On December 2, 2002 the International Community Foundation donated the sculpture “La Reina de Los Mares” (The Queen of the Seas) to the city of La Paz to be placed on the boardwalk of this seaside coastal community. The donation of the statue was made possible through an anonymous donor.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/sculpture.htm

REINHART FOUNDATION FUND ESTABLISHED

ICF has received $875,000 to establish the Reinhart Foundation Fund to facilitate grants for projects and initiatives in the area of education as well as archeology in Mexico. The Reinhart family is interested in increasing the level of educational attainment among children in Mexican public schools.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/reinhardts.htm

ICF JOINS THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER PHILANTHROPHY INITIATIVE

In 2002, a group of national and regional funders, The Synergos Institute, and twenty community foundations from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, formed the U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Initiative. This partnership is a innovative bi-national collaboration of local leaders, donors and local community foundations seeking to improve the quality of life in under-served communities in the rapidly growing border region.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/philanthropyinitiative.htm

DONOR PROFILE: SEMPRA ENERGY: Making a Difference in Baja California

As a Fortune 500 company providing energy services and solutions to customers throughout the United States and abroad, Sempra Energy is a committed corporate international philanthropist. Much of Sempra’s philanthropic efforts overseas have been focused in Mexico where it has been actively doing business for the past 15 years.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/sempra.htm

SEA OF CORTEZ FUND ESTABLISHED AT ICF

ICF has recently established its Sea of Cortez Fund to permit donors, big and small, make contributions of any amount to support conservation initiatives aimed at protecting this unique natural wonder. As a way of catalyzing this fund, ICF has just approved $180,000 in targeted donor-advised grants to nine non-profit organizations – six Mexican and three U.S. groups – working to protect the fragile coastal and marine resources of the Sea of Cortez.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/seaofcortez.htm

FEATURED FUND: ASOCIACION DE ARTES DEL MAR DE CORTEZ FUND

In the Spring of 2002 the Asociación de Artes del Mar de Cortez Fund at ICF was established at the International Community Foundation by Carlos José Van Wormer-Ruíz to provide general charitable support to Asociación de Artes del Mar de Cortez, A.C.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/featuredfund.htm

TIJUANA PUBLIC LIBRARY UPDATE

During Spring 2002 the Tijuana Library Fund was established at ICF to facilitate charitable giving to the first major public library in Tijuana. Thanks to the collective efforts of ICF donors such as John McNeece III, Sempra Energy, Leon Reinhart, Lucy Killea and Augustine Gallego along with the generous support of the Lannan Foundation and various other local Tijuana donors, the Loyola Public Library at the Universidad Ibero Americana is now close to becoming a reality.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/tjlibrary.htm

BOARD DEVELOPMENTS

During the Fall 2002, ICF’s Board of Governors elected Leon Reinhart to serve as ICF’s new Chairman of the Board. The Former Chairman and CEO of First National Bank, Reinhart brings over 30 years of experience in international business to the foundation.

In other developments, ICF’s Board of Governors also elected two new members: Chris Waddell and Dr. Alice Chung-Chau Tang.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/board.htm

NEW STAFF

In an effort to expand ICF’s programmatic focus in the U.S.-Mexico border region as well as in the area of education, Amy Carstensen was recently hired as the foundation’s Program Officer. In the coming months, Amy will be leading the foundation’s efforts to implement the Las Californias Youth Fellowship Program for underprivileged but high achieving high school students from San Diego and Tijuana funded, in part, through the Rockefeller Foundation. She will also support ICF’s work in the area of environmental education including recent outreach in this area in La Paz, BCS.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/staff.htm

ICF AWARDS $492,889 IN GRANTS SINCE AUGUST 2002

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/grants.htm

NEW FUNDS

ICF established the following funds: The ResMed Disordered Breathing Foundation Fund will support charitable health initiatives for public awareness and health related projects internationally. The Reinhart Fund will contribute to charitable initiatives in support of educational and projects in Mexico. Charitable initiatives in the U.S. will also be entertained.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/newfunds.htm

ICF DONORS

ICF is grateful to the generous contributions received between August and November 2002 by the following individuals, foundations and corporations:

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/donors.htm

ICF ON THE MOVE

ICF Senior Fellow, Lucy Killea delivered a keynote address entitled “Business Leadership Along the U.S.-Mexico Border At the Kenan Institute Cornerstone Conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on November 14, 2002. A copy of her presentation can be downloaded here.

ICF’s President and CEO, Richard Kiy, spoke at the Conference of Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) in Mexico City. A copy of his presentation entitled “ICF: A Case Study of International Giving to Mexico” may be downloaded here.

ICF IN THE NEWS

• ICF Senior Fellow Lucy Killea was featured panelists on the KPBS program "Full Focus" which explored the challenges and opportunities in philanthropy along the U.S.-Mexico Border. The program aired on December 4th, 2002 on this local San Diego Public Television Station.

ICF's work in expanding charitable giving to Asia and the Americas with San Diego's immigrant community was highlighted in Neil Morgan's November 20th, 2002 column in the San Diego Union Tribune entitled "San Diegans show charity begins at home."

• ICF's grantmaking in the Sea of Cortez was featured in a December 21st, 2002 article in the San Diego Union entitled: "Sea of Cortez Marine Park Plan Giving Assistance."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/metro/news_1m21bahia.html

ICF UPCOMING EVENTS

ICF will be sponsoring a donor dialogue event on Wednesday, January 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to feature one of its grantees, CAMINO REAL MISIONERO DE LAS CALIFORNIAS FUNDACION CAREM, A.C. (CAREM) a foundation committed to the investigation, rescue, preservation and restoration of the cultural heritage located in Baja California.

For more information visit http://www.icfdn.org/enewsletter/2002Nov_Dec/upcoming.htm