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 for 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 allowing them 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 that were funded.

The 2024 Community Impact Grant recipients were:
Achieve Tahoe
Adventure Risk Challenge
Bike Tahoe
Boys and Girls Club Lake Tahoe
Boys and Girls Club North Lake Tahoe
Bread and Broth
Classical Tahoe
Clean Up the Lake
El Dorado Search and Rescue
Encompass Youth
Gateway Mountain Center
Headwater Science Institute
High Fives Foundation
Incline Education Fund
Lake Tahoe Community College
Lake Tahoe Dance Collective
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Live Violence Free
Pet Network Humane Society
Read with Me
Saint Joseph Community Land Trust
Sierra Community House
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Sierra State Parks Association
SOS Outreach
Tahoe Arts Project
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless
Tahoe Community Nursery School
Tahoe Family Solutions
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue
Tahoe Prosperity Center
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Tahoe’s Connection for Families
Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society

Each year, the Community Foundation’s Giving for Good campaign raises funds that go back into the community through Community Impact Grants.

“When you invest in Giving for Good, you become part of our commitment to the Tahoe community through the support of our dedicated nonprofits,” says the Community Foundation’s CEO, Claudia Andersen. “Our donors who generously partnered with us through co-investment this year have helped us to increase this significant investment in our Tahoe community, touching the lives of every person who lives and plays at the lake.”

For more information on Community Impact Grants and for a full description of grants awarded in 2024, visit our Latest News at www.parasol.org.