Giving Fund
Truckee is more than a place we live or visit—it’s a community we love.
This summer, the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund is bringing our community together to support the people, programs, and opportunities that help Truckee thrive. At a time when many local organizations and students are facing growing needs, this is a chance to give back to the place we care about and invest in its future.
Through the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund, Tahoe Donner members support local scholarships and nonprofit organizations making a meaningful difference across our region. From helping students pursue their education to strengthening the nonprofits that care for and uplift our community, every gift stays local and helps build a stronger Truckee community.
THE IMPACT OF YOUR GENEROSITY
Over more than a decade, the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund has helped support:
- 38 nonprofit organizations
- 95 local scholarship recipients
- $2.2 million invested in the greater Truckee community
- Countless neighbors, families and young people across our region
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Whether you’re able to make a one-time gift today or join us as a monthly donor to support year-round impact, every contribution matters. When we give together, we help ensure that Truckee remains a place where people are supported, opportunities are created, and our community continues to thrive.
The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund was created in 2014 by the Tahoe Donner Association Board of Directors with the mission to inspire generosity and charitable giving among Tahoe Donner members in order to support deserving programs and youth in the greater Truckee community.
Thanks to the generosity of Tahoe Donner members, Tahoe Donner Giving Fund grants and scholarships are made through the Giving Fund Committee’s participation in the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation’s annual review process, which awards scholarships in the spring and nonprofit grants in the fall. Member contributions to the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund help those in need, support our youth, protect special places, and make our community a better place for all of us.
The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund Committee is chartered by the Tahoe Donner Board of Directors to carry out the mission of the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund: to inspire generosity and charitable giving among Tahoe Donner members in order to support deserving programs and youth in the greater Truckee Community.
The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund is administered as an affiliate fund of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, EIN 68-0416404. All contributions are voluntary, irrevocable, and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tahoe Donner Giving Fund grants and scholarships are made through the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation’s annual review process.
We are very grateful to Jaime Waltman Legare of Elements Mountain Co. for her support from the inception of the Giving Fund. As our Founding Partner, Elements donates $1 for each of their snow removal clients, totaling over $4,000 annually, to cover all our operating expenses thus making 100% of your contributions available for grants and scholarships.
The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund Committee also thanks the anonymous Tahoe Donner member who has generously funded the IMPACT Scholarships each year since 2019. ❤️