Honoring Katy Webb: a family’s tribute
The original version of this story originally appeared in our 2014 Annual Report. When Katy Webb passed away, her husband Matt and their children, Emily and James, wanted to do something very special to honor her memory. In 2014, they opened the Katherine C. Webb...
The Webb Family: transforming their community through philanthropy
Kyle Webb invokes an African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This idea underpins Webb Family Enterprises’ partnership with IECF to create the Webb Family Fund for Parity. The Webbs — Reggie and René and their children,...
Spotlight on grantee Christy Roberts Berkowitz: creating art with no barriers
Art with meaning encompasses much of Christy Roberts Berkowitz’s work. The crux of the Upland artist’s creative vision culls from a Jewish principle called tikkun olam, which aims to repair the world or to leave it more improved or healed than you found it. “My mom...
