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Donate in Memory 

You can make a donation to us in memory of a loved one, honouring their life while also supporting our ongoing work for others with chest, heart and stroke conditions. 

This can be a one-off donation, or you can choose to set up a regular, monthly or annual gift as an ongoing tribute.

Your donations will help us to continue caring for people who need us. Your support will also ensure that we can carry out pioneering research aimed at improving the care and treatment of chest, heart and stroke conditions, as well as working towards a Northern Ireland that is free from these illnesses.

Donations in Lieu of Flowers

Rather than receiving  funeral flowers, many people now prefer to ask family and friends to make a donation to charity when a loved one passes away, as a special way to pay tribute and honour their memory. This creates an ongoing legacy for the deceased, while offering much-needed support to those still living with life-limiting illnesses such as chest, heart and stroke conditions. Donations can be made directly to our Belfast office or through your funeral director.

Create a Lasting Tribute

Creating an Always In My Heart Tribute Page is an inspiring and positive way to remember a loved one and a special place for you to share memories, photos and videos. The page is free to set up and yours  to keep for as long as you wish. Send the link to  family and friends near and afar to leave thoughts and messages, light a virtual candle, send a virtual gift or if they wish  give a  donation, which will make a real difference to local people in Northern Ireland.

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.” A.A. Milne

Find out more about the ways you can support us in memory of a loved one below:

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  • At least 80p in every £1 raised or donated is spent delivering our life-changing care and prevention services, as well as funding local research into these illnesses.

    How does NICHS spend donations?

    Thanks to our loyal supporters we raised more than £3.35 Million last year to support our programmes across Northern Ireland.

    £1.39 Million was spent on delivering our care support programmes, £576k was spent on delivering our prevention programmes and £736k on local research into chest, heart and stroke related conditions.

    In other words, for every £1 raised, around 80p, went directly to funding our care and prevention programmes as well as research to help fight chest, heart and stroke conditions.

    How you can help

    Over 335,000 people in Northern Ireland are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions, and these illnesses are responsible for 37% of all adult deaths every year. That's almost 6,000 people. Every day across Northern Ireland 11 people will suffer a stroke and 17 will have a heart attack.

    With your support we are able to continue our vital care and prevention work across the community, caring for people who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and helping prevent people becoming ill in the first place.


    Support us today and help us lead the fight against chest, heart and stroke illnesses across Northern Ireland.

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  • Gift Aid is a scheme that allows charities to reclaim tax on donations made by UK taxpayers.

    The scheme allows us to reclaim 25% on qualifying donations and the additional income makes a big difference – enough to fund a local research project.

    So please consider gift aiding your donations if you are a UK taxpayer.

    Click here to find out more.

  • If you would like any further help, or have any questions, please contact Supporter Care on 028 9026 6743 or supportercare@nichs.org.uk

  • The work that we do is only possible because of the generous donations that we receive from our supporters. You are very important to us. Thank you so much for helping us in the care and prevention of chest, heart and stroke illnesses across Northern Ireland.

    When you make a donation to Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, we promise that :

    • Your donation will be used wisely, responsibly and for the purpose given.
    • If a donation is made for a specific purpose we will honour that request.
    • We will safeguard your personal information in line with Data Protection principles.
    • We will communicate with you in accordance with your wishes.
    • Queries or complaints will be responded to as quickly as possible.
    • Administration costs will be kept to a minimum.
    • Your support will be acknowledged and we will keep you updated about how you are helping people who suffer from chest, heart or stroke illnesses.
    • Fundraisers will respect you as a donor and will be transparent in their dealings with you at all times.
    • Fundraisers will work to the highest professional standards and will adhere to the practices and guidelines as directed by the Institute of Fundraising.
    • Where donations are solicited indirectly, i.e. by 3rd party agencies, we recognise that donors have the right to request information about them.

    If you have any questions, please contact Supporter Care on 028 9026 6743 or supportercare@nichs.org.uk.