Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation concentrates its giving on Lake Tahoe-region place-based investments that strengthen the built and natural environment, cultural institutions, and local social services. It makes a small number of very large transformational gifts (often to land/conservation and cultural capital projects) alongside steady, repeated support for regional arts organizations, education/youth programs, and community health/well‑being providers. The foundation favors local partners—museums, trusts, colleges, land conservancies, and youth-serving nonprofits—while also supporting a few national organizations aligned with local initiatives.
A $6.5 million grant to Riffle Ranch Foundation stands out in the latest grant record and signals the scale at which The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation operates in the Tahoe region. The foundation pairs that kind of transformational support with repeated awards to place-based partners in environment, arts, education, and community well-being. In the recent grants list, Carnation Farms received multiple seven-figure commitments across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a multi-year line of support for land and regenerative agriculture work. The Nevada Museum of Art also appears more than once, reflecting steady backing for cultural institutions connected to the Lake Tahoe and northern Nevada area. Other sizable awards went to Tahoe-linked organizations such as Tahoe Fund, Classical Tahoe, and Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society, suggesting a strong emphasis on organizations tied to the basin’s built, natural, and cultural landscape. Across the record, the foundation gives to local partners as well as selected organizations outside the immediate region when they align with its place-based priorities.
Environmental conservation is a core theme. The foundation gave $3,260,028 in 2025 to Carnation Farms, after $2,419,830 in 2024 and $2,455,760 in 2023, and also awarded $303,000 to Truckee Donner Land Trust in 2025. In arts and heritage, it supported Nevada Museum of Art with $2,061,000 in 2023 and $1,962,000 in 2025, and granted $397,806 to Classical Tahoe in 2025. Community well-being is another recurring area: Riffle Ranch Foundation received $6,500,000 in 2025, while Keep Memory Alive received $285,000 that same year. Education and youth development also appears across the record, including $1,331,100 to University of Nevada Reno Foundation in 2024 and $270,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe in 2025.
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $10,000, a median of $21,450, and a p75 of $45,100, but the distribution also includes large project-scale awards in the millions. The grant record shows repeated support to several recipients across multiple years, including Carnation Farms, Nevada Museum of Art, Foundation 36 Inc, Tahoe Fund, and Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society. That pattern points to ongoing relationship-based funding rather than one-time awards only. The foundation is a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and its recent grants list suggests a project-based, multi-sector approach rather than a single operating model.
$22.2M
$155M
$44.2M
$23.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$45K
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Concentrated impact approach: a few very large transformational grants account for a significant share of dollars, paired with numerous mid-size, repeat grants to established regional institutions. High propensity to fund locally and to re‑fund grantees across multiple years and program areas (arts, environment, youth, health).
Notable grantees: Carnation Farms, Nevada Museum of Art, Tahoe Fund, Friends of the Children (regional affiliates), University of Nevada Reno Foundation
Giving is centered in Nevada, which accounts for 38% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent awards cluster in Incline Village, Reno, Carson City, Las Vegas, and South Lake Tahoe, with additional Nevada grants reaching Elko. Outside Nevada, the foundation also funded organizations in Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, and Washington state again through recipients in Vancouver and Carnation. All listed grants in the recent sample went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to support for environmental conservation, arts and heritage, education and youth development, community engagement, and community well-being. Examples include land and stewardship work, cultural institutions, youth-serving nonprofits, and regional health or service organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Carnation Farms in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Nevada Museum of Art in 2023 and 2025; Foundation 36 Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Tahoe Fund in 2024 and 2025.
The typical range is relatively modest, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $21,450, and a p75 of $45,100. The overall pattern also includes several much larger project grants in the hundreds of thousands and millions.
Nevada is the top state by grant count, and 38% of grants go to recipients in Nevada. The recent list includes multiple Nevada recipients in Incline Village, Reno, Carson City, Las Vegas, South Lake Tahoe, and Elko.
No. The giving is regional and anchored in the Tahoe area, but the recent record also includes recipients in Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, and Indiana. All recent listed grants went to U.S. organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riffle Ranch Foundation | Zephyr Cove, NV | $6,500,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Carnation Farms | Carnation, WA | $3,260,028 | 2025 | Environment |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | $1,962,000 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| 100 Club of Nevada | Carson City, NV | $1,576,690 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Friends of the Children - South West Washington | Vancouver, WA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Foundation 36 Inc | Reno, NV | $549,000 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | $397,806 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Tahoe Fund | Incline Village, NV | $337,503 | 2025 | Environment |
| Thunderbird Lake Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | $334,550 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | $303,000 | 2025 | Environment |
| Keep Memory Alive | Las Vegas, NV | $285,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Friends of the Children Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $278,600 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $270,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Western Folklife Center | Elko, NV | $250,000 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Fighter Country Foundation | Goodyear, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| HonorHealth Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $200,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Awaken INC | Reno, NV | $133,300 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Sierra Community House | Incline Village, NV | $133,150 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Exodus Cry | San Clemente, CA | $119,500 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Stephen J Wampler Foundation | Coronado, CA | $107,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Young Life Tahoe Truckee | Incline Village, NV | $101,580 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Mountain Metro Church | Tahoe City, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Diamond Peak Ski Education Foundation | Incline Village, NV | $83,668 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival | Incline Village, NV | $83,027 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Sierra Arts Foundation | Reno, NV | $79,500 | 2025 | Arts, Culture & Heritage |
| Children's Day School | San Francicsco, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $72,250 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Marin Humane | Novato, CA | $72,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Tahoe Family Solutions | Incline Village, NV | $72,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| WildCare | San Rafael, CA | $72,000 | 2025 | Environment |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $72,000 | 2025 | Environment |
| Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Church | Zephyr Cove, NV | $70,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra | Reno, NV | $62,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| SOS Outreach | Incline Village, NV | $60,460 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Carson Valley Health Foundation | Gardnerville, NV | $58,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | Reno, NV | $55,536 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Red White & Tahoe Blue II Inc | Incline Village, NV | $50,800 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Nevada Policy Research Institute | Las Vegas, NV | $50,250 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Graland Country Day School | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Young Life | Harlan, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Children's Center | Vancouver, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Tahoe Magic | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Carbondale, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Crossline Community Church | Laguna Hills, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe | Kings Beach, CA | $49,500 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada | Sparks, NV | $47,200 | 2025 | Well-Being |
| Gateway Mountain Center | Truckee, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | Education & Youth Development |
| Eisenhower Health Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | $44,000 | 2025 | Well-Being |
Riffle Ranch Foundation
$6,500,000Well-Being
Carnation Farms
$3,260,028Environment
100 Club of Nevada
$1,576,690Community Engagement
Friends of the Children - South West Washington
$1,000,000Education & Youth Development
Foundation 36 Inc
$549,000Arts, Culture & Heritage
Keep Memory Alive
$285,000Well-Being
Mountain Metro Church
$100,000Community Engagement
Tahoe Family Solutions
$72,000Well-Being
Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Church
$70,000Community Engagement
Carson Valley Health Foundation
$58,000Well-Being
Red White & Tahoe Blue II Inc
$50,800Community Engagement
Children's Center
$50,000Well-Being
Tahoe Magic
$50,000Well-Being
Colorado Rocky Mountain School
$50,000Education & Youth Development
Crossline Community Church
$50,000Community Engagement
Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno
$50,000Community Engagement