Overview
At IECF, we believe that strong communities are built through collaboration. By working with partners across the region, we strive to create a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Our work is guided by the Vital Conditions Framework, focusing on Meaningful Work and Wealth, Reliable Transportation, Belonging and Civic Muscle, Lifelong Learning, Humane Housing, Basic Needs for Health and Safety, and a Thriving Natural World.
Current Initiatives
California Creative Corps Inland SoCal
is a program that connects artists with opportunities and partnerships that inspire, support, and appropriately compensate purposeful, and sustainable creative work. IECF is designated by the California Arts Council as an administrator of $4.7M in regranting funds specifically in the Inland Empire, through a collaboration with three local arts agencies – Arts Connection – the San Bernardino County Arts Council, Riverside Arts Council, and the CA Desert Arts Council.
The IE Giving Hub
promotes nonprofits and helps donors learn more about our community. Interested philanthropists can find detailed information about local organizations, make informed charitable decisions, and give all in one place. This resource was created to help people learn about and support Inland Empire nonprofits year-round, enabling them to financially support and/or volunteer for causes they care about.
Supporting DEI Learning and Work in the IE
The Community Impact Fund is an endowed fund through which IECF has previously provided capacity-building grants. In March 2020, IECF adopted a focus on racial, gender, and economic equity. This means ensuring our staff and Board reflect the communities we serve and that our grantmaking builds the voice and power of our grantees to transform their communities. It also means listening to and incorporating the lived experiences of people who daily struggle to achieve safety, health, and prosperity in the Inland Empire. In doing this work, IECF will rely on data that shows where disparities exist to drive our grantmaking, programs, and partnerships. IECF invites organizations that are on their DEI journey to apply for future Community Impact Fund grants.
2021/2022 Community Impact Fund Grantees
- A Coming Of Age Foster Family Agency
- Academy for Grassroots Organizations
- Assistance League of San Bernardino
- Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Foundation
- Bezerk Productions
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire
- Boys & Girls Club Of The Hi-Desert
- Boys & Girls Club of the San Gorgonio Pass
- Breast Cancer Solutions
- Brightest Star Inc.
- Camp Of Champions A & M, Inc.
- Caravanserai Project
- Cathedral City Senior Center
- Child Advocates Of San Bernardino County
- Consortium for Early Learning Services
- Cove Communities Senior Association
- Desert Rose Trauma Recovery
- Empower You Edutainment
- Faith in Action of San Gorgonio Pass
- Feed My Flock Ministries
- First Christian Church of Ontario, CA
- First Tee-Coachella Valley
- Fox Riverside Theater Foundation
- Friends of the Desert Mountains
- Garner Holt Foundation
- Giving 365 Inc.
- Gracious Heart Resource Family Agency
- Inland Empire Community Collaborative, Inc.
- Inland Equity Community Land Trust
- Janet Goeske Foundation
- Making Hope Happen Foundation
- Mountain Counseling & Training, Inc.
- Operation New Hope
- Ophelia’s Jump Productions
- People’s Collective for Environmental Justice
- Positive Young People Inc.
- The Arts Area
- The Empowerment Center
- The Hole in the Wall Inc.
- Voices for Children
Grantmaking with an Equity Lens
In the past, IECF has provided capacity-building grants through its endowed fund. In March 2020, IECF adopted a focus on racial, gender, and economic equity. This means ensuring our staff and Board reflect the communities we serve and that our grantmaking builds the voice and power of our grantees to transform their communities. It also means listening to and incorporating the lived experiences of people who daily struggle to achieve safety, health, and prosperity in the Inland Empire. In doing this work, IECF will rely on data that shows where disparities exist to drive our grantmaking, programs, and partnerships.
Nonprofits wishing to apply need to demonstrate a commitment to building organizational capacity. This includes having developed short and long-term strategies for addressing identified organizational needs based on board and staff assessments or strategic planning. Strong candidates in the competitive grant process should show potential for how the award will make a difference in how the organization is governed, managed, financed, or operated in the future.
Grant opportunities are available here.
For more information, contact Celia Cudiamat, SVP of Grants & Community Impact at ccudiamat@iegives.org.
