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2021 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Traditional
Graduating Senior $4,000 Truckee High to Oregon State
Graduating Senior $4,000 Truckee High to Santa Barbara City College then a UC
Graduating Senior $4,000 Truckee High to Santa Barbara City College then a CSU
Graduating Senior $4,000 over 2 years North Tahoe High to Sierra College, then a CSU or UC
Graduating Senior $1,500 Truckee High to Sierra College, then a CSU
Continuing Recipient $3,000 2018 North Tahoe High grad in her final year at CSU Sacramento.
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 Truckee High grad finishing at Lake Tahoe CC.
Continuing Recipient 1,500 2020 North Tahoe High grad at Lake Tahoe CC
Continuing Recipient $3,000 2020 North Tahoe High grad at UC Davis
Continuing Recipient $3,000 2020 North Tahoe High grad at UC Riverside
IMPACT These 4 up to five-year scholarships (total up to $50,000 each) are funded by a seasonal Tahoe Donner resident who wishes to remain anonymous.
Graduating Senior $10,000 North Tahoe High to Dominican University
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High to UC Riverside
Graduating Senior $5,000 North Tahoe High to CSU Sacramento
Graduating Senior $10,000 North Tahoe High to Cuesta College, then UC Santa Cruz
Graduating Senior $5,000 Truckee High to UNR
Four 2019 and four 2020 graduates now in their third and second year (See 2019 and 2020 below.) $80,000 $10,000 each
GRANTS Grants are made in the autumn of the year. Check back in November for a listing of 2021 grants.

2020 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Traditional
Graduating Senior $1,500 North Tahoe High to Orange Coast CC
Graduating Senior $1,500 North Tahoe High to Truckee Meadows CC
Graduating Senior $3,000 North Tahoe High to UC Davis
Graduating Senior $3,000 North Truckee High to UC Riverside
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 Truckee High grad continuing at Santa Barbara CC
Continuing Recipient $1,000 2016 Sierra High grad finishing her last semester at UNR
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 Forest Charter grad transferring to Univ. of Central Florida
Continuing Recipient $2,500 2018 North Tahoe High grad continuing at CSU-Sacramento
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 Sierra High grad transferring to Santa Barbara CC
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 North Tahoe High grad continuing at CSU-San Diego
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2019 North Tahoe High grad continuing at UNR
IMPACT The IMPACT scholarships are up to $50,000 for up to 5 years funded solely by one donor.
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High grad to UC Merced
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High grad to UC Riverside
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High grad to UC Irvine
Graduating Senior $10,000 North Tahoe High grad to UC Santa Cruz
Four 2019 graduates now
in their second year
(see 2019 below.)		 $40,000 $10,000 each.
GRANTS
Aim High for High School $5,000
Arts for the Schools $5,000
Boys and Girls Club $2,500
Emergency Warming Center $5,000
Give Back Tahoe $5,000
Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe $4,000
Sierra Senior Services $5,000
Tahoe-Pyramid Trail $3,550
Tahoe Food Hub $5,200
Truckee Donner Land Trust $5,000
2020 Total $143,750

2019 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Traditional
Graduating Senior $2,000 Truckee High to Santa Barbara Community College
Graduating Senior $3,000 Forest Charter to Dominican University
Graduating Senior $2,500 Sierra High to UNR
Graduating Senior $3,000 North Tahoe High to CSU San Diego
Graduating Senior $2,500 North Tahoe High to UNR
Graduating Senior $1,500 Truckee High to Sierra College
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2016 Sierra High grad now in her final year at UNR
Continuing Recipient $4,000 2018 North Lake Tahoe HS grad continuing at CSU Sacramento
Continuing Recipient $1,500 2018 Truckee HS grad continuing at Lake Tahoe CC
Continuing Recipient $1,750 2018 Truckee HS grad continuing at UNR
Continuing Recipient $1,750 2018 Truckee HS grad continuing at CSU Sonoma
Continuing Recipient $!,500 2018 Truckee HS grad continuing at UC Berkeley
IMPACT These 4 up to five-year scholarships (total up to $50,000 each) are funded by a seasonal Tahoe Donner resident who wishes to remain anonymous.
Graduating Senior $10,000 North Tahoe High grad to CSU Chico
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High grad to UNR
Graduating Senior $10,000 Truckee High grad to CSU Stanislaus
Graduating Senior $10,000 North Tahoe High grad to Butte Community College and then CSU Chico
GRANTS
Achieve Tahoe $5,000
Aim High for High School $5,000
Art for the Schools $5,000
Choices Transitional Services $5,000
Emergency Warming Center $5,000
Give Back Tahoe $5,000
Positively Rolling $5,000
Truckee Arts Alliance $5,000
Truckee Donner Land Trust $5,000
TYruckee River Watershed Council $5,000
2019 Total $116,500

