October 7, 2024
iecf Press Release
$2 million raised to support Latino led and serving organizations and initiatives throughout the IE
In just two years, the CIELO Fund has granted $650k to 56 IE organizations, $232k in scholarships, published original research, and supported narrative partnerships through IE Latino Voices with KVCR/NPR, CalMatters and Los Angeles Times-De Los
PALM SPRINGS, CA – October 7, 2024 – In Celebration of Latino Heritage Month, the Inland Empire Community Foundation announced today that the CIELO Fund has raised over $2 million since launching in 2022 to support Latino-led and Latino-serving organizations and initiatives throughout the Inland Empire. In total, the CIELO Fund has invested nearly $1 million into the region’s Latino community through grantmaking, scholarships, narrative change initiatives and original research. This includes $650k in grant awards to 56 grassroots organizations and $232k in scholarships to Latino students. Notably, the CIELO Fund has collaborated again with KVCR/NPR to produce the popular IE Latino Voices radio segment, and upcoming partnerships with CalMatters and Los Angeles Times’ Latino vertical, De Los, which will further raise awareness of Latino causes in the region.
