Spreading Our Roots - 2015 Annual Report

A N N UA L R E PORT

2015

For Donors

Leadership Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

We simplify the charitable giving process with straightforward fund establishment and charitable gift management.

FUNDS 4 Fund Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 New Funds Established in 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Nonprofit Spotlight: SDCF Challenges Nonprofits to Build Endowments. . . . . . . . . . 8

For Advisors

DONORS 9

We partner with financial and legal advisors to help individuals incorporate philanthropic goals in their estate plans.

Donor Spotlight: Donors in Day County Shine Bright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Donor List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

GRANTS 23 South Dakota Fund Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

A Foundation for Progress Roots are unsung heroes.

They run deep.

They give us strength.

But they’re rarely seen and seldom celebrated. The South Dakota Community Foundation plays a significant part in helping the state grow.

We have a long history of helping out our neighbors – we’ve worked to simplify and maximize South Dakotans’ contributions since 1987.

Investments made with us deepen the roots within our communities – donors receive the maximum tax benefit, and they’re rewarded with the knowledge that their gifts will be lasting and effective.

Our mission is to share our resources to help donors and nonprofit organizations in our state get the most out of their efforts.

To help South Dakotans. Because that’s who we are.

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Introduction

For Nonprofits We support charitable and nonprofit organizations throughout the state by offering grant opportunities, establishing agency endowment funds and providing related administrative support.

Community Innovation Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Grant Recipient Spotlight: Sanford Lab Investment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 $1 Million Grant Threshold Exceeded in Pennington Co. . . . . . 30 Foundation Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

COMMUNITIES

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CSA Spotlight: First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Commmunity Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

For Communities

FINANCIALS 43

We help communities of all sizes achieve their goals through permanently endowed funds called Community Savings Accounts, which are invested with the SDCF and managed by a local board of directors.

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Legacy Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Table of Contents

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Leadership Report “Civilization flourishes when people plant trees under which they will never sit.”

— Greek Proverb A tree stands in the front yard of my family farm. Growing up, I could look over the top of that oak tree from the picture window and see for miles. Today, that tree towers over the farm house. Its branches spreading out over the yard. It has survived blistering heat, gusting winds, early frosts and even a lightning strike.

I can sit under that tree today, enjoying its shade, because since it was planted that tree has been quietly spreading it roots. Its strong root system has kept it steadfast and will ensure it thrives for decades to come.

Leaders who believed in providing for South Dakota’s future planted a seedling of their own when they established the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF). Throughout the last twenty-eight years, generous donors like you have nurtured and cared for that little tree. With your support, the tree has grown, its roots have spread and every day, South Dakotans are benefiting from all it provides.

The benefits of its shade are stretching to cover more South Dakotans each year. For instance, the SDCF expanded giving options for donors by launching Growing for Good, our land management program. This program allows farm and ranch land to stay in production and provide a legacy of support for generations to come. The Growing for Good program complements our existing giving options which include both cash and noncash gifts.

The SDCF’s grantmaking strategies have branched out to strengthen nonprofit organizations. In 2015, we established the Nonprofit Savings Account (NSA) program to help organizations develop a broader base of support and build endowed assets to help fund their missions, now and long into the future. We also began a partnership with the Grantmakers in Aging organization to provide grants aimed at keeping older, rural South Dakotans in their homes. Along with our South Dakota Fund Grants and the Community Innovation Grant partnership with the Bush Foundation, we have expanded the grantmaking opportunities across the state.

Thank you for being a part of this stewardship effort. We appreciate your investment in nonprofit causes. Your generosity enriches the soil and allows us to continue spreading our roots. As a result, our organization stands strong and promises to shade not only us, but also our children and grandchildren, who will plant trees of their own.

Stephanie Judson President

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Leadership Report

Jim Hart Board Chairman

Our History The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) was created as a public, nonprofit corporation on November 11, 1987, as part of the late Governor George S. Mickelson’s vision for South Dakota’s second century.

To establish the SDCF, the McKnight Foundation and 3M Corporation issued a $5 million challenge grant to the state of South Dakota.

The grant memorialized the life of South Dakota native William L. McKnight, a former CEO of the 3M Corporation and founder of the McKnight Foundation. The state of South Dakota committed $2 million, and within twelve months, SDCF leadership raised the additional $3 million from private donors to fulfill the challenge grant.

Today, the SDCF, a public, nonprofit organization, holds approximately $219 million in total assets and manages 760 endowed funds. The earning from those funds support charitable needs and causes throughout the state. With the continued generosity of South Dakotans and solid investment returns, the SDCF will continue to serve individuals, families and communities across the state for generations to come.

Investing in South Dakota’s Future

The South Dakota Community Foundation’s Objective The aim of the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) is to make giving back simple and effective by providing trustworthy guidance and investment management to South Dakotans who want to benefit communities and charitable organizations.

How the giving process works:

Where your donations can go:

When you establish a fund at the SDCF, the principal of your charitable donation is invested.

Each year, a percentage of your fund’s value is made available for distribution through grants to charitable causes. As investment returns accumulate, the fund can continue to impact South Dakotans forever. We put the power of endowment to work for good.

We work with you, your family and/or your financial advisor to make giving to causes you care about a seamless process. We offer a variety of fund types to meet your charitable goals. For example, you can designate specific charitable organizations, set up a scholarship for local students, support your local community savings account or make a broad impact on culture, economic development, education, health and human services.

What you can give:

Who we serve in addition to donors:

You can donate a variety of assets to benefit others. We accept:

Nonprofit Organizations: In 2015, nonprofits received more than $860,000 from the SDCF through the South Dakota Fund and Community Innovation grant programs. In addition, more than $11 million is distributed to nonprofits through the funds the SDCF manages for donors. The SDCF also offers agency endowment funds and Nonprofit Savings Accounts to help nonprofits create long-term funding sources.

Cash Gifts Cash, Check or Credit Card

Non-Cash Gifts Stocks & Bonds, Land, Commodities and Personal Property

Planned Gifts Bequests, Life Insurance, Charitable Trusts and Gift Annuities

Communities: The SDCF has a fund type tailored specifically for communities called Community Savings Accounts (CSA). A CSA will help support basic needs and enhance the quality of life within a community through grant awards to local organizations for years to come. Today, there are 72 CSAs across the state.

Advisors: We partner with professional advisors to help clients accomplish their charitable wishes through estate planning.

Investing In South Dakota’s Future

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Fund Types Fund Types The South Dakota Community Foundation is made up of more than 760 funds that hold approximately $219 million dollars. Each fund type allows a donor to accomplish different goals. See which fund type best fits your charitable intentions. The percentages listed reflect the portion of total SDCF assets each fund type represents.

New Funds Established in 2015 JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31

Designated Funds (34%) Benefit specific charitable organizations selected by the donor. With a designated fund, you can support organizations that are important to you for generations. A designated fund was established to benefit Teen Challenge of the Dakotas and will help the organization meet a SDCF challenge grant. Learn more on page 8.

In 2015, donors and organizations established 67 new funds at the South Dakota Community Foundation to benefit charitable causes across the state. To browse all 760 funds held by the SDCF, visit SDCommunityFoundation.org/Funds and use our Find a Fund tool. For a printed copy of our fund list, please call 800.888.1842.

Bruce & Darleen Bakken Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Platte-Geddes High School pursuing a degree in agriculture.

Donna Bauer Abbott House Fund

To provide financial support to Abbott House as designated by the donor.

Agency Endowment Funds (19%)

Community Savings Accounts (15%)

Established by a nonprofit to create a long-term funding source to support the organization.

Give community members a way to support basic needs and enhance the quality of life in their hometown. A local board of directors raises funds and distributes grants in the community.

Learn more about the success of the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation on pages 41-42.

Bruce Brandner Family Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

Roger Butters Band Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Oldham-Ramona and Rutland continuing their education in music.

Christen Dakotas Conference United Methodist Church Fund

To provide financial support to Dakotas Conference United Methodist Church as designated by the donor.

Christen Pohlad Ramstad Northern Star Council Fund

Donor Advised Funds (12%) Allow donors maximum flexibility with their giving. Each year, donors recommend nonprofit organizations to receive grants. Donors can also name successor advisors to continue the giving tradition or designate the organizations they would like to receive benefits beyond their lifetimes.

Harry and Denise Knapp established a donor advised fund under the Day County Community Foundation to broaden their philanthropic impact. Learn more on pages 9-10.

South Dakota Fund (12%) Helps to meet the diverse and vital needs of people across the state in the areas of culture, economic development, education, health and human services. Donors can establish a named fund within the South Dakota Fund to honor their family’s name forever. The SDCF Board of Directors selects grant recipients throughout the year based on a competitive grant selection process.

The SDCF celebrated $1 million in grants awarded from the South Dakota Fund to Pennington County nonprofits. Read more on page 30.

To provide financial support to Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America as designated by the donor.

Constance D. Borlaug Cleveland Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

CRST Wicozani Wiwokiaye Oyate Scholarship for Nursing Fund

To provide financial support to Native American students pursuing a registered nursing degree.

Daschle Center for Public Policy & Leadership Fund

To provide financial support to Daschle Center for Public Policy at South Dakota State University as designated by the donor.

Day County Online Education Assistance Fund

To provide financial support to Webster High School as designated by the donor.

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Scholarship Funds (7%)

Field of Interest Funds (1%)

Benefit South Dakota high school graduates pursuing higher education.

As a scholarship fund holder, you will set the focus of the scholarship and application parameters. The SDCF will handle all the paperwork necessary to comply with federal regulations and issue the scholarship checks.

Support broad areas of interest, specific issues, people groups or geographic areas. Donors can choose to support causes represented by existing field of interest funds or start their own. The SDCF Board of Directors awards the grants from these funds each year.

F U N D S | Fund Types

Doland Community Foundation

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes in the Doland area at the recommendation of a local Board of Directors.

Douglas County Historical Society II Fund

To provide financial support to Douglas County Historical Society II.

Field of Dreams Fund

To offer challenge grants to nonprofit and charitable organizations within South Dakota.

Franssens Family Cemetery Fund To provide financial support to cemeteries in the Platte area as designated by the donor.

Fred and Luella Cozad of Martin, SD, issued an $80,000 challenge gift to help start the Rural Lawyer Recruitment Program.

Julian Freitag Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support for scholarships as recommended by the Madison Central School Educational Foundation.

Friends of the North Sioux City Community Library Fund

To provide financial support to Friends of the North Sioux City Community Library.

Giving Day Research Project Fund Researching the feasibility of a statewide giving day.

Grossenburg Implement Bloomfield, NE Community Support Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the Grossenburg Implement store manager.

Grossenburg Implement Hartington, NE Community Support Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the Grossenburg Implement store manager.

Grossenburg Implement Laurel, NE Community Support Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the Grossenburg Implement store manager.

Grossenburg Implement Wayne, NE Community Support Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the Grossenburg Implement store manager.

Marcia K. (Pranger) Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to one graduate of Wagner Community High School and one graduate from Platte-Geddes High School.

Harrisburg Community Foundation To provide financial support to Harrisburg Community Foundation.

Heartland Psychological Help Fund

To provide financial support to Servant Hearts Clinic as designated by the donor.

Dr. Ben & Audrey Henderson Medical Health Professions Scholarship Fund To provide financial support to graduates and alumni of Mobridge, SD.

Hoven High School Foundation

To provide financial support to Hoven High School as designated by the donor.

Kenneth R. Huse Memorial Fund

To provide financial support to Oahe YMCA of Pierre, SD as designated by the donor.

