The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation is currently taking grant applications from organizations that provide direct service to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for children who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.
The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation is currently taking grant applications from organizations that provide direct service to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for children who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.
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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.