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PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES
The International Community
Foundation is Committed to
Expanding Educational
Opportunities for
Disadvantaged Children
Education plays a key role in solving the world’s
most vital challenges. The International
Community Foundation is committed to
supporting education-focused nonprofit
organizations and academic institutions in Mexico
and Latin America by expanding the number of
U.S. donors that are making social investments in
education-based causes.
Looking toward the future, the International
Community Foundation is working to increase its
discretionary grant funding to maximize the
impact on the communities that the Foundation
serves, by empowering children and youth
through expanded educational opportunities,
breaking the cycle of illiteracy and poverty.
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Donor Profile
Classical Guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas
Helps Children Overcome Obstacles
Through Music
In 2009, world-renowned Spanish classical guitarist
Pablo Sainz Villegas, with the support of one of the
Foundation’s corporate donors, Sempra Energy,
partnered with the International Community
Foundation to host a benefit concert to raise funds
to further the Foundation’s mission.
The event’s success transpired into what would
turn out to be an inspiring week-long project
called “Music Without Borders.” The project
consisted of three complimentary concerts in
schools throughout the southern region of San
Diego, engaging more than 700 disadvantaged
Latino students and members of their
communities.
Pablo was so deeply moved by this experience
that it inspired him to create the “Music Without
Borders Legacy” donor-advised fund at the
International Community Foundation, to leverage
the inspirational power of classical music to build