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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