Donor Stories & Information
Remembering Marcy Olson
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation is proud to honor the memory of Marcy Olson, who passed away suddenly last year…
This place matters.
Tahoe-Truckee faces real challenges. Our people and environment need real help. TTCF listens to our community and works closely with local nonprofits. Together, we’re making Tahoe-Truckee a better place for all who live and visit here.
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Tahoe Truckee Emergency Response Fund and COVID-19 News
We match generous people with great ideas
Since 1998, we’ve worked closely with our community to identify and meet regional needs. We raise our voices together and find creative ways to make a big difference. TTCF matches donors, nonprofits, and community leaders who are passionate about the same causes. We also invest in Tahoe-Truckee through grants, scholarships, training, impact investments, and more.
Explore our Impact Areas
Families
Photo courtesy of Nathan Anderson
Families
Our families need stability
Accessing services is difficult in Rural America. Since 2017, we have helped the Katz-Amsterdam Foundation invest over $400,000 in health and critical services for families and residents.
Housing
Mountain Housing Council partners are deeply involved in accelerating housing solutions.
Housing
Our People Need Homes
Housing costs 3x more in Truckee than the national average. In three years, our project the Mountain Housing Council has helped build 550+ achievable local homes.
Forests
Jeremy Jensen Media
Forests
Our Forests Need Protection
Our community is identified as one of the top ten at-risk of wildfire in California. TTCF launched a Forest Venture Lab to originate bold new solutions.
Impact Investing
Alex Hoeft/Moonshine Ink published August 24, 2019
TTCF helped secure needed tax credits for the Truckee Railyard Artist Lofts. The development broke ground in August 2019.
Impact Investing
Our Region Needs Investment
Our economy can’t rely on snowpack anymore. We invest in our community’s future through projects that promise to have a big social and environmental impact.
Updates from TTCF
Donor Stories & Information
Tahoe Truckee students are getting ahead, with the remarkable Community Scholarship Program
In the midst of a global pandemic, economic upheaval, and social unrest, a committed group of donors and volunteers worked…
COVID-19
TTCF Nonprofit Response Framework
TTCF’s Nonprofit Response Framework - June 25, 2020 The Emergency Response Fund was established to “support our region’s nonprofit organizations…
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation is proud to honor the memory of Marcy Olson, who passed away suddenly last year and would have been 57 years old today. We're humbled to play a small part in continuing her legacy of uplifting young women in finance. https://t.co/vB0eUz4Ali
TTCF creates unparalleled and integrated community services, develops creative and impactful giving programs, and creates numerous outreach programs to touch SO many here in Tahoe-Truckee.
Important COVID-19 Community Updates
Tahoe Truckee Emergency Response Fund supports our region’s nonprofit organizations as they respond to the spread of COVID-19. During a Global Crisis, local philanthropy is more important than ever.