Generous donations to local nonprofits

Ten Southern Nevada nonprofits are recipients of more than $5 million thanks late Las Vegas businessman Charles Tarr.

THIS IS ALL THANKS TO CHARLESTARR.HE WAS A LAS VEGAS BUSINESSMANAND RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OFGIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY.BEFORE TARR PASSED AWAY ONDECEMBER 31, 1999, HE SET UP ATRUST THAT WOULD CONTINUE HISLEGACY OF GENEROSITY.60-PERCENT OF HIS ESTATE WOULDGO TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ANDNONPROFITS.CHARLIE IN MY BOOK IS A REALHERO AND REMAINED EVEN UNTILHIS DEATHIN 2000, THE NEVADA COMMUNITYFOUNDATION BECAME RESPONSIBLEOF THETRUST.OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, THEFUND HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 5POINT 2 MILLION DOLLARS.TARR WAS DESCRIBED AS AN EQUALOPPORTUNITY GIVER.HE'S QUITE A GENEROUS, HE'S AWONDERFUL MAN...AND ADMIREEACH NONPROFIT RECEIVED NO LESSTHAN 217-THOUSAND OR445-THOUSAND DOLLARS TOCONTINUE THEIR MISSIONS.FLOODWATERS, TORNADOES ANDFALLEN TREES.