![The IE Journalism Innovation Hub+Fund meets enthusiastic response at Redlands Forum launch](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/handshake.jpg)
![The IE Journalism Innovation Hub+Fund meets enthusiastic response at Redlands Forum launch](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/handshake.jpg)
![Build Coachella Valley Fund distributes $160,000 in inaugural grantmaking to fight food insecurity](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/find-food-distribution-1.jpg)
Build Coachella Valley Fund distributes $160,000 in inaugural grantmaking to fight food insecurity
The Build Coachella Valley Fund (BCVF) has been on a mission to ease food insecurity in 2024. The signature fund of the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) sprang to life in 2023 as a way to support the urgent social, environmental, and economic resilience of...![Spotlight on African Soul International: Grant helps Southern California nonprofit beat unique cultural drum](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/african-soul.jpg)
Spotlight on African Soul International: Grant helps Southern California nonprofit beat unique cultural drum
Dance, drums, storytelling, and much more converge at African Soul International, a revered bi-coastal West African Dance Company that has been inspiring and educating locals in the region for decades. Led by professional artists with more than 50 years of combined...![IECF welcomes Rosie Lewis and Benjamin Nate to Board of Directors](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/board-members-1200-x-630-px-400-x-250-px.jpg)
IECF welcomes Rosie Lewis and Benjamin Nate to Board of Directors
IECF is pleased to welcome Rosie Lewis and Benjamin Nate as our two newest board members! Their expertise, connections, and experience will play a key role in advancing our mission to strengthen the Inland Empire through philanthropy. Rosie Lewis joined The Lewis...![Press Forward IE – the future of collaborative journalism in our region](https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sarh-1.jpg)