Grantee Spotlight: Riverside Unified teachers and students get extra support from recent grants
Since 1993, Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) has managed a fund for Riverside Educational Enrichment Foundation (REEF), a revered nonprofit serving the students and teachers of Riverside United School District (RUSD). REEF funding has become a valuable...
2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit: All Together
Join us for IECF’s 2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit: All Together The Inland Empire’s rapid growth brings tremendous opportunity, but it also introduces systemic pressures like rising housing costs, strained infrastructure, and the risk of leaving communities...
Grantee Spotlight: Blessings abound for The Blessing Center and families it serves
Altruistic efforts that began in a garage 40 years ago have now expanded to become a godsend for impoverished families living in the Inland Valley Region of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. A recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation through the...
Grantee Spotlight: CIELO Fund helps Codex spark student interest
For the past seven years, the Codex Creation Committee (CCC) has been instrumental in strengthening efforts to create a positive future through the development of thoughtful, inclusive, and multicultural coding practices. It’s mission to empower communities through...
Grantee Spotlight: Soulful Soil Farms brings communities together through farming, education
Local farmers, educators, and community members who believe growing food builds stability, skill, and opportunity just got a vote of support thanks to a recent grants from Youth Grantmakers, Illes Family Donor Advised Fund, and the Black Equity Initiative through the...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant helps NORA expand services for victims of domestic violence, abuse in Inland Empire
A recent grant from the Women’s Giving Fund at Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is allowing one non-profit organization to better help families find healing as they move through and beyond domestic violence. The IECF will provide NORA (Nurture, Outreach,...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant strengthens key benefits of Brothers of the Desert
A non-profit organization committed to nurturing and supporting Black gay men and allies throughout Coachella Valley has boosted its efforts to unite locals and share in its mission. A recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation helped on that front, allowing...
Grantee Spotlight: Animal Samaritans hopes to expand its reach and impact
Animal Samaritans, which is just two years shy of its 50th anniversary in 2028, continues to fill a vital need in the Coachella Valley. The 501(c)(3) organization began by offering the first free humane education program and low-cost spay and neuter clinic to the...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant deepens work of Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
A recent grant from the Todd Barajas Legacy Fund via Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is a welcome boost of support for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) Scott Wolf, the nonprofit’s Development Director, said CVRM greatly appreciates the impact of...
Step by step, it starts with “love of humanity”
The word “philanthropy” comes from Greek roots, meaning, quite simply, a love of humanity. It’s a big word—but at its heart, it reflects something very personal: the desire to help others, strengthen community, and make a difference in ways that matter to you. For...
