
To elevate the quality of life in the Greater Truckee community by making a positive impact in the areas of education, youth development, human services and recreation.
Martis Camp Community Foundation Dba Martis Camp Foundation’s giving is shaped by a local community model with large, targeted grants for Truckee and the greater North Tahoe region. Recent awards include $300,000 to Truckee-Donner Recreation And in 2024 for recreation and $250,000 to Kidzone Museum in 2025 for exhibit and expansion funding, showing a pattern of support for community facilities and programs that serve local residents. The foundation also backs human services, youth development, education, and recreation through a mix of annual competitive grants, strategic grants, scholarships, and emergency funding. Its recent grant list shows sustained support for organizations that anchor community life in Truckee. Sierra Community House received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for shared location family services, while Gateway Mountain Center received grants for community mental health services. Other awards supported literacy and outdoor programming, local library services, recreation infrastructure, and community hunger programming. The foundation’s public charity structure and mixed community foundation classification align with a grantmaking approach centered on local nonprofit partners rather than individuals or program-related investments.
In recreation and parks, the foundation gave $250,000 to Truckee Donner Land Trust for recreation support and $50,000 to Clean Up the Lake for recreation support. It also funded $30,000 to Rocker Memorial Skate Park for community support, reflecting interest in places and programs tied to outdoor use and local recreation access. Education and youth development also appear consistently. Kidzone Museum received $70,000 in 2023 for exhibit and expansion funding, and Adventure Risk Challenge received $40,000 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2023 for literacy/outdoor program support. For family and human services, Sierra Community House received $50,000 for shared location family services, and N Tahoe Truckee Homeless received $40,000 in 2025 for community support. The foundation also made a $50,000 grant to Sierra Comntyproject Mana for a community hunger program.
Typical grant size clusters around $10,000 to $20,000, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $13,000, and p75 of $20,000. The foundation’s recent awards show both repeat support and larger strategic gifts: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Sierra Community House, Gateway Mountain Center, Adventure Risk Challenge, Tahoe Forest Health Found, and Clean Up the Lake. It operates as a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and it funds organizations rather than individuals. Scholarship support is a separate program stream, and college scholarships accept unsolicited applications, while the competitive community grants cycle also accepts unsolicited proposals.
$1M
$3.4M
$2M
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Giving is highly concentrated in California, with 89% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and CA listed as the top state by grant count. Truckee is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, with additional grants landing in Zephyr Cove and Incline Village, Nevada. The country distribution is entirely domestic: 121 grants in the US. This points to a locally focused funder with a strong Truckee/North Tahoe footprint and occasional cross-border support in nearby Nevada communities.
The foundation funds nonprofits working in education, youth development, human services, and recreation. Recent grants also show support for literacy and library services, community hunger programs, mental health and homeless services, outdoor and recreation projects, and arts or music education.
Typical awards are in the five-figure range. The reported distribution is p25 at $10,000, median at $13,000, and p75 at $20,000, although the foundation also makes larger strategic grants and some scholarship awards outside that band.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Sierra Community House in 2023 and 2024, Gateway Mountain Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Adventure Risk Challenge in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Tahoe Forest Health Found in 2024 and 2025, and Clean Up the Lake in 2024 and 2025.
Some programs accept unsolicited applications. The annual community grants cycle accepts unsolicited proposals, and the College Scholarships program also accepts unsolicited applications. Other programs listed, including Rapid Response / Emergency Grants and MCF Strategic Grants, do not accept unsolicited applications.
