Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the third round of grants from the e Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity Fund (CIELO Fund)!
Donor Name: Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF)
State: California
County: Riverside County (CA), San Bernardino County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The CIELO Fund supports organizations, initiatives, and innovations that are led by–and serve–Latinos in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The CIELO Fund also invests in the next generation of leaders through the CIELO Fund Scholarship Program, commissions original research, and works on efforts that promote positive narratives for Latinos in the IE.
Project and Grant Scope
The project and grant scope is limited to the Inland Empire, and all funded activities will be limited to Riverside County and San Bernardino County only, with special consideration given to those organizations headquartered, founded, and anchored in the region. Only organizations with operating budgets of $500k or less will be prioritized this grant cycle. Organizations that demonstrate a commitment to impactful, innovative solutions to the issue areas below will be prioritized for funding by the grant committee:
- Affordable Housing
- Healthy Food
- Childcare and Eldercare
- Good Jobs and Reliable Energy
- Quality Education & Job Training
- Transportation
- Cell and Internet Service
- Safe Communities
- Support for Immigrants
- Clean Water.
Grantmaking Objectives
- Seek local, regional, and state policy solutions;
- Address a high need impacting Latinos;
- Provide flexible, unrestricted support to carefully selected nonprofits that demonstrate the interest and ability to strengthen their organizational effectiveness and capacity.
- Support nonprofits providing quality, essential services in the areas of leadership development & capacity building, economic mobility, educational equity, health equity, housing security, environmental equity & climate change, racial equity and inclusion
- Support small budget sizes, levels of capacity, and infrastructure.
- Benefit a large number of disadvantaged, vulnerable, marginalized, and/or underserved people.
- Shape and promote positive narratives about Latinos in the Inland Empire and beyond.
Funding Information
The maximum request and award is $15,000 for one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit, public benefit organizations with evidence of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not classified as a private foundation.
- Organizations with fiscal sponsors are also eligible to apply.
- Organizations that operate so that they do not discriminate in the hiring of staff or in providing services on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin or disability.
- Organizations with operating budgets of $500,000k or less.
- For media and narrative grants, consideration will be given to media outlets and projects.
For more information, visit IECF.
