Inland Empire Community Foundation

🌟 Grantee Spotlight: Tools for Tomorrow 🌟

Since 1998, Tools for Tomorrow has been unlocking creative potential for Coachella Valley kids, and a grant from the FitzDell Gifting Fund via Inland Empire Community Foundation is helping them dream even bigger. 🎨✏️🎭

From gel printing and oil pastels to theater programs and field trips to Desert X and the Herb Alpert Gallery, TFT gives 1,200+ students across 22 schools a safe space to create, collaborate, and grow.
Every child gets an art kit. Every lesson is led by a professional teaching artist. And every kid gets to discover that it's okay to make mistakes. That's part of the process. 💛
Tools For Tomorrow Visionaries

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🔥California has made significant progress in reducing wildfire risk through forest management, fuel reduction, and community preparedness. But a recent Los Angeles Times report warns that key funding sources supporting this work are beginning to dry up, potentially reducing annual wildfire prevention investments by hundreds of millions of dollars.

As Michelle Decker, President & CEO of IECF and a member of The Wildfire Solutions Coalition executive committee, told the Times: “We have the scientists, we have the technicians, we have the advocates. We see this problem. We can get ahead of this problem. It is a revenue issue.”

Years of investment have built momentum. Maintaining that commitment is essential to protecting people, property, and the natural resources our region depends on. 🌲

Read the story: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-29/california-wildfire-prevention-funding-at-risk

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month!

🏳️‍🌈The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (CRIISC) is currently presenting Out in the IE, a powerful exhibition celebrating the stories, history, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community across Inland Southern California.

🏳️‍🌈Through personal narratives, photography, archival materials, and community voices, the exhibition highlights the importance of visibility, inclusion, and empowerment throughout the Inland Empire.

🏳️‍🌈As part of our partnership with CRIISC, the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is proud to support awareness and engagement around this meaningful exhibition and the work of the Out in the IE LGBTQ+ Empowerment Fund, which helps strengthen and uplift LGBTQ+ organizations, initiatives, and community leadership throughout the region.

🏳️‍🌈We encourage everyone to visit the exhibition and experience these important stories firsthand. For more information about the exhibition, visiting hours, and upcoming programs, please visit CRIISC’s website.

https://www.inlandcivilrights.org/exhibitions

🏳️‍🌈To learn more about the Out in the IE LGBTQ+ Empowerment Fund and ways to support LGBTQ+ empowerment across the Inland Empire, please visit Out in the IE LGBTQ+ Empowerment Fund.

https://www.iegives.org/funds/out-in-the-ie-lgbtq-empowerment-fund