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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£210.8K
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Spending
£204.5K
Public benefits
3(a) Through the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies (MCMS), which it governs and funds, the Trust supports research, scholarship and publication of the process of historic migration, both into and out of Ireland and settlement in other parts of the world. When first established, the main focus was on Ulster - American emigration and the people
known in the USA as the Scotch Irish, but now the remit had broadened to encompass both inward and outward migration across the whole island and the global impact of the Irish Diaspora. MCMS is housed in a modern Research Library, open to the public, which was originally built, equipped and stocked by the Trust. The Trust/MCMS provides a research/library and information service to the general public during normal library and museum opening hours. The beneficiaries include academic scholars, teachers and lecturers,students,school pupils, writers and compilers, family historians, librarians, casual local users, visitors to the Folk Park , out of state tourists and the curatorial/education staff of National Museums NI. They benefit by having free access to a specialist migration history library and digital archive and, by appointment, the expert services of library and academic staff. The benefits are demonstrated through raised awareness and increased knowledge of migration, Irish American culture,folklife, history and genealogy and positive feedback from users in visitor surveys, repeat visitations, on line searches and user satisfaction surveys. Trip advisor is also monitored on a regular basis! The only private benefit flowing from the Trust's purposes is to the two full time salaried staff of MCMS - the Director and Development Officer - who are essential to the delivery of the Trust's programmes. A part time Secretary receives a small honorarium. No one is harmed by any of the Trust's activities. 3(b) In recent times, the Trust has provided scholarships, bursaries and grants to enable local higher education students and visiting international scholars to benefit from a range of academic courses, organised and funded by the Trust, in partnership with the universities. Staff from MCMS also design and teach a range of graduate and post graduate programmes. The main beneficiaries are academic scholars, graduate and post graduate students, visiting 'interns' both local and international and a diverse range of conference attendees. The benefits are demonstrated through the number of university degrees awarded, courses taught, lectures given, and conference papers presented. This information is recorded in the Annual Report of MCMS,which is publically available. 3(c) The Trust provides the core funding for MCMS and its operation. Partnership funding is provided by an annual Grant in Aid from the Department of Culture Art and Leisure. The Trust also provides occasional grants for special projects including books and other publications, conferences and exhibitions. The beneficiaries are all the users of MCMS as stated in 3(a) above who benefit from the unique learning and research facilities funded by the Trust. The benefits may be demonstrated by user statistics and foot fall; the number of books and journal articles published by internal and external researchers; exhibitions mounted; school projects completed; and genealogical enquiries answered. I have nothing further to add to section 3(d) because it relates to the historic work of the Trust, prior to 1998. (Please contact the Charity Commission to view the remainder of the public benefit statement).
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The Trust develops and implements strategy for the operation of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies (MCMS). It provides core revenue funding in partnership with DCAL,Libraries NI,the universities and other providers, for the efficient running of MCMS. It provides occasional grants for conferences and publications and museum exhibitions which
are open to the public. It provides grants to the Folk Park, when required, for the maintenance of the Mellon Homestead. Staff of MCMS teach a range of courses to undergraduate and post graduate students in the local universities; research historic and contemporary migrations both into and out of Ireland; contribute specialist papers at international conferences; assist researchers of all ages and interests including family historians; process genealogical enquiries; help schools/colleges with assignments; and publish text books and journal articles on migration from Ireland.
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- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- General public
- Interface communities
- Older people
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Heritage/historical
- Research/evaluation
- Volunteer development
