Grantee Spotlight: Wildfire Resilience Fund advances efforts of the non-profit TreePeople
“Trees need people,” professes the nonprofit TreePeople. “And people need trees.” In the wake of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, the statement holds even greater impact. Now, thanks to the League of California Community Foundations/Wildfire Resilience...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant allows TODEC to continue advocating for immigrants
In August 2023, Tropical Storm Hilary ripped through Coachella Valley, causing widespread flooding and damage, with the City of Palm Springs recording historic rainfall. In the aftermath, assistance came on many fronts and for many months. To that end, a Build...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant helps Rivers and Lands Conservancy expand public resources
To be sure, the January 2025 Southern California wildfires have put the entire state on alert. For Rivers & Lands Conservancy, a revered nonprofit that conserves and stewards a variety of open spaces, the challenges have varied these last few months. “We’ve taken...Grantee Spotlight: Local journalist, Melissa Daniels, awarded IE Journalism Innovation Hub+Fund grant
Coachella Valley journalist Melissa M. Daniels is writing her way to a vibrant future. The freelancer for Coachella Valley Independent is benefitting from a recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation’s (IECF) IE Journalism Innovation Hub+Fund, which supports...
