Who We Are
We are Belfast City’s First Charitable Organisation and Ireland’s oldest extant charity. The Society was founded by a group of leading businessmen in 1752 to build a Poor House and Infirmary for the most vulnerable citizens of Belfast. Today the Belfast Charitable Society, based at Clifton House – the former Poor House, remains an important influence in Belfast and is proud of its ongoing philanthropic work.
Our Mission
Our Vision is to be the recognised leader in the provision of progressive, relevant and philanthropic charitable work in Belfast and the wider community.
Our Mission is to preserve, promote and utilise the philanthropic heritage of the Society to address disadvantage.
The need for our work today is just as great as it was over 270 years ago when the society was first established by an Act of Parliament of Ireland.
Latest News
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New Research into Effective Leadership in Disadvantaged Communities
A new research report has recently been launched, entitled Effective Leadership in Disadvantaged Communities. Carried out by the team at Stranmillis University College, which ... -
We’re Hiring
We’re Hiring Belfast Charitable Society is currently recruiting for two new positions. See below for details. HEAD OF PROGRAMMES – JOB DESCRIPTION – NEW ... -
Bursaries in Mary Ann McCracken’s name making a huge impact on young people’s lives.
Over the last three years the Mary Ann McCracken Bursary Programme has provided £72,000 of funding to a total of 242 pupils across North ... -
Belfast Charitable Society becomes a Real Living Wage Funder
Last month Belfast Charitable Society announced it had become a Real Living Wage Employer, a commitment to pay its employees a rate of pay ... -
Supporting People’s Kitchen
‘A massive thank you to Belfast Charitable Society from all at the People’s Kitchen’, says Paul McCusker today. He continued “We haven’t been able to share ... -
Black Santa Fundraising total of £200,000 reached with support from Belfast Charitable Society
Two neighbouring institutions come together to tackle poverty and disadvantage in Belfast For over 120 years, Clifton House and St Anne’s Cathedral have been ...
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