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Legacy Society

The Legacy Society honors those individuals and families that have chosen to include the Foundation in their estate plans or in a planned gift arrangement. Their generosity will not only benefit future generations but will also help build awareness of what is possible through charitable giving vehicles. Gifts received through an individual's planned giving instrument help build our endowment, assuring a strong and sustaining future for the community.  

If you have included the Nevada Community Foundation in your estate plans, please let us know so that we may acknowledge and thank you.

Here are the current members* of the Legacy Society: 

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Leonard and Audrey Albertini
Doug Beckley
Philip & Elizabeth Block
Joanne Blystone
Alden Briggs*
Hortense Briggs
Susan Byerley
James & Margaret Calegory
Susan Foregard Campbell
Robert E. Clark
Moe Dalitz*
Estelle Disselhorst
Robert Gall
Virginia Gang
Lou Gamage
Lloyd Gronberg
Gary & Carolyn Jan Hanna
Ernest Happold*

Kenneth & Jodi Huff
Gard & Florence Jameson
John Krakauer
Donald & Kathleen Klinkner
Franklin Koch*
Duncan & Irene Lee Allen & Lynn Landers
John & Bonita Madden
George & Priscilla Messenger
William M. Moore*
Rosanne Moss
Richard Ogden
George & Debbie Pietro
Rita S. Rapoza, Ph.D.
Elaine & Dale Roesener
Pete & Inez Salcido
Mary Lulu Schweitz
Charles & Lenke Tarr*
George Von Tobel*
Gary & Paula Waite
Edwin F. Wiegand*

(*) realized gift

Now Accepting Donations to Judge Voy's Nevada Safe House (4/1/08)

(As seen on the Oxygen Network)

If you would like to make a credit card donation to the Nevada Safe House through the Nevada Community Foundation, please call the Foundation at 702-892-2326 and ask to speak to Denise Hawkins, Executive Associate.  

All donations made by check should be made out to: PSEC Nevada Designated Fund and mailed directly to the Foundation.

 

NCF Youth Philanthropy Program Awards 2008 Grants (3/31/08)

In late March, the 14 members of the 2008 Youth Philanthropy Program concluded their charitable giving program by announcing two separate grant awards: A $5,000 grant to Center for Independent Living; and an $11,000 grant to Noah's Animal House at The Shade Tree.  Congratulations to the winners!  If you are interested in your children participating in the Youth Philanthropy Program, please look for announcements this summer on our web site. 

Grants from the Foundation

The vast majority of the Nevada Community Foundationassets are distributed in partnership with our family of donor advisors, and applications for these funds are generally not accepted. However, in this section, you will find information on how to apply for grants available through our pool of charitable dollars provided by our unrestricted & field of interest funds, scholarship funds, and corporate grant administration.

The Traditional Grant Process

Through our Traditional Grant Process, organizations may submit applications that support innovative charitable projects and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for citizens of southern Nevada.  Deadlines occur twice a year, due in the Foundation offices by 4:30 p.m. on the last Fridays in February and August.

Basic facts about the process:

  • Typical Foundation Grant Process
  • Outcomes Based
  • Applicants must be 501c(3) or units of government working for public good
  • Deadlines twice a year – last Friday in February and August
  • Grants awarded range from $1,000- $25,000 and average $7,500

Click here for more specific information on this grant process or to download an application.

The Community Investment Process

Through the Community Investment Process organizations may submit an Idea Letter at any time, to members of the Community Conference who convene monthly to determine where millions of charitable dollars will go toward building and strengthening community. 

Basic facts about the process:

  • Begins with an "Idea Letter"
  • Focused on Engaging Citizens
  • Applicants may be traditional charities or groups of citizens
  • No specific deadline, Ideas considered monthly
  • Investments awarded average from $5,000 and above

Click here for more information on the Community Investment Process and to download an information sheet.

Scholarships

Click here to learn more about the scholarship programs the Foundation administers.

Corporate Grant Administration

Click here to learn more about the corporate grant programs the Foundation administers.