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Inland Empire Community Foundation is committed to delivering clear, helpful information about the work we do to create a thriving Inland Empire region. As a vital link between the Foundation and the press, IECF welcomes requests from the media related to philanthropy, emerging issues, Foundation programs and the Foundation itself. Please also explore our blog for the latest IECF news and upcoming events.

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Inland Empire Community Foundation often releases information to the media regarding our charitable funds, donors, grantmaking, and community leadership.

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In The News

Press throughout the region covers Inland Empire Community Foundation charitable funds, grantmaking, and community leadership.

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2026 News Coverage

2025 News Coverage

2025

New Cybersecurity Awareness Fund launches in the Inland Empire, Redlands Daily Facts, December 11, 2025

New $5 million loan fund for Inland Empire nonprofits launches, Valleywide Newspapers, December 11, 2025

New $5 Million Revolving Loan Fund Available for Inland Empire Nonprofits, Black Voice News, December 11, 2025

BlackLash 2025: Amid Proposed Funding Cuts, ‘Time For Change’, San Bernardino Housing Nonprofit Persists, Black Voice News, December 2, 2025

$5 Million Inland Empire Nonprofit Revolving Loan Fund Now Open, Associated Press, December 1, 2025

$5 million loan fund for Inland Empire nonprofits launching in December, Press Enterprise, November 28, 2025

Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund to Launch in December, NewsBreak, MyNewsLA, November 27, 2025

Gubernatorial Hopefuls Center Health Equity, Inland Empire Needs at UCR Forum, Inland Valley News, November 12, 2025

Inland Empire economy is leaving Latino workers behind, study finds: Barriers keep them from prosperity, UCLA think tank concludes, Press Enterprise, SCNG, November 12, 2025

Candidates for California Governor discuss health and equity at UC Riverside, KVCR, November 11, 2025

New study details well-being of women in the Inland Empire, Spectrum News 1, November 11, 2025

Inland Empire Community Foundation Strengthens Coachella Valley Nonprofits, Palm Springs Life, November 7, 2025

Cielo Fund hits $3 million milestone, advances opportunities for Latinos, Desert Sun, November 7, 2025

Inland Empire nonprofit’s equity work gets boost from recent grant, Press Enterprise, October 29, 2025

Education grants awarded to 12 Inland Empire organizations, Desert Sun, October 24, 2025

Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Collective is building unity at a vital time, Press Enterprise, October 23, 2025

CIELO Fund Has Invested Nearly $1.5 Million Into the Inland Empire’s Latino Community, The IE Voice, October 14, 2025

A majority of Inland Empire residents are ‘struggling,’ UCR study finds, The San Bernardino County Sun, October 12, 2025

CIELO Fund hits $3 million milestone, advances opportunities for Latinos, Press Enterprise, October 11, 2025

CIELO Fund Marks Three Years of Supporting Latino-Led Initiatives Across the Inland Empire, NBC Palm Springs, October 10, 2025

CIELO Fund reconoce becarios y líderes latinos en su brunch anual, El Informador del Valle, October 8, 2025

CIELO Fund Celebrates Growth, Scholarships and Immigrant Justice at Annual Brunch, Inland Valley News, October 7, 2025

CIELO Fund Raises $3 Million, Launches $500K Endowment to Strengthen Latino Communities via Education and Opportunity, IE Community News, Newsbreak, October 7, 2025

The Inland Empire Community Foundation Announces $ 500K in Community Impact Fund Grants, Desert Charities News, October 2, 2025

12 Inland Empire organizations receive grants for education to ‘shape the future’, Press Enterprise (SCNG Papers), September 24, 2025

IECF announces $500k in Community Impact Fund grants, Desert Sun, September 19, 2025

Amid federal funding cuts, Community Impact Fund aims to help Inland Empire nonprofits, Press Enterprise (SCNG Papers), September 19, 2025

Annual summit attracts key change agents, Desert Sun, August 22, 2025

KVCR Midday News: IECF Policy Summit in Riverside focuses on housing and equity, KVCR News, August 15, 2025