Elmer & Kay Karl Foundation

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

Lakota Code Talkers Memorial Fund

To provide financial support for the creation of a memorial on the State Capitol grounds to honor the Lakota Code Talkers.

Patricia M. Larson Excellence in Education Award Fund

To provide financial support to elementary education as designated by the donor.

Leadership Endowment Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes as recommended by the South Dakota Community Foundation Board of Directors.

Lower Brule Pow Wow Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes as recommended by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Pow Wow Committee.

New Funds Established in 2015

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New Funds Established in 2015 - Continued JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31 Larry & Beverly Meyer Scholarship Fund

In 2015, the South Dakota Community Foundation launched the Nonprofit Savings Account (NSA) program. The program is a new way for nonprofit organizations to mobilize their donor bases to build sustainable revenue streams. The program aims to spark the growth of endowed funds that can help support nonprofits now and long into the future.

MHS STEM Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support for scholarships as recommended by the Madison Central School Educational Foundation.

Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center Fund

To provide financial support to Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center.

Jeff & Trudi Nelson Madison High School Forensics Endowment Fund

A variety of events during Harrisburg Days raise money for the Harrisburg Community Foundation.

Oahe Family YMCA Foundation

Rotary/Don E. Gross Memorial Scholarship Fund

Tom & Colleen Odenbrett Vermillion Boy Scouts Fund

Rural Lawyer Recruitment Fund

To provide financial support to Oahe Family YMCA.

To provide financial support to UCC Vermillion Boy Scouts Troop 66 as designated by the donor.

To provide financial support for scholarships as recommended by the Madison Central School Educational Foundation.

To provide financial support to the Rural Lawyer Recruitment project of the South Dakota Bar Foundation.

Tom & Colleen Odenbrett Vermillion Girl Scouts Fund

Glenn & Alta Schnell Memorial Scholarship Fund

Kris & Evelyn Paulson Scholarship Fund

Norbert & Jane Sebade Children’s Home Society Fund

Ab & Bev Penn Memorial Scholarship Fund

Norbert & Jane Sebade Greater Wall Area Fund

To provide financial support to Vermillion Girl Scouts as designated by the donor.

To provide financial support to graduates of Philip High School.

To provide financial support to graduates of Harding County High School.

The Performing & Fine Arts Fund

To provide financial support for the performing arts program within the Madison Central School District as designated by the donor.

Pheasants Forever Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

Philip Area Community Foundation

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes in the Philip area at the recommendation of a local Board of Directors.

Jesse Root Memorial Fund

To provide financial support to Winner High School at the recommendation of the Winner Quarterback Club as designated by the donor.

Charles & Lois Ann Rose Foundation

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

Charles & Edith Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Lemmon High School.

To provide financial support to Children’s Home Society as designated by the donor.

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes in the Wall area as recommended by the First Interstate Greater Wall Area Board of Directors.

Gerald M. & Mary Sletten Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes in the Bristol area at the recommendation of a local Board of Directors.

South Dakota Conservation Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund Advisory Committee.

South Dakota Livestock Industry 4-H Trust Fund

To provide financial support to 4-H youth programs as designated by the South Dakota Livestock Industry Advisory Board.

Submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Endowment Fund

To provide financial support for the upkeep of the USS South Dakota (SSN 790) memorial and other projects as designated by the USS South Dakota Committee.

Terhuly Foundation Donor Advised Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit purposes at the recommendation of the donor.

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioning Committee Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit causes as recommended by the USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioning Committee.

Red Wagner Memorial Fund

To provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit organizations for youth pheasant hunting at the recommendation of the donor.

Webster Class of 1989 Fund

To provide financial support to Webster Alumni Foundation as designated by the donor.

June Wilkinson Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Hot Springs High School who have excelled as a musician either instrumental or vocal.

Marvin Wilkinson Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Hot Springs High School who excelled in the sciences.

Missy Wunder Memorial Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to graduates of Wagner School District.

St. Pauli Cemetery Association Fund - Wallace, SD

Yankton Kiwanis/Don Modereger Yankton High School Math & Science Fund

Stanley County Wrestling Facility Fund

John Zilverberg Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to St. Pauli Cemetery Association.

To provide financial support to Stanley County Wrestling Facility project.

To provide financial support to graduates of Sturgis High School.

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SDCF Challenges Nonprofits to Build Endowments A New Way to Help Nonprofits

To provide financial support for scholarships as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Castlewood Education Foundation.

To provide financial support for the forensics program within the Madison Central School District as designated by the donor.

NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

F U N D S | New Funds Established in 2015

To provide financial support to Yankton High School math and science department as designated by the donor.

To provide financial support to graduates of Hyde County.

Nonprofits apply to the program, and if accepted, the organization will receive a $20,000 challenge grant from the SDCF after successfully fundraising $80,000 in endowed funds from donors. The grand total of $100,000 is added to a designated fund at the SDCF and provides perpetual funding to further each organization’s mission.

The program also removes administrative burdens from nonprofits. The SDCF handles all donor contribution receipts, commingles contributions for investment purposes and completes all necessary tax filings and audits.

Allied Arts provides financial and promotional support to fourteen arts agencies in order to enrich the lives of people in Rapid City and the Black Hills region.

Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area members volunteer at a pancake feed. The organization aims to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.

2015 Nonprofit Savings Account Challenge Recipients • Allied Arts • Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area • Sioux YMCA in Dupree

• South Dakota Humanities Council • Teen Challenge of the Dakotas

A Nonprofit Savings Account Grant at Work

The Sioux YMCA in Dupree provides a fun, safe and supportive environment for youth.

Teen Challenge of the Dakotas (TCD), one of our NSA partners, believes a person with life-controlling problems can change, IF that person wants to change. TCD offers a residential program for adult males over 18 years of age. The 16-month program assists men in overcoming addiction and transitioning back into the “real” world. After 50 years of helping drug and criminal offenders, Teen Challenge has earned a reputation as one of America’s most successful rehabilitation programs.

Over the past five years, TCD significantly enhanced its infrastructure and capacity through the construction of its new campus and the renovation of its former facility. Upon successful completion of the NSA Challenge Grant, the TCD endowment will extend these efforts to ensure maximum mission impact now and into the future.

The South Dakota Humanities Council supports the Young Readers Initiative, which puts high quality books in the hands of elementary students and brings them face-to-face with authors at the Young Readers Festival of Books.

Reverend Mike Gilmartin, a past graduate and executive director of TCD, understands the importance of an endowment in continuing to provide quality programming to men from communities throughout the region. Key donors have already expressed interest in helping Mike and TCD build an endowment, so he is thankful for the encouragement from the SDCF to solicit endowed gifts.

“Working with the staff at the South Dakota Community Foundation has been absolutely great. Since I walked into the SDCF offices, out of the blue, a number of years ago; they have done nothing except encourage and help to empower myself and TCD for success. I am truly grateful for the relationship.”

— Reverend Mike Gilmartin

Reverend Mike Gilmartin, executive director of Teen Challenge of the Dakotas, congratulates a recent graduate of the program.

Spark Change Nonprofits can visit SDCommunityFoundation.org/NSA to find out how to apply for a Nonprofit Savings Account grant in 2016.

SDCF Challenges Nonprofits

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greater good. We talk about trying to help the less fortunate, trying to make the world a better place.”

An Expanding Vision Harry Knapp was another early believer in the CSA concept in Day County. He challenged community leaders to establish the Day County Community Foundation with an anonymous matching gift.

Harry and his wife Denice were also the first Day County residents to start a SDCF donor advised fund. Their family fund began by giving grants to students attending the SDSU College of Engineering. Then, the Knapps realized their impact could be greater than just one school.

“The more involved you get, the more needs you will find you can partially or wholly meet through grants,” said Denice. “We had decided that we wanted to include other causes within the communities of Day County.”

(Top left) Harry and Denice Knapp established a fund with the Day County Community Foundation to impact the area for years to come. (Bottom left) Tom Sannes, a Day County Community Foundation board member, awards a $2,500 grant to the City of Waubay for new playground equipment. Photo credit: Amanda Fanger, Reporter & Farmer (Top right) The Webster Aquatic Venture for Excellence (W.A.V.E.) led a campaign to raise $1 million for a new aquatic center. W.A.V.E. Committee Chairman Tom Sannes greeted visitors during the facility’s grand opening in 2013. The Day County Community Foundation committed $100,000 to the effort over 20 years. (Bottom right) Through the generous support of donors in the area, the Day County Community Foundation has awarded $155,000 to area nonprofits over the last 14 years. The group will continue to build a bright future for the county through grant awards. Photo credit: SD Department of Tourism.

DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Donors in Day County Shine Bright Individuals Come Together to Benefit All

Shortly after Tom Sannes moved back to Webster in 2001 to start a career as an attorney, he was invited to a meeting with Bernie Christenson, the SDCF president at the time, and area leaders to discuss the possibility of starting a Community Savings Account (CSA). At the meeting, when Tom heard the SDCF would offer a $25,000 grant if the community could raise $75,000, he was the first to speak: “Hey, that’s a no brainer. Let’s do it!”

Little did he know, that proclamation and the creation of the CSA would propel him, and the communities of Day County, into the start of something great.

A Homegrown Volunteer Born and raised in Webster, Tom Sannes graduated from Webster High School in 1989. Service was a key part of his life, whether as a member of the Boy Scouts or a legislative page.

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D O N O R S | Donors in Day County Shine Bright

“Public service just fits for me. I can’t say when I came up with that idea, but it’s just something I firmly believe in. A service-minded attitude for the greater good. That’s my philosophy,” said Tom. Tom is associated with most of the service groups and nonprofit organizations in and around Webster.

In addition to being the president of the Day County Community Foundation, he is a member of the Webster Alumni Association, vice president of the Webster Area Development Corporation and president of the United Methodist Church in Webster. He was also chairman of the Webster Aquatic Venture for Excellence and was selected as the 2014 Citizen of the Year by the Webster Area Chamber of Commerce.

“Every time I sit down to chat with a client about their estate plan, or a board of directors about the future of the group, we talk about ideas that are more than just the law,” said Tom. “We talk about the

“We started our giving focused on one area, and then expanded what we do,” added Harry. “It was nice to have that flexibility.”

They expanded their focus by partnering with the Day County Community Foundation. This partnership allows them to make grant recommendations during their lifetimes. Upon their passing, their daughters, followed by their grandchildren, will make grant recommendations.

Then, the Day County Community Foundation’s local board of directors will take over administration of the fund.

“We appreciate the fact that investment management and administrative tasks are handled by the SDCF. We can focus on the needs that exist and causes we care about,” Harry said.

A Plan for Giving As time went on, Tom Sannes recognized that the desire of donors like the Knapps to give back to Day County communities through subfunds would not only meet the needs of donors, but also create future assets for the county’s nonprofit projects and programs.

“The first part is to determine if an individual has the interest in leaving something to charity,” said Tom. “Once they decide they want to do so, they are then looking for a vehicle. That’s where the SDCF comes into play.”

Tom acknowledges that many people know what they would like their money to do, but need to be given some direction about the available giving vehicles.

For example, when Tom sat down with Gerald Sletten to discuss his estate plan, Tom found a very savvy individual with big ideas for his hometown. Gerald wanted his money to be available long after he was gone, so a partnership with the Day County Community Foundation made sense for Gerald.

Won over by the low cost of administration and the long-term outlook, Gerald started the Gerald M. and Mary Sletten Fund through an estate gift.

The fund is now dedicated to giving grants to the Bristol area at the recommendation of the Day County Community Foundation board of directors.

“The low 1% administration fee is a huge selling point for many people I talk to,” said Tom. “The staff and board at the SDCF are also a big factor. They lend a lot of credibility and trust to the organization.

