INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2505 N AVENUE, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950 www.icfdn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOSTER CHARITABLE GIVING INTERNATIONALLY BY U.S. DONORS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NORTHWEST MEXICO.

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO INSPIRE CHARITABLE GIVING BY U.S. DONORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN NORTHWEST MEXICO, TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, ICF HAS BEEN THE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION OF CHOICE FOR U.S. DONORS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES THEY CARE ABOUT. IN EDUCATION, ICF WORKS TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN MEXICO, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS, AND INNOVATIVE ART, MUSIC, LIBRARY AND SPORTS PROGRAMS. ICF ALSO FOCUSES ON COASTAL, MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL AREAS OF HIGH BIODVIERSITY AND NATIVE AND MIGRATORY SPECIES. WE HELP TACKLE TOUGH ISSUES LIKE CLEAN AIR, GROUNDWATER PROTECTION, URBAN MOBILITY AND LAND-USE ZONING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. ICF SEEKS CREATIVE AND FAR-REACHING PARTNERSHIPS TO SOLVE CHRONIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SUCH AS CERVICAL CANCER AND DENGUE, AND WORKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO. IN FY20, ICF GRANTED $17 MILLION TO HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS AND WORKED ON DOZENS OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT THAT SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ISSUES, LIKE: COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE. ICF PROVIDED OVER $5 MILLION FOR FOOD SECURITY AND MEDICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WITH A FOCUS ON MEDICAL PERSONNEL, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND FARMWORKERS.SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS/MIGRATION. ICF WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH SEPARATED/REUNIFIED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER. ICFS BORDER FUND INVESTED OVER $800,000 IN OVER FORTY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ADDRESSING THE BASIC NEEDS OF VULNERABLE MIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND DEPORTEES IN TIJUANA AND MEXICALI. THIS INCLUDED A $50,000 MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENT IN THE FREEDOM100 BOND, WHICH HAS FREED ALMOST 80 INDIVIDUALS TO DATE FROM DETENTION IN THE U.S.INNOVATION IN FOOD SYSTEMS. ICF CONDUCTED RESEARCH, BUILT PARTNERSHIPS, AND GREW THE ON-THE-GROUND CAPACITY NEEDED TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THIS INCLUDED A $200,000 IMPACT INVESTMENT TO A LOCAL ORGANIC FARM TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PROTECTING MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY. ICF SUPPORTED TWO CONSERVATION PLANNING INITIATIVES IN SAN BASILIO, LORETO AND BAHIA DE LOS MUERTOS OUTSIDE OF LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO. ICF FUNDED AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EFFORT IN DECEMBER 2019 TO CREATE A BASELINE OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE SPECIES THE SCIENCE TEAMS STUDIED OVER 23,000 MARINE ANIMALS AND CATALOGED OVER 476 TERRESTRIAL SPECIES.

NATIONAL CITY LOCAL LEADERSHIP. ICF PROVIDED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO THE ICF CENTER FOR CROSS-BORDER PHILANTHROPY (DBA OLIVEWOOD GARDENS & LEARNING CENTER), THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS TYPE 1 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. OLIVEWOOD CONNECTS AND MOTIVATES STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION THROUGH ORGANIC GARDENING, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, WHILE EMPOWERING THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.

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