PBS Reno and Community Foundation of Northern Nevada to Host Family Estate Planning Series
Registration is now open for the Spring 2026 classes starting March 18 at Reno Town Mall
RENO, NV (FEB 18, 2026) – PBS Reno announced today that registration is open for the Spring 2026 Family Estate Planning Series, a free seven-week course of 90-minute sessions that explain all aspects of estate planning designed to help residents take charge of life planning and estate matters.
The classes will be held each Wednesday starting March 18 through April 29 at the Sierra View Library in the Reno Town Mall located at 4001 S. Virginia Street.
Participants may attend one of two sessions: 10:30am – 12pm or 1:30pm – 3pm.
Each week offers an estate planning attorney or professional who will discuss a variety of topics including basic estate planning: wills, probate, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care directives, DNRs, ethical wills, estate planning for digital assets, and long-term care planning.
“Since 2010, we have offered this series in cooperation with the Community Foundation, a group of not-for-profit organizations, and this area’s leading estate planning attorneys and professionals,” said Kurt Mische, PBS Reno President & CEO. “Over 3,100 people have attended since that time and the demand for this information continues to be high. This is another important community service that PBS Reno is proud to provide.”
Participants will not be solicited for donations, and participant information is kept confidential. Participants will receive a full binder of reference and planning materials.
“Estate planning transforms a family’s values and assets into a lasting legacy,” said Eaton Dunkelberger, President & CEO of Community Foundation of Northern Nevada. “We appreciate the opportunity to help families thoughtfully incorporate charitable giving into their legacy planning through this program.”
To register for the Spring 2026 Family Estate Planning Series, click here or call the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada at (775) 333-5499 or email programs@nevadafund.org.
Nonprofit partners sponsor the Family Estate Planning Series to keep it free and include Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, The Children’s Cabinet, Food Bank of Northern Nevada, KUNR/KNCJ Radio, Nevada Humane Society, Nevada Land Trust, Renown Health Foundation, SPCA of Northern Nevada, TMCC Foundation, United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra, Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada, Northern Nevada HOPES, Tahoe-Pyramid Trail and Washoe County Library System.
About PBS Reno
In fiscal year 2024-2025, PBS Reno reached 592,189 monthly viewers in northern and central Nevada and northeastern California across several platforms including three broadcast channels (PBS Reno 5.1, Reno Create 5.2, and PBS KIDS on PBS Reno 5.3), a YouTube channel, YouTube TV, online, livestreams, and digital platforms. PBS Reno provides PBS national programming and award-earning, locally-produced content, with many local segments posted weekly to PBS Reno’s YouTube channel. PBSReno.org provides engaging interactive content, including the video portal at watch.PBSReno.org that streams all locally-produced content and most PBS national content. PBS Reno serves students, teachers, parents and caregivers through immersive educational services including Curiosity Classroom workshops that bring classroom lessons to life with standards-based lessons and activities. Through the support of local corporations and foundations, as well as thousands of individual members, PBS Reno has been delivering public television and educational services to the communities it serves since September 29, 1983.
About Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
Established in 1998 as a Nevada nonprofit 501(c) 3 Corporation, the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada has distributed more than $190 million in grants and scholarships from nearly 300 charitable funds to strengthen our Nevada home. The Community Foundation assets consist of invested donor-advised funds, scholarships, designated and legacy funds, and the Northern Nevada Endowment. Launched in 2016, the Northern Nevada Endowment is an unending permanent charitable resource for Nevada. Gifts of all sizes are pooled and invested to address widespread community challenges and emergency relief for generations to come. The Community Foundation serves as a community leader, a permanent charitable resource, and a philanthropic advisor in charitable giving.
Contact us:
Membership Questions: membership@pbsreno.org
Programming Hotline: programming@pbsreno.org
Phone: 775.600.0555
Address: 1670 N. Virginia St. • Reno NV 89503