Grants & Scholarships History
As you read the history of our awards, think of the significant impact we can make together as we reach toward our ultimate goal of $100,000 in annual giving! What if every property owner gave $100? Will you help us reach our goal this year?
2019 Grants & Scholarship Recipients
| 2019 Total | $54,500 | |
|---|---|---|
| SCHOLARSHIPS | ||
| 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 Recipients | TBD mid-summer. | |
| IMPACT SCHOLARSHIPS | These 4 four-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 CSU Chico |
| Graduating Senior | $10,000 | Truckee High to UNR |
| Graduating Senior | $10,000 | Truckee High to CSU Stanislaus |
| Graduating Senior | $10,000 | North Tahoe High to Butte Community College and then CSU Chico |
| GRANTS | TBD in Autumn 2019. | |
2018 Grant + Scholarship Recipients
| 2018 TOTAL | $60,500 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2017 Grant + Scholarship Recipients
| 2017 TOTALS | $31,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2016 Grant + Scholarship Recipients
| 2016 TOTALS | $24,020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2015 Grant + Scholarship Recipients
| 2015 TOTALS | $12,090 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
