Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation

We're good at investing in Tahoe Truckee’s future. Generations of our Donors, Board, Staff, and Volunteers have been doing it since 1998.

Since 2017, we’ve taken a disciplined approach to the way we invest in our community leaders, regional data and education, partnerships, and opportunities.

TTCF's Impact Portfolio is the most natural evolution of that work- bringing together strategies, partners, and capital to tackle Tahoe Truckee's greatest challenges as one interconnected system.

We're excited to introduce Maeve Donovan as TTCF's first Impact Portfolio Director. Maeve brings both analytical rigor and deep roots in this community — and she's exactly the right person to lead this next chapter.

This work is exciting stuff. Here’s A Candid Look at the Strategy Behind the Impact, by Stacy Caldwell, CEO.

Her full article is linked in the comments — it's worth a read.
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Today's the day to get prepared. 🔥

Join us tomorrow for a free one-hour Virtual Lunch + Learn with experts from Tahoe Truckee COAD and United Policyholders.

Walk away with a family plan, alert system registrations, and a clearer picture of your home insurance coverage.

📅 This Thursday, May 29 | 12–1 PM PT | Free via Zoom
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Grantmaking is a financial tool for creating meaningful community change. But it isn’t the only one.

TTCF’s Forest Futures Initiative seeks to build a Forest Economy- one that includes private business. Why? For one, to have places to process the hazardous, excess wood that has been growing in our forests.

Saché Cantu, TTCF Chief Operating Officer, sat down for an interview in our Spring Impact Report. She shares how TTCF's financial toolkit is designed to unlock projects that traditional philanthropy alone can't fund.

Get to know Saché, a self-proclaimed softie and finance nerd who got “a little teary-eyed” when TTCF’s Board of Directors approved a policy that created a clear, repeatable way to invest in our community.

What might surprise you is that your local Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation has been utilizing Impact Investments for nearly 15 years. The first was to purchase and renovate a Kings Beach motel that would become the headquarters of [Sierra Community House]. Perhaps you’ve heard of it?

Read the full interview at ttcf.net. Link in comments.

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Imagine your neighbor just evacuated. They need somewhere safe to go, a warm meal, a familiar face. That's where you come in. 🏠

The Red Cross is recruiting Wildfire Shelter Volunteers — and the first step is easier than you think.

Learn more & register at ttcf.net/events, then pick a training that works for you, and consider joining us in person for a local Tahoe Truckee training on June 13th.

Your community is worth showing up for. 💙

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Wildfire resilience doesn't happen on a single property or through a single organization. It happens when landowners, nonprofits, and government agencies align around a shared goal — and stay aligned.

This spring, TTCF's Forest Futures Initiative and CAL FIRE completed a multi-year pilot program – 7 forest health projects covering 381 treated acres across the Tahoe-Truckee region.

The result is a landscape — and the communities within it — that are meaningfully more resilient. This is what showing up & working together actually looks like.

Read the full story in the Spring 2026 Impact Report at www.ttcf.net.

Want to live and play in the woods? Then do as the scouts do...

"A scout must prepare by previously thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise." - Robert Baden-Powell, Scouting Founder

Wildfire Risk 2026: Prepare Today
Free Virtual Lunch + Learn 🌐
📅 Friday, May 29 | 12–1 PM PT
Register at ttcf.net/events 🗣️

Whether you're a full-time resident, part-time local, or simply someone who recreates in fire-prone areas, this session is for you.

You'll hear from Anne Rarick on emergency alerts and family preparedness, and Annie Barbour on protecting your home insurance coverage — two things you'll be glad you knew before fire season peaks.

Spanish interpretation provided.

Hosted by Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and Tahoe Truckee COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster)

YOU can help make it easier, too. We are looking for more professional groups, employers, and generous donors to help us build this program. Please reach out to learn more about how you can join us in securing the regional workforce that we need.

To make it easier, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and our partners are accepting applications for TTCF’s Workforce Scholarship Program. Our goal is to help local young adults afford the education or training they need to build in-demand careers, and stay in the Tahoe Truckee community.

Application Window: May 15 - June 30, 2026
Learn more and apply at www.ttcf.net.

YOU can help make it easier, too. We are looking for more professional groups, employers, and generous donors to help us build this program. Please reach out to learn more about how you can join us in securing a regional workforce that we need now and into the future.

Thank you to our partners who have made the following scholarships available:

Anna Jane Ellis Scholarships
Juanita Schneider Workforce Medical Scholarship
Juanita Schneider Workforce Vocational Scholarship
Martis Camp Foundation Workforce Scholarships
S.H.E. Foundation Workforce Scholarships
Steve Shippy Vocational Scholarship
Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) Annual Utility Operations Workforce Scholarships
Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) Aviation/STEM Career Path Scholarships
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) Workforce Scholarships

Anthony Garcia-Ramirez grew up right here in Truckee. He's the first in his family to go to college — and he didn't get there alone.

Two multi-year scholarships, made possible by donors like you, are supporting Anthony as he builds a future that gives back to this community.

This is what your generosity looks like. Read his full story in the Spring 2026 Impact Report at www.TTCF.net.