Tahoe Womens' Community Fund membership and sponsorship drive

Fall has arrived. The aspen leaves are changing and there is a morning chill. The yellow, orange, and red are in the trees and the yellow school buses are back on the roads. It is also a season of planning and change as we prepare for winter, make holiday plans, perhaps a winter trip, and look towards the next year, 2024.

The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund (TWCF) is planning for next year too! We are moving into membership season. It is the season when we invite our members to renew their annual membership and to invite the community to become members and join in the impact of collective giving by joining the TWCF. To kick off the season, please join us for our membership celebration on Wednesday, October 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sidellis Brewery, located at 3350 Sandy Way, South Lake Tahoe. They are discounting their beer from $8 to $7 and TWCF is buying every member their first.

The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund was launched in 2015 to leverage the power of collective giving in order to make a broad and lasting impact on the South Shore communities we serve. Since our inception, through our memberships, we have given back $628,000 to our community nonprofits through a simple grant process.

Anyone and everyone is invited to join the TWCF. Please visit tahoewomenscommunityfund.org for more information and to join. With your membership, you will be invited to vote on the grants to be funded with the monies collected through memberships for 2024. Each membership equals one vote. It is that simple. The more members, the more support that will be granted to our community nonprofits through the power of collective giving.

TWCF will accept memberships through December 31, 2023. The goal this year is 400 members. The minimum membership is $125 for the year. Many give more to increase the impact of their giving.

Visit tahoewomenscommunityfund.org for more information.

Please consider joining, and be a philanthropist through giving and truly making a difference. Also, TWCF is looking for 7 of the 10 SUPER SPONSORS we need to make sure we can continue to give out $100,000 or more each year. Lisa Maloff, the Angel of Tahoe, provided TWCF with matching funds for the last five years. Since her passing, we have been looking for "super sponsors" to help. Generally, we bring in about $50,000 in membership money for our grants, and Ms. Maloff matched that through her generosity. Please consider this as another option to help support our nonprofit community.

Here is how it works:

SUPER SPONSOR...$5,000 or more to our expendable (Grant) fund. Select one of the areas of need that are named for two business/family sponsors (logo included). Sponsors get one vote like any member.

The choice for sponsorship category is for an area of need on a first-come, first-served basis - Youth & Education; Community, Arts & Culture; Mental Health & Wellness; Poverty, Housing and Basic Needs; Environment and Animals.

There are currently two sponsors already for Youth & Education but space is available in all other categories.

For more information on becoming a sponsor, please send an email to tahoewomensfund@gmail.com.