And finally, the success of funds already held with the SDCF and diversity of partnership options that exist really makes a difference. People can make a connection with so many of the funds held there, be it scholarship funds or CSAs. They can pick many areas to be involved.”

Today, the partnership between the South Dakota Community Foundation, the Day County Community Foundation and local donors is working to improve the lives of area residents. Day County has 21 funds totaling $1.35 million working for local nonprofit organizations, communities and students. Over the past 14 years, these funds have awarded $155,000 to area nonprofit organizations. Area residents have come together to ensure that Day County continues to thrive for future generations.

“If we put aside any rivalry between towns and pull together, the future is very bright for Day County. Whether you have a general desire to support the community at large or a more specific goal, the Day County Community Foundation and the South Dakota Community Foundation is a natural fit.”

— Harry Knapp

Donors in Day County Shine Bright

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Cozad Scholarship Fund

2015 Donor List Behind each and every fund at the South Dakota Community Foundation there is an individual, family or community that has a strong desire to help others. We are inspired by the generosity of South Dakotans who gave 3,530 gifts through the SDCF in 2015. We hope you will be as well.

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Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Derrick Dinger Robert & Erin Fouberg Rodney & Glenna Fouberg Harr Motors, Inc. Glenn & Sharon Jakober Donald & Renita Kainz Shelly Luond Gerald & Galynn Nichols Carl & Sheryl Perry Stacy Sandvig Thomas Seyer James Smith US Bank

Lealan & Brenda Punt Van Spease Ronald & Carol Voss Werk Weld, Inc. Victor & Tina Westendorf Carter & Sharon Wiese Larry & Ronda Wilson Larry & Lea Ymker

Ken Austin Memorial Education Fund

Lund Implement Company

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David & Wally Baas Memorial Scholarship Fund Laura Baas

Bennett County School District 3-1

Knight I Scholarship FundBennett County

Bennett County School District 3-1

Knight II Scholarship FundBennett County

Bennett County School District 3-1

June Anderson Sommer & Robert Sommer Scholarship Fund

Bennett County School District 3-1

Sullens I Scholarship FundBennett County

Bennett County School District 3-1

Sullens II Scholarship FundBennett County

Bennett County School District 3-1

Beresford Community Foundation Ameriprise Financial - Gift Matching Program Mark & Norma Brunick Marvin & Delores Carlson Keel Coddington Mary Jane Fenn Brian Field Virginia Finger Thomas & Jill Frieberg Helen K. Grace John D. Gubbrud Jerry & Kathleen Hill Jensen Insurance & Real Estate Ronald Johnson W.K. Kellogg Foundation

AIA South Dakota Scholarship Fund

Armour Fire Department Blue Moon Wanda Dally Dean’s Auto Body Fairway Seed Mark & Jennifer Fuoss Chris & Chareen Gerber Terry & Arlene Hinckley Jim Holderby Larry & Rose Hornstra Dot Hoxeng Gary & Phyllis Hrdlicka Terry Hrdlicka David & Melissa Kriz Russell & Barbara Ledeboer

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DONORS

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Booth Society, Inc. Fund Barrie Austin Joan Mcinally

Boys & Girls Club of Brookings Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Brookings

Boys & Girls Club of Moody County Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Brookings

Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Brookings

Bruce Brandner Family Fund Bruce Brandner

Anderson Pharmacy, Inc. Anonymous John D. Gubbrud Gary & Deb McKellips John & Christi Wegh

Armour Community Foundation

Beresford School District 61-2 David & Susan Christensen Jacqueline Hrstka

Boys & Girls Club of Yankton Fund

Alcester Community Foundation

Dale & Anita Remund Dennis & Heidi Sweeney

Shanna Rae Christensen Memorial Scholarship Fund

Paul & Muffy Christen Legacy Fund Dan & Shane DeWald Foster Rentals, Inc. Larry & Gail Nelson Todd & Zahra Pfeifer Matthew & April Smart

AIA South Dakota Jordan & Allison Dvorak Fennell Design, Inc. Michelle Klobassa Bradley & Colleen Kurtz Dean & Marion Marske Robert Rysavy, LLC Smartt Interior Construction, LLC

Loren J. Ammann Foundation

Ameriprise Financial - Gift Matching Program Beresford School District 61-2 David & Susan Christensen Joyce Clay Gerald & Peggy Dahlin Brian Field Helen K. Grace Margaret B. Haugan Living Trust W.K. Kellogg Foundation James Nelson Kevin & Dyan Nelson Melvin & Dorthy Nothdurft Jared & Emily Olson Gary & Amy Schaap Mike & Ann Tornberg Judy Travis

Bridgewater-Emery School Foundation

DeMaris Nesheim (on left with SDCF West River Development and Program Officer Beth Massa) was a catalyst in starting the Philip Area Community Foundation. She matched cash contributions from the community up to $100,000. The community raised the funds within a few short weeks. Overall, the Philip community now has $325,000 in its Community Savings Account.

Bruce & Darleen Bakken Scholarship Fund Bruce & Darleen Bakken

Virginia C. Barry Family Fund Thomas & Angela Sannes

Donna Bauer Abbott House Fund Donna M. Bauer Gift Annuity

Bennett County High School Scholarship Fund Anderson Scholarship Fund

Bennett County School District 3-1

2015 Donor List

Raymond Kennedy & Karen Guberman Michael & Pamela McGill Jeff & Jane Norling Dorthy Nothdurft Joan P. Nygaard Delmer & Ferne Olson Allen & LaDonna Reit Gary & Amy Schaap William & Betty Shubeck Shirley Strand

Watchdog Education Foundation Wayne & Sharon Akland

Dean & Shirlyn Christensen Mindy Dold Angela Mahlander

Britton Area Foundation

Doris Alberts Dick Allen & Mary Rabenberg Aaron & Joan Anderson Tom & Edna Anderson Dave & Brenda Andrews Dennis Beck & Bev Fiedler Chan & Carol Benda Neil & Muriel Bien Rick & Cheryl Bosse Joni Bush Charles & Karyl Card David & Gretchen Christenson Richard & Nancy Curran Don & Mary Cusick Myles & Karen DeVine Dennis & Vicki Didreckson Family & Friends of Alma Anderson

Family & Friends of Cindy Olson Tony & Connie Geist Yvonne Gibbs John D. Gubbrud Lylas & Mavis Gunderson Emelie Haigh Charles & Cherry Hall Sherman & Coleen Halverson Bob & Sandy Hastings Douglas & Lynne Haugstad Burke Henehan Theresa Henehan Doug & Shelly Henley Mark & Faye Hoines Horton Holding, Inc. Ronald R. Jarrett Lee Johnson David Jones Steve & Paulette Kelsey David & Brenda Koeppe Mike & Rose Kraft Pete & Mavis Krista Barbara Kuske Dale & Bonnie Larson James & Leah Luitjens Michael McCranie Bill & Jodi Meyer Larry & Durelle Meyers Marty & Julie Micko Denis & Karen Mikkelson David & Diane Mitchell Clark & Pamela Moeckly Mark, Mike & Marlene Nelson Pete & Melinda Nelson Dan & Bonnie Olson Marilyn Peters Harland & Jane Peterson Walt & Patty Roehr Greg & Virgie Schaaf Eugene & Norma Schlekeway Schott family Schuller family Curtis & Bonnie Sheldon Al & Marlene Sime Ralph & Darlene Skare Nyla Slater Charles & Donna Stehly Connie Steiner Howard Stocking Steven & Michelle Swanson Paul & Faye Symens Bryce & Marge Thoelke Kent & Debra Thoelke Donald & Sharon Tisher Jennings & Ruth Tobin Reuben Tom Arvin & Bonita Tory Delmar & Mary Ann Wahl Olive White Maris & Connie Williams Vollie Ann Williams Charles & Colleen Wismer Roger & Mary Zuehlke/Ryan & Sara Reinke/Jason & Sheri Scheid Kent & Cindy Zuehlke Kurt Zuehlke

Britton-Hecla School Foundation Britton-Hecla High School Scholarship Fund Julia (Anderson) Bauer

Buffalo Foundation

Eileen Fischer Chad & Suzette (Sandal) Hohwieler Lois Marshall South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Materials & Surfacing Stanley County School Foundation Mack & Karen Wyly

Build Dakota Scholarship Endowment Fund State of South Dakota

Burke Community Memorial Hospital Fund Inez Jones

Burke School District Scholarships Jon Glover Memorial Scholarship Fund

Family Practice Associates, P.C. Dave & Judy Glover Tom’s Wild Game Processing, LLC

Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant Program Bush Foundation

Bush Foundation Fund Bush Foundation

Roger Butters Band Scholarship Fund Alan Dooley

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Canistota Community Foundation Alvin & Carolyn Scott

Canistota School Foundation Alvin & Carolyn Scott

John F. & Ruth D. Cannon Fund Estate of Ruth D. Cannon

Canton Public Schools K-12 Foundation

Donald & Sarah Abbas Academic Banquet - Canton David Amundson O. Larry Anderson & Marilyn Pruitt Anderson Pharmacy-Canton Arne Anderson David & Karen Anderson Anonymous A-OK Sanitary Service Keith Beachler & Susan Irons Lance & Peggy Beard Alicia Bergren Erin J. Beyke Agency, Inc. Kevin & Nancy Bitterman Richard & Constance Bogue Mike & Lois Broderick Lori Broesder Jerin & Tara Burmeister Canton Dental Clinic Canton Home & Farm Supply, LLC Canton Rotary Club Casey’s General Stores Jerry & Elline Chaon

Companion Animal Clinic Curb Appeal Landscapes, LLC Sharon Dailey Timothy & Kelli DeJong Dragonfly Arts Jim Dunham & Associates Eastern Farmers Leon & Michelle Eich Jim & Kari Elling Phyllis Ellis Mark & Rose Marie Esche Todd & Debra Esche Mark Everhart First Bank & Trust The First National Bank - Sioux Falls Perry & Barb Fossum Jon & Jill Frick Frislie Construction David & Pam Gillespie Haisch Pharmacy Maureen Haisch Daniel & Catherine Heinemann Mark & Cathy Hennies Hoffman Oil Company Mona Hohmann Hot Steel Custom Fabrication, LLC David & Marlys Huber Michelle Ingebrightson Jeanie Jacobsen James & Jane Jibben James & Jennifer Kolvek Larson Drapery, LLC Elden Lasley Gaylon & Karla Lems Lewis Family Drug Lincoln Conservation District F.B. & Carol McEntee Robert & Brenda Miller Mark & Amy Nelson John & Sandra Ostraat Bradley & Karren Peterson Kari Ranschau Dan & Mary (Watson) Rath Robert & Lenora Raymon Theresa Roberts Murray & Helen Rowe Rutten Structures, Inc. Sanford Health Rodney & Lori Schneller John & Melissa Schutte Lyle & Sharon Schwartz Security Savings Bank Eric & Debra Springer Martin & Sandra Stofferan Sunnyside Laundromat Swenson Chiropractic Center CMI Bid-Well J.L. & Mary Toso Dorothy Trumm Linda Tuntland Wilmer & Linda Van Engen Henry Van Voorst Concrete, Inc. Pete & Cami Van Wyhe Douglas & Brenda Van Zee Eric & Tali Vander Stouwe Douglas & Julie Verley Justin & Amanda Wallner Tom & Patty Wallner

Douglas & Cori Wersal Jeffrey & Lynn White Woods Roofing, Inc. James & Laura Woods Ronald & Tracey Zylstra

Castlewood Education Foundation Endowment Fund

Castlewood Education Foundation

Roxann Bruinsma Kemink Memorial Scholarship Fund

Castlewood Education Foundation

Larry & Beverly Meyer Scholarship Fund

Castlewood Education Foundation

Centerville Foundation

James & Glenda Carlson Centerville 4th Grade Class Patti (Merritt) Drui Don & Judy Hookie Ivy Chapter #25 OES Ronald Johnson Todd & Shawn Johnson Thomas & Jean Kenyon Curtis & Nancy Kludt Knudson family Gerald & Eleanor Knutson Dorthy Nothdurft Tom & Michele Olsen Larry & Susan Overgaard Mavis Overgaard Holly Stotz John Thomson

Children’s Home Society Fund Norbert & Jane Sebade Children’s Home Society Fund Norbert & Jane Sebade

Christen Dakotas Conference United Methodist Church Fund Paul & Donna Christen

Paul & Muffy Christen Legacy Fund

Scott & Julia Jones Fund Trust for the Future Fund

Christen Pohlad Ramstad Northern Star Council Fund Paul & Donna Christen

Christensen Family Fund

Dean & Shirlyn Christensen Kim Christensen Sheila Christensen Ken & Brittany Hubbart

Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. Fund

South Dakota Bankers Foundation, Inc.

