As the Community Foundation’s fiscal year ends, we are mindful of the generous members of the Alma Lee Loy Legacy Society who we lost this year.  Because of their generosity, a total of more than $5 million in planned gifts were made from the estates...

Impact 100 has now opened their application system for the 2020-2021 Grant Season. Their funding cycle runs from May 1st, 2020 through April 30th, 2021. The number of $100,000 grants awarded each year depends on overall membership numbers, in addition to the number of qualified...

Gifford Youth Achievement Center (GYAC) is gratefully accepting donated school supplies for it's 22nd annual Back to School Supply Drive. Check the list and drop off school supplies at any of the locations listed from June 29-July 31. For more information, please call Freddie Woolfork...

A recent article in the New York Times details the increase of donors using their donor advised funds to help charities and individuals affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The article quotes several studies that have found a monumental increase in donations from community foundations in...

Leaders from Indian River County’s philanthropic organizations, county government, and nonprofit agencies serving the area’s aging and impoverished residents recently completed a comprehensive study of the socio-economic realities in the county. The Indian River County Community Needs Assessment (CNA) focuses on five main areas: children, economic opportunity,...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — June 22, 2020, written by Janet Begley. One-half of the county’s residents are living in poverty or at least one paycheck away from it. And at least 1% of the county’s total population in 2019 was homeless, with more than 150...

For the first time in a decade, major funding organizations, donor groups, County government and community leaders came together to assess the needs of Indian River County residents on a comprehensive basis.  More than $130,000 in funding for the project was provided by Indian River...

Local healthcare workers and their families are in need of support as they continue to provide care during the COVID-19 health crisis. The following includes resources and ways you can help the healthcare community. Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation is running a $1 million matching...

The Community Foundation is happy to announce that the Community Needs Assessment is now available on our website under the About menu. The Community Needs Assessment is the first in a decade and analyzes the needs of Indian River County residents. The Community Foundation will...

(Vero Beach, Fla.  – May 28, 2020) Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $50,000 to nonprofit charitable organizations to support summer camp and childcare expenses being provided primarily to essential workers, first responders, and other low income families affected by the COVID-19 health...