For over 30 years, The Hope for Families Center (HFC) has been an integral part of improving the lives of families in crisis. This organization values the family and often helps break the cycle of generational poverty and homelessness. Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded HFC $50,000...

Founded in 2015, Bike Walk Indian River County is a coalition of community volunteers with the mission to make our transportation network safer to walk and ride bikes. Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded Bike Walk $10,000 for The Bike Rehab Project from the Community...

Brooke Sauserman, Kristi Walsh, Toni Hamner & Sabrina Barnes Children's Home Society (CHS) builds bridges to success for children in order to achieve a world where children realize their full potential. Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded CHS $25,000 to support the Transitional Living Program. CHS's Transitional...

Evan Jacobson, Shannon Maitland, Toni Hamner, Elida Gomez, Andreina Curiel, & Chiaka Nwosu Founded in 1971, Literacy Services of Indian River County delivers comprehensive and innovative learning opportunities to local adults seeking English language and literacy skills to achieve their goals. Indian River Community Foundation...

The Scholarship Foundation of Indian River County is a locally funded organization that was founded in 1964 with the mission to offer hope, encouragement, and scholarship opportunities to Indian River County students. Since its inception, SFIRC has awarded more than $14.8 million in need-based college scholarship awards to...

June 8th is World Oceans Day, an international day dedicated to supporting worldwide public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources. One prominent local organization working to achieve these goals is the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), whose mission...

Gifford Youth Orchestra (GYO) strives to provide education, experience, and training in various cultural and performing arts, including music, drama, dance, and the vocal arts for the youth of Gifford, Florida and neighboring communities with a core focus on the mastery of stringed instruments. Jeff Pickering,...

Heather O'Shea, VP Indian River Community Foundation's Vice President of Operations and Information, Heather O'Shea, recently wrote a column entitled "Reading at Full Blast" in the May 2023 edition of the Vero Beach Magazine. In the article, O'Shea shares how The Learning Alliance's Moonshot Moment...

Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $44,000 to three nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County. The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Suzanne Bertman, Pat Brier, Dale Jacobs, Toni Hamner, Wanda Lincoln, Dawn Michael, Angelia Perry, and Jennifer Watson....

On April 20, 2023, Indian River Community Foundation invited members of their Alma Lee Loy Legacy Society and their Board of Directors to an Ice Cream Social to honor their mission and to remember Alma Lee Loy. The event was hosted by Northern Trust and was catered by Yami's Ice Cream....