IRCF would like to say a huge congratulations to the Mental Health Collaborative for winning the "Rising Star-Treasure Coast Non-Profit Organization of the Year". 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast awarded the organization with its Rising Star Award given to small and young organizations who have the...

On May 15 Gifford Youth Achievement Center held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially open their new classroom expansion facility. The $5 million project was funded through the help of gracious donors including clients from IRCF, and through grants like the IRCF Community Enrichment Grant....

[caption id="attachment_3594" align="alignleft" width="300"] IRCF CEO Jeff Pickering, Crossover Mission COO Antoine Jennings, ED Cathy De Schouwer, and Crossover Mission Students[/caption] (Vero Beach, Fla.  – April 16, 2019) Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $142,500 to nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County. The...

(Vero Beach, Fla. – April 4, 2019) Indian River Community Foundation, the United Way of Indian River County, the Florida Department of Health in Indian River County and the Children’s Services Advisory Committee have joined together to produce a comprehensive community needs assessment for Indian...

One of the eight local charitable organizations listed in Indian River Community Foundation's 2016 Better Giving Index is Indian River Land Trust.  Here is an excerpt from our Measure of Our Mission:  2015-2016 Annual Report featuring one of the reasons why we believe the organization has...

Vero Beach Rowing (formerly Indian River Rowing Club) was founded in 2008 with a mission "to promote and teach the sport of rowing to the community in order to develop physical fitness, personal character, and an ethic of cooperation through competitive and recreational opportunities."  Since its...

One of the eight local charitable organizations listed in Indian River Community Foundation's 2016 Better Giving Index is The Learning Alliance.  Here is an excerpt from our Measure of Our Mission:  2015-2016 Annual Report featuring one of the reasons why we believe the organization has been...

Since our establishment in 2008, most of the grantmaking we do is conducted together with our clients through donor advised funds.  In fact, last year approximately 20 percent of the $34 million received by Indian River County charities from foundations came from donor advised funds...

[caption id="attachment_1801" align="alignleft" width="251"] Shannon Bowman, Paulette Maggiacomo, Jeff Pickering at Childcare Resources © Photo by Denise Ritchie[/caption] by Jeff Pickering, President and CEO "You can't start a fire without a spark." These lyrics from American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen capture my perspective on one of the...