The Largest Non-Profit Organisations of Ireland

What are the largest associations, federations and foundations in Ireland? Based on Wikidata, here is the list of the largest organisations by donations, revenue, total assets, bequests and employees.

Last updated on: December 13, 2025

Non-Profit Organisations Ireland

The largest non-profit organisations by donations
The largest non-profit organisations by revenue
The largest non-profit organisations by total assets
The largest non-profit organisations by bequests
The largest non-profit organisations by employees

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The largest non-profit organisations by donations

Which organisation receives the most donations.

The total donations decreased in 2024 compared to 2023 by -0,93%, based on 195 organizations with values in both years. In the previous year 2023 it was 1.5% with 477 organizations.

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#	Organisation (595)	Donations	Year
1	St. James's Hospital	81,758,000 € 10.9%	2017
2	Concern Worldwide	58,144,000 € 24.9%	2023
3	Schools and Parishes of the Diocese of Dublin	41,599,000 € 81.1%	2023
4	St. Vincent de Paul - Council of Ireland	40,416,000 € 40.8%	2023
5	Trócaire	30,915,000 € 31.8%	2024
6	UNICEF Ireland	30,358,147 € 80.5%	2023
7	Trinity Foundation	25,504,477 € 73.8%	2024
8	The Community Foundation for Ireland	23,889,547 € 62.1%	2024
9	The Foundation for Investing in Communities	23,797,100 € 76.3%	2023
10	University College Cork	23,253,000 € 4.4%	2024
11	Trustees Of The Methodist Church In Ireland.	21,631,000 € 52.9%	2023
12	Irish Cancer Society	18,588,000 € 60.7%	2024
13	Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry	16,900,568 € 77.5%	2023
14	Peter McVerry Trust	15,053,828 € 24.4%	2022
15	CMR Foundation	14,058,717 € 94.4%	2019
16	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin	13,381,332 € 84.8%	2023
17	The Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Clogher	13,375,429 € 81.2%	2023
18	Presbyterian Church in Ireland	13,218,116 € 31.6%	2023
19	Children's Health Foundation	13,053,000 € 79.8%	2023
20	Barretstown	12,762,111 € 83.3%	2024
21	SSAFA	12,611,000 € 33.8%	2022
22	Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Meath	12,421,692 € 82.1%	2023
23	World Meeting of Families 2018	12,222,419 € 87.4%	2018
24	Rugby World Experience	12,000,000 € 95.2%	2023
25	Medecins Sans Frontieres Ireland	11,994,000 € 90.2%	2024
26	Pieta House	11,919,631 € 83.1%	2023
27	Focus Ireland	11,170,769 € 21.3%	2024
28	Siol Schools Trust	10,687,990 € 99.7%	2024
29	Irish Red Cross Society	10,229,000 € 49.1%	2023
30	Small Foundation	10,047,322 € 98.5%	2024
31	Parishes and Schools in the Diocese of Cloyne	9,122,181 € 100.0%	2023
32	Paypal Giving Fund Ireland	8,701,179 € 97.1%	2024
33	Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy South Central Province	8,561,522 € 65.8%	2024
34	Cork and Ross Parishes Trust	8,499,165 € 83.3%	2023
35	The Children's Sunshine Home Trust	8,486,396 € 95.2%	2023
36	University College Dublin Foundation	8,340,922 € 50.7%	2024
37	Union of Sisters of The Presentation of The Blessed Virgin Mary-Northern Eastern Province	7,536,008 € 81.5%	2024
38	Social Innovation Growth Fund Ireland	7,500,985 € 55.2%	2020
39	Barnardos - Republic of Ireland	7,419,000 € 23.6%	2024
40	Edmund Rice Schools Trust	7,219,556 € 98.6%	2024
41	Irish Online Giving Foundation	7,088,170 € 98.2%	2024
42	St. Francis Hospice, Raheny	7,007,680 € 17.5%	2024
43	Changex International	6,936,400 € 100.0%	2023
44	Dublin Simon Community	6,763,102 € 23.4%	2023
45	Dogs Trust Ireland	6,751,000 € 65.2%	2023
46	Merchants Quay Ireland	6,644,059 € 42.2%	2024
47	Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services	6,350,656 € 9.7%	2024
48	Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Ossory	6,335,357 € 91.0%	2023
49	Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Parishes and Schools	6,260,636 € 83.6%	2023
50	Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora	6,135,425 € 74.5%	2023

The largest non-profit organisations by revenue

A list of all associations, foundations and other charitable organisations by annual revenue.

