COVID-19 Relief Fund
Funding Amount
$250,000 (emergency fund - currently being distributed)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Old Greenwood
- Gray's Crossing
- Village at Northstar
- Mountainside
Overview
Fund Amount: $250,000 special emergency fund
Distribution:
- First $130,000 distributed to: Sierra Community House, Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe, Sierra Senior Services, Tahoe Forest Health Foundation, Tahoe Food Hub, TTUSD (Meals Program), and Placer County Seroprevalence Study
- Additional $120,000 to be distributed to local organizations providing relief to full-time residents
Geographic Scope:
- Old Greenwood
- Gray's Crossing
- Village at Northstar
- Mountainside
- Tahoe-Truckee region
Focus Areas - Emergency Services Provided:
- Hunger relief
- Peer counseling
- Mental health support
- Rental assistance
- Basic needs
- Healthcare emergency supplies
- Staffing support
Organizations Funded:
- Sierra Community House (100% increase in food delivery demand)
- Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe (dinner service at three sites)
- Sierra Senior Services (Meals on Wheels, 30% increase in requests)
- Tahoe Forest Health System (ventilators, PPE, drive-by clinic, emergency staffing)
- Tahoe Food Hub ('Giving Box' program for unemployed restaurant workers)
- Tahoe Truckee School District (meal services for children 18 and under)
- Placer County COVID-19 Seroprevalence Study
Note: This was a pandemic-specific emergency fund. Not a regular grant program.
What Northstar Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $150K
- Median grant
- $75K
- By dollars: California 50%, Texas 50%. Top recipient cities: Truckee, CA; Dallas, TX.
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
- Hunger
- Mental health
- Housing
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