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The International Community Foundation is the nonprofit foundation of choice for U.S. donors who are passionate about protecting the environment and improving the quality of life in Baja California and Latin America.
Making an Impact
TOTAL # OF GRANTS
ICF supports environmental, education, health and human services initiatives that change lives for the better.
Total $ amount granted
Since 1990 ICF has granted over $88 million to support important work in the Baja/Sea of Cortez Region and elsewhere.
acres designated protected habitats
ICF’s environmental efforts have protected hundreds of islands and inlets, miles of beaches and thousands of rare species.
In the News
NEWS: Deportees Learn Workforce and Life Skills at Tijuana Migrant Shelter
In more than two decades working construction in south Texas, Raúl Vanegas had no time for school of any kind. But a day after being deported to Tijuana, the 43-year-old native of San Luis Potosí found himself inside a small classroom, studying the basics of operating a personal computer.
NEWS: Conservation and Community in Laguna San Ignacio
By: James Blair NRDC has a long history in Laguna San Ignacio, one of the last unspoiled nurseries for Pacific gray whales in Baja California Sur, Mexico. NRDC’s President, Rhea Suh, recently described her “deeply moving, thrilling” encounter with the whales of the...
NEWS: Lanzan caja de herramientas digital para combatir la diabetes
La diabetes, epidemia global y una crisis en México, 71 por ciento de la población es obesa o tiene sobrepeso, según ENSANUT 2012. Qualcomm Incorporated, a través de su iniciativa Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ y la International Community Foundation (ICF), anunció hoy la...
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Updates and Inspiration from the Field
The International Community Foundation Announces Marisa Aurora Quiroz as President and Chief Executive Officer.
NATIONAL CITY, CA., December 13, 2021 – After a 3-month international search, Marisa Aurora Quiroz has been selected to lead the International Community Foundation (ICF) as President and Chief Executive Officer. Her track record co-powering and strengthening communities and vulnerable natural habitats will lead ICF into its exciting future.
Revitalizing the Planet
The International Community Foundation honorably supports and funds CERCA-Center for Renewable Energy and Environmental Quality. CERCA is proving itself as a leader in renewable energy and an influential agency to improve environmental quality by presenting energy education to more than 7000 students, advising and accompanying citizens in collective legal action against pollution, and informing the population through their online platform, airelimpiobcs.org.mx., about issues relating to energy, air quality, and health in climate change conditions…
Getting to know ICF grantees working on Food Security in BCS
To support this ambitious “re-emergence,” ICF has been rapidly building the capacity of the BCS Food Security Alliance, an initiative we have been incubating over the last 7 years to increase access to fresh, healthy food, improve community health and resilience, and promote sustainable local food production. The Alianza para la Seguridad Alimentaria de BCS (ASA) is positioned to be hub for united action, creative, long-term solutions, research and support for “cultivating health food systems.”
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