2018 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduating Senior $1,000 Sierra High to Truckee Meadows Community College
Graduating Senior $1,000 Truckee High to Sierra College
Graduating Senior $1,750 Truckee High to UNR
Graduating Senior $1,750 Truckee High to UNR
Graduating Senior $1,500 Truckee High to Butte College
Graduating Senior $2,000 North Tahoe High to CSU Sacramento
Graduating Senior $2,000 Truckee High to CSU Sonoma
Graduating Senior $2,000 Truckee High to UC Berkeley
Continuing Recipient $4,000 2015 Truckee High grad in her final year at UNR
Continuing Recipient $2,000 2016 Forest Charter grad continuing at Butte College
Continuing Recipient $2,000 2016 Sierra High grad matriculating from Sierra College to UNR
GRANTS
Choices Transitional Services $5,000
Family Resource Center of Truckee $5,000
Give Back Tahoe $5,000
High Fives Foundation $3,000
KidZone Museum $5,000
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships $2,000
Slow Food Lake Tahoe $3,000
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science $2,500
Tahoe-Pyramid Trail $1,000
Truckee Donner Land Trust $3,500
Truckee Donner Railroad Society $5,000
2018 TOTAL $60,500

2017 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduating Senior $2,000 Sierra High grad to Sierra College
Graduating Senior $2,000 Truckee High grad to Sierra College
Continuing Recipient $1,000 2016 Sierra High grad continuing at Sierra College
Continuing Recipient $1,000 2016 Forest Charter grad continuing at Butte College
Continuing Recipient $1,000 2015 Truckee High grad continuing at Sierra College
GRANTS
Aim High for High School $4,000
Choices Transitional Services $2,500
Church of the Mountains $2,500
North Tahoe Arts $2,000
Sugar Pine Foundation $2,500
Sierra Senior Services $2,500
Truckee Community Theater $5,000
Truckee Trails Foundation $3,000
2017 TOTALS $31,000

2016 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduating Senior $2,000 Forest Charter grad to Butte College
Graduating Senior $2,000 Sierra High grad to Sierra College
GRANTS
Tahoe Food Hub $2,464 Youth educational programs
Boys and Girls Club of North Tahoe $2,749 Youth support programs
Project MANA $887 Food services of at-risk families
Sierra Watershed Education Partnership $5,000 Science education for students
Arts for the Schools $1,500 Performing arts workshops in area schools
Biking for a Better World $1,500 Completion of Truckee Bike Park
Community Recovery Resources $1,500 At-risk youth programs
Headwaters Science Institute $1,500 Science programs for area youth
North Tahoe Arts $1,500 Visual arts programs for youth and adults
Sierra Senior Services $1,500 Wellness and safety checks on seniors
2016 TOTALS $24,020

2015 Scholarship and Grant Awards

SCHOLARSHIP
Graduating Senior $1,000 Truckee High grad going to UNR
GRANTS
Boys and Girls Club of North Tahoe $2,500 Support for the Truckee center
SOS Outreach $3,000 Mentor training for at risk youth
Tahoe Food Hub $2,500 Project MANA Food Gleaning Program
Truckee Community Theater $2,000 Stage equipment for performances
Arts for the Schools $1,090 New sound board for performances
2015 TOTALS $12,090