Clark High School Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund Alice Heim William & L. Jane Leek Viola Linngren Derald & M. Alta McElroy David & Patricia Seefeldt Kenneth & Marlene Stacey Russ & Charlene Wilkins

Clay-Union Foundation Fund Clay-Union Foundation

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Constance D. Borlaug Cleveland Fund

Herbert B. Cleveland Mark & Beth Massa South Dakota Community Foundation

Dick & Jan Cone Pheasants for Kids Fund Red Wagner Memorial Fund

Harold & Margaret Brown Dick & Jan Cone Bill Covault Ralph & Cheryl Feriani Roger Moody Donor Advised Fund, of Renaissance Charitable Foundation SAH Enterprises, LLC John & Adele Virden Charles Ward Philip & Marilyn Ware

Congregational Cemetery Maintenance Fund Peace Lutheran Church

Major General Duane L. ‘Duke’ Corning Scholarship Fund

Black Hills Federal Credit Union

Corsica Area Foundation Norman Ligtenberg

Coteau Prairie Chapter Pheasants Forever Scholarship Fund Pheasants Forever, Inc.

Cribs for Kids, South Dakota Fund Auxiliary Yankton 8th District Medical Society Mark & Jean Bubak David & Tina Melanson Lawrence & Grace Wellman

CRST Wicozani Wiwokiaye Oyate Scholarship for Nursing Fund Kasey & Karla Abbott

Clay & Karen Cudmore Fund Clay & Karen Cudmore South Dakota Community Foundation

Dakota Discovery Endowment Fund

Anonymous

Joseph & Jamie Bartmann

Paul & Donna Christen

Stephanie Miller Davis Memorial Fund Cara Lee Davis John Davis Andrea Sheehan Ann L. Wilson

Thomas & Angela Sannes

Day County Community Foundation Nita Aadland

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Ty Eschenbaum Foundation

Greg & Bonita Albrecht Arlington-Lake Preston Youth Wrestling Club Glenda Bakken Stu & Brooke Betsworth family Citizens State Bank & Arlington Insurance Agency CorTrust Bank-Mitchell Ty Eschenbaum Daniel & JoAnne Hasche Randall & Karen Jencks Joe Jensen Insurance Agency LP Lutheran Quilters Winfred Noem Prairie Ag Partners Jerry & Carol Raap Blake & Amy Sandnes Tri State Battery Company Kari Westlund Brian & Amy Wienk Family of Leroy & Francis Wienk

Estelline Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Estelline Alumni Gail Harrenga Memorial Scholarship Fund Estelline Alumni Association James Harrenga

Perry & Doreen Evans Scholarship Fund Perry Evans Estate

Gerald M. & Mary Sletten Fund

Fairy Godmother’s Fund

Estate of Gerald M. Sletten

Deadwood Days of 76, Inc. Fund Days of ‘76, Inc.

Deuel County Community Foundation Verdelle Anderson Gary & Susan DeJong Deuel County Community Foundation DJO Global Darold & Mary Hunt Pamela Lynde

Deuel Public School Foundation

Day County Arts Council Fund

Glenn & Kathryn Duncan Scholarship Fund

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Dennis Dolney

Lower James RC & D

Daschle Center for Public Policy & Leadership Fund

Douglas County Historical Society

Dennis L. Dolney Scholarship Fund

Dale & LeAnn Suhn

Dakota Resources Fund

DONORS

Anonymous

Day County Online Education Assistance Fund

John Deppe’s Lower James RC&D Memorial Fund

Garwan Hargens

Douglas County Historical Society II Fund

Day County Legacy Fund

Bob & Marlene Deal Memorial Scholarship Fund

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Marla Althoff William, Jr. & Nancy Barry Mary Bloom Kelli Bullert Beth Chambers Dacotah Bank-Aberdeen Dakotacare Shelley Deutsch Sharon Dolney Robert & Beth Duerre Ellen Ellis Ashley Ewalt Jill Gaikowski G. Todd & Angie Garry Elizabeth Gravley Kelly Hanson Gerald & Carol Hanten Darlys Kwasniewski Donna Kwasniewski Scott Langager Debbie Lee Natalie Lesnar Dan Menking James Mumford & Rita Johnson David Rogers Kathryn L. Sannes Thomas & Angela Sannes Alyssa Shoemaker Kim Snell Richard Solberg Norma Tol Nora Tollefson Jenna Wik Judy Williams David Wyman

Dean & Shirlyn Christensen

Doland Community Foundation Daniel & LeAnne Bawek Boyd-Wagner Agency Doland School District 56-2

2015 Donor List

Jim & Colette Abbott Rodney & Sandi Ackerman family Patricia Adam Joel & Jane Albrecht Carl & Barbara Anderson Shari Budahl Avery Dr. James & Claudia Bain Jim & Beth Benning Victor & Patty Beringer Tim & Bonnie Bjork Jim & Donna Boekelheide Bruce Brandner Chapter AX P.E.O. Bernie & Sally Christenson Family Fund Citibank (South Dakota) Citibank-McKnight Fund Patricia (Reede) Couser Janet B. Cronin Barb Cutler Dennis & Linda Daugaard Loel & Mary Davis Jan DeBerg Dana & LaDawn Dykhouse Kris & Steve Egger Charitable Fund Douglas & Anita Eilers

S. Francene Evans The Evens’ Girls Cy & Sandy Farner Robert & Erin Fouberg Rodney & Glenna Fouberg Theodore & Carol Fowler Todd Fulmer Sue Gates Kenneth & Andrea Giedt Leah Graham Linda Mickelson Graham Janet Grasse Barry & Marilyn Grossenburg Emily Guhin William & Patricia Haigh Nini Hart Theresa Henehan Jon & Carla Hoffman Joan Hogan Dody Hopkins Marilyn Hoyt Margaret Huber Ardelle Johnson Bradley & Carol Johnson Deb Jorgensen T. & Karen Kellen Jaci Casanova- Keller Jean A. Koehler Charles & Caroline Kornmann Mary Lamont Carson & Julie Larson Ray & Cyndy Larson Dolores Lauinger Thomas & Ellen Lee Jim & Vicki Lust Mark & Beth Massa Robert & Donna Masters Steven & Julie Mathiesen Nancy McCahren Claudia Merthan Carmen Meyer Rees & Bonnie Mielke Brad & Kathy Moore Anthony & Kelly Nelson Gerald & Galynn Nichols Dan & Ginger Niemann NorthWestern Energy Dorothy O’Keefe M.E. & Ann Paradise Carl & Sheryl Perry Patti Petersen John & Penny Porter Georgia Ramos LaVern Rasmussen Barbara Reed Harms Eldon & Donna Reich Sheila Richards Robert & Roberta Rohl Tona Rozum Ilene Schmidt Melody Schopp Norbert & Jane Sebade Margaret A. Seljeskog Joe & Cindy Senger Scott & Debra Shephard Ann Sigelman Jacqueline Sly Connie Ruhl - Smith Laura Snow

Local students benefit from the generosity of donors through the Madison Central Education Foundation Scholarship Fund.

Jerry & Deb Soholt South Dakota Community Foundation James & JoAnn Sperry Sharon Stroschein Jeff & Marcia Sveen Linda Theobald Ronald & Joyce Wagner Dr. Victoria Walker Larry & Marles Wilson Curt A. & Susan R. Wischmeier Steven & Sandra Zinter

Faulkton Area Foundation

Tom & Linda Bartholomew Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bowar Deiter Farms Down Under Dinner Faulk County Record Faulkton Area Lions Club Robert & Marilyn Hardrick David Hedt Kevin & Tiffany Hofer Grady & Hanne Jolley Kevin Kalkman Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes Dale & JoAnne Melius Orin & Phylis Melius Steve Miller Mueller Therapeutic Massage North Central Farmers Elevator Betty Stammer Bernie Vogel Tractor Run

Field of Dreams Fund

Anonymous Greater Clark Area Foundation Challenge Grant

First Fidelity Bank & Burke Community Foundation Jack Broome Myrna Lea Brunz Harold & Marian Finnern First Fidelity Bank-Burke Inez Jones Melvin & Charlene Juran Terry & Kass Witt

First Fidelity Bank & Gregory Community Foundation

Gordon Horgen Memorial Scholarship Fund

First Fidelity Bank & Jones County Community Foundation

George & Elizabeth LaCompte Fund

First Fidelity Bank-Gregory Gregory Rotary Club Jim & Marilyn Pochop

Jerald Applebee Roland Barton Jewell Bork Veldon Brown family Jim & Bernie Butt Jack Dugan First Fidelity Bank-Murdo Dave Geisler Dan Iverson Deloris Iverson John & Jeanette Lee Ardith Helene Miller Richard & June Nix Brian O’Reilly Paul & Katherine Patterson Chip & Phyliss Peters Rankin & Sons, Inc. South Central RC & D Marjorie Strait David & Nancy Thomas Paul E. Thomas Donald Volmer

First Fidelity Bank & Platte Area Foundation

First Fidelity Bank-Platte Grossenburg Implement, Inc. Rosebud Concrete, Inc.

First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation Charles & Beverly Axtell Dr. Tony & Kay Berg Craig & Dawn Covey First Fidelity Bank-Winner Keith & Gracia Goodhope Chuck & Norma Keiser Brian & Tari London James & LaVonne Randall

Grossenburg Family & Employees Fund

Grossenburg Implement, Inc. Rosebud Concrete, Inc.

