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11071 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161

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Considered one of the most beautiful places on the planet, the Tahoe-Truckee region nonetheless faces real challenges. Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation plays a vital part in meeting the needs of local residents and nurturing the natural environment.

Since 1998, TTCF has matched “generous people with great ideas.” The foundation works with the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, identifying regional needs and finding creative ways to make a big difference in the community. TTCF collaborates with donors, nonprofits, and community leaders who are passionate about philanthorpic causes, and invests in Tahoe-Truckee through grants, scholarships, nonprofit training, impact investments, and philanthropic education. 

Its projects and programs include the Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee, which helps traing nonprofit professional; Forest Futures, which studies solutions for the region’s ailing forests; and the Queen of Hearts Women’s Fund, which has raised more than $1.3 million for an endowed fund. 

Since 2014, a major focus has been Give Back Tahoe, TTCF’s annual end-of-year giving campaign, which raises awareness and unrestricted funds for its nonprofits between Dec. 1-15. The platform is also available for nonprofits to use free of charge to raise funds, recruit and manage volunteers, and develop skills in fundraising, marketing, and donor cultivation.

In 2017, TTCF spearheaded the Mountain Housing Council of Tahoe Truckee, comprised of 29-plus partners, including local governments, special districts, corporate partners, nonprofits, and networks. TTCF host events and quarterly council meetings, and handles communications, public outreach, fundraising and relationship-building.

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09/24/2024
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The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation brought back their Housing Lunch and Learns earlier this month and kicked it off with experts Erin Casey and Thomas J. Powell as guest speakers. The session, called "Unlocking Potential: Recent ADU Research and Its Impact on Policy and Development" addressed accessory dwelling units as a potential solution for the housing shortages in North Shore and Truckee.

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09/20/2024
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Last week, the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation awarded a $1 million grant to the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment—the biggest grant that TTCF has directed in its history. The money will go towards the Sierra Institute's Mosaic Timber operation to help thin the area's overcrowded forests, create a forest economy, and offer a new building material called Cross-Laminated Timber.

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06/19/2024
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Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation is working again with the Truckee Tahoe Airport District on their 2024 Agency Partnership Program. 

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05/29/2024
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The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation announced a groundbreaking $10 million commitment from Braddock Philanthropies in support of TTCF's strategic initiatives over the next five years.

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05/28/2024
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While the Truckee-Tahoe region might not have the same struggles as a big city like San Francisco or Los Angeles in terms of the unhoused population (ours is in the hundreds rather than the thousands), it doesn't make our population any less important to address and help.

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05/09/2024
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Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation will accept applications for Workforce Scholarships. Applications are open to young adults pursuing in-demand careers that benefit our region.

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04/23/2024
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"Collaboration is a shared value between The Martis Fund and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation," says Alexis Ollar, Vice President of The Martis Fund.

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01/16/2024
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The Sierra Sun, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and the Mountain Housing Council are looking for feedback from the community on several housing related issues.

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12/19/2023
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The Truckee Chamber of Commerce has awarded its 2024 Core Values Fund Grants, established with the town of Truckee and administered by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. The grants support local nonprofits by providing essential marketing resources.

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12/18/2023
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Part of the Achievable Housing in Action partnership, the third in a series of five polls is live now, focusing on home resilience.

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12/10/2023
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The Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee, a program of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, announced awards for three outstanding social service professionals on Dec. 5.

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11/03/2023
Image for display with article titled Achievable Housing in Action Partnership Seeks Feedback on ADUs

The Sierra Sun, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, and the Mountain Housing Council are looking for feedback on several housing-related issues.

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10/29/2023
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The 2023 Give Back Tahoe site is live and local nonprofits can now register through Nov. 1. This year's campaign will take place Nov 28-Dec 31.

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10/22/2023
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The Truckee Tahoe Airport District, with administration support from Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, announced the funding decision results from their 2023 Agency Partnership Program.

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08/24/2023
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Forest Futures, a Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation initiative, announced the implementation of the Truckee North Tahoe Forest Management Program.

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02/10/2023
Together with the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, the annual Lake Tahoe Summit Classic lacrosse tournament has established the Todd Kelly Memorial Scholarship.

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09/18/2022
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation has appointed four new volunteers to its Board of Directors. With the addition of Cheryl Schrady, Lynn Madonna, Mike Rayfield and Rob Darby, TTCF’s Board now consists of 15 professionals and community advocates.

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02/02/2022
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2021 saw the biggest single day of fundraising in the history of Give Back Tahoe, launched by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation in 2014.

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09/16/2021
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation has raised more than $1 million to launch Forest Futures, a multi-year campaign to stimulate the region’s economy, ensure a safer future for the Tahoe area, and create a path forward to healthy forests everywhere.

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05/19/2021
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A pandemic-fueled real estate boom has exploded in the Tahoe-Truckee region. Mountain Housing Council is working to ensure that locals can keep their own little slices of heaven.

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  • Housing
  • Community Service & Support

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