In early 2001, founding member, Amanda Flangas, was asked to inaugurate a fundraising golf tournament in Reno to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is an outstanding organization making a difference for families worldwide. While Amanda loves and continues to support St. Jude, she wanted to narrow the focus of her efforts to Northern Nevada families with children battling chronic illnesses.
Two annual events that debuted in 2002 as benefits for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are Give Hope’s primary revenue sources: The Give Hope Northern Nevada Golf Classic and The Annual Auction Gala Fundraiser.
In early 2005, Give Hope's volunteer committee believed that it was time to formalize the foundation and formed into a nonprofit corporation, The Give Hope Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Continuing to operate by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, the Give Hope Foundation now administers all distributions of funds and continues its fundraising efforts through the annual golf tournament,
Hacks For Hope (held in June) and the yearly auction gala,
Festival of Hope (held every fall).
