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← THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$34,866,187
Total expenses
$32,157,421
Contributions and grants received
$34,809,663
Grants paid
$26,867,499
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,968,769
Other revenue
-$1,912,245
Total assets, end of year
$33,250,579
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,947,645
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,302,934
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,455,906
Management and general expenses
$1,724,826
Fundraising expenses
$1,976,689
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,455,906

Program services were 88.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $500

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $7,191,598

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $27,617,565

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,035,978

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $702,803 · excluded $702,803

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $33,801,493

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $32,535,527

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,265,966

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,265,966 · excluded $1,265,966

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,330,499

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $7,191,598

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,242,744

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,912,245 · excluded -$1,912,245

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,522,750 · program services $1,522,750

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,322,569 · program services $1,322,569

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $24,022,180 · program services $24,022,180

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $789,998 · program services $158,001 · management and general $197,499 · fundraising $434,498

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,286,263 · program services $257,251 · management and general $321,566 · fundraising $707,446

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $118,159 · program services $23,632 · management and general $29,540 · fundraising $64,987

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $140,232 · program services $28,046 · management and general $35,058 · fundraising $77,128

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $126,915 · program services $25,383 · management and general $31,729 · fundraising $69,803

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $151,395 · program services $22,709 · management and general $105,977 · fundraising $22,709

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $142,479 · program services $21,372 · management and general $99,735 · fundraising $21,372

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $12,000 · fundraising $12,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $127,889 · management and general $127,889

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,910 · program services $60,955 · management and general $12,191 · fundraising $48,764

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $216,868 · program services $21,687 · management and general $108,434 · fundraising $86,747

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $102,440 · program services $20,488 · management and general $40,976 · fundraising $40,976

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $220,071 · program services $44,014 · management and general $77,025 · fundraising $99,032

  • 17 · Travel

    total $106,814 · program services $21,363 · management and general $21,363 · fundraising $64,088

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $367,344 · program services $257,141 · fundraising $110,203

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,198 · management and general $11,099 · fundraising $11,099

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $49,965 · management and general $37,474 · fundraising $12,491

  • 24a · Other expenses: IRELAND FUNDS- OVERSEAS

    total $507,448 · program services $405,958 · management and general $101,490 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $447,591 · program services $67,140 · management and general $313,312 · fundraising $67,139

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM DIRECT COSTS

    total $191,584 · program services $153,267 · management and general $38,317 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: STATE REGISTRATIONS

    total $14,790 · program services $0 · management and general $13,311 · fundraising $1,479

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,569 · management and general $841 · fundraising $24,728

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,387,006 · end of year $1,334,692

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,789,130 · end of year $8,226,765

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $487,150 · end of year $867,787

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $373,275 · end of year $405,592

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $295,753

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $240,218

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $75,656 · end of year $55,535

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $15,403,792 · end of year $18,848,680

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $736,808 · end of year $3,511,528

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $153,925 · end of year $270,350

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $4,052,366 · end of year $4,510,160

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $325,100 · end of year $593,696

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $741,822 · end of year $3,573,439

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,335,478 · end of year $12,419,984

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,644,126 · end of year $11,882,950

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING PROGRAMS OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY IN THE ISLAND OF IRELAND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ARTS & CULTURE AND PEACE & (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RECONCILIATION PRIMARILY IN IRELAND.

  • THE 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.

    Expenses $26,867,499 · Grants $26,867,499

  • 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 JUST DISTRIBUTE GRANTS, THE FUND ACTS AS A RESOURCE TO THE SECTOR.

    Expenses $645,581

  • 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 NUMBER OF UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS IN IRELAND TO HELP DEVELOP IRELAND'S PHILANTHROPIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO FURTHER SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

    Expenses $663,099

  • ALL OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES LIAISE WITH GRANTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IRELAND. THE FUND HELPS THEM REFINE THEIR CASES AND HELPS THEM TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL DONORS AND ADVISES THESE APPLICANTS ON HOW TO BEST ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. THE FUND ALSO PROVIDES ADVICE ON MAINTAINING GOOD DONOR RELATIONS. THE FUND HAS CO-HOSTED AND ASSISTED WITH A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND DINNERS TO BENEFIT IRISH NOT FOR PROFITS. THE FUND EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES ADVICE, AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR IRISH ORGANIZATIONS IN ACCESSING SUPPORT IN AMERICA.

    Expenses $279,727

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eugene McQuade

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Shaun Kelly

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Angela Moore

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sheila O'Malley Fuchs

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christopher M Condron

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kate Barton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Broe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rory Cameron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Liam Casey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Codd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Suzanne Corcoran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Curley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lore Moran Dodge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ej Farrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Irial Finan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Anne Finucane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael Gallagher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loretta Brennan Glucksman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kenneth Gorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leslie King Grenier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harry Hartford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Higgins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrian Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michele Kessler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara McCabe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dolores McCall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael McGavick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William S McKiernan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bartholomew Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edmund Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shane Naughton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy O'Donnell Roberti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael O'Halleran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald O'Hanley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony O'Reilly

    DIRECTOR (THRU 05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas C Quick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Thomas Quinlan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Rooney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colin Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Shay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maureen Sullivan

    DIRECTOR (THRU 04/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Whyte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Conall McGonagle

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $366,362
    From this org
    $298,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,055
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $298,307
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,055
    Filer's total
    $366,362
  • Caitriona Fottrell

    WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $423,636
    From this org
    $375,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,636
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $375,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,136
    Filer's total
    $423,636
  • Marjorie Muldowney

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $221,251
    From this org
    $200,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,040
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,004
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,207
    Filer's total
    $221,251
  • Aine Mallaghan

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $223,051
    From this org
    $189,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,128
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,923
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,992
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,136
    Filer's total
    $223,051
  • Rory MacIntyre

    SVP & CHIEF OF STAFF (AS OF 08/2024)

    Total calculated
    $179,067
    From this org
    $158,117
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,950
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,117
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,825
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,125
    Filer's total
    $179,067
  • Rachel Alabiso

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $160,590
    From this org
    $121,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,450
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,140
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,731
    Filer's total
    $160,590
  • Christine Murphy

    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $146,250
    From this org
    $120,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,704
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
IN 2024, CHRISTINE MURPHY RECEIVED A PERFORMANCE RELATED BONUS. CHRISTINE MURPHY DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD TO BE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, BUT IS REPORTED ON PART VII-A.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513119349302751

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