Community Foundation in Tahoe Awards Nearly $400,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

Community Foundation in Tahoe Awards Nearly $400,000

 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

 

Through the generosity of its donors, Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation has once again broken its record on competitive grants made!  The Community Foundation is proud to announce that it has granted nearly $400,000 through its Community Impact Grants in 2024, benefiting nonprofit organizations in the Lake Tahoe basin.

 

These annual competitive grants allow nonprofit organizations to request support focused on the Community Foundation’s five focus areas: well-being, education, arts and culture, environment, and community engagement.  Volunteer members serving on the Community Foundation’s Community Impact Committee review each grant proposal and award the most impactful opportunities.

 

Last year, the Community Foundation expanded this opportunity by inviting its Donor Advised Fund holders to co-invest in the Community Impact Grants by providing summaries of the proposals and giving them the opportunity to make grant recommendations from their funds. These co-investments, when combined with the Community Foundation’s funds, have led to back-to-back record setting years for Community Impact Grants. “The growth of support through co-investments in 2023 was extremely inspiring,” says the Community Foundation’s Donor Services Director, Mackenzie Little, “and when given this opportunity again in 2024, our donors were compelled to give even more.”  These co-investment opportunities inform donors of direct needs and allow them the ability to expand the collective support for nonprofits serving the Lake Tahoe Basin.

 

Not only did donor co-investments increase, but the Community Foundation also allocated additional Community Impact Grant money in 2024. These combined increases mean that the Community Foundation granted out over $100,000 more this year than last year and nearly doubled the number of organizations who were funded.

 

The 2024 Community Impact Grant recipients were:

·       Achieve Tahoe for their 2025 summer adaptive outdoor recreation program.

·       Adventure Risk Challenge for programming at North Lake High and Truckee High.

·       Bike Tahoe for Bike Tahoe Trails website redesign.

·       Boys and Girls Club Lake Tahoe expanding Tahoe Valley Elementary program to serve 50-80 additional children.

·       Boys and Girls Club North Lake Tahoe for teen programming across North Lake Tahoe and Truckee.

·       Bread and Broth for their “Green Goal Project” and “B&B for Kids Push for Protein Initiative.”

·       Classical Tahoe for their 2024 Music Festival and Institute.

·       Clean Up the Lake for training videos to help divers identify Aquatic Invasive Species.

·       El Dorado Search and Rescue for external training preparing for rope rescue missions.

·       Encompass Youth for transitional youth education, health and well-being, job readiness, and independent living.

·       Gateway Mountain Center for YEA camps in North and South Lake Tahoe.

·       Headwater Science Institute for students from Incline High to experience a Marine Research Experience study.

·       High Fives Foundation to support their wake surfing experience for Tahoe-based individuals with adaptive needs.

·       Incline Education Fund for their Step up for STEM program.

·       Lake Tahoe Community College for their College Promise Program.

·       Lake Tahoe Dance Collective to keep 2024 Nutcracker ticket prices low and accessible.

·       League to Save Lake Tahoe for restoration events, litter clean-ups, and aquatic invasive species identification and reporting.

·       Live Violence Free for domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse prevention education in South Lake Tahoe schools.

·       Pet Network Humane Society for equipment for nonsurgical options to diagnose and treat animals.

·       Read with Me for 18 volunteer tutors in Incline Village schools and to support books for all students.

·       Saint Joseph Community Land Trust for acquisition and predevelopment fund for future affordable housing.

·       Sierra Community House for hunger relief.

·       Sierra Nevada Alliance for scholarships for people to attend an environmental conference.

·       Sierra State Parks Association for in-person and virtual field trip programming for students.

·       SOS Outreach to support outdoor-based mentorship program.

·       Tahoe Arts Project for artist fees and performances in South Lake Tahoe schools.

·       Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to support capacity building and to maintain properties and provide services for clients.

·       Tahoe Community Nursery School for new furniture for their nursery school.

·       Tahoe Family Solutions for emergency assistance for up to 15 individuals/families.

·       Tahoe Institute for Natural Science to support education and outreach programs.

·       Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue to modify and equip Search and Rescue vehicle with winter safety package.

·       Tahoe Prosperity Center for translation services for community members for Tahoe, Inc.

·       Tahoe Rim Trail Association for volunteer training and support.

·       Tahoe Youth and Family Services for programs supporting youth experiencing homelessness in their transition to adulthood.

·       Tahoe’s Connection for Families for “New Parent Pods,” their “Healthy Hearts” support group, parenting education, and infant/toddler classes.

·       Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society to support their project to protect the lodge through wildfire prevention and mitigation.