2025 Community Impact Fund: Rapid Response to Meet this Moment Six (6) Months Operating Grants
This grant offers flexible operating support to Inland Empire nonprofits to build capacity and address urgent community issues like equity, civic engagement, and immigration.
Funder: Inland Empire Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 per grant for six months of general operating support; total fund pool is $500,000.
Summary: Supports Inland Empire nonprofits with six months of flexible funding to strengthen capacity and respond to urgent community needs.
Key Information: For nonprofits in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with annual budgets between $100,000–$500,000 and at least 3 years of 501(c)(3) status.
Description
This grant provides rapid-response, unrestricted general operating support to nonprofit organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. The goal is to strengthen organizational capacity and infrastructure, enabling nonprofits to respond effectively to urgent community needs—such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, civic engagement, immigration, and other critical issues. The fund prioritizes organizations that demonstrate adaptability, meaningful community engagement, collective action, and innovative approaches to meeting both immediate and long-term challenges. Funding is intended to help organizations fulfill their missions during periods of uncertainty and change.
