Charitable Giving

ICNO supports Palm Springs AIDS Memorial Sculpture (PSAMS) with a $2,000 grant to fund the $600,000 project.  At a private home fundraiser, a check was presented to PSAMS Task Force member and Indian Canyons resident, Mike Richey. The fundraising is near completion with only $125,000 to goal.  To learn more about PSAMS or to donate, please visit https://psaidsmemorial.org

Our Mission statement includes to promote civic, safety and environmental programs which are beneficial to the residents of ICNO and the community at large. We are happy to announce the following charitable donations for the year 2023.

• Foundation for the Palm Springs Unified School District – $ 2,000.00

Urgent unmet needs that regular school budgets cannot cover are covered by the Foundation for the Palm Springs Unified School District, a registered 501c3, which pays for everything from field trips to college visits to mentoring to arts and music instruction to mental health wellness centers on campus.

ICNO member Mark Gauthier is the President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation , and ICNO resident Sidney Williams is on the board as well.

• Palm Springs Aids Memorial Sculpture – $ 2,000.00

The City of Palm Springs has accepted a proposal to install an AIDS Memorial Sculpture in the Downtown Park located atBelardo Road and Museum Way. The sculpture to be carved out of limestone by renowned local artist Phillip K Smith III will be gifted to the City and people of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Further information and Illustrations can be found at psaidmemorial.org.

ICNO gift will go towards the project’s total budget of $ 600,000.

• Save the Plaza Theatre – $ 2,000.00

The Plaza Theatre has an impressive role in the history of Palm Springs . The theatre’s iconic identity was established. On it’s opening to the public in 1936 with the world premiere of the Oscar-winning George Cukor film , Camille, with it’s legendary star Greta Garbo who allegedly slipped into the back of the theatre after the lights went down.

The Plaza Theatre Foundation has been established to raise $16M to support the City of Palm Springs effort to fully restore the historic theatre, of which $13.5 million has been raised.

• In addition, the board has already approved the following gifts to 2023 .

1. $ 250.00 to Desert Arc in honor of Nate Otto, CEO of Hot Purple Energy.
2. $ 500.00 annual contribution to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter to sponsor an ICNO blade sign on one of the dog kennels.