Sponsorship Programs

Truckee Tahoe Airport has two levels of community benefit sponsorship programs,  1) Agency Partnerships for requests > $5,000 and 2) Community Sponsorship < $5,000.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:
Consistent with applicable California law, all expenditures of TTAD funds under this Policy must serve a public purpose of the District, referred to as “public purpose” throughout our policy instruction 311.
Expenditures may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to ensure compliance but below are examples of permissible TTAD public purposes as set forth in the California Airport District Act or other applicable law.  Examples are listed below.  For more information please read ➤ Eligibility Criteria - TTAD Policy Instruction 311 (March 2023)  

• Aviation or other services provided by TTAD
• Transportation related to use of TTAD property
• Aviation-related noise mitigation and avoidance
• Conservation and similar aviation buffer efforts
• Aviation-related public safety efforts
• Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM) education
• Workforce housing
• Greenhouse gas emissions reductions and offsets
• Natural Resource Management

COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM (Administered by Airport Board & Staff)

If you would like to apply for Truckee Tahoe Airport District sponsorship for your  please complete the "Community Sponsorship Application Form" and return it, along with supporting program or event information and proof of 501c3 status and a Federal Tax ID number to Marc Lamb at marc.lamb@truckeetahoeairport.com.  To see if your request fits our eligibility requirements visit 
➤ PI 311 - Eligibility Requirements (March 2023)

➤ Community Sponsorship Application (fillable format)

Notes:
- Please confirm your eligibility criteria before submitting an application.
- Requests for funding under $5,000.
- For an application to be considered, please ensure that the application form is completely filled out and that you include a copy of your non-profit organization's IRS determination letter reflecting a non-profit 501c(3) (or similar) status and Federal Tax I.D. number.
- Please allow 60 days for your request to be processed.

AGENCY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (Administered by Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation)

The Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) has a history of supporting larger projects that benefit its constituents district-wide through partnerships with local agencies and non-profits.

TTAD has partnered with the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF), who will now be managing the administrative and application side of the Agency Partnership process.  The Airport Board of Directors will still have the final word on all partnership agreements.  Agency Partnerships are for funding requests over $5,000 that meet the eligibility criteria. 
➤ PI 311 - Eligibility Requirements (March 2023)

2023 TIMELINE: 

March 28: 2:00 pm: Webinar for interested applicants,  
March 28: Application period opens,  
July 31: Application period closes, 
August 2 - Sept 18: TTCF Committee review, 
September 27: TTAD Board of Directors meeting, 
September 28: Notification of funding decisions. 

*Note that some dates are subject to change. For questions or additional information, please contact the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation's Community Impact Manager, Dana Crary at dana@ttcf.net or visit ➤ Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation