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    Lana Vento Charitable Trust

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    TRUCKEE, CA9163337455EIN: 87-06794593 filings on record

    About Lana Vento Charitable Trust

    The Lana Vento Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on place-based education and community strengthening in two distinct geographies: the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Grants also include sizable support for medical research/clinical trials and for outdoor recreation infrastructure. The foundation makes relatively few, large grants and often provides repeat or multi-year support to a small set of organizations that deliver scholarships, local schooling and trail stewardship.

    Focus Areas

    Independent/Waldorf education and K–12 programming in the Tahoe/Truckee communityScholarship and student enrichment programs for the University of the Virgin Islands and territory youthClinical trials and translational medical research (large single-organization support)Trail maintenance, outdoor recreation infrastructure and conservation in the Tahoe region

    Who They Fund

    youth (including youth cyclists)Tahoe/Truckee community residentsadult learners and professionalsartists and performing-arts participants

    About Lana Vento Charitable Trust

    A $230,000 grant to Tumori for clinical trials and research is the largest recent award on file for Lana Vento Charitable Trust, and it sits alongside a second major pattern: sustained support for education and enrichment in the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The trust gives relatively few grants, but several are repeat awards to the same organizations over multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. In Truckee, Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for educational programs for the Tahoe community. In the Virgin Islands, the University of the Virgin Islands and the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands each received multiple grants for scholarship and enrichment programs. The trust also backs place-based youth development, trail stewardship, arts and skills programming, and select veterinary support. Its grantmaking reflects a mix of local community investment and targeted institutional support across a small set of recipients.

    What Lana Vento Charitable Trust Funds

    Education is a central theme in the trust’s giving. Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf received $100,000 in 2023 and $95,000 in 2024 for educational programs for the Tahoe community, showing continued support for local schooling. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, the University of the Virgin Islands received $126,827 in 2024 and $43,800 in 2025 for scholarship and enrichment programs, while the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands received $94,500 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. The trust also supports youth development and recreation through grants such as $45,000 to Sky Tavern in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to promote youth development, and $25,000 to Biking for a Better World in 2025 for a youth cycling program. Smaller grants also reached arts and skills programs, including Truckee Roundhouse and Innerrhythms Inc.

    How Lana Vento Charitable Trust Gives

    Typical grants fall in a middle range, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $24,500, and a p75 of $45,000. The pattern shows both large program awards and a steady floor of smaller community grants. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including repeat support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing grant relationships rather than isolated awards. Lana Vento Charitable Trust is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. The grant list also shows a mix of operating support, program support, and education-oriented awards, with some gifts tied to infrastructure and service delivery.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $1.3M

    Total Assets

    $10.8M

    Total Revenue

    $1.1M

    Total Expenses

    $867K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $5K and $45K, with a median of $25K.

    25th Percentile

    $5K

    Median

    $25K

    75th Percentile

    $45K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional3 states funded

    About 50% of grants go to recipients in CA.

    Funding intensity
    Low
    High
    Headquarters
    Funding intensity
    Low
    High

    Where Lana Vento Charitable Trust Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lana Vento Charitable Trust.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1United StatesDomestic32$1.3M
    94.1%
    2U.S. Virgin Islands2$40K

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    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of beneficiaries — several repeat grants to the same organizations rather than many small gifts. Funding mixes operational support and program-specific gifts, with geography-driven priorities (Tahoe/Truckee and U.S. Virgin Islands).

    Funding Style

    programmatic/direct-service supportplace-based/local community focuscapacity building (infrastructure like library & trails)support for education and enrichment (scholarships/programs)professional development and continuing education

    Notable grantees: Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf, TUMORI, Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, University of the Virgin Islands, Tahoe Rim Trail Association

    Topics

    clinical trials & researchscholarships and enrichment programsplace-based educational programs (Tahoe/Truckee)youth development and youth cycling programsprofessional & continuing education for adultsarts education and performance (music, dance, crafts/skills)library infrastructure and local trail improvementsveterinary care for special-needs pets

    Where Lana Vento Charitable Trust Makes Grants

    Grant recipients are concentrated in California and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with California accounting for 50% of grants. Within California, Truckee and San Francisco appear in the recent list, along with Olympic Valley, Loyalton, and Incline Village nearby in the regional network of awards. Outside the mainland, St Thomas is a recurring recipient city, and the country distribution includes 2 grants to VQ alongside 32 US grants. The pattern fits a regional funder with two clear geographic lanes: the Tahoe/Truckee area and the Virgin Islands.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Lana Vento Charitable Trust

    What are the main areas Lana Vento Charitable Trust supports?

    The trust’s recent grants cluster around education in Tahoe/Truckee, scholarship and enrichment programs in the U.S. Virgin Islands, clinical trials and research, youth development, trail operations, arts and skills education, and veterinary care for special-needs pets.

    Does the trust make repeat grants to the same organizations?

    Yes. Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Sky Tavern received $45,000 in each of those three years; and the University of the Virgin Islands received grants in 2024 and 2025. The pattern shows recurring support across years.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The grant-size distribution centers around a p25 of $5,000, a median of $24,500, and a p75 of $45,000. Recent awards range from $1,000 grants to larger six-figure gifts, including a $230,000 grant for clinical trials and research.

    Where does most of the funding go geographically?