The total revenue increased in 2024 compared to 2023 by 9,17%, based on 258 organizations with values in both years. In the previous year 2023 it was 5.3% with 635 organizations. Looking at the TOP 100 organizations only, the revenue increased by 9.24% (previous year 5.3%).

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#	Organisation (681)	Revenue	Year
1	Health Service Executive	27,550,144,000 €	2024
2	University College Dublin A.F.C	848,382,747 €	2024
3	St. James's Hospital	753,306,000 €	2024
4	St Vincent's Holdings	653,680,512 €	2023
5	St. Vincent's Healthcare Group	653,680,512 €	2023
6	Beaumont Hospital, Dublin	625,804,000 €	2023
7	Children's Health Ireland	588,580,256 €	2023
8	Trinity College, Dublin	558,143,000 €	2024
9	University College Cork	533,853,000 €	2024
10	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	525,679,473 €	2023
11	City of Dublin Education and Training Board	521,225,983 €	2023
12	Bon Secours Health System	435,061,000 €	2023
13	University of Galway	431,707,000 €	2024
14	Technological University Dublin	395,709,000 €	2024
15	University of Limerick	393,146,000 €	2024
16	Brothers of Charity Services Ireland	366,215,587 €	2024
17	Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board	275,697,102 €	2023
18	Cork Education and Training Board	271,073,446 €	2023
19	Maynooth University	270,383,000 €	2024
20	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	249,714,696 €	2024
21	Concern Worldwide	233,403,000 €	2023
22	Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board	232,010,754 €	2023
23	Louth and Meath Education and Training Board	218,872,386 €	2023
24	St. John of God Community Services	217,900,307 €	2023
25	Munster Technological University	206,365,000 €	2024
26	GOAL	204,515,186 €	2023
27	Cork Institute of Technology	200,995,000 €	2020
28	Mercy University Hospital	192,384,356 €	2024
29	Rehab Group	184,703,000 €	2024
30	Mercy Care South	173,840,000 €	2023
31	Sos Kilkenny	173,688,884 €	2023
32	Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board	166,048,540 €	2023
33	Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services	164,740,652 €	2023
34	Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board	157,847,405 €	2023
35	Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board	146,119,910 €	2023
36	Arts Council of Ireland	135,686,000 €	2023
37	Cluid Housing Association	134,046,814 €	2023
38	Tuath Housing Association	133,987,763 €	2023
39	St Michael's House	133,373,781 €	2024
40	St Michael's House Group	133,126,505 €	2023
41	Longford and Westmeath Etb	120,064,000 €	2024
42	Mayo Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board	114,933,887 €	2023
43	Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board	110,259,248 €	2023
44	National Maternity Hospital, Dublin	104,818,000 €	2023
45	Donegal Education and Training Board	102,069,496 €	2023
46	Waterford Institute of Technology	100,787,727 €	2020
47	Respond!	100,230,358 €	2024
48	Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board	99,131,447 €	2024
49	St. Vincent de Paul - Council of Ireland	98,977,000 €	2023
50	Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board	97,809,231 €	2023

The largest non-profit organisations by total assets

A list of all non-profit organisations by their total assets.

The total total assets increased in 2024 compared to 2023 by 8,31%, based on 259 organizations with values in both years. In the previous year 2023 it was 5.4% with 635 organizations. Looking at the TOP 100 organizations only, the total assets increased by 8.43% (previous year 6.3%).

