Women’s Giving Fund Spring Fling Honors the 2023 Woman of Achievement
A note from Nefertiti Long and Michelle Decker about the Women’s Giving Fund: On Sunday, March 26, 2023, IECF hosted the Women’s Giving Fund Spring Fling and inaugural Woman of Achievement awards presentation with a banquet hall filled with compassionate,...
Gloria Macias Harrison: Leading by Example
For over 50 years, Gloria Macias Harrison has dedicated her life’s work to the betterment of her community through communication, activism and education. As co-founder of El Chicano newspaper and co-owner of Inland Empire Community News, her family-run publications...
Keeping Community Journalism in the IE Strong
In January, the CIELO Fund at IECF awarded $280,000 in inaugural grants. Grants were distributed to programs that address education equity, civic engagement, health access, economic mobility and immigrant services in the Latino community. The CIELO Fund grantmaking...
Women in Philanthropy: Celebrating our Donors Through the Years
In celebration of Women’s History Month and in gratitude for their enduring examples, IECF is proud to highlight several female donors who have contributed to the betterment of our region through their generous philanthropy. They each come from very different...

