Photo courtesy of The Empowerment Center
Exciting update! IECF has distributed relief grants totaling $6.5 million from the Riverside County Nonprofit Assistance Fund to 67 nonprofit organizations. Over the past year, the funds were released to nonprofit organizations within Riverside County’s five supervisorial districts. In July, 11 organizations were awarded $779,456, completing the last round of grants from the Fund.
The Riverside County Nonprofit Assistance Fund was made possible by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, which approved more than $6 million in programmatic support to the nonprofit community using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. This significant support further affirms the County’s efforts to strengthen, expand, and support the local nonprofit sector, which has played a critical role in the pandemic response.
Chuck Washington, Chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors said, “The Riverside County Nonprofit Assistance Fund highlights the County’s commitment to supporting the local non-profit sector. By utilizing ARPA funds towards this purpose, we are helping these essential organizations continue their critical work in serving our residents and uplifting our communities. We are proud to stand with these essential organizations who are the backbone of our communities.”
Notably, the funds were awarded to Riverside County organizations that responded to the COVID-19 public health emergency and/or its negative economic impacts in the areas of unemployment, food or housing insecurity, public health, mental health, childcare, child welfare/foster care system, and learning loss.
Awardees by Supervisorial Districts:
Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, District 1
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire
Divine Truth Unity Fellowship dba Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB)
Inland Southern California 211+
Janet Goeske Foundation
Operation Safe House, Inc.
Path of Life Ministries
Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center
Riverside Arts Academy
Starting Over, Inc.
Supervisor Karen Spiegel, District 2
Kamali’i Foster Family Agency, Inc.
A Coming of Age Foster Family Agency
Domestic Violence and Abuse Protection
Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Riverside Medical Clinic Charitable Foundation
Teen Challenge of Southern California
The Salvation Army
Voices for Children
Community Center For Healthy Minds (CCHM)
Riverside University Health Systems Foundation
Autism Society Inland Empire
Friends of Leaps & Bounds Pediatric Therapy
Honore’s Home of Care
Inspire Life Skills Training
Reach Out
Supervisor Chuck Washington, District 3
Boys & Girls Club of Menifee Valley
Canine Support Teams, Inc.
GOD’S FAN CLUB
Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley
Koinonia-Temecula
Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center
Oak Grove Institute Foundation Inc
Rancho Damacitas (aka Thessalonika Family Services, Inc.)
Speech and Language Development Center
The Empowerment Center
The Shella Foundation
Veteran Supplemental Support Network
Western Eagle Foundation
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, District 4
Family Health & Support Network
Caravanserai Project
Cathedral City Senior Center
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, dba Innercare
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
Cove Communities Senior Association dba The Joslyn Center
El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
Elder Love USA, Inc
Escuela De La Raza Unida
Galilee Center
Green Room Theatre Co. Coachella Valley
Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley
LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
Martha’s Village & Kitchen
Shelter From The Storm, Inc.
Southern California Mountains Foundation (Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire – Coachella Valley)
Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez, District 5
California Family Life Center
Care-A-Van Transit
Community Now
Consortium for Early Learning Services
Faith in Action of San Gorgonio Pass
Family Service Association
Inland Caregiver Resource Center
Power Speaks Louder
REACH the Valley
Rising Stars Business Academy
SBX Youth and Family Service
Youth for Truth International dba My City Youth
“We are grateful for our partnership with the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to release these critical funds to our nonprofit sector,” said Michelle Decker, CEO of IECF. “Congratulations to all of the grantee organizations. They are truly resilient and show up daily, no matter the circumstance, to meet our communities’ needs.”
Thank you to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for their support and congratulations to all of the grantees!
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