    California receives the largest share of grants by count at 50%. Recent California recipients include organizations in Truckee, Olympic Valley, San Francisco, Loyalton, and Incline Village, while the U.S. Virgin Islands is the other major recipient region in the recent list.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    5.9%

    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    TUMORISAN FRANCISCO, CA$230,0002025CLINICAL TRIALS & RESEARCH
    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORFTRUCKEE, CA$70,0002025EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY
    SKY TAVERNRENO, NV$45,0002025PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$43,8002025SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$40,0002025SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLDOLYMPIC VALLEY, CA$25,0002025YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM
    MY BROTHER'S WORKSHOPSt Thomas$20,0002025PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
    TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSETRUCKEE, CA$15,0002025SUPPORT CRAFTS, SKILLS, TECHNOLOGIES & ARTS
    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATIONST THOMAS, VI$5,0002025EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    WYLIE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATIONINCLINE VILLAGE, NV$5,0002025VETERINARY CARE FOR SPECIAL-NEED PETS.
    FRIENDS OF THE TRUCKEE LIBRARY INCTRUCKEE, CA$1,0002025SUPPORT TRUCKEE LIBRARY & NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
    truckee dirt unionTRUCKEE, CA$5002025IMPROVE LOCAL TRAIL FEATURES
    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$126,8272024SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORFTRUCKEE, CA$95,0002024EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY
    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$94,5002024SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    SKY TAVERNRENO, NV$45,0002024PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGETRUCKEE, CA$40,0002024YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION PROGRAM
    VIRGIN ISLANDS MONTESSORI INT'L ACAST THOMAS, VI$25,8502024PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLDOLYMPIC VALLEY, CA$25,0002024YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM
    MY BROTHER'S WORKSHOPSt Thomas$20,0002024PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATIONST THOMAS, VI$5,0002024EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    INNERRHYTHMS INCTRUCKEE, CA$1,0002024DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION
    FRIENDS OF THE TRUCKEE LIBRARY INCTRUCKEE, CA$1,0002024SUPPORT TRUCKEE LIBRARY & NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
    NEW VINTAGE BAROQUE INCLOYALTON, CA$1,0002024MUSICAL PROGRAMS, COMMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    NEVADA MUSEUM OF ARTRENO, NV$1,0002024SUPPORT ARTS
    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORFTRUCKEE, CA$100,0002023EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY
    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$71,0002023SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    TAHOE RIM TRAIL ASSOCIATIONSTATELINE, NV$60,0002023OPERATIONS
    SKY TAVERNRENO, NV$45,0002023PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSST THOMAS, VI$24,0002023SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLDOLYMPIC VALLEY, CA$20,0002023YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM
    TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSETRUCKEE, CA$15,0002023SUPPORT CRAFTS, SKILLS, TECHNOLOGIES & ARTS
    ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGETRUCKEE, CA$10,0002023YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION PROGRAM
    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATIONST THOMAS, VI$5,0002023EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    TUMORI

    $230,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    CLINICAL TRIALS & RESEARCH

    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORF

    $70,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2025

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY

    SKY TAVERN

    $45,000
    RENO, NV2025

    PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $43,800
    ST THOMAS, VI2025

    SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $40,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2025

    SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLD

    $25,000
    OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA2025

    YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM

    MY BROTHER'S WORKSHOP

    $20,000
    St Thomas2025

    PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS

    TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSE

    $15,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2025

    SUPPORT CRAFTS, SKILLS, TECHNOLOGIES & ARTS

    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

    $5,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2025

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    WYLIE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION

    $5,000
    INCLINE VILLAGE, NV2025

    VETERINARY CARE FOR SPECIAL-NEED PETS.

    FRIENDS OF THE TRUCKEE LIBRARY INC

    $1,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2025

    SUPPORT TRUCKEE LIBRARY & NEW LIBRARY BUILDING

    truckee dirt union

    $500
    TRUCKEE, CA2025

    IMPROVE LOCAL TRAIL FEATURES

    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $126,827
    ST THOMAS, VI2024

    SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORF

    $95,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2024

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY

    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $94,500
    ST THOMAS, VI2024

    SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    SKY TAVERN

    $45,000
    RENO, NV2024

    PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE

    $40,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2024

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION PROGRAM

    VIRGIN ISLANDS MONTESSORI INT'L ACA

    $25,850
    ST THOMAS, VI2024

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLD

    $25,000
    OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA2024

    YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM

    MY BROTHER'S WORKSHOP

    $20,000
    St Thomas2024

    PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS

    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

    $5,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2024

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    INNERRHYTHMS INC

    $1,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2024

    DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION

    FRIENDS OF THE TRUCKEE LIBRARY INC

    $1,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2024

    SUPPORT TRUCKEE LIBRARY & NEW LIBRARY BUILDING

    NEW VINTAGE BAROQUE INC

    $1,000
    LOYALTON, CA2024

    MUSICAL PROGRAMS, COMMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART

    $1,000
    RENO, NV2024

    SUPPORT ARTS

    FRIENDS OF TAHOE TRUCKEE WALDORF

    $100,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2023

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TAHOE COMMUNITY

    COMMUNITY FDN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $71,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2023

    SCHOLARSHIP & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    TAHOE RIM TRAIL ASSOCIATION

    $60,000
    STATELINE, NV2023

    OPERATIONS

    SKY TAVERN

    $45,000
    RENO, NV2023

    PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

    $24,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2023

    SCHOLARSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLD

    $20,000
    OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA2023

    YOUTH CYCLING PROGRAM

    TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSE

    $15,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2023

    SUPPORT CRAFTS, SKILLS, TECHNOLOGIES & ARTS

    ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE

    $10,000
    TRUCKEE, CA2023

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION PROGRAM

    ST THOMAS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

    $5,000
    ST THOMAS, VI2023

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS