Grantee Spotlight: Grant helps make The Living Desert’s pollinators exciting
Pollinators are getting a chance to bask in the spotlight at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. A recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation has helped the revered site launch a new exhibit called Mission: Pollination. “We want to be able to tell the story...
Grantee Spotlight: House of Ruth can streamline key services with recent grant funds
Vision and fortitude go hand in hand at House of Ruth, Inc. The non-profit organization, which has locations in Pomona, Ontario, and Claremont, believes there can be a world free of domestic violence by empowering people to thrive in healthy relationships. But funding...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant supports Inland Caregiver Resource Center with mission helping aging adults
In January 2022, the SCAN Foundation distributed vital resources to the Inland Coalition on Aging (ICA) to create a local Master Plan for Aging for the Inland Empire. That plan greatly benefited Inland Caregiver Resource Center (ICRC), a non-profit organization that...
IECF to Manage New Arrowhead Environmental Stewardship Fund for Santa Ana River Watershed
IECF is proud to announce the establishment of the Arrowhead Environmental Stewardship Fund, a new donor-advised fund created through a partnership with Primo Brands to support local nonprofits working on water and land conservation across our region. More than...
A Teacher’s Legacy, a Student’s Future: Meet the First Chuck Brinker Scholar
Charles "Chuck" Brinker spent more than two decades teaching mathematics at Ramona High School in Riverside. He stayed late to tutor students who needed extra help and had high expectations and held his students to them. Long after his retirement, his daughters still...
Celebrating 21 Years of Impact: A Farewell to Celia Cudiamat
As we celebrate Celia's contributions to IECF and the Inland Empire, we invite you to leave a comment, a memory, and/or a shared story: There are people who...
Remembering Pat Brinker
Pat Brinker was a devoted wife, mother, teacher, and volunteer who believed that education could change the course of a young person's life. She once shared with us that, on paydays, as she was on her way home from teaching, she would stop at the bank and make a...
A Teacher’s Legacy, a Student’s Future: Meet the First Chuck Brinker Scholar
Charles "Chuck" Brinker spent more than two decades teaching mathematics at Ramona High School in Riverside. He stayed late to tutor students who needed extra help and had high expectations and held his students to them. Long after his retirement, his daughters still...
Charitable giving, due diligence, and how IECF can help
Many people want to be thoughtful in their charitable giving, but that doesn’t always make the process easy. In fact, one of the most common challenges donors face is simply feeling confident in their decisions. With so many worthy organizations, urgent needs, and...
Tax season debrief: Three common regrets
If you’re like many donors, the weeks leading up to tax deadlines tend to bring charitable giving into sharper focus. You may have finalized contributions, gathered documentation, or had conversations with your CPA about how your philanthropy fits into your overall...