Dianne Hancock Joyce Horgen Jerome & Virginia Laurent Colby & MaryAnn LaCompte

Matousek Family Fund William J. Matousek

Ray & Grace Neyens Family Scholarship Fund

Family of Ray & Grace Neyens

Tripp County Water User District - Martin & Mary Jorgensen Scholarship Fund

Tripp County Water User District

Winner Class of 1974 Scholarship Fund

Patrick & Rita Steele

First Interstate Custer Area Fund Claude & Dorothy Vershure

First Interstate Fall River Area Fund

June Wilkinson Estate

First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Fund

Collins Cleaning Systems, LLC

First Interstate Greater Sturgis Area Fund

Festival of Trees fundraiser

First Interstate Greater Wall Area Fund

Dawn Hilgenkamp Wayne & Melanie Shull

Norbert & Jane Sebade Greater Wall Area Fund

Norbert & Jane Sebade

First Interstate LeadDeadwood Area Fund

Amundson family Anonymous Gerald & Martyann Apa Shane & Marta Artz Black Hills Central Reservations Black Hills Pioneer Century of Pride Deadwood Lodge Elks

City of Deadwood James & Elizabeth Dunn First Interstate Bank Terry & Lori Frederick Jacqualyn Fuller Historic Homestake Opera House Homestake Mining Company Homestake Mining Company of California Timothy Johns Keene Realtors, Inc. John & Terry Keene Matthew & Kayla Klein Lead Area Chamber of Commerce Lead-Deadwood Community Foundation Dan Leikvold Alexis Lemmel Diana Mathisrud James & Ruth Nelson Peterson CPA, PC Steven Rice Les & Cheryl Roselles Michael Steinmeyer & Kalli Charlson Richard & Romona Tinker Francis & Kathy Toscana TRL Properties, LLC Constance Walter James Wefso & Cameon Jacobson Wharf Resources, Inc.

Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home Endowment Fund American Legion Post 88 David & Karen Bangasser Dacotah Bank-Aberdeen Alvin Erpenbach Post 261 First Congregational Church-UCC Deacons Knights of Columbus Pierre Elks Lodge 1953 Pioneer Bank & Trust Audry Ricketts South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs

Franssens Family Cemetery Fund Randall F. Franssens

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Freeman Community Foundation

Jason & Jill Aanenson John & DeeAnn Alverez American Bank & Trust Nathan Baker Hugh Bartels Mark Blake Scott & Teresa Campbell Commercial State Bank-Wagner DNB National Bank Dean & Joan Dreessen David & Rochelle Ebbers Edward & Kari Eckhardt Farmers & Merchants State Bank Employees & Board Farmers State Bank Marion-Parker First State Bank of Roscoe Officers & Employees Delayne & Rita Graber Ted Hofer family Ted Hofer memorial Emily Hofer Kevin & Tiffany Hofer Stewart Hofer Josh & Emily Hogue family Kevin & Ashley Holzwarth Home Federal Bank-Freeman Jack & Gina Hopkins Darrell & Joanne Hora Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota LeRoy Kaufman Kenneth & Susan Kessler John & Cheryl Koch Robert & Cheryl Korn Bob & Jill Laird Troy & Amy (Sorlien) Lee Frederich Mayer Estate Greg & Micki McCurry Menno State Bank Modern Woodmen Kelly & Colette Mutchelknaus Dennis & Constance Nelsen Ted, Jr. & Marlene Pidde Rainmaker Advisors Diana Randall Mary Ann “Stormy” Reilly Reliabank Bank Becky Sayler Barbara Schmeichel Travis & Diane Schnabel Dennis & Linda Schrag John Schultz & Jeff Schultz families Debra Schultz & Lon Lemme Mike & Vicki Schultz Ray & Donna Smith Todd & Marcia Smith LaMont & Sheila Sohler family South Dakota Community Foundation Steve & LaDonna Speirs Dale L. Strasser, PC Dale & Ruth Strasser Sunrise Bank Dakota Terry & Cindy Torgerson Barry & Lori Uecker Shane Vetch Vining Sparks Carroll & Mary Anne Vizecky

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Walter Brothers’ Vending, LLC Nathan Walter Orville A. Waltner Estate Shirley Waltner Timothy & Mary Waltner Brian & Ruth Weier Harlan & Fae Wiebesiek

Friedens-Heinz Cemetery Fund Steven Ochsner Vern & Ethel Ochsner

Friends of SD Public Broadcasting Fund

Friends of SD Public Broadcasting

Friends of SD Public Broadcasting Designated Fund Helen M. Tronek Estate Marion Van Zante Fund with Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Friends of the North Sioux City Community Library Fund Friends of the North Sioux City Community Library

The Frontier Fund

State Street Foundation, Inc. Matching Gift Program

Frank F. Fukuda Fund

Community Foundation of Henderson County

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Gettysburg Area Community Foundation

Victor & Patty Beringer Benedict & Barbara Boyer Bridge City Publisihing, Inc. Mary Lynn Collins Janet B. Cronin Dean Goebel Farms, Inc. Mrs. Robert Hause Bobby Jenner Galen & Ann Jordre Hazel Langer & Lora Hazelrigg Kent & Linda Meyer Paul & Cheryl Nelson Daniel Sheldon Craig & Monie Smith South Dakota Community Foundation Marilyn Tounsley Bruce & Peggy Williams

Giving Day Research Project Fund Bush Foundation John T. Vucurevich Foundation

Goldcorp-Wharf Sustainable Prosperity Fund Wharf Resources, Inc.

Grantmakers in Aging Fund Grantmakers in Aging

Greater Clark Area Foundation Dala Albright Wayne & Sandra Altfillisch Anonymous Ronald & Peggy Bastian Robert & Joan Bierscheid Joseph & Sharon Bjerke David & Annette Boehnke Bruce & Peggy Brekke

2015 Donor List

John, Jr. & Robin Brown Cathy Bugarin, Mindy Seagraves & Mary Hartley Diane Burns Jim & Marise Caster Roger & Jeanette Chapin Dale Christenson Clark Farm Mutual Insurance City of Clark Clark High School Greg & Julie Cluts Darwin & Wanda Clyde Dakota Butcher Barbara Desnoyers Larry & Vickie Dreher Charles & JoAnn Durishin John & Maureen Fischer D. Kelly & Paula Fitts Chad G. Fjelland Marlin & Joyce Fjelland Todd & Bonnie Fjelland Todd & Susan Fjelland Paul & Kirsten Florey Claryce Foster Lee & Dorothy Fuller Gene Furness memorial Thomas & Lynda Gerhardt Craig & Becky Goens Golf Tournament Delores Graver Randy & Karen Gruenwald John & Janet Guest Brian & Linda Haan Charlotte Haight & Julie De Lao Jerry & Robin Hartley Family & Friends of Treva Headley Alice Heim Joyce Helkenn Norm & Joyce Helkenn Colleen Hoefert Dale & Karen Hoffman D.M. Holmquist-Holida Joseph & Sharon Hulscher Todd & Brenda Jenkins Olleen Kirkeby Carmen Kloster Col. Martin & Gloria Kloster Terry & Bonnie Kloster Gary & Betsy Kolden Milo (Mike) Kolden Gary & Linda Kruthoff Bradley & Desiree Lamb Chris & Fawn Lamb Harley & Joan Lamb Sharon Larson Licensed Beverage Dealers of South Dakota Lookout Bar & Grill Angie Lorenz Bill & Sandy Luke S & S Mack, LLC JoLynne Mack Kay Mahlen William & Sharon Malcom Janet Martin Timothy & Michelle Mehlberg Ray & Barbara Miller David & Marlys Moritz Mrs. Donald W. (Jeanette) Nelson Gordon Nesheim

Dolores Ness Margaret Nordhus Marjorie Paddock Grace Paulson Duane & Charlene Peterson Pivotal Health Solutions, Inc. Romagene Rawlins Rodger & Diann Redmond Dennis & Nancy Schuchhardt Pamela Seefeldt Jan Solum James & Karyl Somers South Dakota Funeral Directors Association Gerald & Linda Stangl Harlan & Sharon Stanley Sandra Steen Robert & Joie Steffen Keith & Carol Stobbs Harlan & Jean Sundvold UBS Matching Gift Program Shana Vander Grift Kenneth & Bonnie Vrondran Tom & Lori Wagner Lowell & Norma Wahl David Warkenthien & Carolyn Harding David & Carol Warkenthien Skylar Welk & Juie Bjerke Gale Wiedow & Laura Horton Steve & Rita Wishard Fay Wookey Memorial Brent & Chris Wookey Gayle Wookey Joy Wookey Tom & Kathleen Wookey

Dale Peckham Memorial Award Fund

Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, PLLC

Greater Lyman Foundation

Michael & Nola Rae Ambur Anonymous Katherine Berg Blum Brothers Ranches Charles & Gloria Bowar Norman & Penny Bower Thomas & Joyce Bowman Jean Ann Brakke Dallas & Judith Brost Jim & Bernie Butt Jerry & Melody Christensen Jon & Marian Davenport Richard & Sandra Dyson Angela Ehlers R.C. England & Sons Construction, Inc. Family & Friends of Lee Steacy Dorman James A. Fulwider Owen & Sally Garnos L.E. & Esther Gerard Gary & Connie Grittner Grossenburg Implement, Inc. Hair West Harlan & June Halverson R. Kim & Lucy Halverson Curt Halvorson family Gene & Margie Halvorson Kent & Mildred Hamiel Noel & Janet Hamiel

Wade & Chyree Hamiel Eddie & Christine Hamilton Trent & Teresa Hanson Jerry & Donna Hendryx Ronald & Betty Herron Michael & Paula Hildebrandt Jason & Michelle (Sundall) Himmerich Dale L. Hofwolt Randal Holmquist Marie Houchin Virginia Hullinger Ryan & Lorlen Husman Hutch’s Café & Lounge Joyce Jessop Justin & Lisa Jessop Beverly Johnson Dennis & Joan Kenzy James P. Kineen Lela Knudson Greta Langdeau Darrel Lintvedt Margaret Loyo Dale & Sherry Lulf Donald & Melinda McManus Ruth Ann McManus Eugene & Betty Jean Mertens Eva Miller Francis Milnar Richard & Mary Mishler Gayle Mohr Wayne & Dorothy Monson Raymond & Jean Moore Kathleen Moran Steven & Deb Mowry Town of Oacoma Paul & LaVerne Olson Cody Palmer, Inc. Clint & Beverly Roberts Rosebud Concrete, Inc. Rodney J. Sather Schaefer Farming Corporation Don Schindler Kenneth Schindler Cordie & Marlys Schlomer Willard & Josephine Schoenfelder Ralph & Marlene Schuiling South Dakota Community Foundation

Mike Sprenger & Carol E. Birgen Stanley Grain, Inc. Nancy Strait, Lola Harens & Neva Kennedy Herb & Deanna Sundall James & Carol Sundall Wanda Lee Sweeney Steve & Barbara Taylor Jeffery & Stacey Tviet Daryl & Betty Walters Lonis & Lois Wendt James Woster

John & Elsie Griffin Memorial Fund

Griffin Family Endowed Fund

Gary & Connie Grittner Fund Gary & Connie Grittner

Grossenburg Implement & Employees 4-H Support Fund - Hughes & Stanley Counties Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Grossenburg Implement Bloomfield, NE Community Support Fund

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Kuecker Kountry Farms Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program Northeast South Dakota Economic Corporation

GROW South Dakota Designated Fund

Robert & Marcia Erickson Lori Finnesand Michelle D. Mueller Mark Nelson South Dakota Community Foundation

Harvey Gunderson Memorial Scholarship Fund Deuel School District No. 19-4 Clark Gunderson

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Marcia K. (Pranger) Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund Dale E. Hall

Harrisburg Community Foundation

Harrisburg Community Foundation

Grossenburg Implement Hartington, NE Community Support Fund

Heartland Psychological Help Fund

Grossenburg Implement Laurel, NE Community Support Fund

John & Cora Heckenlaible Family Fund

Grossenburg Implement Wayne, NE Community Support Fund

Herreid Community Foundation

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Groton High School Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund Glenn & Wendy Cooper Larry & Valerie Fliehs Tom & Jane Heinz Tom & Alesa Mahan Marsha McAlister David L. Pigors Robert & Valerie Wegner

GROW South Dakota Foundation G T Properties, Inc. GROW South Dakota

Donor Gary Grittner helps a student with his reading skills in Fort Pierre.

