Grantee Spotlight: Grant helps Dezart Performs stage vibrant musical in new season
Dezart Performs’ upcoming season is ready to dazzle, but thanks to a recent grant from IECF through the FitzDell Gifting Fund, its final show in April 2025 will be historic. “We’re excited that the grant will help us fund our production of Falsettos because it will be...
Aaron Norris Creative Fund supports students pursuing the arts
The late Aaron Norris once noted that if you’re going to serve, you’re going to give something—“your time, talent, and treasure, and all three are equal.” Now, the resilient Riverside change agent’s words are being brought to life to honor his outstanding legacy. A...
In memory of Jane Lykken Hoff: her legacy lives on
IECF joins the Coachella Valley and beyond in mourning the loss of the legendary Jane Lykken Hoff, who died at the age of 103 – just two months shy of her 104th birthday. Widely known for her exceptional skills as a horsewoman, Jane spent much of her life exploring...


