The Igbo Community Association (ICA) of Southern California is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, cultural and educational purposes. It is also a public charity organized under code 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service, United States of America. Donors can deduct contributions they make to us under IRC Section 170. We're qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522.

Objectives

• Educate members, their children and other Communities about Igbo language and culture.
• Promote the welfare of our members.
• Unite/Foster good relationships between Igbos and other ethnic goups.
• Promote educational, cultural, and economic advancement of Igbos.
• Display Igbo cultural heritage through cultural exchange with others.
• Host frequent cultural festivals with Arts, Crafts, and Music from our motherland.

Membership

Persons who are at least 18 years of age of an Igbo origin by birth, adoption, or marriage residing in Southern California, USA may apply to become a member of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) of Southern California. However, the Board of Directors (BOD) reserves the right to prohibit membership to any individual whose actions or objectives conflict with or are deemed detrimental to the objectives of ICA.

Celebrating the pomp and pageantry of Igbo culture at the first outdoor Igbo Day Festival in Southern California, Saturday August 30th, 2025.

The Igbo Community Association (ICA), Southern California, Inc. along with many Igbo Organizations in Southern California hosted the first outdoor Igbo Day Cultural Festival on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Veterans Park, Carson, California

Present at the event were over 1,500 people representing the following Igbo State Associations- from Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States and several Igbo groups in Southern California. Click here for more...

Igbo Ukwu Head

Igbo Ukwu Pot