Financials - Tahoe Fund

Dear Tahoe Fund Friends,

We proudly present to you our FY 2020/21 Tahoe Fund Annual Report. We have a lot to celebrate, as even during these uncertain times, our portfolio of environmental improvement projects has continued to grow alongside the support from our donors and partners.

In 2010, a dedicated group of Tahoe leaders came together to start the Tahoe Fund. Their goal was to inspire the private community to support important environmental improvement projects. And now, eleven years later, we have a portfolio of more than 60 projects and have helped secure more than $50M in public funding.

Even in the face of this past year’s uncertainty, we remained committed to our mission to improve the Lake Tahoe environment for all to enjoy. With the support of our generous donors, we funded projects focused on the goals of our new strategic plan: increasing the pace and scale of forest restoration, improving Lake clarity, expanding sustainable recreation, finding solutions to transportation issues, and building life-long stewards of Tahoe. In this last fiscal year, amidst the pandemic, we granted out $1 million to 32 different projects.

But we didn’t do it alone. We know that collaboration is the key to progress. Together we were able to accomplish so much more thanks to the dedication and work of our partners. We are so grateful to work together with more than 20 agencies and organizations as well as the 50 partners in the Take Care Tahoe program.

This year, we contributed to more projects than we did in our first five years combined. The increase in the pace and scale of our work happened because of you. You never wavered with your continued and generous support in the years leading up to this, and especially during these very strange times. For this, we are beyond grateful.

As we look back on the last year, we can’t help but think about what comes next. If we were able to accomplish this much in our first decade, we know with your continued support we will be able to do even more great work into the future. Thank you for showing us the true power of philanthropy.

Together we are creating a legacy.

Allen Biagi,
Chair, FY 20/21

Amy Berry,
Tahoe Fund CEO