2008
Unrestricted Funds
The South Dakota Community Foundation
awarded fifty grants totaling over
$389,000 in 2008. These awards were made
from the Foundation’s unrestricted fund
grant program. The grants ranged in size
from $2,000 to $40,000 and were
distributed to charitable and nonprofit
organizations across South Dakota. The
Foundation received 103 applications,
with requests totaling over $1.6 million
during 2008.
The Foundation makes grant awards in the
areas of economic development, human
services, health, education and cultural
programs. Grant applications are
accepted anytime and awards are made
within a 45-60 day time period. For more
information on the South Dakota
Community Foundation or to obtain an
application, contact the Foundation
office at 1-800-888-1842 or
http://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org/application.htm
Alcester Senior Citizens
Alcester, SD
$2,000
Alcester Senior Citizens Upgrade
Alternative Spring Break at the
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD
$2,000
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Project
Annual Youth Health Fair
Eagle Butte, SD
$3,000
Youth Health Fair in Dewey and Zeibach
counties
Areawide Business Council, Inc.
Yankton, SD
$20,000
Revolving Loan Fund
Bethesda Home, Inc.
Webster, SD
$10,000
Achieve Matrix Software System
Black Hills Recovery Network
Hermosa, SD
$15,000
Drainage Master Planning and Future
Floodplain Mapping
Boys & Girls Club of Brookings
Brookings, SD
$30,000
Endowment Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Pierre, Inc.
Pierre, SD
$7,000
Family Plus Program
Buechel Lakota Memorial Museum/St.
Francis Mission
Saint Francis, SD
$3,000
Display Cases
Burke Women's Association
Burke, SD
$5,000
Playground Equipment
Children's Care Hospital & School
Rapid City, SD
$7,000
Classroom Outings
City of Parkston
Parkston, SD
$3,000
Swimming Pool Project
Custer Area Arts Council
Custer, SD
$3,000
Art Auction
Custer Senior Center
Custer, SD
$5,000
Elevator Project
Dupree Daycare, Inc.
Dupree, SD
$2,000
Upgrades to Daycare
Eureka Community Development Co.,
Inc.
Eureka, SD
$10,000
Building Conversion
First Circuit (CASA) Program
Mitchell, SD
$5,000
Expansion of services to new counties
First District Development Company
Watertown, SD
$20,000
Revolving Loan Fund
HELP!Line Center, Inc.
Sioux Falls
$7,500
New Phone System
Homes Are Possible, Inc.
Aberdeen, SD
$10,000
“In-Fill” Homes
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural
Center
Deadwood, SD
$15,000
Interior Security Grates
Hyde County Community Daycare, Inc.
Miller, SD
$5,000
Governor’s House Daycare
Ihanktonwan Community College
Marty, SD
$5,000
Learning Resource/Library Center
Development
Iona Community Center Committee
Iona, SD
$5,000
Community Center Upgrades
Jones County Turner Youth Foundation
Murdo, SD
$5,000
Renovation of Movie Theatre
Liberty Center, Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,000
Building Renovation Project
Michael Glynn Memorial Coalition
Belvidere, SD
$2,000
Michael Glynn Memorial Graduation
Concert
Moving Assistance Program
Sioux Falls, SD
$2,000
Enclosed Trailers
Native American Community Board
Lake Andes, SD
$7,000
Transitional housing
Northeast South Dakota Community
Action Program
Sisseton, SD
$10,000
Revolving Loan Fund
Oahe Family YMCA
Pierre, SD
$3,600
Youth Football Program
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD
$10,000
Frank Fools Crow Endowed Scholarship
Oldham-Ramona School
Ramona, SD
$3,000
Wiring/lighting at athletic complex
Ravinia School Alumni Memorial
Association
Wagner, SD
$3,000
Endowed Fund with SDCF to maintain the
Ravinia School Memorial
Reservation Recreation Project
Brookings, SD
$5,000
Memorial Park & Upgrades to park
facilities in 20 communities
Sanford Health Foundation
Sioux Falls, SD
$20,000
Endowment Funding Campaign
South Dakota Furniture Mission
Sioux Falls, SD
$7,000
Warehouse Project
South Dakota Nonprofit Association
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,000
Program Expansion
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,000
Youth Orchestra
South Dakota Teen Court Association
Pierre, SD
$10,000
Statewide Coordinator
South Dakota Voices for Children
Sioux Falls, SD
$3,200
Summit on Children in Poverty
Special Olympics South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
$40,000
Endowment Fund Campaign Project
St. Francis House
Sioux Falls, SD
$4,000
Repairs to house
The Community Center
Madison, SD
$5,000
Get Fit Bulldog Campaign
The Great September Get Away
Britton, SD
$2,000
Weekend Retreat
The Verendrye Museum
Fort Pierre, SD
$10,000
Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail
Tulare Economic Development Corp.
Tulare, SD
$7,000
Expansion of Daycare
Volunteers of America, Dakotas
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,000
Tell It To Me Straight Program
West River Transit Authority
Spearfish, SD
$6,000
Mini-van and security cameras
Youth & Family Services Foundation
Rapid City, SD
$5,000
Feasibility Study
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