Women’s Giving Fund Celebrates Record Contributions and Grants in its 5th Year
In five short years – two of them complicated by the pandemic – IECF’s Women’s Giving Fund (WGF) has awarded $90,000 to organizations serving vulnerable women in the IE. In 2017, a diverse group of local businesswomen launched IECF’s Women’s Giving Fund with a...
Teresa Rhyne is IECF’s Professional Advisors Champion for 2021-22!
Teresa Rhyne, an estate planning attorney in Riverside, is IECF's Professional Advisors Champion for 2021/2022! She joins 38 other Professional Advisors who have received this distinction over the past four decades. It's our way of honoring and celebrating their...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic violence is abusive behavior that can include intimidation, physical and/or sexual violence, and a pattern of power and control over an intimate partner. The ripple effect on families can be devastating and long-term. This year, the Women’s Giving Fund...
Local collective receives $4.7 million to support artists and programming that integrates the arts
Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF), Arts Connection - the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, Riverside Arts Council, and the California Desert Arts Council announced a $4.7 million grant award from the California Arts Council. Working in partnership, the...
Fall Soirée: A note from Women’s Giving Fund Chair, Nefertiti Long, and IECF President and CEO, Michelle Decker
It was a day to remember...we brunched with the IE's most generous women, awarded $30,000 to three outstanding organizations, and reached our fundraising goal of $80,000 in celebration of IECF's 80th Anniversary! Thanks so much to everyone who joined us on October 9th...
Estate Planning and Charitable Giving: What’s Keeping Your Clients Up at Night
Register today for our next Professional Advisors Council (PAC) meeting! We are pleased to welcome Philip M. Savage IV, Director, Fennemore Law, as our guest speaker for the PAC meeting on November 9, 2022. Phil Savage is a director in the San Bernardino office of...
Spotlight on Variety – the Children’s Charity of the Desert: Creating Opportunities for Children with Special Needs
Back in 1928, a group of 10 show businessmen wanted to help children in need. The result arrived in the form of Variety – the Children’s Charity, which today boasts more than 40 chapters around the world. Locally, Variety — the Children’s Charity of the Desert found...
Spotlight on Gracious Heart Resource Family Agency: Connecting Children in Need with Loving Homes
Gracious Heart Resource Family Agency opened its doors in 2020 to meet the demand for youth requiring foster homes in the San Gorgonio Pass area, Hemet Valley, and the western Low Desert. Based in Banning, the organization has a small staff and works to connect with...
Spotlight on Amy’s Purpose: Easing the Burden on Desert Veterinary Services
A passion for purrs and pups—and other groovy pets—converged with an appreciation for rock' n' roll in a noteworthy fundraiser for Amy's Purpose. The relatively new nonprofit organization hopes to raise the level of awareness on a significant veterinary care services...
Spotlight on Giving 365: Year-round Support for Families in Need
In 2005, Dr. Kimberly Kimpel launched a Christmas-giving campaign in her home. She opened her doors to community members, inviting them to enjoy her annual lavish Christmas display in return for donations of Christmas gifts for families in need. What began as...