Grantee Spotlight: Caravanserai—Alliance for Entrepreneurs expands impact with recent grant
A recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation through the Riverside County ARPA Fund is allowing one nonprofit to strengthen its mission to provide entrepreneurs facing discrimination and other barriers smoother access to mentorship, valued resources, and a...
Grantee Spotlight: College of the Desert Foundation among the beneficiaries of generous Jane Lykken Hoff Endowment Fund
A unique nursing program and a veterans’ resource center at College of the Desert will benefit greatly thanks to a generous gift from the estate of Jane Lykken Hoff. Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF), which recently received $4.5 million from Hoff’s estate,...
Grantee Spotlight: Grant helps Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation elevate local journalism efforts
Sometimes, news organizations are on the receiving end of “breaking news.” That’s the case for Desert Sun and its philanthropy section. The valued portion of Gannett’s Coachella Valley outpost is on the receiving end of a Desert Community News Fund grant via Inland...
Grantee Spotlight: Junior League of Riverside makes an impact with proactive diaper bank
This season, it’s one baby bottom at a time. Thanks to a recent grant from the Inland Empire Community Foundation, The Diaper Bank of the Inland Empire, launched by The Junior League of Riverside, is being given a major boost of support. “I’m responsible for...
