AAUW Tahoe Nevada awards Community Education Grants

The American Association of University Women, Tahoe-Nevada Branch (AAUW Tahoe-NV), located in Incline Village, has awarded several financial grants to deserving not-for-profit organizations in the Incline Village area. 

Thanks to the generosity of numerous donors and AAUW Tahoe-NV’s fundraising efforts, the Branch, through their Community Education Grant Program for Fall, 2025, granted more than $ 8,000 that will benefit all three local public schools!

“These grants are awarded annually to nonprofit organizations serving the Incline Village area in the education arena and in alignment with our mission,” explains Jane Dykstra, Chair of the Community Education Grant Committee of the local AAUW Branch. “This Program was introduced in 2022, and has been a most rewarding endeavor for our AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Branch. This year, we received a record of nine grant applications from seven non-profits operating in our community,” Dykstra continued.

Volunteer members of the AAUW Tahoe-NV Branch comprise the Grants Committee. Each grant proposal is reviewed and the most impactful opportunities are sought out using a grading matrix method. Funding was awarded to a wide variety of projects that provide educational programs to benefit women and girls of all ages. This includes the following:

• Igniting Inquiry Project at Incline Elementary – Classroom Science Support through

Incline Education Fund (IEF)

• Makerspace Classroom at Incline Elementary through IEF

• Incline Middle School’s MathCounts Team through IEF

• Educational Programs for Mothers at Tahoe’s Connection for Families

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• Incline Middle School’s Girls Inquire (and Inspire) Club

• Tahoe Family Solution’s Homework Help Club

• ComputerCorp’s Summer 2026 TechCamp Scholarships for Incline Girls

• Women’s Snowshoe Outing with Tahoe Institute for Nature Science

• Incline Elementary School Library Supplies

AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Branch sponsors a monthly meeting in Incline Village that features speakers on a broad range of subjects to its more than 140 members. The Branch also has many interest groups (Outdoor Enthusiasts, Book Club, and a Great Decision discussion group, to name just a few).

The AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Branch is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation registered with the Nevada Secretary of State (Federal Tax I.D. #943055754), whose purpose is to further AAUW’s mission in advancing equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. 

Contributions to the Scholarship Program and Community Education Grant efforts qualify for a federal tax deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 170.c. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 USC 170c. For further information on the AAUW Tahoe-NV organization or to contribute to their efforts, please go to their website: https://tahoe-nv.aauw.net