Archives: Funds

  • The Esperanza Education Fund

    November 30, 2023
    The Esperanza Fund was created in late 2020 to bring hope to a community in desperate need. The Fund provided…
  • Accelerate Nevada

    November 30, 2023
    A research and public policy institute housed at NCF, with the specific mission to advance systems-based solutions to tackle Nevada's…
  • Governor's Task Force

    November 30, 2023
    The Nevada COVID-19 Task Force was created in March 2020 to create a pathway for Nevada's private sector to assist…
  • Regional Young Women's Leadership Expo

    November 30, 2023
    The Regional Young Women’s Leadership Expo (The Expo) is an annual event designed to ignite a spark in young leaders…
The Esperanza Education Fund

Funds

The Esperanza Fund was created in late 2020 to bring hope to a community in desperate need. The Fund provided over $1 million in cash grants to undocumented members of Nevada’s community who did not have access to the federal direct relief funds. A joint initiative of the Nevada Governor’s Office for New Americans, the Open Society Foundations, NCF, and in partnership with multiple Community-Based Organizations, the fund proved to be a successful experiment in unrestricted cash assistance and public-private partnerships — and a lifeline of hope in a deeply challenging time.