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Eight Western South Dakota Nonprofits Awarded Nearly $120,000
Both Community Innovation and South Dakota Fund grants benefitted a diverse group of nonprofits.
Read MoreFirst Dakota Partners with SDCF to Celebrate 150th Anniversary
To celebrate one and a half centuries in the banking business, First Dakota National Bank is partnering with the South Dakota Community Foundation (SD...
Read MoreJones County Community Foundation Meets Matching Challenge
Because of many generous donations including a recent donation in the amount of $12,500 from the Gail & Delores Miller Foundation, the First Fidelity ...
Read MoreKelly's Story: Searching For a Living Kidney Donation
Just recently, Kelly Nelson, SDCF Scholarship Coordinator, started to share her story of living with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) as she is looking...
Read MoreHometown Healthcare Heroes
Learn how this project will help sustain rural healthcare in communities across our state.
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We help communities thrive through permanently endowed funds invested with the SDCF and managed by local Advisory Councils. Almost 80 communities have started a Community Savings Account.

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As a statewide community foundation, we work with donors, nonprofits and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in South Dakota every day.

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