Mark Schumann

Indian River Community Foundation announces second annual Community Enrichment Fund awards

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IRCF Board member Lois Appleby with The Learning Alliance co-founders Barbara Hammond and Ray Oglethorpe
IRCF Board member Lois Appleby with The Learning Alliance co-founders Barbara Hammond and Ray Oglethorpe
IRCF Board member Bob Burr with ORCA founder Edie Widder and IRCF Chief Executive Officer Jeff Pickering
IRCF Board member Bob Burr with ORCA founder Edie Widder and IRCF Chief Executive Officer Jeff Pickering

In partnership with an anonymous donor, the Indian River Community Foundation (IRCF) awarded this month over $200,000 to six local nonprofit organizations for programs to support education, the environment and historic preservation as well as vulnerable individuals and families.

Grants were made through the Community Enrichment Fund, a field of interest fund established last year by an anonymous couple who rely on IRCF’s grant making expertise to support their own broad philanthropic interests.

Following a competitive grants process, including a comprehensive review of 15 proposals by a volunteer grants committee, the organizations selected were Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties, Hibiscus Children’s Center, The Learning Alliance, LifeBuilders of the Treasure Coast, McKee Botanical Garden, and Ocean Research and Conservation Association. Programs funded include: Continue reading…

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