The Junior League of Reno established a Community Enrichment Fund in 1993 to respond to requests for small grants from local nonprofit organizations for financial assistance. Providing grants to other local organizations allows the Junior League of Reno one more opportunity to further its community involvement.

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All applicants must be available for an interview on April 27th. Please review the Junior League of Reno Grant Guidelines before completing your application.

2022 Poinsettia Grant Recipients

The Junior League of Reno awarded $75,000 to two local nonprofit organizations at our 50th Anniversary Poinsettia Luncheon in 2022.

Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows

$50,000 to sponsor a classroom in a new affordable childcare facility

ASUN Pack Provisions

$17,500 to stock a student-led food and hygiene pantry on campus

2022 Grant Recipients

The Junior League of Reno awarded more than $50,000 to eight local nonprofit organizations in 2022.

Urban Roots

$17,500 to develop a farm-to-table foods and nutrition program

The Discovery

$10,000 to the museum’s financial assistance program

Women and Children’s Center of the Sierra

$5,200 to provide fresh produce in the community pantry weekly

Karma Box Project

$5,000 to assist unsheltered residents procure identity documents

Northern Nevada Rave Family Foundation

$5,000 to to provide family respite care scholarships

Center for Adaptive Riding

$4,445 to to purchase an equicizer for therapeutic horseback riding

TruVista

$2,500 to to support family reunification expenses

Dress for Success

$1,600 for women’s scrubs, steel toe boots, and workwear

2021 Grant Recipients

Doral Academy

$5,000 to purchase new winter coats for children at Title 1 schools

Dress for Success

$1.300 for improvements at new location

Women and Children’s Center of the Sierra

$2.500 for new shoes for children in need

Assistance League

$2.800 for graduation caps and gowns for homeless students

Ridge House

$5,250 for beauty and hygiene products for women in recovery

Girls on the Run – Sierras

$3,000 for program scholarships for 50 girls

Northern Nevada RAVE

$5,000 for respite care to families with children with special needs

TruVista Foundation

$2,500 for family reunification program support

Karma Box

$5,000 for van to assist unsheltered residents procure identity documents

2020 Grant Recipients

Big Reno Coat Drive

$5,000 to purchase new winter coats for children at Title 1 schools

Northern Nevada Mask Coalition With Lexie’s Gift

$1,000 to provide masks to people in need

2019 Grant Recipients

Center for Adaptive Riding

$2,000 to cover equine therapy for two young disabled sisters

Dress for Success

$2,500 to provide workplace ready clothing and confidence for 25 women

For Kids Foundation

$5,000 to fund critical medical, dental, educational and physiological needs that cannot be met by any other source. For Kids is dedicated to helping children in need.

Girls on the Run Sierras

$30,000 Sponsorship of six Title 1 schools

His Heart

$2,500 for dental delivery for homeless and at risk youth

Northern Nevada Hopes

$6,000 to sponsor a tiny home in Hopes Spring

Noteables Music Therapy

$2,500 to support 15 teens with disabilities to attend the Teen Beat Summer Music Camp

Sierra Nevada Journeys

$2,000 to fund two family STEM nights that provide outdoor science education programs to 32,000 elementary children

Soroptimist International of Reno

$1,000 scholarship to the Thanks to Youth program. Scholarships go to unsung heroes who volunteer to help others.

Women and Children’s Center of the Sierra

$2,600 toward the Filling the Pot Holes on the Road to Stability program, helpig women escape poverty and provide a better life for themselves and their children

Future Grant Recipients

Are you a local non-profit interested in applying for a grant? Please contact us [email protected] for more information.