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,...
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...
For decades, Habitat for Humanity Coachella Valley (HFHCV) has remained steadfast on its mission to unite people to build homes and communities. One key thing that is never left out is hope, which Dave Thornton, HFHCV’s executive director, says is one of the...
French poet Anatole France once quipped: “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” That said, Loving All Animals wants to wake everybody up. The Coachella Valley nonprofit is on an ambitious mission to unite local, regional, and...
PBS SoCal is among four Inland Empire nonprofit organizations that will benefit from a transformative $4.5 million gift to Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF). Upon her passing in 2023, lifelong philanthropist Jane Lykken Hoff set aside a commendable planned...