Spotlight on Guide Dogs of the Desert: You can volunteer as a puppy raiser!
Volunteer puppy raisers, lift your human paws. Guide Dogs of the Desert is eagerly seeking volunteers as it heads into the new year. “We’re looking for people who can take a puppy into their house for up to 18 months,” said Robert Maher, Executive Director of Guide...
Spotlight on Inspire Life Skills: Mentorship, stable housing and support for emancipated foster youth
Seventeen years ago, Kristi Perez discovered that foster kids were receiving little support once they aged out of the system. She heard that once they turned 18, they were given a trash bag for their belongings, wished good luck and sent out into the world. After...
Spotlight on Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center: Helping pets find loving homes for over 100 years
Founded in 1897 as the Riverside Humane Society, Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center has been caring for the community’s animals and their people for over 100 years. Today, the organization is a limited-entry adoption center and clinic that strives to eliminate the...
Spotlight on Boys & Girls Club San Gorgonio Pass: Creating brighter futures for Banning youth
Boys & Girls Club of San Gorgonio Pass has 15 locations between Cabazon and Yucaipa that serve over 1,200 kids. The organization provides after-school and additional programming at schools in the Banning, Beaumont and Yucaipa Calimesa Unified School Districts....
Spotlight on S & L Foster Family Agency: Supporting and celebrating foster youth
Myra Hernandez and Lakeisha Hohl developed a friendship while working together at a foster family agency. The two women have a background in working with children with disabilities, years of experience as social workers and both have master’s degrees in psychology....
Telling the Story of Philanthropy: You Can Help
This opinion piece by Julie Makinen Palm Springs Desert Sun originally appeared in the Desert Sun, Monday, December 19, 2022. Stories of giving are important. The community foundation wants to help us bring them back The new Desert Community News Fund at the Inland...
Giving through IECF is Giving to Your Community
As 2022 comes to an end, we're filled with gratitude for all those who have given to and through IECF. By donating to IECF or establishing a fund with us, your philanthropy became personal, local, visible and impactful. Your contributions have turned the page for...
Spotlight on Coachella Valley Repertory: The Shows Go On!
The following story ran in December 2022. For current updates on productions and programs, please visit the Coachella Valley Repertory website. Coming off a two-year pandemic, the shows valiantly go on at Coachella Valley Repertory (CVREP). “Fun Home,” a Tony...
Philanthropists Have a New Tool to Find Charities: The IE Giving Hub
Just in time for end-of-the-year giving, the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) has released a new resource that will help philanthropists discover local organizations and support the community needs they care about. In an effort to help donors and local...
Meet Rocio Robles, 2022-2023 Gimbel Scholarship Recipient
Since 1941, we’ve emphasized the importance of helping scholars reach their goals. We know that education, both two-year and four-year, changes the earning power of families and supports diverse leadership in our communities. What began with Charles Brouse’s endowment...