Nominations Now Open for AIB Community €1 Million Fund 2026

AIB has launched the fifth year of the annual AIB Community €1 Million Fund with the support of well-known personalities Brian Dowling Gourounlian and Arthur Gourounlian. The nationwide Fund will support more than 70 charities in 2026, helping to deliver meaningful change at local level. 

Since its launch in 2022, the AIB Community €1 Million Fund has supported almost 300 charities across the country, including Airfield Estate, Down Syndrome Limerick, Blood Bike North West and Kerry Hospice Foundation.

Nominations for this year’s Fund open on Friday 8 May. AIB is inviting customers, colleagues and the wider public to nominate registered charities that reflect the causes and communities that matter most to them.

To celebrate AIB’s 60th anniversary in 2026, the bank is making a once‑off additional contribution of €60,000 to the Community Fund. This extra funding will provide an additional €10,000 for each region, enabling even more community‑based projects and initiatives to benefit from the Fund this year.

Speaking about the Fund, Claire Mac Evilly, CEO, Airfield, said: “We were delighted and extremely grateful to receive support through the AIB Community €1 Million Fund. The funding enabled us to expand our food education programmes to reach more schools and young people. At a time when understanding our food system has never been more important, this support has made a real difference to our ability to bring Airfield’s mission beyond the walls of the estate. We would encourage people to get involved in the fund and attend the branch evenings taking place in their communities.”

The Community €1 Million Fund will once again be allocated through an online nomination process, with one stream for AIB customers and the wider public, and another for AIB employees. Funding will be distributed across six regions — Munster, Ulster (ROI), Greater Dublin, Rest of Leinster, Connacht and NI & GB. AIB will donate €760,000 to charities chosen by customers and the community, with a further €300,000 allocated to charities selected by employees.

Nominations will close at 5PM on 19 June. 

Full details on how to nominate and information on the AIB Community €1 Million Fund are available at www.aib.ie/community-fund