Cumbre de Filantropía: Puntos en Común para el Bien Común, El Informador del Valle, August 13, 2025

Inland Empire Summit Reveals Majority of Rent-Burdened Households Spend Over 50% of Income on Housing, IE Community News, NewsBreak, August 13, 2025

IECF 2025 Summit: Building Thriving Communities Through Civic Engagement, Black Voice News, August 9, 2025

Inland Empire Community Foundation summit focuses on common ground, connections, Press-Enterprise, August 8, 2025

Keynote Speaker Urges ‘Transformative Solidarity’ at IECF Policy & Philanthropy Summit, Inland Valley News, NewsBreak, August 7, 2025

Generous Endowment Will Ensure Regional Jazz Concert, Inland Valley News, August 6, 2025

Inland Empire veterans getting more support with recent grant, Daily Bulletin, July 31, 2025

KVCR’s Funding Crisis Revealed at Inland Film Festival Mixer, Creatives Rally Behind Public Media, IE Community News, July 28, 2025

BlackLash Part 1: Inland Empire Nonprofits at Risk of Funding Loss Amid DEIA Restrictions, Black Voice News, July 25, 2025

De Los turns 2. Here’s what we did over the last year, De Los, July 11, 2025

Giving back: How to support coverage of philanthropies in the Coachella Valley, Desert Sun, June 4, 2025

IE’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders populations get support from new fund, Redlands Daily Facts, (SCNG Papers), May 24, 2025

One in Ten: A Call to Invest in AANHPI’s Future in the Inland Empire, The Los Angeles Post, May 22, 2025

CIELO Fund grants $450K to 40 organizations, Fontana Herald News, May 15, 2025

Revolving loan fund to assist San Bernardino County nonprofits, Needles Desert Star, May 12, 2025

Oak Hills resident awarded Woman of Achievement title over 80 competing nominees, Victorville Daily Press, April 16, 2025

IECF Awards $40K to Support Housing, Education, and Domestic Violence Services for Inland Empire Women, IE Community News, April 1, 2025

Women’s Giving Fund gives $49,000 in grants to Inland Empire organizations, San Bernardino County Sun, (SCNG Papers), March 28, 2025

IECF Idyllwild Community Fund Grant – California, FundsforNGOs, March 25, 2025

Time for Change Opens New Shelter, Hosts Gala, Precinct Reporter Group, March 20, 2025

Inland Empire Community Foundation invites applications for Idyllwild Community Fund, Philanthropy News Digest, March 14, 2025

Newly-enacted down payment aid for Inland Empire homebuyers, Calo News, March 12, 2025

IECF and Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services partner to aid new homeowners, Desert Sun, February 28, 2025

Application process is open for 2025 Inland Empire Community Foundation scholarships, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, (SCNG Papers), February 28, 2025

These 12 Inland Empire media outlets get boost from IE Journalism Innovation Hub + Fund grants, Redlands Daily Facts, (SCNG Papers), February 21, 2025

$40k Down Payment Program Announced for Inland Empire, KNBC4, February 11, 2025

$1 Million Program to Help IE Families Overcome Barriers to Homeownership, IE Community News (IECN), February 11, 2025

IE Down Payment Assistance Program Aims to Close Wealth Gap, Community Forward Redlands, February 10, 2025

What’s new: Down-payment program offers up to $40,000 to homebuyers, Daily Bulletin, February 10, 2025

The Inland Empire is a hotbed for Latino culture. De Los wants to tell its stories., Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2025

Inland Empire Community Foundation Boosts Local Nonprofits in Coachella Valley, NBC Palm Springs, January 21, 2025

What’s new: Dual-branded hotel breaks ground at Morongo resort, Press Enterprise, January 20, 2025

Civic Solutions: Homelessness in California Is Getting Worse—but Work Is Being Done to Turn the Tide, Coachella Valley Independent, January 16, 2025

