Renown Health Foundation offers philanthropic programs and services that reach beyond the hospital's walls into our community, bringing education, comfort, healing and life-saving care to people in need.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals is a nonprofit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada that support the health of 10 million children each year across the U.S. and Canada.
Our Employee Giving Program empowers staff to make a difference, funding advanced equipment, research, community health initiatives, and professional training.
Fianna’s Healing Garden is a peaceful outdoor space at Renown Regional Medical Center. It was created to honor Fianna Dickson Combs, a local businesswoman, gardener, and advocate for healing environments.
Sophie’s Place is a music therapy room created in memory of Sophie Barton, a young singer-songwriter who passed away too soon. Inspired by Sophie’s life and supported by her loving family, this special space is designed to bring comfort and peace to young patients through the healing power of music.
It started with a sore knee. Ava was 17, a senior at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno. She played soccer for all four years. Fast, focused, and competitive.
From the Brink of Loss to a New Beginning: The Sloan Family’s ECMO Journey
It was the Fourth of July 2024, but for the Sloan family, there were no fireworks or festivities. Instead, Megan Sloan stood by her husband Darrin’s bedside in the intensive care unit at Renown Regional Medical Center, watching machines take over while monitoring his fragile condition. Just a week earlier, Darrin, a devoted father, husband and retired sergeant with the Carson City Sherif’s Office, had been full of energy. Now, he was fighting for his life.
Tiffany Banks is one of the newest members of the Renown Health Foundation Board of Directors. She’s part of a dedicated group of 28 volunteers who lead fundraising for Renown Health, northern Nevada’s only not-for-profit academic health system.
Tiffany brings bold vision and relentless drive to make real change. She’s a founding member of Mamas for a Cause, a Reno nonprofit that raised $50,000 to support breast care services at the Conrad Breast Center at Renown South Meadows, a cause that’s deeply personal to her. She’s also an attorney and the CEO of Nevada REALTORS®, where she has shaped policies and amplified the voice of real estate professionals across the state.
Now she’s setting her sights on the title of Mrs. Nevada America, an honor celebrating women defined by service, ambition and heart.
Get to know Tiffany in her own words. Why she gives back, what motivates her to lead, and how she’s working to create lasting change.