Grantee Spotlight: Animal Samaritans expands thanks to Community Foundation grant
Animal Samaritans has actively promoted the healing power of animal-human connections, creating curricula that offer animal companionship as a form of treatment. One of the intrepid Coachella Valley nonprofit’s specialties is bringing trained animals to hospitals,...
Grantee Spotlight: Nonprofit start-up ‘Chinampas’ sprouts compelling mental health initiative
A recent grant from Inland Empire Community via The CIELO Fund for Latino Empowerment is helping one local start-up offer a multigenerational approach to, as its founders put it, “honor the past, live in the present, and shape the future.” And all by using creativity...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Three big picture pointers
“So what does it mean for charitable planning, really?” That’s a question our team has been fielding from attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors ever since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law on July 4, 2025. It’s an understandable question, not only because...
