland

The Forum on Philanthropy is currently undertaking a piece of work to estimate the level of philanthropic giving in Ireland.
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Research carried out by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action has found that more than nine out of ten people in Northern Ireland make donations averaging £12.76 per month and as much as an additional £44 million could be raised if people used Gift Aid.

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Irish people are expected to give 450 million euro to charity this year, according to a new wide ranging study on charitable giving in Ireland. The study, Good Intentions: Consumer Preferences for Charities in Ireland, was undertaken by research body Amarach Consulting.

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Despite the criticism of face-to-face, or direct dialogue as Concern calls it, the results have been spectacular for the charity.

In 2000 Concern had 13,000 donors who gave on a regular basis. Within two years that figure had risen to 155,000. Almost two thirds of that increase resulted directly from on-street efforts.
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St Vincent de Paul raised over ‚€5 million in 2003 from legacies and topped the legacy table in Ireland, according to a survey from the Public Communications Institute.

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Ireland's 15,000 highest net worth individuals are worth around $52 billion according to a survey by Cap Gemini and investment bank Merrill Lynch. This works out at almost $3.5 million each on average.

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