SIGNATURE FUNDS
OUR SIGNATURE
FUNDS IN 2022
IECF heralds Signature Funds in recognition of the past, the present and the future
The Inland Empire Black Equity Fund, in partnership with the Inland Empire Black Equity Initiative and Inland Empire Funders Alliance, advances the missions of Black-led and Black-empowering organizations through program and project support and capacity building. Seeded by IECF and The California Endowment, and now with multiple funders and donors across California, the Fund met its $5 million fundraising goal and completed two rounds of grantmaking, awarding.
ANN SHEFFER
Advocate for the Arts
IECF Board Member Ann Sheffer’s passion for the arts led her to seed the Fund for a Creative IE, for which she also serves as chair.
For more than 50 years, Ann has supported countless cultural and arts-related causes through the Betty R. Sheffer Foundation, the family philanthropy organization named after her late mother. Ann’s interest in the arts was ignited in her high school drama department, and she went on to major in theater at Smith College, later earning a master’s in arts administration and an MBA.
Photo by Albert Angelo
