AQW 31427/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 17/09/2025
Answered On Date: 09/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail if not-for-profit organisations applying to the Olympic Legacy Fund can chose not to use Crowdfunder UK to raise their 35 per cent portion of costs.

Answer:

This issue is an operational matter for Sport NI, which will be responsible for delivering the Olympic Legacy Fund on behalf of my Department.

I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:

“Not-for-profit organisations applying to the Olympic Legacy Fund must use Crowdfunder UK to raise 100% of project costs. Subject to a project meeting the conditions of award, Sport NI will pledge 65% of project costs to an applicant’s crowd funding campaign. The remaining 35% must be raised through pledges from the applicant’s ‘crowd’ (or community).”