Sparks were flying at IRCF's second "Spark Session" thanks to the energetic participation of Irinia Fernandez (Special Olympics), Iva Powell (Gifford Youth Orchestra), Kelly Sartain (The Buggy Bunch), Hannah Trodglen (Homeless Children's Foundation) and others. This one-hour idea lab was designed to generate ideas about...

Sparks were flying at IRCF's first "Spark Session" thanks to the energetic participation of Judy Lemoncelli (Alzheimer and Parkinson Association of Indian River County), Hannah Trodglen (Homeless Children's Foundation) and Molly Steinwald (Environmental Learning Center).  This one-hour idea lab was designed to generate ideas about how we might...

Indian River Community Foundation is continually seeking ways to spark interest in innovative charitable initiatives within the community, whether through individual donor-advised funds or philanthropic alliances such as the 12 local businessmen who recently established a Business for a Better Indian River County Fund. Read full article here

One of the eight local charitable organizations listed in Indian River Community Foundation's 2016 Better Giving Index is Indian River Land Trust.  Here is an excerpt from our Measure of Our Mission:  2015-2016 Annual Report featuring one of the reasons why we believe the organization has...

Vero Beach Rowing (formerly Indian River Rowing Club) was founded in 2008 with a mission "to promote and teach the sport of rowing to the community in order to develop physical fitness, personal character, and an ethic of cooperation through competitive and recreational opportunities."  Since its...

One of the eight local charitable organizations listed in Indian River Community Foundation's 2016 Better Giving Index is The Learning Alliance.  Here is an excerpt from our Measure of Our Mission:  2015-2016 Annual Report featuring one of the reasons why we believe the organization has been...

Since our establishment in 2008, most of the grantmaking we do is conducted together with our clients through donor advised funds.  In fact, last year approximately 20 percent of the $34 million received by Indian River County charities from foundations came from donor advised funds...

[caption id="attachment_1801" align="alignleft" width="251"] Shannon Bowman, Paulette Maggiacomo, Jeff Pickering at Childcare Resources © Photo by Denise Ritchie[/caption] by Jeff Pickering, President and CEO "You can't start a fire without a spark." These lyrics from American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen capture my perspective on one of the...

By CHANA R. SCHOENBERGER, The Wall Street Journal Updated Dec. 11, 2016 10:35 p.m. ET As the stock market reaches new heights after the presidential election, more investors are looking at their portfolios to see which securities have gone up the most—and then donating them...

Four grants of $25,000 each were recently awarded as part of a pilot project to learn more about the practices of local nonprofit organizations to become financially sustainable.  The following organizations were recognized for demonstrating best practices for the management and growth of an existing...