Grants - 2010 Awards

In 2010, the Terry Lee Wells Foundation awarded a lead gift of $4 million to the Nevada Discovery Museum as a challenge to complete the $19.5 million capital fundraising campaign that will result in the opening of the new Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in downtown Reno in late 2011.

In addition to the grant to the Discovery Museum, the Foundation awarded $382,221 in grants to 38 organizations in northern Nevada in 2010. The grant amounts ranged from $750 to $82,000. These grant recipients and purposes of the grants are:

Artown: for assistance in continuing to raise the quality, coordination and marketing of programming for the 2010 Artown summer festival.

Association of Small Foundations: for support of educational programs and services that help small foundations generate the most impact from their philanthropic efforts.

Bristlecone Family Resources: for support for women participating in the Co-Occurring Disorder program, which provides treatment to individuals diagnosed with both substance abuse and a mental health disorder.

C*A*R*E* Chest of Sierra Nevada: to purchase test strips and other supplies for low-income women and children assisted through the diabetic program.

Catholic Community Services of Northern Nevada: for support of the Adoption Program, which facilitates the safe, nurturing placement of children needing permanent homes.

Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project: for Elementary Abuse Prevention Workshops for 2nd and 4th grade students in Washoe and Storey Counties.

CitiCare: to provide non-ADA service area rides for people with disabilities, including frail/elderly seniors, and to obtain the matching Federal funds from the New Freedom Initiative.

Community Chest, Inc.: for operating support of Community Chest programs in Storey and Lyon Counties.

Education Alliance of Washoe County: to implement Smarthinking.com online tutorial program for all students in grades 7 ­ 12 in the Washoe County School District.

Family Promise of Reno/Sparks: to support the Interfaith Hospitality Network Program, which provides transitional shelter and comprehensive assistance to families who are experiencing homelessness.

Food Bank of Northern Nevada: for the Mobile Pantry program, which delivers groceries in refrigerated trucks and nutrition educational materials to underserved neighborhoods and rural towns.

Friends in Service Helping: for the Ross Medical Clinic Diabetes Education and Treatment Program that serves clients in Carson City and surrounding communities who have no medical insurance and limited financial resources.

Friends of Washoe County Library: for program support of the free Year Round Reading Program for children.

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada: for financial support for low-income and at-risk girls to participate in the Babysitting Business Basics Program.

House Calls: for operating support for programs that provide seniors with services that meet their safety, security, and emotional needs.

Junior League of Reno: for construction of the Universally Accessible Playground in Dick Taylor Park in central Reno, where children with disabilities will be able to play alongside their able bodied peers.

Kids’ Klub: for after school program that provides local underprivileged children with a hot meal, structured activities, tutoring, formal classes and socialization opportunities.

Kids & Horses, Inc.: to provide scholarships for children and adults with disabilities to receive therapeutic riding lessons at the Kids & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center in Minden.

Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults: to fund the Terry Lee Wells Family Camp for children with diabetes and their families.

Nevada Health Centers, Inc.: for construction of a new Community Health Center in Carlin, Nevada, scheduled to open Summer 2011.

Nevada Museum of Art: to support the hands/ON! Sunday Family Program, a free monthly program designed to provide a structured learning environment for the entire family.

Nevada Women’s Fund: to award a Terry Lee Wells Endowed Scholarship to a woman who is a resident of a rural area in northern Nevada, with preference given to a re-entry student.

Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation: to support respite care sessions for families caring for young children with special needs, foster children and their siblings.

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts: to subsidize artists’ fees for the Pioneer Center Youth Programs in elementary schools in Reno-Sparks and outlying areas.

Rebuilding Together Northwest Nevada: to support home repairs and rehabilitation for low-income homeowners who are elderly, disabled, or families with children.

Reno Little Theater: for construction of a new theater building in the Wells Avenue corridor in Reno.

Reno Philharmonic Association: for the Celebrate Strings program that provides after-school violin instruction to underprivileged elementary school students; and for the Discover Music program that brings orchestral ensembles to perform at local elementary schools.

Safe Embrace: for the Kids Klub Children’s Program, which provides intervention services for children residing with their mothers in the domestic violence shelter.

Special Recreation Services, Inc.: to provide facility rental for Camp Lotsafun, an overnight camp for people of all ages with disabilities that provides a therapeutic experience for the campers while providing respite services for their families.

Step 2, Inc.: for case management services designed to move women who are at high risk for substance abuse during pregnancy into treatment, in order to prevent fetal exposure to alcohol and other drugs .

Tahoe Women’s Services: for the Children’s Program for Victims of Abuse, which provides a range of services to high risk children.

Tahoe Youth & Family Services: for support of the Youth Drop-in Resource Center for at-risk youth in rural Douglas County.

The Note-Ables: to fund individual music lessons or music therapy for children with autism who need one-on-one instruction and whose families cannot afford to pay the fees.

The Ridge House, Inc.: for individualized services to women who are released from prison that will assist them in acquiring skills necessary to keep them from returning and to ultimately help them to succeed.

Truckee Meadows Tomorrow: to sponsor a quality of life indicator in the area of educational success.

Washoe Legal Services: to support the Child Advocacy Unit, which represents and advocates for children between 6 months and 18 years of age who are severely abused and neglected and are in the custody of Washoe County Social Services and under the jurisdiction of the Family Court.

Wells Family Resource & Cultural Center: for the Just for Parents program to improve parenting skills and knowledge of wellness for parents in the rural community of Wells, Nevada.

Women & Children’s Center of the Sierra: for operating support for programs designed to empower women who are struggling to support themselves and their children to create financial, emotional and family sustainability though a comprehensive range of learning, support and employment opportunities.