Staff Report
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Three Lake Tahoe nonprofits received about $5,000 in grants recently from the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation.
The foundation awards grants to programs that promote literacy, reading and writing skills as well as programs that focus on languages, sciences and interdisciplinary areas. Since 2008, more than $780,000 has been awarded to deserving organizations in the communities where Swift Communications conducts business. The Tahoe Daily Tribune is one of those publications.
The deadline for 2021 grant applications was Feb. 15 and more than 47 applications were received.
This year, applications were of exceptional quality and more than $81,000 has been awarded to 34 deserving organizations from five states.