Giving later and now: Make an impact even before your legacy gift
According to the 2023 Giving USA Report released in June 2024, charitable bequests, totalling nearly $43 billion, are up 4.8% over the previous year, keeping pace with inflation. This extraordinary generosity signals the possibility of tremendous impact in our...
Donor Advised Funds: Your personal philanthropy toolkit
Learn from a Donor Advised Fundholder, Ann Sheffer Ann Sheffer, former IECF board member, founder of the Fund for a Creative IE, and a generous donor at the Inland Empire Community Foundation, shares her experience with DAFs: “I’ve always known about DAFs...
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...
