Spotlight on Palm Springs AIDS Memorial Sculpture Task Force: Ensuring Legacies
Thanks to the efforts of the Palm Springs AIDS Memorial Sculpture Task Force, Palm Springs is moving closer to having its own memorial sculpture to forever immortalize the lives lost to AIDS. A vibrant team of intrepid souls has fueled the project for some time, chief...
Clay Counseling Foundation launches inaugural Restorative Justice Practices convening
Author, professor, and trailblazing activist Bell Hooks once said: “To build community requires vigilant awareness… rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of community.” That wisdom serves as a fine springboard for the Coalition for...
Spotlight on Voices for Children: A Steady Support System During Challenging Times
Voices for Children volunteers remain a steady support system for children during challenging times. At the heart of the mission of Voices for Children are volunteers who give 10 to 15 hours of their time a month as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for a...
Spotlight on Animal Samaritans: Over Four Decades of Innovative Animal Welfare, Rescue and Adoptions
Revered anthropologist Jane Goodall once noted: “You cannot share your life with a dog or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.” Animal Samaritans understand this fact all too well and, for more than four decades,...
Spotlight on People’s Collective for Environmental Justice: Advocating for a Healthy Community
This newly founded San Bernardino nonprofit aims to protect public health across the Inland Empire. For the last two years, People’s Collective for Environmental Justice (PC4EJ) has been creating programs that address pollution and systemic racism, and encourage the...
Spotlight on Mojave Desert Land Trust: Inspiring Generations to Protect the California Desert
Holding true to a vision to restore and protect biologically and culturally sensitive lands that span 24.5 million acres in the California Desert is a noble mission. Inspiring others to become just as excited about the cause and actually learn more about the desert is...
Spotlight on Mountain Counseling and Training, Inc.: Mental Health Services for the Mountain Community
This Crestline organization ensures that youth and their families have the mental health support they need to thrive. Founded in 2012, Mountain Counseling & Training, Inc. (MCT) provides early mental health intervention, prevention and education to youth and their...
Spotlight on Empower You Edutainment: After-school Opportunities to Experience the Arts
A retired performing arts teacher, Sharron Lewis wanted to continue to empower youth through the arts. She had seen students who had taken her dance classes or engaged in other arts for the first time flourish, and she imagined creating opportunities for youth outside...
In Memoriam: Chris Carpenter, Attorney and Philanthropist
We are saddened to learn of the passing of a friend of the Foundation, Chris Carpenter. Chris was a local attorney and a champion of causes close to his heart. For over 20 years he and his wife Molly gave their time and resources to support the Riverside Public...
Randall Lewis Invests $80K in IECF’s Here for Good Fund
Randall Lewis, renowned regional homebuilder, developer and longtime philanthropist, has made a generous gift of $80,000 to IECF’s Here for Good Fund in honor of the Foundation’s 80th Anniversary. The Here for Good Fund was established in 1992 to provide annual...
