International Community Foundation

WE WORK ACROSS BORDERS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND INVESTMENTS IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY.

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A VISION OF COMMUNITIES AS SELF-SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS OF CHANGE. ICFS PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN HUMANITY WITH COMMUNITY, WORKING ACROSS BORDERS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND SMARTER INVESTMENTS IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY. ICF HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST WITH GRANTEES, FUNDERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO FORM ALLIANCES, AND RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENTS. THE ICF TEAM SERVES AS FINANCIAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORS WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL INSIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITIES AND PROGRAMS THEY SUPPORT. IN FY21, ICF GRANTED $11.1 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS AND WORKED ON DOZENS OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT THAT SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ISSUES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS: IN EDUCATION, ICF WORKS TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN MEXICO AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS, AND INNOVATIVE ART, MUSIC, LIBRARY AND SPORTS PROGRAMS. FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, ICF FOCUSES ON COASTAL, MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL AREAS OF HIGH BIODIVERSITY AND NATIVE AND MIGRATORY SPECIES. WE HELP TACKLE TOUGH ISSUES LIKE CLEAN AIR, GROUNDWATER PROTECTION, URBAN MOBILITY AND LAND-USE ZONING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. IN HEALTH, ICF SEEKS CREATIVE AND FAR-REACHING PARTNERSHIPS TO SOLVE CHRONIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SUCH AS CANCER AND DENGUE, AND WORKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO. IN SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS/MIGRATION, ICF WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH SEPARATED/REUNIFIED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER. FOR INNOVATION IN FOOD SYSTEMS, ICF LAUNCHED THE NORTHERN BAJA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT IMMEDIATE FOOD RELIEF WHILE FINDING WAYS TO STRATEGICALLY STRENGTHEN THE ECOSYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CREATE ENDURING ACCESS TO FOOD INTO THE FUTURE. ICF GRANTED OVER $200,000 TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FOOD BANKS, GARDENING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MIGRANT SHELTERS, AND TO CONVENE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING FOOD EQUITY AND JUSTICE.

ICF PROVIDED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO THE ICF CENTER FOR CROSS-BORDER PHILANTHROPY (DBA OLIVEWOOD GARDENS & LEARNING CENTER), THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS TYPE 1 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. OLIVEWOOD CONNECTS AND MOTIVATES STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION THROUGH ORGANIC GARDENING, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, WHILE EMPOWERING THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.