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#	Organisation (656)	Total Assets	Year
1	Health Service Executive	7,865,608,000 €	2024
2	Cluid Housing Association	2,327,475,910 €	2023
3	Respond!	2,294,627,362 €	2024
4	Tuath Housing Association	1,977,081,109 €	2023
5	Trinity College, Dublin	1,805,217,000 €	2024
6	University College Dublin A.F.C	1,669,953,000 €	2024
7	Co-Operative Housing Ireland Society	1,245,237,615 €	2024
8	University College Cork	960,257,000 €	2024
9	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	817,892,000 €	2024
10	Technological University Dublin	733,528,000 €	2024
11	University of Galway	700,956,000 €	2024
12	University of Limerick	673,336,000 €	2024
13	St Vincent's Holdings	640,170,568 €	2023
14	St. Vincent's Healthcare Group	640,170,568 €	2023
15	St. James's Hospital	425,830,000 €	2024
16	Maynooth University	401,216,218 €	2024
17	Bon Secours Health System	384,738,000 €	2023
18	Focus Ireland	314,112,353 €	2024
19	Circle Voluntary Housing Association	293,107,225 €	2023
20	Trustees Of The Methodist Church In Ireland.	286,183,000 €	2023
21	Children's Health Ireland	270,307,979 €	2023
22	Oaklee Housing	261,750,000 €	2024
23	Beaumont Hospital, Dublin	254,924,000 €	2023
24	Munster Technological University	251,330,000 €	2024
25	Schools and Parishes of the Diocese of Dublin	245,286,000 €	2023
26	Dcu Educational Support Services	203,357,704 €	2024
27	St. Vincent de Paul - Council of Ireland	194,979,000 €	2023
28	Peter McVerry Trust	190,392,463 €	2022
29	The Educena Foundation	180,554,324 €	2023
30	Fold Housing Association Ireland	179,302,074 €	2024
31	Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board	176,039,258 €	2023
32	Congregation of The Holy Spirit	173,729,917 €	2023
33	Iveagh Trust	169,745,216 €	2023
34	Rathfarnham Charitable Trust of the Jesuit Fathers	157,772,100 €	2024
35	Concern Worldwide	155,827,000 €	2023
36	JP McManus Charitable Foundation	146,508,091 €	2023
37	Charities Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin	140,747,000 €	2023
38	Edmund Rice Schools Trust	140,120,145 €	2024
39	Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy South Central Province	133,987,998 €	2024
40	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	130,693,066 €	2023
41	Congregation of Dominican Sisters	125,905,496 €	2024
42	Dublin Simon Community	124,186,153 €	2023
43	Cumann Arachais Fear Na Buan Oglaigh.	122,504,741 €	2023
44	Siol Schools Trust	120,881,970 €	2024
45	Plassey Trust Company	116,043,156 €	2024
46	Dundalk Institute of Technology	113,983,000 €	2024
47	Sisters of Bon Secours Ireland	113,628,309 €	2024
48	Mercy Care South	108,980,000 €	2023
49	Presbyterian Church in Ireland	105,842,549 €	2023
50	Sisters of the Little Company of Mary	105,179,788 €	2024

The largest non-profit organisations by bequests

Which organisation receives the most bequests.

The total bequests increased in 2024 compared to 2023 by 16,05%, based on 58 organizations with values in both years. In the previous year 2023 it was -11.5% with 145 organizations.

