Indian River Community Foundation welcomed a new class of local nonprofit charitable organizations to its Endowment Partners Program (EPP) on July 1, 2021.  Participating organizations include Indian River Golf Foundation, Mental Health Association, Senior Resource Association, Vero Beach Rowing, We Care Foundation of Indian River,...

"Strong leadership in our schools and proactive community organizations are responding to new challenges with urgency and creativity." - Jeff Pickering 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...

By: Alexander Sylvia United Way of Indian River County has a long tradition of carrying out its mission of helping people live their best possible lives. United Way seeks to better our community through unity, bringing the people of Indian River County together to raise...

"Indian River County is exceptional in our desire to keep improving the lives of everyone who lives here." - Jeff Pickering 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...

By: Alexander Sylvia Members of the We Care Foundation Jeff Pickering, President & CEO of Indian River Community Foundation with Charles (Robi) Robinson, Executive Director of We Care Foundation The We Care Foundation was founded under the leadership of Dr. Dennis Saver and the Indian...

By: Alexander Sylvia SafeSpace is a wonderful non-profit that works to prevent and help people escape domestic violence in the Treasure Coast. SafeSpace runs a 24/7 hotline for those surviving domestic violence. Their staff that runs this hotline is able to access the situation and...

Last week Community Foundation President and CEO, Jeff Pickering, presented Indian River Indicators to the IRC County Commissioners. The 14-minute video of this presentation can be viewed below. Indian River Indicators originated after the completion of the 2019 Indian River Community Needs Assessment and provides...

One of the greatest things about living in this community is that there is no shortage of people willing to work to improve the lives of others."- Jeff Pickering In partnership with Vero Beach Magazine, Indian River Community Foundation's President and CEO, Jeff Pickering, writes...

By: Alexander Sylvia The Wounded Veterans Relief Fund is a non-profit organization in the Palm Beach area that provides assistance to veterans. They provide veteran assistance throughout the state of Florida, including housing assistance, utilities assistance and help with transportation. They also provide veterans with...

Impact 100 has now opened their application system for the 2021-2022 Grant Season. Their funding cycle runs from May 1st, 2021 through April 30th, 2022. The number of $100,000 grants awarded each year depends on overall membership numbers, in addition to the number of qualified proposals received....