Indian River Community Foundation CEO Jeff Pickering; and representing Substance Abuse Council of IRC are Executive Director Carrie Maynard-Lester and Program Director Irene Cauwels (Photo: Maureen Nicolace). Indian River Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $165,000 to nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County.  The grants...

Originally posted by Knowhere News. A group of 15 high school students in Indian River County were recruited to participate in a unique, ongoing citizen science project. The goal of the program is to involve them in hands-on science focused on benefiting the Indian River...

Girls on the Run recently completed their 2019-2020 running season with a virtual 5K Celebration Event. Despite the recent COVID-19 health pandemic, the season proved to be their most successful one yet with a record number of girls enrolled in their running program. Indian River...

Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded four grants totaling $177,000 from its Community Enrichment Fund to local charities.  The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Scott Alexander, Dale Jacobs, Louis Schacht, Sandy Rolf and Larry Salustro. One grant for $50,000 was...

Gifford Middle School Dolphin SquadronPhoto Credit: Wyatt Hyora Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded a grant of $15,000 to the Youth Sailing Foundation from the Community Enrichment Fund.  The grant will be used to support the organization’s Squadron Sailing Program for Elementary and Middle School...

On Monday March 24, 2020, Indian River Community Foundation (“IRCF”) joined the United Way of Indian River County and other community leaders to launch the COVID-19 Community Response Fund.  During the past two weeks, IRCF has encouraged clients to help in the following ways: Make...

(Vero Beach, Fla.  – February 3, 2020) Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded a grant of $50,000 to Camp Haven from its Community Enrichment Fund. The grant was awarded after careful review by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Scott Alexander, Dale Jacobs, Mike McManus,...

(Vero Beach, Fla.  – January 13, 2020) Indian River Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $155,000 to nonprofit charitable organizations serving Indian River County. The grants were reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of volunteers Scott Alexander, Dale Jacobs, Mike McManus, Sandy Rolf and Larry...

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...