Joseph & Sheryl Blackinton

Arline Heckenlaible

Rodney & Sandra Ackerman JoAnne Bauer Corrina Beck Photography Floyd & Gladys Beck Eleanor Berndt Steven & Wanda Berndt Brandner Brothers Bruce Brandner Dorothy Brandner William & Julie Brandner Kenneth & Marilyn Brockel Campbell County Bank Kent Cutler Nathan & Mary Dally Delmar & Matilda Droog James & Faye Dupper Rick Entwistle Dennis & Wendy Feist Earl & Judy Fjeldheim Troy Fuehrer Goehring Construction A. & Dana Goehring Good Samaritan Society-Herreid J. Tyler & Michelle Haahr Peggy Hasper Heartland Publishing, Inc. Donna Heisler Revocable Trust Herreid Bingo Fundraiser Herreid Community Foundation Herreid Economic Development Corporation Herreid Livestock Auction, Inc. Herreid Lumber, Inc. Herreid Super Stop City of Herreid Chris & Colleen Huizenga

Kroontje Law Office Erika Larson Gary & Brenda Larson Penny & Aldine Mittleider Ron & Diana Mittleider Mitzel & Sons, Inc. Virginia Mitzel Maebel Nieuwsma Clara M. Nolz Bruce & Mardel Ochsner Vern & Ethel Ochsner Richard & Holly Pudwill Tim Pudwill Todd & Colette Pudwill Gordon & Dianna Quaschnick Kirk Quaschnick Rieker Electric Laurance & Reta Rossow Roger & Naomi Rossow S & S Realty, Inc. Mark Sanderson & Susan Randall Sayler Farms/Sayler Seeds Sayler Harvesting, Inc. Chester & Carol Sayler Ronald & Patricia Schauer Robert & Rosemary Schuetzle David & Stacy Schumacher Sons of the Legion South Dakota Community Foundation Town’n Country Gals Trail Café Richard & Judith Volzke Weisbeck & Sons, Inc. Weisbeck Precision Ag Solutions J. & Melissa Weisbeck Brian Weismantel Gary & Sandra Weismantel Dick & Suzanne Werner Curt A. & Susan R. Wischmeier

Elton & Willetta Hess Endowment Fund Elton H. Hess, Jr.

Willetta Holt Hess Endowment Fund Elton H. Hess, Jr.

Hetland & Old Nordland Cemeteries Support Fund Thomas & Sharon Delzer Judy Jongeling Curtis & Bonnie Ulvestad

Hill City Scholarship Foundation Fund

1880 Train Anonymous Black Hills Central Railroad EMH Consulting, Inc. James Florian Granite Sports, Inc. Ellen Jenter Med5 Federal Credit Union Neiman Timber Company Nelson’s Oil & Gas, Inc. Jason & Stacia Peters Detlev & Connie Prautzsch Premier Home Mortgage, Inc. Recreational Adventures Company John Rozell Scheels

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H, continued Howard R. Schrier Bob & Lori Sutton Meg Warder Mike & Erica Welu Owen & Carol Wiederhold

RAC Scholarship Fund

Recreational Adventures Company

AFLAC Agsense, LLC American Bank & Trust Anderson Furniture Anonymous Avail Wealth Management, LLC Owen & Jacki Bain Barti Metal Processing, Inc. Barton’s Heating & Cooling Garret Bischoff Robert & Kathleen Bothwell Carlson’s Northside Service, Inc.

The Wayne & Jacque Gustafson Fund provides annual support for the Make-A-Wish organization, which makes dreams a reality for South Dakotans.

Curtis Marvin Hohn Endowment Fund Jeremiah Davis Schuller family

Horton Holding, Inc. Charitable Giving Fund Horton Holding, Inc.

Hoven Community Foundation Potter County Farmers Union

William, Alice & Evelyn Rausch Family Memorial Fund Michael Garrity Laurie Goodchild Joe & Gina Gruman Jack Ihle Renee Ihle James & Stephanie Martin Beth McDonnell Stephen & Trudy Morgan Daniel & Michelle Rausch Jerry & Vicki Rausch Vernon & Sharon Rausch

Hoven High School Foundation Hoven School District

Hoven High School Fund

Give Change to Make Change

Delyle L. Huber Memorial Fund Courtney & Deanna Clayborne Joan M. Huber Orville & Dorothy Huber

Huron Community Foundation ACE Realty, LLP

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Carpet Center, Inc. Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt, Shelton & Burns, LLP The Clothing Company Cornerstone Financial Solutions, Inc. Creative Printing, Inc. Curt’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. Eldon & Doris Dahl Dakota Environmental, Inc. Dakota Family Dentistry Dakota Promotions, Inc. Dakota Provisions Dakotaland Federal Credit Union Brian J. Davidson Insurance Agency, Inc. Robert & Kathy DeBoer Darold & Jill Dornbush Dramstad Refrigeration & Electric, Inc. Ellwein Brothers, Inc. Farm Credit Services of America Farmers Cashway First National Bank-Nebraska First National Bank-Pierre First Premier Bank First Presbyterian Church Friends of the Library-Huron Fuchs Orthodontics Michael & Mary Fuchs Fullerton Furniture, Inc. Panda Garden Brian & Roshelle Goertz Steven & Kristin Gohn Kevin & Darcy Haber

2015 Donor List

Heartland Pork, LLC Dennis & Peggy Heinz Philip & Betty Heisel David & Deborah (Langenfeld) Hoops Snow Huether & Coyle Huron Clinic Foundation, LTD Huron High Twelve Club 145 Huron Laboratory Services Huron Regional Medical Center Huron Sertoma Club Huron Title Company Huron Veterinary Hospital P.A. Iverson James Valley Veterinary Clinic Michael & Bobbi Johnson Veronica Johnson Kuhler Funeral Home Land O’Lakes, Inc. Foundation Larson Cable Trailers, Inc. Edmund & Dolores Leroux Thomas Light S.J. Marnance, Inc. Robert & Donell Mayfield David & Linda McGirr Midcontinent Communications Mid-Dakota Rural Water System M-O Federal Credit Union David & Matt Niederbaumer Northwest Pipe Fittings, Inc. NorthWestern Energy Mary Pearson Troy Person Picek Construction Company, Inc. Larry & Beth Picek Pierce & Harris Engineering Company, Inc. Premier Equipment, LLC Prostrollo Motor Sales, Inc. Paul Rann & Nicolle Dirksen Robert & Kim Rieger Donald & Lesley Schoenhard, Jr. Jennifer Schroder Ryan & Terra Schuchhardt Richard & Ruth Sievert Signature Plus John & Sherrie Single South Dakota Wheat Growers Association Marla Ann Starr Thunderbird Liquor, Inc. Tritech, Inc. True North Steel Trussbilt, LLC Tschetter & Hohm Clinic, Inc. Clayton & Carla Voegele Wells Fargo Bank Welter Funeral Home Dick & Suzanne Werner Darrell & Jean Wharton Wheeler, Erickson, & Wheeler, LLP Wiedenman Construction, Inc. Wilbur-Ellis Company W. Ron & Mary Helen Wipf

Huron Event Center Endowment Fund

American Bank & Trust Huron Crossroads, Inc.

Kenneth R. Huse Memorial Fund Estate of Kenneth R. Huse

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Ipswich Area Foundation

David & Kristeen Williams

Irene Area Community Foundation

David & Linda Bak Scot & Vickie Brockmueller Brendon & Sarah Hansen Robert & Carol Hansen Irene Class of 1957 George & LoAnn Kjeldseth Deborah Lamb Miriam Nelson Robert & Barbara Satter

Sherman & Kimiko Petersen Promise Fund Sherman Petersen

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Wilfred Jaspers Scholarship Fund Family & Friends Deborah Grund Robert & Karen Jaskulka Jeanne Kohlhaas Paul Kohlhaas Brian & Julie Sampson Leslie & Judy Sampson

James Howard Jenssen Memorial Scholarship Fund Shirley Jenssen

Dr. Judson & Marilyn Mabee and Dr. Kate Birkenkamp Memorial Fund Kristin Birkenkamp

Matt & Stephanie Judson Family Fund

Matt & Stephanie Judson Anthony & Kelly Nelson South Dakota Community Foundation

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Jafar & Zahra Karim Endowment Fund

Paul & Muffy Christen Legacy Fund Foster Rentals, Inc. Mansour Karim

Elmer & Kay Karl Foundation Elmer Karl

Knight Foundation Knight Foundation

Marty Kranz Memorial Scholarship Fund

Deuel School District No. 19-4 Kim Eggers Harlan Olerud

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Lakota Code Talkers Memorial Fund

George & Constance Adam Dennis Reuss

Lamport Family Foundation Steve C. Lamport Estate

Langford Area Community Foundation

Lori Albrecht memorial Eleanor Anderson & Marlene Paulson Anonymous Harlan & Sandra Bistodeau Dave & Lisa Carson Raymond & JoAnne Carson Terry & Bonnie Cole Doug & Bonnie Cole Claudia (Likness) Dempsey Donald & Dorothy Erickson Douglas & Shirley Erickson Imogene Erickson Joel & Karen Erickson Robert & Marcia Erickson Ralph & Anna Jean Foote Yvonne Gibbs Chad & Jakelle Hardy Blair & Yvonne Healy Diane Hoines Mark & Faye Hoines Douglas & Janet Hupke Daren & Paula Jensen Audrey Johnson & Vollie Ann Williams Caroline Johnson & Vollie Ann Williams Audery Johnson Donnell J. Johnson Robert Johnson Richard & Diane Kristofferson Dale & Bonnie Larson Dennis & Shirley Larson Douglas & Brenda Lesher Marjorie Likness Ryan Likness Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mathiason Martin & Julene Micko Mark Nelson Michael & Marlene Nelson Wayne & Jean Nelson Donnell & Suzanne Ogren Joyce Ogren Keith & Patty Ogren Donald & Jane Olson Milo & Connie Olson Norman Olson Evelyn Reints Paul & Marcia Reints William & Jeanne Reints Schuller family South Dakota Wheat Growers Association Wayne Suther Jeannie Swanson Steven & Michelle Swanson Donald & Sharon Tisher Jennings & Ruth Tobin Rodney & Evelyn Tobin Scott & Kris Tobin Wayne & Karen Wegleitner Larry & Nancy West Maris & Connie Williams Robert & Regina Williams Vollie Ann Williams

Patricia M. Larson Excellence in Education Award Fund Maree Larson

Marles G. Lea Marshall County Ambulance Support Fund Estate of Marles G. Lea

Leadership Endowment Fund Leadership South Dakota

Leadership South Dakota Fund Black Hills Power, Inc. Daktronics, Inc. First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation, Inc. First National Bank-Pierre First Premier Bank First Savings Bank-Beresford Frank M. Fukuda Fund Rapid City Regional Hospital Raven Industries, Inc. Sanford Health South Dakota Network, LLC South Dakota Trust Company Charitable Fund

Lucille McCright Leischner Scholarship Fund Stanley McCright

Lewis & Clark Children’s Assistance Fund Lois Halbur

Bruce H. & Deanna Lien Endowment Fund Deanna Lien

Norman & Irene Lien Memorial Scholarship Fund - Corsica Steve & Julie Vanderboom

Norman & Irene Lien Memorial Scholarship Fund - Platte-Geddes Leighton & Sue Lien Steve & Julie Vanderboom

Bruce H. & Deanna Lien Scholarship Fund Deanna Lien

Lower Brule Pow Wow Fund Anonymous

Lyle Signs Inc. Scholarship Fund Lyle Signs, Inc.

