GRANT GIVING

In 2025, over half a million dollars in grants were awarded in support of over 30 Tahoe-Truckee area non-profit organizations and programs, local students and community events. Organizations the Foundation has contributed to through its annual grant cycle exemplify the Foundation’s commitment to improving the quality of life in the Tahoe-Truckee community, with a special focus on local youth and environmental programs.

Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation is on an annual grant cycle. Applications are due annually in the fall, with grant decisions made by the first of the year and funds to be paid in the first quarter of the year.

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2025 Grant Recipients

Achieve Tahoe
Adventure Risk Challenge
Aim High
Arts for the Schools
Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe
Clean Up Lake Tahoe
Fine Arts North Tahoe Music Program
Friends of Truckee Library
Gateway Mountain Center
Gray's Crossing Trails & Concert Series
Headwaters Science Institute
High Fives Foundation
Little Gems Northstar
KidZone Museum
Northstar Community Services District
North Tahoe-Truckee Homeless Services
Northstar Team Foundation
Old Greenwood Transportation
Sagehen Outdoor Education Program
Send It Foundation
Sierra Community House
Sierra Senior Services
Sierra Watershed Educational Partnership (SWEP)
SOS Outreach
Tahoe Food Hub
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
Tahoe Truckee School of Music
Trout Unlimited - Truckee
Truckee Dirt Union
Truckee Elementary - Mini Grit
Truckee Community Cares
Truckee River Watershed Council
Truckee Trails Foundation

BY THE NUMBERS

A quick look at some of the Foundation’s contributions in the Tahoe-Truckee area:

$12,145,000 in grants and scholarships awarded by TMRF since 2003
$5,000,000 in support of land conservation efforts of the Truckee Donner Land Trust
$1,000,000 awarded in grants and scholarships to local non-profit organizations, programs and students in the last three years
610,000 to NCSD fuel reduction projects over multiple years
$230,000 in contributions to the Truckee River Watershed Council to support stream restoration projects
$150,000 awarded to Boys and Girls Club North Lake Tahoe
$77,000 to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association in support of their volunteer training and trail maintenance programs
$50,000 to help build the Martis Valley Trail
$32,000 to Achieve Tahoe (formerly Disabled Sports USA Far West) in support of their work with adaptive athletes
$25,000 in support of the work done by the Tahoe Prosperity Center
$25,000 in support of Project MANA
$25,000 multi-year pledge in support of the Tahoe Fund’s efforts to preserve Lake Tahoe
$25,000 in contributions to the Tahoe-Truckee chapter of Trout Unlimited

“Funding from TMRF provides crucial support to the Club’s biggest secret to success – high quality, motivated and caring staff, and affirms our important work of inspiring all young people in the area to be productive, responsible, caring members of this vibrant community.”

– Mindy Carbajal, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How much money should I request?

Organizations should submit grant applications based on their needs. However, please keep in mind that we support many different organizations (not just one) each year.

Does my non-profit qualify for a grant?

All 501c3 non-profits can submit grant requests.

What types of causes does the TMR Foundation support?

We focus our attention on environmental, educational, cultural and social programs in the Truckee-North Tahoe region. We do not support individuals or political organizations.

What sort of qualifications should potential grantees possess?

Your non-profit should have proven longevity and viability. We also look at the greater good, as in the overall social, economic and environmental benefits to the community.