EVERY DOLLAR BUYS MORE TIME
The threat to the Lake Tahoe region is immediate. The plan is ready. Your donation directly funds the aircraft, crew, and capabilities that will stop wildfires before they destroy our community.
ACQUISITION TO FULL PROTECTION
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $28.3 MILLION
$2,250,000 raised of $28,300,000
Goal
GIVING WITH IMPACT
$5,000 funds one full water drop mission
$2,200 funds 1 flight helmets - 20 are needed ($44,000)
$20 million funds the helitack base construction (in 3 phases)
$12 million funds one used fully refurbished Type 1 Helicopter
Major donors have a rare opportunity to permanently strengthen the Lake Tahoe region's wildfire defense tools. Tahoe Fire Helicopter sponsorships and naming opportunities are currently in development. To explore how your support can make an immediate and lasting impact, send us an email at info@tahoefirehelicopter.com.
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If you would like to make a complex contribution directly to the Tahoe Fire Helicopter Project, please contact Committee Chairman Scott McDonald at 775-315-6066 | sirmacd@comcast.net.
Other, more complex gifts can be accepted to the Tahoe Fire Helicopter Fund held at Tahoe Community Foundation. These gifts include: Marketable securities (stocks etc.); Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) from IRAs, 401Ks; Cryptocurrencies; Donor Advised Fund Grants; Private Foundation Grants; and other complex Gifts. To make a complex gift, please contact Mackenzie Sweigert, Donor Services Director for Tahoe Community Foundation.The Tahoe Fire Helicopter Fund is a component fund of the Tahoe Community Foundation. The Tahoe Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Nevada and serving the Tahoe region. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tax ID#: 88-0362053.