Rising Educator Scholarship
Funding Amount
$2,500 per year for two years
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Rising Educator Scholarship
Organization: Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation
Geographic Scope: Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD), California
Focus Areas: Education pathway support for students pursuing teaching careers
Award Amount: $2,500 per year for two years
Eligibility:
Overview:
The Rising Educator Scholarship supports students who are committed to becoming teachers. Recipients are selected based on their demonstrated commitment to education careers. Recent recipients include Josephine Aguilar (2025) and Dustin Bauer, Daniella Espinoza-Juvenal, Lela Hermosilla, and Roger Flores Carrasco (2023/24).
Contact Information:
Organization Status: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation, Tax ID: 68-0105303
What Excellence in Education actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $403K
- Median grant
- $37K
- Range
- $20K–$347K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Truckee, CA; Tahoe City, CA; San Francisco, CA.
Example grants
Tahoe Truckee Unified S D · Truckee, CA
Education/tech/literacy/enrichment
$347K
Sierra Watershed Educ Partner · Tahoe City, CA
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$37K
Aim High for High School · San Francisco, CA
life skills
$20K
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