OUR GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE

Gaisce – Gradam an Uachtaráin | The President’s Award is a governed by a 15-member board of directors (Gaisce Council). The Gaisce Council is appointed by the Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Affairs and by the terms of the organisation’s Constitution.

There are two nominating bodies to Gaisce Council:

  • The President of Ireland nominates two members,
  • The Department of the Taoiseach nominates one member.
Although not a state body, as an ‘entity under the aegis of the Department’, all other appointments are made through a process undertaken by the Department that mirrors the Guidelines for Appointments to State Boards (2014). You can find more information about how Council undertake their duties in the Directors’ Report section of our Audited Accounts.

Gaisce Council members receive no remuneration for their role. They can choose to be reimbursed for vouched expenses for Council duties, including attending Council meetings, only.

TRANSPARENCY

Overview of Financial Statements and Compliance

Gaisce – The President’s Award is committed to transparency in relation to our finance and governance. We have prepared this page to provide you with an overview of our financial statements, organisational activities and compliance.

Our Impact

Gaisce – The President’s Award prepares public impact reports of our activities on an annual basis to showcase the breath of our work across Ireland.

Charities Governance Code

The Charities Governance Code explains the minimum standards a charity should meet to effectively manage and control our charity.

Gaisce is in receipt of grants from: 

Good governance involves putting in place systems and processes to ensure that our charity achieves its charitable objectives with integrity and is managed in an effective, efficient, accountable and transparent way.

  • Gaisce is compliant with the Charities Governance Code and will declare compliance annually in our report to the Charities Regulator.
  • The principles of the code help inform the work of Gaisce – The President’s Award as an organisation, and our compliance with the Charities Act.
  • Our Governance record was approved by Gaisce Council on the 18th of March 2021.

The company delivers the Award and discharges the full range of corporate governance responsibilities as required by company law.

Annual Audits

Gaisce prepares its accounts in line with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP). Gaisce’s financial year is 31 December, and our accounts are audited annually by Crowe Ireland Accountants. Gaisce’s law firm is A&L Goodbody.

2022 STRATEGIC PLAN
2022 PLEAN STRAITÉISEACH
2022 IMPACT REPORT
2021 IMPACT REPORT
2020 IMPACT REPORT
2019 IMPACT REPORT
AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2022
AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2021
AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2020
AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2019
CHILD SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
DATA PROTECTION POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY

 

 

FINANCIAL STATISTICS – INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2021

In 2021, Gaisce – The President’s Award was in receipt of grants from: 

  • The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Affairs (core funding grant)
  • Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF);
  • Bulbs For Bees;
  • Covid-19 Minor Grant;
  • LGBTI Scheme
  • Youth Capital Grant
  • Department of Rural and Community Development (Covid-19 Stability Scheme).

Income 2021 

 

Statutory funding and grants:  €924,781 (71%)   
Participant registrations:  €291,146 
Non-statutory philanthropic and donations:  €86,500 (7%) 
Other:  €2,739 (<1%)   
TOTAL:  €1,305,166   

 

Expenditure 2021 

 

Charitable Activities  €1,232,999 (96%) 
Raising Funds  €55,336 (4%) 
TOTAL  €1,288,335 
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