THE Alliance Party received more than £100,000 from private donations in the final quarter of last year, with one benefactor giving the party £60,000.
The figures emerged as the Electoral Commission published details of donations to the north's political parties between October and the end December 2021.
The nine parties listed received a total of £414,000 in the three-month period, compared to £290,500 for the same period in the previous year.
Naomi Long's party received the greatest overall amount with £20,000 of public funds boosting its income in the quarter to £122,000.
Alliance received £30,000 from the Joseph Rowntree Trust, a regular donor, alongside donations of £60,000 and £10,000 from two private individuals.
Sinn Féin received public funds of £80,000 and £11,000 donated from a number of its Stormont representatives, including former deputy first minister Michelle O'Neill, who gave the party £3,470 in two separate payments.
In all, the party received £110,000 over the final quarter of last year.
The DUP received £88,300 overall, the majority derived from public funds, topped up with a £2,000 donation from East Londonderry Westminster Association.
The SDLP's quarterly income of £51,000 came solely from public funds, as did the Ulster Unionists' £23,600 and Traditional Unionist Voice's £6,840.
People Before Profit's elected representatives donated £5,250 to the party, bringing its total quarterly income to £10,800, while the Greens relied solely on public funds for its £10,790 income over the three month period.
The Northern Ireland arm of the Conservatives received its entire income of £11,600 from the party's central office.
Regional Electoral Commission head Cahir Hughes said: "We publish this data to give voters important information on how parties in Northern Ireland are being funded, in order to enhance public confidence and trust in our democratic processes".
