Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation: Action Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://parasol.org/index.php/for-nonprofits/grants)._
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Action Grants cannot be used to reimburse prior expenses
Overview
Founded in 1996 by community members the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, through the generosity of its donors, has granted over $102 million to charitable causes since its inception. Each day we strive to increase the effectiveness of those grants as well as build and grow charitable assets to benefit our community for generations to come.
Our Core Values
- Integrity:
- Stewardship:
- Inclusivity:
- Partnership:
- Innovation:
- We seek and stimulate new approaches, perspectives, and ideas to address what matters most to the people and communities we serve.
Action Grants
Action Grants are small grants that are intended to gap fill programs or pay for one-time expenses or materials for organizations/programs serving the Lake Tahoe Basin. Grants are expected to range between $500 to $2,500. Organizations may only receive one Action Grant once per calendar year- Action Grant awards will not disqualify organizations from receiving Community Fund grants.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
Ineligibility
- Action Grants cannot be used to reimburse prior expenses.
What Tahoe Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 191
- Total given
- $26.89M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,100–$9.68M
- By dollars: Nevada 57%, California 19%, Washington 13%. Top recipient cities: Reno, NV; Incline Village, NV; Truckee, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Tahoe Fund · Incline Village, NV
Environment
$9.68M
Carnation Farms · Carnation, WA
Environment
$2.71M
Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Education & Youth Development
$1.1M
Carson Valley Health Foundation · Gardnerville, NV
Well-Being
$1M
Foundation 36 Inc · Reno, NV
Arts, Culture, & Heritage
$987K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Small grants
- Community services
- Foundation
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