To enhance the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare’s recent giving is anchored by large unrestricted support for Carson-Tahoe Health System, including a $26,300,000 grant in 2025 and two other seven-figure-level awards in the same general operating category in 2023 and 2024. That pattern points to a funder that primarily underwrites core health-system operations rather than isolated projects. The foundation’s stated purpose is to enhance the health and well-being of the communities it serves, and its listed focus areas include general healthcare delivery, cancer services and integrative cancer care, behavioral health for adults and youth, cardiovascular care, community health needs assessment and community benefits, and volunteer and patient support programs. The recent grants list also shows smaller, targeted awards alongside the large operating support. Center for Hope & Healing in Gardnerville received $15,000 for general operating support, while ThinkFirst Northern Nevada in Reno received $8,000 for Carson City High School helmets. Together, those grants show a mix of institutional support and narrower community health or injury-prevention funding tied to local needs.
In general healthcare delivery, the foundation’s clearest pattern is direct operating support for Carson-Tahoe Health System, including a $22,212,800 grant in 2023 and a $21,550,000 grant in 2024. That scale is consistent with support for core healthcare services rather than single programs. In behavioral health, they gave $15,000 to Center for Hope & Healing for general operating support, linking the funder’s stated behavioral-health focus to a community provider in Gardnerville. For youth injury prevention, ThinkFirst Northern Nevada received $8,000 for Carson City High School helmets, which connects the foundation’s school athletic safety and student health priorities to equipment support. The foundation also lists cancer services and integrative cancer care and cardiovascular care among its focus areas, indicating a broader clinical-health orientation beyond the examples visible in the recent grants list.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered in the low-$22 million range: p25 is $21,715,700, the median is $21,881,400, and p75 is $22,047,100. That distribution reflects a program built around very large, recurring operating awards rather than many small grants. The recent record shows the same recipient, Carson-Tahoe Health System, appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for general operating support. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. The available grants also show short-term, one-off support for smaller community awards and equipment funding.
$26.3M
$494.3M
$467.2M
$450M
Most grants fall between $21.7M and $22M, with a median of $21.9M.
25th Percentile
$21.7M
Median
$21.9M
75th Percentile
$22M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Giving is local and entirely within Nevada: 100% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in the HQ state, and Nevada is also the top state by grant count. Carson City appears directly in the largest grants through Carson-Tahoe Health System, while Gardnerville and Reno show up in smaller awards. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 5 grants in the United States. The geography matches a place-based health funder focused on its surrounding service area rather than a multi-state or national grantmaker.
The recent grants show support for a health system, a behavioral-health provider, and a youth injury-prevention organization. The listed focus areas include general healthcare delivery, cancer services and integrative cancer care, behavioral health, cardiovascular care, community health needs assessment and community benefits, and volunteer and patient support programs.
The foundation’s grant size distribution is very large and tightly grouped: p25 is $21,715,700, the median is $21,881,400, and p75 is $22,047,100. That suggests a consistent pattern of major operating support.
In the provided data, yes. All 5 recent grants went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in Nevada. Recent recipients include organizations in Carson City, Gardnerville, and Reno.
The recent grants are dominated by general operating support, including the three largest awards to Carson-Tahoe Health System and a smaller operating grant to Center for Hope & Healing. One smaller award was for Carson City High School helmets, showing that equipment support also appears in the record.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM | CARSON CITY, NV | $26,300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR HOPE & HEALING | GARDNERVILLE, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THINKFIRST NORTHERN NEVADA | RENO, NV | $8,000 | 2025 | CARSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL HELMETS |
| CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM | CARSON CITY, NV | $21,550,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM | CARSON CITY, NV | $22,212,800 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM
$26,300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CENTER FOR HOPE & HEALING
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THINKFIRST NORTHERN NEVADA
$8,000CARSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL HELMETS
CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM
$21,550,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEM
$22,212,800GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT