Tahoe Community Foundation
Tahoe Community Foundation reported $28.2 million in revenue and $29.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.86 went to program services, $2.31 to management and general costs and $0.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 71.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $253,593 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 166% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.3% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 71.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $253,593 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.87% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 69.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDonor Services: The Foundation fulfills its mission to build a more prosperous community by partnering with donors to make their charitable giving more meaningful, by supporting quality programs provided by local non-profit organizations and by providing community leadership on emerging issues. As the Tahoe region's oldest and largest community foundation, The Foundation currently administers 166 charitable funds which supported 418 non-profit organizations. It is the intention of the Foundation to continue to build charitable resources that will benefit the community now and into the future
Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center: In the year ended December 31, 2025, the Foundation provided 37 local non-profit organizations (not including ourselves) with office space, storage space, and meeting room use. The DWR center is a valuable asset which allows non-profit organizations to allocate more funding toward programs and services which directly benefit the community
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,000 | $0 | $13,593 | $253,593 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,529 | $0 | $24,731 | $173,260 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tahoe Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $427K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 56
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Tahoe Community Foundation totaling $3.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Tahoe Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Tahoe Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Tahoe Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Tahoe Community Foundation reported that 96.9% of its $29.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.3% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tahoe Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tahoe Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $253,593, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tahoe Community Foundation get its money?
Of $28.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 71.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tahoe Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 88-0362053 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612309349302941 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502519349300235 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349314395 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349309485 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222799349301337 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111349349302741 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001399349301020 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 88-0362053: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.