Tahoe Women's Community Fund selects awardees of $125,000 in grants

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund has announced its 2020 Grant Recipients. This year they received applications for grants from over 50 organizations. Of that group, 11 non-profits on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe have been chosen to receive $125,000 that will be distributed.

Inspiration Grant Recipient:
• Boys & Girls Club of South Lake Tahoe (Building Bright Futures – $40,000)

Focus Grant Recipients in the category of Poverty, Housing, or Basic Needs):
• St. Theresa’s Parish (Bread and Broth 4 Kids: Push for Protein – $15,000)
• LTUSD – Mt. Tallac High (Tallac Transit – $15,000)
• Hope Lutheran Church (Hope Full Lunch) – $15,000)

Focus Grant Recipients in the category of Children & Youth:
• Tahoe Institute of Natural Sciences (Children/Youth Naturalistic Intelligence
Development Project – $9,580)
• SOS Outreach (Mentor Program Scholarships for Youth from South Lake Tahoe School
District – $10,000)

Impact Grant Recipients in the category of Mental Health & Wellness:
• Live Violence Free (“Make the Call” Movement – $5,000)
• South Tahoe Middle School (Drugstore Project – $5,000)
Impact Grant Recipients in the category of Education & Literacy:
• Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation (Gift of Literacy – $4,000)
• Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (Summer Reading Program – $2,500)
• LTESMS PTA (Upgrading our Bookroom to 2020 Standards – $3,500)

Project summaries of all recipients are available on the TWCF website,
tahoewomenscommunityfund.org.