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#	Organisation (227)	Bequests	Year
1	SSAFA	5,978,000 € 16.0%	2022
2	St. Vincent de Paul - Council of Ireland	5,208,000 € 5.3%	2023
3	Trócaire	4,448,317 € 4.6%	2024
4	Medical Missionaries of Mary	3,279,434 € 37.5%	2024
5	Society of African Missions	3,116,339 € 35.9%	2023
6	NRH Foundation	3,058,896 € 57.2%	2024
7	Irish Cancer Society	2,438,000 € 8.0%	2024
8	Aosóg Centres	2,140,191 € 85.5%	2024
9	The Order of St Augustine - Irish Province	2,117,654 € 28.1%	2023
10	Concern Worldwide	1,908,000 € 0.8%	2023
11	St. Francis Hospice, Raheny	1,880,038 € 4.7%	2024
12	The Joe and Helen O'Toole Charitable Trust	1,850,000 € 99.9%	2023
13	Sisters of St Louis, Irish Region	1,815,617 € 30.4%	2024
14	Parishes and Schools In The Diocese of Achonry	1,667,276 € 32.1%	2023
15	Medecins Sans Frontieres Ireland	1,601,000 € 12.0%	2024
16	Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland	1,600,000 € > 100 %	2022
17	The Order of Friars Minor In Ireland	1,587,643 € 14.2%	2023
18	Society of The Divine Word	1,407,781 € 35.4%	2023
19	The Donkey Sanctuary (Ireland)	1,368,460 € 18.4%	2023
20	Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services	1,299,980 € 2.0%	2024
21	Trustees Of The Methodist Church In Ireland.	1,260,000 € 3.1%	2023
22	Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind	1,258,000 € 22.0%	2023
23	Silverstream Priory	1,225,247 € 56.8%	2024
24	Trinity Foundation	1,173,198 € 3.4%	2024
25	Pieta House	1,152,533 € 8.0%	2023
26	Dominican Order In Ireland	1,114,577 € 9.5%	2024
27	Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People	1,095,060 € 17.4%	2024
28	St. Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions	1,056,078 € 9.8%	2023
29	Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children	1,039,322 € 16.8%	2024
30	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Ireland	1,032,183 € 21.0%	2024
31	Marymount University Hospital and Hospice	1,006,868 € 3.0%	2024
32	Irish Heart Foundation	964,539 € 10.9%	2024
33	Milford Care Centre	939,934 € 2.9%	2024
34	National Council for the Blind of Ireland	938,037 € 55.3%	2022
35	Children's Health Foundation	894,000 € 5.5%	2023
36	The Children's Sunshine Home Trust	853,156 € 9.6%	2023
37	Maynooth Mission To China	818,372 € 13.3%	2024
38	Aid To The Church In Need (Ireland)	817,542 € 21.7%	2024
39	Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland	796,000 € 54.5%	2023
40	Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation	758,199 € 15.0%	2023
41	Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Meath	709,913 € 4.7%	2023
42	Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry	705,841 € 3.2%	2023
43	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry	691,445 € 35.5%	2024
44	Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul (General)	690,139 € 13.2%	2024
45	Dublin Simon Community	669,970 € 2.3%	2023
46	Cancer Clinical Research Trust	599,272 € 24.0%	2023
47	Focus Ireland	554,087 € 1.1%	2024
48	Alzheimer's Society of Ireland	526,824 € 1.8%	2024
49	The Sacred Heart Missionary Education	517,325 € 8.4%	2022
50	The Curia of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick	484,540 € 15.7%	2023

The largest non-profit organisations by employees

Associations, foundations and other charitable organisations by number of employees.

The total employees increased in 2024 compared to 2023 by 3,92%, based on 195 organizations with values in both years. In the previous year 2023 it was 4.3% with 621 organizations.

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#	Organisation (658)	Employees	Year
1	Health Service Executive	166,776	2024
2	University College Dublin A.F.C	5,859	2024
3	St. James's Hospital	5,621	2024
4	Brothers of Charity Services Ireland	5,000	2024
5	St Vincent's Holdings	4,979	2023
6	St. Vincent's Healthcare Group	4,979	2023
7	Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board	4,849	2023
8	Children's Health Ireland	4,522	2023
9	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	4,400	2023
10	Trinity College, Dublin	3,844	2024
11	Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board	3,586	2023
12	University College Cork	3,500	2024
13	Technological University Dublin	3,258	2024
14	University of Galway	3,241	2024
15	Cork Education and Training Board	3,190	2023
16	Rehab Group	3,036	2024
17	City of Dublin Education and Training Board	2,809	2023
18	Louth and Meath Education and Training Board	2,602	2023
19	St. John of God Community Services	2,515	2023
20	Bon Secours Health System	2,423	2023
21	Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services	2,291	2023
22	Irish Wheelchair Association	2,138	2023
23	University of Limerick	2,083	2024
24	Munster Technological University	1,813	2024
25	Mayo Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board	1,763	2023
26	Mercy University Hospital	1,717	2024
27	Enable Ireland	1,532	2024
28	Mercy Care South	1,494	2023
29	Maynooth University	1,479	2024
30	Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board	1,463	2023
31	Muiriosa Foundation	1,403	2023
32	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	1,400	2024
33	Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board	1,398	2023
34	Donegal Education and Training Board	1,360	2023
35	COPE Foundation	1,340	2023
36	Stewarts Care	1,269	2023
37	Kerry Education and Training Board	1,261	2022
38	Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board	1,179	2024
39	Longford and Westmeath Etb	1,121	2024
40	National Maternity Hospital, Dublin	1,090	2023
41	South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital	1,040	2023
42	Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services	959	2024
43	St. Vincent de Paul - Council of Ireland	833	2023
44	Western Care Association	790	2024
45	Peter McVerry Trust	766	2022
46	Dundalk Institute of Technology	759	2024
47	Cheshire Foundation In Ireland	750	2023
48	Alzheimer's Society of Ireland	748	2024
49	St. Patrick's University Hospital	727	2023
50	Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board	725	2023