Established in 1990, the International Community Foundation (ICF) is a public charity working to foster lasting philanthropy to benefit under- served communities throughout the Americas and Asia. With over 70% of ICF’s recent grantmaking benefiting charitable causes along the Baja California peninsula, ICF is committed to assisting U.S. donors with charitable giving needs from Tijuana to Los Cabos. ICF established and manages the Laguna San Ignacio Conservation Trust. ICF was a principal partner in the protection of Isla Espíritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, a 3.1 million dollar conservation agreement that permanently protected a Mexican national protected area in 2003. The foundation is also a principal partner in the Bahia de Los Angeles Conservation Alliance and has funded and helped structure private-land conservation reserves with Pronatura on the U.S.-Mexican border. Staff includes:

• Richard Kiy. President and CEO. Prior to joining ICF, Kiy served as Senior Vice President for Business Development at PriceSmart, Inc. Before joining PriceSmart, Richard served as Principal Deputy Asistant Secretary for Environmental Health and Safety at the U.S. Department of Energy. A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Kiy is also the co-author of the book Environmental management alon North America's borders.
• Anne Mcenany. Sustainable Communities Director. Prior to working with ICF, Anne was the Director of Development and Program Marketing at the Trust for Public Land. She has worked at The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International in addition to numer- ous consultin assignments for non-profits and businesses. Anne has a M.S. from Tulane University in Applied International Development with a concentration in environmental planning.