Inland Empire Community Foundation Announces New Chair and Three Members to its Board of Directors, IE Community News, January 15, 2025

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center in Riverside hopes to keep momentum heading into 2025, Press-Enterprise, January 3, 2025

2024 News Coverage

2024

Brothers of the Desert Launch Scholarship Fund for Black Men in the Inland Empire, NBC Palm Springs, December 30, 2024

Coachella Non-Profit Establishes Scholarship to Support Gay Black Men, My News LA, December 30, 2024

Brothers of the Desert launches new scholarship fund, Desert Sun, December 27, 2024

New CFO appointment for the IECF, The Press-Enterprise, December 23, 2024

Mehta named CFO of local foundation, IE Business Daily,  December 22, 2024

Inland Empire Community Foundation announces new CFO, Desert Sun, December 20, 2024

Inland Empire Community Foundation Announces Khyati Mehta as New Chief Financial Officer, City News Group, December 19, 2024

Late Palm Springs philanthropist donates $4.5 million to local nonprofit organizations, Palm Springs Life, November 9, 2024

Inland Empire Community Foundation receives $4.5 million, Fontana Herald News, November 8, 2024

Inland Empire Community Foundation receives $4.5 million gift, Press Enterprise, (SCNG papers), November 7, 2024

Community Foundation Update, Philanthropy News Digest, November 2, 2024

$4.5 million donation will assist pair of city organizations, Palm Springs Post, October 31, 2024

$4.5 million from late Palm Springs philanthropist to three valley causes, Desert Sun, October 30, 2024

Four Coachella Valley organizations to share $4.5 million in donations, KESQ-TV, October 30, 2024

Four Coachella Valley organizations to share $4.5 million in donations, MyLANews.com, October 30, 2024

Poll reveals nearly 80% of IE Latinos struggle to find affordable housing, IECN, September 2024

CIELO Fund hits milestone with more than $2 million raised for Inland Empire’s Latino community, Press Enterprise (SCNG papers), October 10, 2024

CIELO Fund hits milestone, raising more than $2 million for the Latino community, Desert Sun, October 18, 2024

Empowering the IE: CIELO Fund marks two years of impact, Calo News, October 17, 2024

IECF Combatting Inland Empire News Deserts with Launch of Journalism Innovation Hub + Fund Collaborative, IECN, June 5, 2024

Inland Empire Community Foundation Fights to End Food Insecurity, Palm Springs Life, May 31, 2024

IECF Fund makes annual donations, IE Business Daily, April 26, 2026

Empowering Women: Women’s Giving Fund awards $50,000 in grants, IE Community News, April 26, 2024

CIELO Fund offers $360,000 to 31 organizations in new round of grants, Desert Sun, April 26, 2024

Women’s Giving Fund awards $50,000 in grants, Precinct Reporter, April 25, 2024

Empowering Women: Women’s Giving Fund awards $50,000 in grants, City News Group, April 25, 2024

IECF Empowers the Arts in the Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Life, April 22, 2024

Helping Inland Empire women in need is goal of Women’s Giving Fund, Press Enterprise (SCNG papers), April 21, 2024

CIELO Fund offers $360,000 to 31 organizations in new round of grants, Press Enterprise (SCNG papers), April 20, 2024

City of Riverside makes historic investment in nonprofits through revolving loan fund, Black Voice News, March 27, 2024

New report reveals Inland Empire vets struggle to find benefits, services, Desert Sun, March, 15, 2024

City of Riverside launches revolving loan fund for nonprofits, HeySoCal, March 14, 2024

New report reveals Inland Empire veterans struggle to find benefits and services, Press Enterprise (SCNG papers), March 14, 2024

Growing Black population in the Inland Empire faces many challenges, study says, Press Enterprise (SCNG papers), March 3, 2024

Black Equity Fund report reveals inequities in the Inland Empire, Black Voice News, February, 28, 2024

IE’s growing Black population shows signs of resilience, but widening disparities remain, Los Angeles Sentinel, Jan. 29, 2024

 

 

 

 

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