CIELO Fund Hits Milestone and Raises More Than $2M for Latino Community
Inland Empire’s Latino Community has reason to celebrate. At a brunch attended by nearly 400 people at the Palm Springs Convention Center on October 6, IECF announced that its CIELO Fund has raised more than $2 million to support Latino-led and -serving organizations...
Spotlight on Seiden-Juku: Adaptive karate classes for people with disabilities
Inland Empire Community Foundation grant empowers innovative nonprofit Sensei Tamara Canedo-Lifschutz of Seiden-Juku in La Quinta receives a lot of bows from her students. That bow, known as “rei,” indicates a sign of respect and reverence for the teacher or...
Donor Advised Funds: Your personal philanthropy toolkit
Learn from a Donor Advised Fundholder, Ann Sheffer Ann Sheffer, former IECF board member, founder of the Fund for a Creative IE, and a generous donor at the Inland Empire Community Foundation, shares her experience with DAFs: “I’ve always known about DAFs...
Spotlight on YouthHope Foundation: Grant allows Redlands-based organization to serve more homeless youth in need
There are thousands of youth-based non-profit organizations throughout California, but YouthHope Foundation remains steadfast on a valiant mission. The Inland Empire organization wants to grow confidence and promote self-sufficiency for homeless, runaway, trafficked,...
