Incline Education Fund News
January 7, 2026 | Mary Danahey
Incline Education Fund (IEF) has received a $26,500 grant from the Tahoe Community Foundation to support the continued expansion of its STEP Up for STEM initiative, strengthening STEM and STEAM education across Incline Village public schools. The award includes $25,000 from the Community Impact Fund and $1,500 through a donor-advised co-investment from the Gap Fund and The Bolinger Family Fund, supporting the fourth year of IEF’s five-year effort to build a vertically aligned K–12 STEM pathway.
Through STEP Up for STEM, all three Incline public schools—elementary, middle, and high school—have earned STEM School Designation from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology, making Incline Village the first fully aligned K–12 STEM pathway in Nevada. This grant funding will help sustain the Incline Elementary School Makerspace and art programming – laying the groundwork and skill development for STEM programs at the middle and high school level, like: robotics, engineering, environmental projects, middle school Exploratory courses, and high school College & Career programs that prepare students for future success.
This Tahoe Community Foundation grant allows IEF to sustain their STEP Up for STEM programs and ensures every Incline student has access to high-quality, hands-on STEM and STEAM learning.