2022 Community Grant Recipients
Total awarded: $757,000
Education
Aim High
Arts for the Schools
Friends of the Truckee Library Inc.
Gateway Mountain Center
Glenshire Special Friends (1 of 2)
Headwaters Science Institute/TTUSD
La Fuerza Latina
Pathways to Aviation
Positively Rolling
Sagehen Outdoor Education Program
Sierra Avalanche Center
Soroptomist International of Truckee Donner
Tahoe Expedition Academy
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Truckee Roundhouse
Youth Development
Adventure Risk Challenge
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra
Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe
Cast Hope
Girls on the Run - Sierras
SOS Outreach
Tahoe Truckee School of Music
Truckee Community Theater
Truckee Tahoe Soaring Association
Human Services
Granite Wellness Center
High Fives
Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe Inc.
North Tahoe Truckee Homeless Services
Send It Foundation
Sierra Community House
Sierra Senior Services
Slow Food Tahoe
Truckee Community Christmas
Tahoe Ability Program
Tahoe Food Hub
Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation
UC Davis Field Trip
Wampler Foundation
Recreation
Achieve Tahoe
Biking for a Better World
Clean Up the Lake
Northstar Team Foundation
Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Education Association
Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue
Trails & Vistas
Truckee Trails Foundation
Capital Grants
KidZone
TTCF Forest Futures
Rocker Memorial Skatepark
TDRPD Pickleball
Community Grants
MCF 2022 Community Grant for $70,000 awarded to KidZone Museum
MCF Community Grants are evaluated based on their alignment with the mission of the MCF and awarded annually by November 1st. Applications for the 2023 cycle are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1st, 2023. Applications may be emailed to mcf@martiscamp.org.
Focus Areas
Grants are awarded to programs that have a significant impact on the greater Truckee community in four focus areas:
Education
The MCF supports educational institutions that promote learning and intellectual development and that make education more accessible and effective for all students.
Youth Development
Organizations that provide services and opportunities that enable young people to develop to their full potential are supported by the MCF.
Human Services
Providing direct services to our neighbors in need is an important goal of the MCF. We support organizations that help people lead safe, healthy and productive lives.
Recreation
The MCF recognizes that recreational opportunities are important to all and supports organizations that improve the number and quality of recreational options in the area.
2023 Application Requirements
- A link to the 2023 application will be posted in late October
- Applications must be submitted electronically in PDF format.
- Complete submissions must include the application, a formal letter of request (no more than three pages), and supplemental documents. Detailed instructions are included in the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Applications are due by Friday, September 1st, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
- Email your completed application to mcf@martiscamp.org.
A member of the MCF Grant Committee may reach out to the primary contact on the application if further information is needed for review.
The grant period is 12 months from the grant approval date. A brief summary report is due 30 days after the end of the grant period or by September 1st, whichever is soonest. Details for the summary report are included in the grant agreement (at the time of the grant disbursement). 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $50,000 Awarded to Sierra Community House 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $10,000 Awarded to Friends of the Truckee Library 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $8,500 Awarded to Cast Hope 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $5,000 Awarded to Tahoe Ability Program 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $10,000 Awarded to Glenshire Special Friends 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $7,500 Awarded to Trails & Vistas 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $15,000 Awarded to Gateway Mountain Center 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $15,000 Awarded to Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $5,000 Awarded to the Send it Foundation 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $5,000 Awarded to Sierra Senior Services 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $6,000 Awarded to Tahoe Institute for Natural Science 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $7,500 Awarded to Truckee Community Christmas 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $10,000 Awarded to Tahoe Truckee School of Music 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $15,000 Awarded to Truckee Trails Foundation 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $10,000 Awarded to the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $5,000 Awarded to Tahoe Food Hub 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $12,000 Awarded to Sagehen Outdoor Education Program 
MCF 2021 Community Grant for $7,500 Awarded to Arts for the Schools