Touro University Nevada received a $3 million endowment gift from Qatar. The gift, known as the Qatar Patient Care Fund, will support and expand Touro’s Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities through 2027 and is being facilitated by the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C.
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission received a $38,000 donation from Cox Charities, the philanthropic arm of Cox Las Vegas. The nonprofit will use the donation, generated by Cox employee participation in a virtual 5k, to help furnish its newly refurbished Shelter of Hope.
Grant Frailich, a Las Vegas teacher, founded The Pride Tree to create safe environments where LGBTQ+ youth and allies can explore their own identity. The organization is hosting its first 30 Days of Pride with several events throughout June. Register for events at thepridetreelv.com.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s fourth annual Students of the Year campaign exceeded expectations, with 17 candidate teams, comprising 24 high school students, raising $431,380.83 to help find cancer cures. Team Cure-Saders, led by Caroline Edgeworth and Maddie Eberwein from Bishop Gorman High School, were named Students of the Year, with more than $170,000 raised. Team Answer For Cancer, led by Ari deLeon of Adelson Educational Campus and Macy Litt of the Meadows School raised more than $55,000 and was named first runner-up. Second runner-up was Team Kids Crushing Cancer, led by Megan Dwyer from Elko High School.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada celebrated its 80th year of serving the Las Vegas Valley. Through the generosity of foundations, grants, organizations and individual donors, Catholic Charities operates 16 programs providing support to more than 4,200 people daily and encompassing four core areas: family services, food services, immigration and refugee services, and homeless and housing services.
Children’s Heart Foundation will host its 18th annual Walk with the Heart of a Child in-person on May 22 at Craig Ranch Regional Park, giving walkers a true outdoor space to lace up their sneakers, socially distance and get those steps in to support the 1 in 100 (or 40,000) children in the United States who are born with a congenital heart defect each year. Online registration is available at chfn.org/walk.
The Baller Dream Foundation, in partnership with Blue Heron, and presenting sponsor Kamran Zand of Luxury Estates International, will honor two local “Ballers,” 6-year-old Makenna Lai and 16-year-old Tanner Levi Greer, who are being treated for cancer, on May 27. An evening mixer and fundraiser will be held in a new Blue Heron show homes. Details and tickets are available at
ballerdream.org/lasvegas.
GOLO, a wellness solutions company, donated $20,000 to support local health and wellness initiatives, including $10,000 each to the Special Olympics Nevada and Three Square Food Bank. The funding reflects the company’s commitment to supporting community-based health and wellness initiatives throughout the United States.
The Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, a vehicle for corporate and philanthropic partners to support programs that improve quality of life for Las Vegas residents, received a $10,000 donation from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to fund new scoreboards at Doolittle Field. The fund also received $40,000 from the Howard Hughes Corporation to fund the completion and installation of two iconic community sculptures at West Las Vegas Arts Center. In addition, the fund received three donations totaling $20,000 from three local companies. An unrestricted gift of $10,000 was received from the Molasky Group of Companies. A gift of $5,000 was received from AT&T to support the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center. And a grant of $5,000 was received from Toyota Financial Savings Bank and Toyota Financial Services to support the Strong Start GO! Mobile Pre-K.
Walker Furniture resumed its Project Firehouse: Rested & Ready program with the delivery of a mattress to Firehouse 21. This delivery, delayed due to the pandemic, marks the 15th, which is the halfway mark to all 30 Clark County firehouses.
Jersey Mike’s Subs donated $77,000 to Special Olympics Nevada. As part of the restaurant chain’s annual Month of Giving campaign, 12 Jersey Mike’s locations donated 100% of sales, not just profits, to SONV.
Hearts Alive Village animal rescue reached a major milestone with 5,000 animals saved since it opened its doors eight years ago. The rescue will celebrate with a socially distanced event at its Adoption Center and Pet Supply Store on June 13, and will work to raise $50,000 to continue its lifesaving work.