Apr 29, 2026 | blog, grantee spotlights
Pollinators are getting a chance to bask in the spotlight at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. A recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation has helped the revered site launch a new exhibit called Mission: Pollination. “We want to be able to tell the story...
Apr 29, 2026 | blog, grantee spotlights
Vision and fortitude go hand in hand at House of Ruth, Inc. The non-profit organization, which has locations in Pomona, Ontario, and Claremont, believes there can be a world free of domestic violence by empowering people to thrive in healthy relationships. But funding...
Apr 29, 2026 | blog, grantee spotlights
In January 2022, the SCAN Foundation distributed vital resources to the Inland Coalition on Aging (ICA) to create a local Master Plan for Aging for the Inland Empire. That plan greatly benefited Inland Caregiver Resource Center (ICRC), a non-profit organization that...
Apr 22, 2026 | blog, scholarship stories
Charles “Chuck” Brinker spent more than two decades teaching mathematics at Ramona High School in Riverside. He stayed late to tutor students who needed extra help and had high expectations and held his students to them. Long after his retirement, his...
Apr 20, 2026 | blog, donor stories
Pat Brinker was a devoted wife, mother, teacher, and volunteer who believed that education could change the course of a young person’s life. She once shared with us that, on paydays, as she was on her way home from teaching, she would stop at the bank and make a...
