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community in which they may decide to settle, the cost of
the IIP is limited to the cost of the donation and there is no
risk of losing further funds, and identifying suitable charities
and business plans is more certain than other investment
options and does not require additional corporate advice and
due diligence assessments.
PROFILE OF SUITABLE CHARITIES
Although straight-forward, it is important to note that not
every charitable donation (whatever the size) will qualify as
an endowment for the purposes of the IIP. To qualify under
the IIP, the investor must make a philanthropic donation to an
organization which will use the donated funds for an approved
project with a clear public benefit to Ireland in the areas of
arts, sports, health, culture or education. The organization
receiving the endowment must be a registered charity in
Ireland and should ideally have a record of receiving and
appropriately managing significant or comparable revenue.
Strict and effective governance and financial management
protocols should be in place and evidenced in the business
plan. The Department of Justice and Equality (Department)
have indicated that they are only interested in endowment
proposals based on capital projects – so a proposed project
which would see the funds used for core or staffing costs is
unlikely to be approved.
Unlike the other investment options, the endowment
stream does not allow for investors to receive any
financial return or recoupment of the principal. Where
desired, investors may seek to identify a project in
which they have the opportunity to take an active role or
which aligns with objectives of particular importance to
themselves or their family.
Successful applications under the endowment option
in c lu d e p roje c ts in th e a reas of : so c ial h o usin g ;
c hildre n’s hospi tals/ hospi tal foundations; heal th
suppor t, advocacy and research organisations; and
education and university foundations.
“ 在移民投资者项目的框架下
申请人及其家庭成员无需在爱尔
兰居住 仅需每年访问一次爱尔
兰即可维持居住许可 ”