Village on Sage Street Announcement
Enjoy the photos from the public announcement and media event on September 7, 2018.
Kopfhammer Legacy Fund Completes Life Story
Surviving a childhood that rivals a movie script, Betty Kopfhammer grew into a person of spirit and drive whose later years were filled with love and compassion. She expressed her gratitude for the hospital that helped her and the nonprofits that help...
Keith and Sunny Mentzer – Gift of Property Creates Scholarship
Keith and Sunny were a type, prevalent in midcentury northern Nevada. Frugal, hardworking, with roots in another state, they saved their money and loved their family and the Reno-Sparks community. Keith and Sunny Mentzer worked their way into success....
Smile!
All scholarships are an act of faith. Donors believe their investment and encouragement will improve the life of a Nevada student and therefore improve our Nevada communities. Deborah Osborn’s scholarship helped her invest in her future, which made a...
Love, Chantal
Chantal died when she was 19 years old. Growing up in Reno, Chantal’s friends from Mt. Rose elementary school and the Coral Academy of Science remember her as an energetic, full-of-fun friend. Her life was full of joy, family,...
Tod Sherman Found Answers in the Caregiver Support Initiative
“There was nothing out there that tells us what’s available or where to go. I felt that I was blazing my own trail through every challenge.” Tod Sherman is a full-time caregiver for his wife, a veteran who is...
Jet Trails are the Inspiration Behind the Community Foundation
According to Community Foundation Founder, Jim Webster, the Community Foundation was being organized in the winter of 1997 when a he got two unrelated calls from attorneys saying they were setting up charitable trusts for their clients and all...
Celebrate Diversity Fund – Collaborating for Change
Teamwork Helped Win Federal Grant For School District It is a dream of mine to help people feel safe and accepted for just who they are. I want to help make schools in our area a gentle, peaceful...
Desert Rat Jack Bobbitt Left Estate to Help Lovelock’s Children.
Seven years of Jack Montrose Bobbitt fund grants are adding up to make a big difference for the children in the small town of Lovelock, Nevada. Jack Bobbit was an unusual man who left the children a Lovelock an...
Read With Me Preschool Scholarship Offers Full Year of Tuition
The Community Foundation of Western Nevada offers this unique opportunity for very young children. Parents and legal guardians are eligible to apply for a scholarship for children who are 2.5-5 years of age by September 30 of the...