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TRINITY FOUNDATION

The Trinity Foundation is charged with overall responsibility for all philanthropic activities for Trinity College Dublin. Established in 1994 as an independent charity (CHY10898), its sole purpose is to support Trinity College Dublin’s implementation of ambitious educational, research and outreach programmes. It does this through building and stewarding mutually benefi cial relationships between academic community, our alumni, friends, businesses, foundations and other supporters.

TRINITY ANNUAL FUND

The Trinity Annual Fund (TAF) facilitates the many alumni and friends who wish to give back to Trinity and make a real difference to College life. TAF is managed from the offi ces of Trinity Foundation. TAF works closely with the TCD Association & Trust to fund small– and medium–size projects which are not funded by mainstream College resources. For residents of the US and UK, the University of Dublin Fund (US) and The UK Trust for TCD are recognised trusts for tax effi cient giving in the respective regions.

TCD ASSOCIATION & TRUST

The TCD Association & Trust provides grant support for a wide variety of College projects where funding is not available from mainstream resources. Its committee, with administrative support from Trinity Foundation, is made up of Trinity alumni who operate on a volunteer basis. One of the main sources of funding for the TCD Association & Trust comes from the Trinity Affi nity Credit Card. With over 10,000 cardholders to date, a percentage of the annual turnover on these cards is donated back to the College by Bank of Ireland.

UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN FUND (US)

The University of Dublin Fund (US) is a trust organised in 1954 to support “the educational purposes of the University of Dublin, either in Ireland or in the United States”. Managed by a committed group of volunteer trustees in the US, this fund allows alumni in the US to fi nancially support Trinity initiatives in a tax effi cient manner, exempt from Federal Income Tax.

THE UK TRUST FOR TCD

The UK Trust for TCD facilitates tax effi cient giving for alumni and friends in Great Britain and Northern Ireland who wish to give back to Trinity. Since its foundation in 1980, the Trust has received over £1 million in alumni donations and gift aid. This trust is managed by a committed group of volunteer trustees in the UK on behalf of the College.

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