INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (ICF) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS BORDERS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND INVESTMENTS IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY.WITH A VISION OF COMMUNITIES AS SELF-SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS OF CHANGE, ICFS PURPOSE IS TO STERNGTHEN HUMANITY THROUGH COMMUNITY. ICF HAS 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST WITH GRANTEES AND FUNDERS TO CREATE HIGH IMPACT PHILANTHROPY. THE ICF TEAM SERVES AS FINANCIAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORS WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL INSIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITIES AND PROGRAMS THEY SUPPORT.IN FY24, ICF GRANTED $14.9 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS WORKING IN EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND FOOD SYSTEMS. ICF MANAGES FUNDS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DONORS AND NONPROFITS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:EDUCATION - ICF WORKS TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS, AND INNOVATIVE ART, MUSIC, LIBRARY, AND SPORTS PROGRAMS.ENVIRONMENT - ICF FOCUSES ON COASTAL, MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL AREAS OF HIGH BIODIVERSITY AND NATIVE AND MIGRATORY SPECIES. HEALTH - ICF SEEKS CREATIVE AND FAR-REACHING PARTNERSHIPS TO SOLVE CHRONIC AND COMMUCABLE DISEASES, SUCH AS TUBERCULOSIS, CANCER AND DENGUE, AND WORKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE.FOOD SYSTEMS - ICF CONTINUES ITS 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 CONTINUES TO PROVIDE GRANTS IN THIS AREA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FOOD BANKS, SOUP KITCHENS, GARDENING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SHELTERS.