Grants from funds at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada support causes of every type in the Truckee Meadows and beyond.
Currently the Community Foundation of Western Nevada manages charitable assets of over $37 million in over 180 separate charitable funds. Assets that will be used to support nonprofits here and beyond.
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For a list of grantees who received grants from funds at the Community Foundation in 2008 click here.
> During 2008 the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling more than $4 million.
There is an application process for grants disbursed from Community Partnership Grant Program. All other grants are specifically disbursed on the advisement of the donors. The Community Foundation of Western Nevada does not accept unsolicited grant applications. Types of Grants Donor Advised Grants.The majority of grants are sent from donor advised funds on the recommendation of our donors. Rarely the donor advisors will publish a request for proposals and publish a grant application. When they do we will post it on the homepage for you to download. Community Partnership Program Grants. In its third year, The Community Partnership Grant Program is the Foundation's annual competitive grant program. Grantees are chosen by a volunteer selection committee using grant criteria given to them from the Foundation Board.
Organizations that have their nonprofit status for at least five years are invited to apply for a Partnership Grant. The Request for Proposal is posted on our website each year in February. Check back for more information.
