2nd Annual Policy & Engagement Forum – Speakers Announced
Join IECF for our 2nd Annual Policy & Engagement Forum on July 21, 2022! This virtual event will bring together the region’s influential leaders, innovators, and change-makers around IECF’s five policy priority areas: Education Equity, Inclusive Economic...
Yesterday’s Students Paving the Way for Tomorrow’s Leaders: The Dr. Horace Jackson Legacy Scholarship Fund
In every corner of the country, great leaders rise up during periods of unrest and leave a legacy. Their history, words and actions can inform our progress and next steps when similar circumstances arise. Have we seen this before? What did we learn? What went right?...
Youth Grantmakers Award $30,000 to Local Nonprofits
Since 2009, the Inland Empire Community Foundation’s Youth Grantmakers program has been inspiring youth to engage in local philanthropy. Participants in the San Bernardino, Riverside and Coachella Valley Youth Grantmakers meet once a month from September through June....
NPOs – We can’t wait to introduce you!
Nonprofits, we'd like to introduce you to new donors...is your organization on the list? The IE Giving Hub will be searchable by donors in July. Don't miss this opportunity to connect! The free online platform allows donors, professional advisors, funders, volunteers...
Reflections on Pride Month
In celebration of Pride Month, we’re sharing reflections from local leaders in the LGBTQ+ community. Gabriel Maldanado Founder and CEO TruEvolution “Pride began as a riot. A demand for rights, resources and human dignity. For TruEvolution, that is the starting place...
Spotlight on Desert Arc: Committed to the Success of their Clients
For Coachella Valley residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, and other conditions, acquiring independent learning skills, social innovation, and new pathways to employment is life-altering....
Spotlight on the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre: Renewal through Philanthropy and Partnership
Thanks to the valiant efforts of locals and philanthropists, the iconic downtown Palm Springs Plaza Theatre appears to be heading toward a vibrant third act. "The current goal is to bring the theater back with respect to its look and feel of 1936, when it was...
Spotlight on The Joslyn Center: An Oasis for Desert Seniors
All deserts have an oasis. In Coachella Valley, The Joslyn Center is one of them. Through its wide array of programs, partnerships, educational opportunities, and social services, the center helps the area's elder population transform the aging experience into one...
Spotlight on Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic: Five Decades of Music in the Coachella Valley
Nearly 50 years ago, a philharmonic concert took place at the Palm Springs High School auditorium with Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta holding the baton. Spearheaded by Dr. Mimi Rudulph and Nancy Alder Thornton, the event successfully launched the Palm...
Spotlight on Caravanserai Project: Supporting the Entrepreneurial Journey
Coachella Valley leaders and entrepreneurs benefit from vital creative support, thanks to Caravanserai Project. The hybrid social-impact venture energizes enterprising individuals and groups, supporting their entrepreneurial journeys through a variety of methods, but...