Nonprofit · EIN 33-0748536
INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $27,067,538 | $32,338,097 | -$5,270,559 | $168,618,357 | $32,649,744 | $135,968,613 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $67,741,967 | $38,552,790 | $29,189,177 | $156,059,832 | $24,461,825 | $131,598,007 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $41,121,733 | $34,281,398 | $6,840,335 | $136,860,693 | $24,139,502 | $112,721,191 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $21,708,845
- of which government grants
- $8,807,123
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,358,693
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,790,228
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $24,530,991
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $429,634
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,669,624
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,638,199
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,949
- Accounting fees
- $36,499
- Occupancy
- $188,728
- Travel
- $79,185
- Depreciation
- $17,805
- Program services (functional)
- $30,463,433
- Management and general (functional)
- $770,097
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,104,567
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $156,059,832
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,618,357
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,649,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $135,968,613
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,321
- Publicly traded securities
- $107,548,786
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,316,967
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $120,651,646
- Gross receipts
- $30,896,823
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 161
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Michelle Decker | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $217,102 | $24,450 |
| Brie Griset Smith | Chief Development Officer Highest-paid employee | 50 | $192,100 | $7,783 |
| Celia Cudiamat | Chief Impact Officer Highest-paid employee | 50 | $172,225 | $23,476 |
| Khyati Mehta | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 50 | $173,781 | $14,301 |
| Paula Myles | Director of Donor Services Highest-paid employee | 50 | $160,003 | $23,178 |
| Matthew Mena | IEGO Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 50 | $141,935 | $12,721 |
| Kelby Sarti | IEGO Dir of Workforce Innovation Highest-paid employee | 50 | $125,373 | $12,692 |
| Jesse Melgar | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Williams | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian McDonald | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Waner | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Nefertiti Long | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Felicia Alexander | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Liliana Andriani | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dora Barilla | Director (end Dec.) Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hobbs | Director (end April) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rosie Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brian McDonald | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jacob Mejia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lou Moonville | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Benjamin Nate | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marco Robles | Director (end Dec.) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Romero | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Michelle Decker | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $226,608 | $46,722 |
| Brie Griset Smith | Chief Development Officer Highest-paid employee | 50 | $182,600 | $6,582 |
| Celia Cudiamat | Chief Impact Officer Highest-paid employee | 50 | $159,586 | $21,703 |
| Paula Myles | CFO Officer | 50 | $151,756 | $22,208 |
| Matthew Mena | IEGO Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 50 | $140,016 | $16,752 |
| Kelby Sarti | IEGO Dir of Workforce Innovation Highest-paid employee | 50 | $108,672 | $21,259 |
| Graciela Moran | OPE Manager Highest-paid employee | 50 | $104,170 | $10,742 |
| Khyati Mehta | CFO (start Dec.) Officer | 50 | $8,625 | $0 |
| Nefertiti Long | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse Melgar | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Williams | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Johnson | Board Treasurer (end Dec.) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Liliana Andriani | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paulette Brown-Hinds | Director (end Dec.) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dora Barilla | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Hobbs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosie Lewis | Director (start May) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian McDonald | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacob Mejia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tomas Morales | Director (end Dec.) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Benjamin Nate | Director (start May) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marco Robles | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Waner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Michelle Decker | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $232,930 | $42,995 |
| Brie Griset Smith | SVP Development Officer | 50 | $169,556 | $6,191 |
| Celia Cudiamat | SVP Grants & Community Impact Officer | 50 | $156,246 | $9,048 |
| Paula Myles | SVP Finance & Stewardship Officer | 50 | $144,023 | $20,600 |
| Julian Cuevas | Dir Policy & Gvrnmtal Affairs Highest-paid employee | 50 | $145,173 | $5,275 |
| Jose A Marquez | Planned Giving Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,938 | $27,309 |
| Matthew Mena | IEGO Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 50 | $111,528 | $11,606 |
| Nefertiti Long | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Hobbs | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Tomas Morales | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Johnson | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Liliana Andriani | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paulette Brown-Hinds | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dora Barilla | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| David Bristow | Director (End 03/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Field | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian McDonald | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacob Mejia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse Melgar | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marco Robles | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Sheffer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Waner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Williams | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3700 6TH ST STE 200, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501-2885
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Khyati Mehta, 3700 Sixth Street 200, Riverside, CA 92501
- Signed the 990
- Khyati Mehta, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (951) 241-7777
- Website
- www.iegives.org
- Return prepared by
- Harrington Group CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0748536 or by the name INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Strengthening the Inland Empire through Philanthropy.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROJECTSAsian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Fund Approved by the IECF Board in September 2024, the AANHPI Fund was established to empower the lives and futures of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders through philanthropy, education, and leadership development. With an initial fundraising goal of $100,000, Founding Chair convening a leadership and grants committee that launched in January 2025.(See Schedule O for Continuation)Expenses $18,767,249 · grants $13,849,101
- GENERAL GRANTMAKING Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) invested more than $24 million in grants in 2025. Over $5 million of that was for scholarships and education. General grantmaking alone represented over $19 million in grants in the Inland Empire and beyond. (See Schedule O for Continuation)Grants were awarded to a broad spectrum of nonprofits in our two-county region of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Our grantmaking is generally in the areas of:Arts & Culture $702,581 Advocacy $945,741 Civic Benefit $772,154 Children & Families $1,072,128 Environmental Benefit $887,453 Economic Development$ 10,483,369 Scholarship$ 4,796,307 Health and Human Services $4,841,694 Other $29,564 Included in our grantmaking are funds that support particular issues or places. These include the Field of Interest Funds ($565,589) which are restricted to a specific program area or geographic area. For example, funds are currently helping with ADA compliance, supporting programs that serve the cities of Perris and Idyllwild (Rockwell Fund), the High Desert (Willmas Charitable Trust), victims of domestic abuse (Seraphim Fund), senior pet-owners and vet care (Herdina Fund), and the treatment and care of low-income children in Riverside County (Stebler Fund). IECF is proud to offer donors a way to invest long term in the issues and places they care about and sees its geographic funds as crucial investments to strengthen communities in the Inland Empire. Since 2011, IECF has been administering the S. L. Gimbel Foundation Fund, whose mission is to improve community conditions thereby enhancing people's quality of life. Program interest areas include food insecurity, environmental protection and conservation, education, and human dignity. In partnership with the Gimbel Foundation Trustees, IECF awarded over $71 million in the Inland Empire and nationwide.Expenses $11,696,184 · grants $10,681,890
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0748536
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $168,618,357
- Income (IRS master file)
- $30,896,823
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $27,067,538 | $32,338,097 | $168,618,357 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $67,741,967 | $38,552,790 | $156,059,832 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $41,121,733 | $34,281,398 | $136,860,693 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $38,980,191 | $28,142,967 | $124,985,392 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-0748536).
Questions about INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is 33-0748536.
- Is INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Khyati Mehta.
- Who are the officers and directors of INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,102 (Regis Michelle Decker, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,067,538, expenses of $32,338,097 and total assets of $168,618,357 at year end.
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