BUILDING AN EQUITABLE IE
COMMUNITY IMPACT
FUND FOCUSES ON
DEI IN THE IE
The Community Impact Fund provides capacity-building grants with a focus on racial, gender, and economic equity. Its objective is to strengthen the voice and power of its grantees to transform their communities. IECF relies on data that reveal disparities to drive its grantmaking, programs, and partnerships. The following are updates about 2022 grantees.
DR. ROBERT K. ROSS
IS “ALL IN” FOR THE IE
BLACK EQUITY FUND
When it comes to building healthy communities, Robert K. Ross, M.D., understands the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As president and CEO of The California Endowment, the first foundation along with IECF to seed the IE Black Equity Fund, he recognizes that public health is an “all in” discipline, which means full inclusion.
Photo courtesy of The California Endowment
IECF PROMOTES
GIVING AROUND
FIVE PILLARS
Building on the success of our Signature Funds, IECF is taking a longer look at building a Culture of Philanthropy in the IE, matching donor passions to nonprofit organizations’ needs and innovations and applying our knowledge of the IE to affect policy and scale solutions.