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Madison Central School Educational Foundation Fund Julian Freitag Scholarship Fund

Madison Central School District

Dennis Hegg Memorial Scholarship Fund

Madison Central School District

Madison Central School Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund

Madison Central School District

MHS STEM Scholarship Fund

Madison Central School District

Jeff & Trudi Nelson Madison High School Forensics Endowment Fund Madison Central School District

The Performing & Fine Arts Fund Madison Central School District

Rotary/Don E. Gross Memorial Scholarship Fund

Madison Central School District

Paul Madison Family Foundation Sally Madison

Darren R. Mallow Fund

Black Hills Federal Credit Union

Mellette County Community Foundation

William & Donna Adrian Theresa, Tony & Carole Benda Richard Jans & Bernice Jans Kathryn Jensen Colette Kessler Mellette County Community Foundation

Mellette County Grossenburg Family Fund

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Midland Community Foundation Anthony & Kelly Nelson

Miller Area Foundation

Terry & Valerie Augspurger Warren & Alta Case Coss Agency, Inc. Lawrence & Virginia Coss Leon D. Crossman Mike & Nanette Donlin Helen Fawcett Jim & Nini Hart Kevin & Tiffany Hofer Richard Joy Fund Joy Lodge Allen & Dawn Joy Richard Joy Harriet Kopplin Land O’ Lakes Foundation Dora Mowry Dave & Kim Nelson Glenn & Darlene Puncochar Donald & Norma Reimann Donald & Luella Schultz South Dakota Community Foundation Donald & Eleanor Steptoe Neil & Sandra Stevens Joanne Tucker John & Eleanor Urenos Kristal Volquardsen Agency, Inc. Michael & Anne Weaver Ron & Betty Jo Welch Kenneth & Sandra Werdel Donald Wharton

Miller Class of 1952 Fund JoDean Joy

Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center Fund

Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center

Mitchell Christian Education Association Endowment Fund Mitchell Christian Education Association

Mitchell Technical Institute Foundation Fund Mitchell Technical Institute Foundation

Montrose Area Foundation Joseph & Jaimie Bartmann Daktronics, Inc. Judith Donelan

Mary Jane Donelan Garrett family Gerald & Mary Ellen Garrett Tara Halbritter Jim, Ellen & Nancy Head Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Inc. Mary Jacobsen Dean & Tracy Kueter Dan & Terri Smith William & Connie Smith Marcella Struck Irrevocable Trust Patricia Waechter Florence Wheeler Lawrence & Constance Zimmer

Montrose Area Scholarship Fund

Garrett family Jim, Ellen & Nancy Head Lonny & Nancy Johnson Dean & Tracy Kueter Dan & Terri Smith William & Connie Smith Patricia Waechter Lawrence & Constance Zimmer

Coach Russ Morrell Memorial Scholarship Fund Kenneth & Delores Deardoff Nick Kortan Louis & Eleanore Larocco Richard Morrell Sue Morrell

Lillian Myers Memorial Fund

Stephen R. & Mary Lynn Myers Family Fund

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Dean Nachtigall Memorial Fund Nachtigall Ranch Family Limited Partnership

Donald Naddy Fund Donald Naddy

NAMI South Dakota Fund South Dakota Community Foundation

NAMI South Dakota - Ken Heeren Memorial Fund Harriet Heeren

Jerome & Juanita Nolz/Deuel Faculty Scholarship Fund Joyce Bergan Dean & Shirlyn Christensen Class of 1955 Sheila Heiberger Steven Johnson Ramona Lundberg Kari Nolte Jerome & Juanita Nolz Jayda Swenson Bonnie TeKrony D. & Karla Trautman

Ronald Noren Memorial Fund Goodshop

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Oahe Family YMCA Foundation Oahe Family YMCA

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Tom & Colleen Odenbrett Vermillion Boy Scouts Fund

Estate of Tom & Colleen Odenbrett

Tom & Colleen Odenbrett Vermillion Girl Scouts Fund

Estate of Tom & Colleen Odenbrett

OEF/OIF Operation New Dawn Fallen Heroes of South Dakota Fund

American Legion Post 138 David & Deborah Daughters

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Dr. Lynn M. Paege Charitable Lead Trust

Parker Area Community Foundation

Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Inc. James & Lori Jones

Parkston Area Foundation

Norman & Anita Beiswanger memorial Tim & Bonnie Bjork Parkston High School of 1994 Larry & Colleen Weiss

Kris & Evelyn Paulson Scholarship Fund

Mack & Karen Wyly

Pollock Community Foundation Virgil & Darlene Binfet Delores Kluckman

Glenn & Elaine Pommer Scholarship Fund Deborah Greenwell Ron & Sharon Peterson Dale & Mary Pommer

John & Penny Porter

Professional Soil Scientists Association of South Dakota Fund Professional Soil Scientist Association of South Dakota

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Martha Rankin Scholarship Fund James & Wendy Rankin

Ravinia School Memorial Alumni Fund Dr. Janice Ebersdorfer Dale E. Hall

David C. Reetz Scholarship Fund Helen A. Reetz

First Lutheran Church DeMaris Nesheim

Donald C. Reetz Scholarship Fund

Ab & Bev Penn Memorial Scholarship Fund John Deneen Charity Penn Jeremiah & Siri Penn

Jerald W. Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund

C. James & Alice Jean Peterson

Philip Area Community Foundation

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Helen A. Reetz

Godfrey Roberts Hockey Support Fund

Verne & Debra Brakke Oahe Hockey Association Richard Tieszen West River Foundation

Jesse Root Memorial Fund

Barry & Marilyn Grossenburg

Grady & Bernice Crew Dakota Country Pharmacy, Inc. Mickey Daly First National Bank Philip Dean & Janice Fitzgerald Hoag Enterprises, Inc. Kennedy Implement & Auto Company Jerry & Karen Kroetch KROFAM Robert McDaniel DeMaris Nesheim The Pioneer Review Roger & Lois Porch Gerald & Barbara Rislov Slade & Britni Ross Rush Funeral Home, Inc. Ray & Donna Smith South Dakota Community Foundation West Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. West River Foundation

DONORS

Grossenburg Implement, Inc.

Pierre/Ft. Pierre Area Community Foundation

John T. & Penny L. Porter Family Fund

Dr. Lynn Merton Paege Charitable Fund

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Grossenburg Implement & Employees Philip Area Fund

Charles & Lois Ann Rose Foundation

Charles & Lois Ann Rose

Charles & Edith Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund Charles & Lois Ann Rose

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Salem Area Foundation Steven Johnson Janet Karel Sharon Kinzley

Salem Pool Fund

Salem Area Foundation Salem Pool Fund

Sanborn Central Foundation Boyd & Dody Hopkins Sanborn Central Scholarship Foundation

Linda LaFave Sandau S.B.H.S. Class of 1988 Scholarship Fund

Kory & Jocelyn Davis Charitable Fund Steven & Kristi Johnson

2015 Donor List

Steven Maciejewski Dawn Wagner

Hugh K. & Margaret S. Schilling Family Fund

Hugh K. & Margaret S. Schilling

Glenn & Alta Schnell Memorial Scholarship Fund Charles & Lois Ann Rose

Schwanke Family Scholarship Fund

Richard Schwanke

SDTA Memorial Scholarship Fund Alliance Communications Venture Communications Cooperative

SESDAC Foundation

SESDAC Foundation, Inc.

Paul & Ann Sigelman Fund Ann Sigelman

Sisseton Area Foundation

John A. “Jack” & Marcella C. Adams Fund Roderick Anderson Marjorie Eide Robert & Colette Hull Terry & Sandi Jaspers Pattricia Miller Sisseton Area Community Foundation

Six Points, Inc. - Cheyenne River Youth Project Fund

Active Network, LLC Scott & Sandra Davis Minnesota Community Foundation Six Points, Inc. - Cheyenne River Youth Project Fund

Smart Software Solutions, Inc. Scholarship Fund Smart Software Solutions

South Dakota 125th Celebration Fund

FastSigns Maximum Promotions S & S Promotional Group, Inc. South Dakota Heritage Store Symbol Arts, LLC Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce

South Dakota Ag & Rural Leadership Legacy Fund Raymon & Pamela Epp Terry & Kevin Jaspers Eric & Roxanne Knock Tim & Karla Pazour Haven & Terri Stuck Todd & Jean Wilkinson

South Dakota American Legion Foundation

Donald Ackerman, Sr. Mary Ann Ackerman American Legion Department of SD State Headquarters Remodel American Legion Hudson Post 128 American Legion Pierre Post 8 American Legion Post 129 - Brady Monson American Legion Post 7

American Legion Post 88 American Legion Potter Post 3 Anonymous Darrel Barry Bergstrom Bodeen Post 128 Edward & Louise Blank David Bond Jon & Gloria Bonjour Kevin Brist Byron & Kaelyn Callies Charles Mix County American Legion Association Delores Christianson Dean Christie Cook-Olson Post 217 John Darcy Department of South Dakota American Legion Charles R. Doman Post 131 Chuck Dubbe Dave Durfee Russel & Carol Edwards Rich & Elaine Ekle Dennis & Jane Evenson Paul & Kathy Evenson Chris Forster G. Dale “Hoot” Gibson Scott Hansen Herrick American Legion Post 220 Hershman-Gordon Legion Post 59 Bob & Marlene Hintz Blaine & Margie Hoff Hoffman Townsend Post 74 Dale & Marla Holm Hugh & Linda Holmes Daniel Hotzler James Huls Robert Hutt Johnson Peterson Post 179 Benjamin & Lois Jones Leon Josephsen Timothy & Donna Jurgens Gena Keller Jerry Kerkhove Lloyd & Margaret Kraft Mike & Rose Kraft Robert & Beverly Krull James & Ethel Kurtz Fred & Carol Lee Melvin Lee Larry & Judy Lindhorst Gary & Cheryl Lyngen Richard & Debra MacDonald Gary & Jeannie Madsen LeRoy & Patsy Madsen Randall & Theresa Maeschen Jerry & Sandra Mencke Wayne & Dorothy Monson Hans & Laurie Nelson Nels & Dorothy Olsen Kenneth Orrock Marvin Palmer J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Larry & Rita Price Don & Rosemary Rounds Tom Scoblic Mr. & Mrs. Warren Sealey Sidney L. Smith Post 24 Rodney & Joyce Smith

South Dakota American Legion Foundation Ken & Joan Spears Merle Stone Harlowe & Lavane Sundem Norm Tapken T. Merle & Eleanor Tayne Kenneth & Sharon Teunissen Edwin Thompson Terry Towns Alice Upshaw Valley Springs Post 731 Betty Vaughn Harold Warner Mark & Julie Weinmann Judy Winegar Clinton & Diane Wipf Ellen Young

South Dakota Auto Dealers Association Fund Bob Beadle Leasing Prostrollo Motor Company SDADA Services, Inc. South Dakota Auto Dealers Association

South Dakota Bar Foundation Robert & Carolyn Riter South Dakota Bar Foundation

Rural Lawyer Recruitment Fund

Bernie & Sally Christenson Family Fund Fred & Luella Cozad Robert Martin South Dakota Bar Foundation

South Dakota Beadle Club Foundation

Jack Broome Rodney & Glenna Fouberg South Dakota Beadle Club

South Dakota Bureau of Administration Memorial Maintenance Fund

South Dakota 125th Celebration Fund Gary Vetter

South Dakota Coaches Foundation South Dakota Coaches Against Cancer Fund

South Dakota Coaches Foundation South Dakota High School Coaches Association

South Dakota Engineering Society Fund

Stephen Bareis Mark & Gail Boddicker Dennis & Tami Clark Thomas Gilsrud James & Jeanne Goodman Jody & Tracy Page South Dakota Engineering Society Aaron & Sarah Storm

South Dakota Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund FBL Financial Group, Inc. Michael & Beryl Held Wayne & Jane Smith South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation

Donations to the Special Olympics South Dakota Fund help the organization offer events for area athletes.

