Once a month, while the rest of us are going about perfectly ordinary days, a group of fifteen to twenty community stakeholders is gathered around a table, combing through medical records to figure out why babies have died. Megan McFall, CEO of Indian River Healthy...

Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $197,000 to eight nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County. The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Suzanne Bertman, Pat Brier, Dawn Michael, and Ken Mindt. The grants were awarded from the Community Enrichment...

Thanks to the generous contributions from the residents and members of the Indian River Club, Head, Heart and Hands (HHH) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP). To read the full request for proposals, please click here. The application process begins with a Letter of...

Florida nonprofits are invited to participate in the first-ever statewide Compensation & Benefits Survey, launched by Florida Nonprofit Alliance and partners across the state. The survey will support the development of a comprehensive Compensation & Benefits Report and Dashboard, providing valuable benchmarking data for nonprofit...

In partnership with Vero Beach Magazine, Indian River Community Foundation’s President and CEO, Jeff Pickering, writes a monthly column called Indian River Insights. These articles explore the root causes of community needs, celebrate successes, analyze meaningful solutions, and offer insights into persistent challenges. In the June 2026...

Jeff Francisco If there’s something Jeff Francisco doesn’t know about housing in Indian River County, it probably hasn’t happened or can’t be known. As Chief Strategy Officer at Indian River Habitat for Humanity, President of the Board of Coalition for Attainable Homes, Treasurer of Homeless Services Council, and nonprofit affordable housing representative on the county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, he is uniquely positioned to understand the county's housing...

A lack of affordable rental housing is widely accepted to be one of the biggest needs facing Indian River County. It can be difficult to quantify the shortfall precisely, but local leaders estimate that at least fifteen hundred more units are needed. Eve Kyomya Vendryes...

Siphikelelo Chinyanganya, Indian River County SHIP Administrator, “gets goosebumps” when she recalls the stories of people the program has helped. Since 1993, the SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan has received more than twenty-six million dollars in state funding and provided 1,460 loans to people with...

The guide to nonprofit organizations in Indian River County, Time & Treasure, Guide to Better Giving, is a must-read for Vero Beach residents and its philanthropists. The publication is a joint production of Vero Beach Magazine and the Indian River Community Foundation and is distributed in October. It features a comprehensive...

In partnership with Vero Beach Magazine, Indian River Community Foundation’s President and CEO, Jeff Pickering, writes a monthly column called Indian River Insights. These articles explore the root causes of community needs, celebrate successes, analyze meaningful solutions, and offer insights into persistent challenges. In the May 2026...