Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $116,000 to five nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County. The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Suzanne Bertman, Pat Brier, Jake Fojtik, Dawn Michael, and Ken Mindt. The grants were awarded from the...

Jeff Pickering, Kevin Barry, David Cicco, and Shayla Macias Established in 2021, Octavian Village was created to increase educational equity throughout Florida's Treasure Coast and beyond. The organization focuses on developing and maintaining high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address educational gaps for our future...

Holly McLain, Jeff Pickering, Beata Brewster, Jeff Powers, and Denver Float Hope of Indian River County operates with the mission to advantage children, adolescents and teenagers in our community, without adequate financial means to participate on a year-round basis in swimming. Indian River Community Foundation...

Founded in 2002, Dogs For Life, Inc. is a non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of life for veterans and other individuals in need through training hearing and service dogs, providing therapy dogs for first responders and school resource programs, and owning an off-leash dog park....

Tara Wright, Leslie Bowen, Heather O'Shea, and Jeff Pickering Founded in 2009, The Buggy Bunch is dedicated to building relationships and meeting the needs of Indian River County moms and their families. Their vision is that all Indian River County moms and families are thriving emotionally, financially,...

Founded in 2006, Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) works to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems and the life that they sustain through innovative technologies, applied research science, education, and citizen science with particular emphasis on the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded...

On October 23rd, Indian River Community Foundation hosted a reception to celebrate the publication of the 2026 Time & Treasure Guide to Better Giving. Every year, IRCF and Vero Beach Magazine collaborate to produce the annual Guide to Better Giving. The Guide to Better Giving provides donors...

Founded in 1973, Youth Guidance Mentoring Academy is dedicated to enriching the lives of Indian River County youth through mentoring relationships that inspire trust, self-esteem and positive futures. Through one-on-one and group mentoring programs, Youth Guidance helps children graduate from high school, build vocational and...

Ballet Vero Beach (BVB) strives to promote the art of dance as a universal language in Indian River County and beyond. Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded Ballet Vero Beach $25,000 from the Community Enrichment Fund to support their Education and Engagement Initiatives which use the...

Established in 1996, Tykes &Teens strives to be the trusted provider of compassionate and exceptional behavioral health care through prevention and treatment services for children from infancy through young adulthood. Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded Tykes & Teens $30,000 to support the Early Childhood...