About Us

The resources we provide demonstrate our core values as an organization.  The IACI is...

An Arts & Culture Resource.  Recognizing the depth & creative core of the Irish legacy, the IACI seeks to support and promote Irish and Irish-American artistic and cultural initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic.

An Educational Resource.  Passing on the rich history of Ireland and Irish America is a keystone of the IACI.  We aim to educate the entire public on the many facets of Irish culture and history, with special emphasis on educating America's younger generation, as they are history's critical link to the future.

An Information Resource.  With over 40 years of institutional memory, the IACI is a leading source of knowledge regarding Irish & Irish American cultural, social, governmental, and educational organizations.

A Funding Resource.  The IACI places high priority in supporting continuing research and growth of Irish and Irish American history and culture.

Mission Statement

The Irish American Cultural Institute provides leadership and resources to preserve, interpret, and promote Irish and Irish American Cultures.

Laying the Foundation

Incorporated in 1964 in Minnesota, the foundations of the Irish American Cultural Institute were actually laid by a series of television programs in 1962.

In writing a series of of programs on Ireland for television, Dr. Eoin McKiernan,  received such  an overwhelming response that he was encouraged  to create the Institute.  read more.

Founded in 1962, the Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI) is the leading Irish American cultural organization. The IACI is a federally recognized 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit national organization devoted to promoting an intelligent appreciation of Ireland and the role and contributions of the Irish in America. The IACI is strictly apolitical and nonsectarian, and is the only Irish American organization that has as its patron, The President of Ireland.

Over the past four decades, the IACI has carved an honored place for the Irish dimension in American life. No comparable body has such an impressive track record of achievement and sustained programming.

A Message from our Patron, the President of Ireland 

The study and promotion of the Irish cultural patrimony is an important common agenda which brings together people in Ireland and people of Irish heritage all over the globe. As one of the premier organisations in the United States dedicated to advancing awareness of Irish culture and heritage on both sides of the Atlantic, the Institute has helped build many important links across the ocean.

In particular, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Institute for its continuing successful programmes and its many accomplishments, including the Irish Research Fund awards, the Irish Way student summer programme, and the publication of Éire-Ireland, just to mention a few.

All traditions in Ireland are justifiably proud of the achievements of their kinsfolk in the United States. The Irish-American community has in turn contributed much to Ireland.

As Ireland faces a potentially defining moment in history, the people of Ireland will continue to draw on this support and learn from the experiences of the global Irish community as we seek to build a new and better future for the people on our island.

I am honoured to continue the tradition established by my predecessors of becoming the Patron of the Irish American Cultural Institute. I pay tribute to all those who are working hard in the Institute to establish new and exciting programmes and develop its current ones. I look forward to continuing to support the Institute in its present activities and its future plans.

Mary McAleese
President of Ireland

 

IACI Board of Directors

F. Peter Halas, M.D. Chairman

Brian Stack,

Vice-Chairman

Michael Dwyer,

Treasurer

Edward F. Ginty,

Secretary

James S. Donnelly, Jr.      

Catherine Marshall   

Carl Shanahan        

Brian Stack

John P. Walsh, Chairman Emeritus

Founder:  Eoin McKiernan

Director of Operations - Carol Buck

Financial Information

We gratefully thank our donors on behalf of the people and programs served through your generosity.

Making a donation—at any level—can be a complex and difficult decision. For that reason, we are as transparent as possible about how we have been, and will continue to be, good stewards of your gifts.  To view our latest financial statements, click here.

The IACI governing documents consist of several documents which outline and describe the fundamental practices  by which the Board of Directors, the committee members and the staff members are governed.  To request copies, contact us.
 

Contact Us

Irish American Cultural Institute

1 Lackawanna Place

Morristown, NJ  07960

Phone:  973-605-1991

Fax:  973-6058875

E-Mail:  info@iaci-usa.org