Stewardship of a Legacy
Rodger “Andy” Anderson made a bequest in 2006 in honor of his wife, Dora De Anderson, who died as a young woman. Dora De was of Paiute Indian heritage from the Winnemucca area. Rodger gifted to the Community Foundation...
The Promise of Community Foundations
The Community Foundation of Western Nevada is multi-faceted. We perform services like commercial gift funds managed by Fidelity and Vanguard, like trust companies, and have been compared to a philanthropic bank. Except we are not. Community foundations have always...
CONNECTED
Your Foundation for Your Community -Published December 21, 2015, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, “Nonprofit Spotlight” pg. 15 $130,000,000 is a lot of money, especially when it’s given to charities by people like you and me, who earned it. Precious...
IRA Charitable Rollover Extended & Youth Services Guide Use Growing
Do you care about homeless youth in Washoe County? The Community Foundation cares and is committed to improving the situation for these most vulnerable young people. You probably know about RenoYouthNetwork.com, the on-line resource for homeless and struggling youth...
Why a Private Foundation?
The reasons I hear that some people establish a private foundation is because of CONTROL, PRIVACY, AND FEES. So, if that is the case, why are some of the smartest and wealthiest people in the Bay Area establishing their...
Endowment Building Takes Committment
There are only a dozen charities in our community that have sizable endowments. Ideally, although it will vary based on the type of charity, a reliable income stream of 15% to 25% of a charity’s annual operating expense would...
It’s our 16th Birthday!
Friday February 28, the Community Foundation of Western Nevada turned 16. To me that conjures up lots of thoughts and images, such as… we’ve got our driver’s license and are on the road, we’re almost an adult, we’re old...
The Foundation’s Initiative is Moving Quickly
Please mark Wednesday, March 12th at 5:30pm on your calendar. That will be the date and time of the next convening for the You’N-I (Youth Network Initiative) at the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows. In the aftermath...
Are You a Stakeholder?
On January 14th the Community Foundation will convene stakeholders to have a conversation about helping homeless and runaway youth and aging-out foster youth. As we’ve been meeting with people in the community and working with a dedicated group on...