ICFpg 2-5_final - International Community Foundation

OUR “INTERNATIONAL” COMMUNITY
The International Community Foundation is
unique among U.S. community foundations. Unlike
the majority of U.S. community foundations which
are focused on a defined specific geographic area
of the United States, the International Community
Foundation is committed to meeting the charitable
giving needs of U.S. donors in their adopted
communities or communities of origin
internationally, with an emphasis on Mexico and
Latin America.
While the focus of its grantmaking is international,
the International Community Foundation also
supports U.S.-based charities and academic
institutions committed to addressing the unique
trans-boundary environmental, health, educational
and social challenges of the ever-changing
California-Mexico border region.
Responding to the growing number of Americans
now retired or with second homes in Mexico and
Central America, the International Community
Foundation is also a committed partner of the U.S.
expatriate community offering philanthropic
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support and guidance to those wishing to give
back to charities in their adopted communities.
The International Community Foundation also
serves as an important resource for New American
immigrant donors wishing to give back to their
communities or countries of origin throughout
Mexico and Latin America.
Regionally, the International Community
Foundation is committed to addressing the needs
of underserved children and their families in the
border community of National City, California,
through its Type 1 supporting organization,
Olivewood Gardens.
Immediately across the border in Tijuana, the
Foundation works closely with the Fundación
Internacional de la Comunidad, an organization
established in 2000 by the International
Community Foundation to expand philanthropy
among Mexican donors to benefit the communities
of Baja California.
Above: Donors and volunteers for Foundation grantee,
Palapa Society, Todo Santos, Baja California Sur Mexico.