Indian River Community Foundation's staff spent the Friday before the Labor Day holiday on a team retreat.  This day away from the office gave the four of us the opportunity to dive into the topic of "Building Creative Confidence," helping to strengthen our commitment to service...

Join us for this special musical performance by Grammy-nominated New Orleans songwriter and storyteller, Andrew Duhon. The concert is scheduled for Monday, September 24 at the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation’s Writing Center, at 1914 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32963. Doors open at 7:00pm, and...

At the recent 10th birthday celebration for Indian River Community Foundation, we celebrated just a few of the many stories that contributed to the success of this great organization. In my address, I encouraged each attendee to keep sharing their stories, their unique spark of...

  Indian River Community Foundation awarded two competitive grants of $50,000 each to two animal-related charities serving the Indian River County community. Both grants were awarded from the Community Enrichment Fund. The first $50,000 grant was awarded to Dogs for Life to support the organization’s...

The annual Alma Lee Loy Community Service Award was presented by the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce to Sue Tompkins at the Chamber’s annual awards dinner held on January 24, 2018 at the Vero Beach Country Club. Along with Alma Lee Loy, Chamber President Penny...

[caption id="attachment_2509" align="alignleft" width="501"] Front Row: Jeff Pickering, Scott Alexander, Lalita Janke, Lauren Weaver Back Row: Ryan and Melissa Weaver[/caption] In 2012, as a sixth grade student, Lauren Weaver established “Lauren’s Way,” a project dedicated to helping people in our community at their most basic...

Thanks to the generosity of a special client, Indian River Community Foundation was able to help local nonprofit Every Dream Has a Price to provide Thanksgiving turkeys to a number of Wabasso and Fellsmere families in need this holiday. Julianne Price spoke at the Community...

A special musical performance by Grammy-nominated New Orleans songwriter and storyteller, Andrew Duhon. The concert is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12 at the Vero Heritage Center at 2140 14th Avenue, next to Pocahontas Park, in downtown Vero Beach. Doors open at 7:00pm (hosted beer/wine), and...

  Indian River Community Foundation encourages people interested in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma to donate to one or more of the hurricane relief funds listed here with the Florida Philanthropic Network. As for local giving opportunities, last week Indian River Community Foundation's team...

[caption id="attachment_2270" align="alignleft" width="400"] Bridget, Victoria, Madeline[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2272" align="alignleft" width="400"] Muck Traps collected from the Indian River Lagoon[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2287" align="alignleft" width="400"] ORCA Lab[/caption] By Jaci Ruppert Indian River Community Foundation recently issued a grant to Ocean, Research, Conservation Association (ORCA) to fund a...