Jeff Pickering, President and CEO of Indian River Community Foundation; Meredith Egan, Executive Director of United Way of IRC with children. Photo by: Maureen Nicolace. On February 7, Indian River Community Foundation President and CEO, Jeff Pickering, and United Way President and CEO, Meredith Egan,...

Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $137,000 to nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County.  The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Pat Brier, Toni Hamner, Dale Jacobs, Wanda Lincoln, Ed Massey, Dawn Michael, Angelia Perry, Larry Salustro and Louis...

Childcare Resources of Indian River operates proven programs to elevate and promote the highest quality early childhood development and education in Indian River County, focusing on economically challenged children and families.  According to our Indian River Indicators, from 2017 to 2027 we can project a...

Indian River Community Foundation awarded discretionary grants totaling $405,000 to 15 local nonprofit charitable organizations from its spring 2017 grants cycle. The grants were reviewed by three volunteer grant committees and approved by the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors. “While most of Indian River Community...

[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...