
Charities and organisations in every county invited to apply
Statement by Community Foundation Ireland and RT 
The huge generosity of viewers of December's Late Late Toy Show is about to be turned into actions supporting children across the island of Ireland. Over  5m was raised by the RT  Toy Show Appeal in 2024 and Community Foundation Ireland will be working to ensure that it helps as many children as possible over the year ahead.
The RT  Toy Show Appeal is now open for its fifth year of grant making to improve the lives of children and their families by funding essential support, health, wellbeing, play, and creativity initiatives. Over  26m has been raised over the past five years.  Since the RT  Toy Show Appeal was first launched in 2020 it has provided 486 grants to registered children's charities and organisations across the island of Ireland and helped an estimated 1.1 million children and family members in Ireland annually with the monies raised.
Community Foundation Ireland, as partner of the appeal is now inviting charities nationwide working with children to apply between now and Friday 14th March.
Applications are being invited under three strands reflecting some of the most important areas of need for children today.
Addressing Essential Needs ensures that children and young people have access to the essential items they need as well as high quality social and educational supports to help them thrive.
Improving Wellbeing is targeted at improving mental health by building resilience skills and coping mechanisms for the future.
Creativity and Play promotes fun, builds friendships and allows children to reach their creative potential.
To ensure that as many children as possible can benefit applications are being invited under two rounds covering organisations of different sizes and scope. A community grants round will provide grants of  10,000    20,000. An impact grants round will provide grants of  20,000    50,000. Full application details https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/the-rte-toy-show-appeal-2025/
The strands and criteria have been developed with the support and input of expert advisors as well and informed by the connectivity the Community Foundation has built up over 25-years.
RT  Director-General, Kevin Bakhurst said:
 As we announce the opening of applications for funding, we remain so thankful to the many people across Ireland, and abroad who gave so generously to the RT  Toy Show Appeal in December. Having met with a number of organisations and charities over the past year who have benefitted from RT  Toy Show Appeal funds, I have been moved by so many positive stories about how valuable and often transformative these funds can be for children and their families across the island. I look forward to hearing more of these stories as we begin the important process of allocating the funds raised last year. 
Denise Charlton, of Community Foundation Ireland added:
 The incredible story of the RT  Toy Show Appeal since it was first launched in 2020 is firstly one of the huge generosity of viewers. They have allowed young lives to be transformed in every county. At the Community Foundation we see that every-day.
We are trusted to turn that generosity into meaningful actions. As a Foundation we work hard through our extensive network of on the ground partners, with leading child advocates to ensure we deliver on that.
Stakeholders including those working on the ground in communities confirm the Appeal is hugely valued for allowing work which is strategic and responsive to urgent and emerging needs. Finally, can I again thank all viewers for responding in record numbers to support children in their communities. The magic continues. 
ENDS
Note to Editors:
About the RT  Toy Show Appeal
The RT  Toy Show Appeal was established in 2020 to raise funds for Irish children's charities through the televised Late Late Toy Show. Since then, more than  26 million has been raised to support these charities.
The RT  Toy Show Appeal mission is: Inspired by children, we work to bring the magic of the Late Late Toy Show to every child in Ireland. By funding essential support, health, wellbeing, play and creativity we aim to change children's lives for good.
Last year  3.8 million was distributed in 127 grants to support more than 1.1 million children and their family members all across Ireland. Thanks to the continued generosity of the Irish public, this year the Appeal raised over  4,800,000 which will be distributed through the RT  Toy Show Appeal Grant Rounds in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
About Community Foundation Ireland
Community Foundation Ireland is a philanthropic hub with a mission of Equality For All in Thriving Communities. Since the year 2000 the Foundation has formed a network of 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners. This network together with researchers and advocates inform the work and partnerships with communities. Philanthropists and supporters of the Foundation have provided combined grants of  140-Million to support the mission.
								
							 
								
							
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