Grantmaking is concentrated in California. CA is the top state by grant count, and 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are mostly in Truckee, with additional Nevada recipients in Zephyr Cove and Incline Village.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDZONE MUSEUM | TRUCKEE, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | EXHIBIT & EXPANSION FUNDING |
| TAHOE FOREST HEALTH FOUND | TRUCKEE, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | COVID 19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| CLEAN UP THE LAKE | ZEPHYR COVE, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | RECREATION SUPPORT |
| SIERRA COMNTYPROJECT MANA | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HUNGER PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE LIBRARY | TRUCKEE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARY |
| ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE | TRUCKEE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | LITERACY/OUTDOOR PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WAMPLER FOUNDATION | Coronado, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| N TAHOE TRUCKEE HOMELESS | TRUCKEE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| GATEWAY MOUNTAIN CENTER | TRUCKEE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT COMMNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERV |
| TRAILS AND VISTAS | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | RECREATION & EDUCATION |
| SEND IT FOUNDATION | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSE | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HIGH FIVES | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | REHABILITATION RESOURCE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | KINGS BEACH, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRUCKEE TRAILS FOUNDATION | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TRAIL PROJECT SUPPORT |
| TAHOE ABILITY PROGRAM | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TAHOE TRUCKEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC | TRUCKEE, CA | $19,450 | 2025 | MUSIC LESSON SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CAST HOPE | TRUCKEE, CA | $19,000 | 2025 | OUTDOOR EDUCATION |
| SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF | RENO, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| AIM HIGH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GLENSHIRE SPECIAL FRIENDS | TRUCKEE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| TAHOE INST FOR NATURAL SCIENC | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $14,200 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SAGEHEN OUTDOOR EDUCTION PROG | TRUCKEE, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | OUTDOOR EDUCATION |
| ACHIEVE TAHOE | TRUCKEE, CA | $13,395 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY SKI EDUC | TAHOE CITY, CA | $12,600 | 2025 | RECREATION SUPPORT |
| UC DAVIS ENVIRON RESEARCH CTR | Incline Village, NV | $12,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| TAHOE EXPEDITION ACADEMY | Truckee, CA | $11,700 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TRUCKEE TAHOE SOARING ASSOC | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLD | OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | BIKE PARK MAINTENANCE |
| ELEVATION TRUCKEE | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| TRUCKEE COMMUNITY CARES | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| LITTLE GEMS OF THE SIERRA PRE | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| FOX CULTURE HALL | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ART EDUCATION |
| SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| SOS OUTREACH | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HEADWATERS SCIENCE INSTITUTE | SODA SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAM |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEETAHO | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| LA FUERZA LATINA | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED SCHOLARS |
| TAHOE FOOD HUB | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE |
| POSITIVELY ROLLING | TRUCKEE, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | — |
| TRUCKEE-DONNER RECREATION AND | TRUCKEE, CA | $300,000 | 2024 | RECREATION |
| SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE | TRUCKEE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | SHARED LOCATION FOR FAMILY SERVICES |
| GATEWAY MOUNTAIN CENTER | TRUCKEE, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT COMMNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERV |
| WAMPLER FOUNDATION | Coronado, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE | TRUCKEE, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | LITERACY/OUTDOOR PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| N TAHOE TRUCKEE HOMELESS | TRUCKEE, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TAHOE FOREST HEALTH FOUND | TRUCKEE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | COVID 19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE LIBRARY | TRUCKEE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARY |
| CLEAN UP THE LAKE | ZEPHYR COVE, NV | $25,000 | 2024 | RECREATION SUPPORT |
| TAHOE FUND | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $25,000 | 2024 | RECREATION SUPPORT |
TAHOE FOREST HEALTH FOUND
$60,000COVID 19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE LIBRARY
$50,000SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARY
LITERACY/OUTDOOR PROGRAM SUPPORT
N TAHOE TRUCKEE HOMELESS
$40,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TRAILS AND VISTAS
$20,000RECREATION & EDUCATION
SEND IT FOUNDATION
$20,000HUMAN SERVICES
TRUCKEE ROUNDHOUSE
$20,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TRUCKEE TRAILS FOUNDATION
$20,000TRAIL PROJECT SUPPORT
TAHOE ABILITY PROGRAM
$20,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TAHOE TRUCKEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$19,450MUSIC LESSON SCHOLARSHIPS
CAST HOPE
$19,000OUTDOOR EDUCATION
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF
$15,000EDUCATION SUPPORT
GLENSHIRE SPECIAL FRIENDS
$15,000EDUCATION SUPPORT
TAHOE INST FOR NATURAL SCIENC
$14,200COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SAGEHEN OUTDOOR EDUCTION PROG
$14,000OUTDOOR EDUCATION
TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY SKI EDUC
$12,600RECREATION SUPPORT
UC DAVIS ENVIRON RESEARCH CTR
$12,000SCIENCE EDUCATION SUPPORT
TRUCKEE TAHOE SOARING ASSOC
$10,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
BIKING FOR A BETTER WORLD
$10,000BIKE PARK MAINTENANCE
ELEVATION TRUCKEE
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES
TRUCKEE COMMUNITY CARES
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES
LITTLE GEMS OF THE SIERRA PRE
$10,000YOUTH PROGRAMS
FOX CULTURE HALL
$10,000COMMUNITY ART EDUCATION
HEADWATERS SCIENCE INSTITUTE
$10,000SUPPORT SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAM
TAHOE FOOD HUB
$10,000COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE
POSITIVELY ROLLING
$8,000TRUCKEE-DONNER RECREATION AND
$300,000RECREATION
N TAHOE TRUCKEE HOMELESS
$35,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TAHOE FOREST HEALTH FOUND
$30,000COVID 19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE LIBRARY
$30,000SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARY