

2025 Policy & Philanthropy Summit
The Inland Empire’s can’t-miss gathering for changemakers is back! Join us August 6–7 for IECF’s 2025 Policy & Philanthropy Summit: Common Ground for the Common Good—a two-day experience focused on what it takes to build thriving, equitable communities....
Grantee Spotlight: The Living Desert – the IE’s international wildlife conservation organization
A grant from the FitzDell Gifting Fund at Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is helping The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens continue its wild legacy. This beloved nonprofit, which relies on philanthropic support to operate, has served the region for more than 50...
Comparing two scenarios: Why the step-up in basis matters
As you’ve watched the news about potential tax reform, a principle known as the “step-up in basis” might have caught your attention. Over the years, from time to time, draft legislation has proposed that this principle be changed or eliminated. Although tax law...