Scott & Michelle VanderWal

South Dakota Fund

Tracy Anderson Anonymous Costello, Porter, Hill, Heisterkamp, Bushnell & Carpenter, LLP Clay & Karen Cudmore Kris & Steve Egger Charitable Fund Frontier Fund Goodshop Brett Koenecke G. Mark & Cynthia Mickelson Anthony & Kelly Nelson Dan & Ginger Niemann Tom & Michele Olsen Lance Russell, Attorney at Law South Dakota Community Foundation Charles Stoneback Charles M. Thompson Dean Tollefson

South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund

C. Douglas & Marlas Balvin Izaak Walton Leauge of America, Inc. Tim Kessler Scott T. Kuck National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. Nature Conservancy

Pheasants Forever Fund

Pheasants Forever, Inc.

South Dakota Hall of Fame Charitable Perpetual Fund MLAEA Charitable Fund

South Dakota Head Start Association Fund South Dakota Head Start Association

South Dakota High School Activities Association Fund South Dakota High School Activities Association

South Dakota Highway Patrol Fund

Darlene Busse Clark & Deborah Christensen Dennis & Shirley Eisnach Joan English Heartland Funeral Home Donald & Donna Henle Arda Hoffman Linda Hoines Sharon Ivarsen Leighton & Nila Knight Vincent & Marcia Kruse Mike & Kathy Manning Glenda Morton Lisa Rothschadl South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance Leslie Sterling Ernest & Marilyn Stolz William & Mary Sue Waxler

South Dakota Highway Superintendents Association Fund South Dakota Association of County Highway Superintendents

South Dakota Livestock Industry 4-H Trust Fund

South Dakota 4-H Foundation

South Dakota National Guard Minuteman Fund

Terry & Susan Beckler Trent & Nicole Bruce Alton Cornella Robert Funk Kevin Griese Joseph & Dawn Hardin Tracy Heiser Andrew & Kayleen Meyers Minuteman Federal Credit Union Adam & Brittni Punt Todd & Sheila Rose South Dakota National Guard Minuteman Fund

South Dakota Newspaper Foundation Fund Black Hills Pioneer

Hamlin County Publishing, Inc. North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation Mark & Ronda Roby

South Dakota Nurses Foundation Linda Barck Gary & Mary Brendtro Carrie Clausen Hansen Dr. Kay Foland William & Gail Fuller Thomas & Barbara Goehring Ronald & Margaret Hegge Mary Ingram M. Kay M. Judge Susan Kelts Ardelle Kleinsasser Carrie Mikkonen Janice Noonan Carol Jean Peterson Christina Plemmons Greg & Esther Preszler Susan Rooks Pat Sechser Craig & Patricia Shaver Dale & Margie Washnok George & Lenore Whaley

South Dakota Nurses Association Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship Fund

Anonymous William & Gail Fuller John Jacoway & Linda Kropenske

Marianne M. Stenvig Memorial Scholarship Fund Deb Fischer Clemens Joe & Mary Edelen Cynthia Elverson Marlin & Joyce Fjelland Mary Ingram Darcy Sherman Justice Janet Lord Thomas E. Stenvig Gary & Audrey Stevens Kathryn Vigen

Rita H. Walsh Scholarship Fund Mike & Julia Dangel Paul & Kimberly Devenny

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Erwin A. & Georgiabelle M. Stainbrook Fund

S, continued

Abbott House, Inc. of MitchellStainbrook Fund

David Nichols William & Carla Texel Joanne Tieman John Walsh

Anonymous

Stanley County Wrestling Facility Fund

South Dakota Trucking Association Fund

Ted & Carol Bultsma Morrison/Southwick Family Reunion SDTA Services, Inc.

South Dakota Wheat, Inc. Fund South Dakota Wheat Growers Association

James Fischer Leon Haskins Steve Hoffman Ron Hutcheson Jeff & Dona Mae Johnson Anthony & Kelly Nelson Blake & Randi Norman Ty Norman

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Terhuly Foundation Donor Advised Fund Terhuly Foundation

Tiger Educational Foundation Fund LeRoy & Linda DuBray Family Scholarship Fund

Tiger Educational Foundation

Linda DuBray Memorial Scholarship Fund

Tiger Educational Foundation

Grange Family Scholarship Fund Tiger Educational Foundation

Dr. Ben & Audrey Henderson Medical Health Professions Scholarship Fund

Tiger Educational Foundation

Tokata Foundation

Emil & Eugenia Chivu Aaron & Cricket Vaughn

Tour de Oahe Fund

Anonymous Delta Dental of South Dakota Get Me Registered.Com, LLC Timothy & Julie Missal

Trail of Governors Endowment Fund

Governor Dennis Daugaard presented Earl Nordby of Huron with the 2015 Philanthropist of the Year Award. Nordby’s donor advised fund awarded more than $600,000 to South Dakota nonprofits in 2015. Nordby passed away in March 2016.

Spearfish Community Foundation Jeremy & Melissa Barnett

Special Olympics South Dakota Fund

South Dakota Community Foundation Special Olympics South Dakota

St. Michael’s Cemetery Perpetual Fund-Herreid, SD

Revi Pexa Carl & Lorri Rathbun Clifford & Christine Reuer Stanley County Wrestling Facilty Fund Clayton & Bev Stoeser family Jason Stoeser Karen Tufnell Brian Wieczorek

Evelyn Brandner Florence Brandner James & Kimberly Kanable Genevieve Kightlinger Dennis Mitzel Dean & Judy Seiler St. Michael’s Catholic Church Dean & Linda Wittmeier

State of South Dakota Endowment Fund

St. Pauli Cemetery Association Fund - Wallace, SD

Thomas J. Muenster

Todd Fulmer

Steele Family Faulkton High School Scholarship Fund Daniel Steele

Submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Endowment Fund

St. Pauli Cemetery Association

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2015 Donor List

Bankwest Foundation Brent & Lynette Berry Douglas & Merri Brueske Lance & Julie Burma Dallerie Davis Mike & Gail Ferris Linda Mickelson Graham Arlene Ham Harrold Steakettes Cowbells Rick & Ana Jensen JLB & Company, LLC Steve & Cindy Kidrowski Katherine Kinsman Frank & Betty Klosterman Donald & Roberta Kramlich Mike & Jackie Kunz Dr. Edward McLaughlin & Doris Strom G. Mark & Cynthia Mickelson Randall & Janet Miller Pat Monson Garry Neiderworder Allen & Dianne Nelson John & Deann Nystrom City of Pierre Jim & Cara Porter Don & Rosemary Rounds Charles & Bonny Schroyer James & Karen Stein Joyce Tidball Charles & Patricia Van Gerpen Steven & Sandra Zinter

Trail of Governors Foundation Fund

Acorn Trust Company Karlton & Joan Adam Sen. Stanford & Mrs. Lynda Adelstein Al & Pat Akerson Anonymous

Harold & Lois Arnold BankWest Foundation Mike & Stacy Bartlett Bob & Jodie Beadle Keith Bergh Mary Lou Bethke Walt & Lynn Bixler Eric & Cheryl Bogue Jean Ann Brakke Brokaw Family Foundation Arne & Doris Brown Lance & Julie Burma Jan Busse Duane & Barbara Butt John & Prudy Calvin Campbell County Bank Jerry L. Cozad Janet B. Cronin Scott & Brenda Currier Dakota State Bank Doug Decker Frank & Sue Denton Dana & LaDawn Dykhouse Marcella Effertz Dennis & Shirley Eisnach Larry Eliason Stephen Ellwein Jerry & Lois Erbe Farm Credit Services of America Mary Joe Finke Karl & Eileen Fischer Ethan J. Fish Dr. Frank & Pamela Foss Foster Hospitality, Inc. Leroy & Charlene Foster Clyde & Sharon Fredrickson Neil & Molly Fulton Harley Furrey David & Karen Gerdes Dr. Paul Gnirk Gustafson Builders Otto & Linda Hagedorn Dora Hansen Roger Haugo Ken & Diane Headrick Shirley Helgesen John & Judi Hostler Richard & Carol Howard George A. Huff, IV Richard Huff Jamie & Paula Huizenga Chris & Melissa Hull Infotech Solutions, LLC Steve & Sheila Ingram Donald O. Jacobs Rick & Ana Jensen Dustin & Jacquelyn Johnson Pamela Best Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph “Shorty” Jones Glenn & Phyllis Jorgenson Mansour Karim Dan & Arlene Kirby Michelle Kneip & Brad Bourgeois Daniel & Connie Kneip family Marilyn Koch Doug & Karen Kroeplin Mary Lamont Jo LaRoche Loren & Sophie Leitzke Michael & Barbara Lewis

Chuck & Barbara Lien Ed & Kathy Mallett Dennis & Marlene Marso Jim & Annie Mehlhaff Claudia B. Merthan Paul & Wendy Meyers Mary B. Nafus David & Jamie Nemmers Roger & Nila Novotny Gary & Linda Pashby Steven M. Pirner Dana & Rebecca Randall Jan Rasmussen Darold & Cindy Rounds Murray & Helen Rowe Lyle & Rhonda Rowen Rodney J. Sather Dr. Ernest & Linda Schabauer Charles & Bonny Schroyer Scott Schuetzle Brad & Laurie Schultz Showplace Wood Products, Inc. William & Sochae Sinclair R.T. Skjonsberg John & Vicki Sleger Matthew & April Smart V.J. & Julie Smith Gary & Shirley Spilde George & Valois Strandell M.D. Sullivan Linda Theobald Charles M. Thompson Norman & Bette Thompson Robert Trader Alec & Helen Vedvei Keith & Nan Venhuizen Tonnis & Sara Venhuizen Wayne Viessman Gale & Jan Walker Randolph Walling Wells Fargo Bank Ken Wetz Dennis & Joyce Williams Ted & Shannon Williams

Tripp Area Community Foundation

Betty Bradley Idle Hour Theatre Kramer Chiropractic Clinic, PC Marlene Nuss James & Myra Weber

Trust for the Future Fund

Dorsey & Whitney Trust Company, LLC FNN Trust Company South Dakota Trust Company Charitable Fund Way Trust Operating

Trustee & Staff Fund Irving Hinderaker

Turner Foundation-Murdo Turner Foundation, Inc.

Turner FoundationPierre/Ft. Pierre

Turner Foundation, Inc.

Tyndall Community Foundation Thomas & Donna Alberts Anonymous

Lila Bambas Dennis Becvar Richard Beringer Donna Bohlmann Michael & Rebecca Elsberry Stephen Foley Good Samaritan Society-Tyndall Norman & Martha Grimme Audrey Hajek Thomas J. & Jean Hajek Dennis & Conni Hovorka Leonard & JoLane Huber Douglas & Gail Johnson Sheryl Johnson JoAnn Jonas Maxine K. Schuurmans Kinsley Edward & Constance Kniffen Royal & Coleta Koch Daniel Koebel Joe & Darlene Kostal Rodney & Judith Mace Larry & Anne Meyer Roger Meyer Eleanor Mikolash Susan (Holmes) Paul Jeff & Jolene Pravecek Bernard & Mary Rhomberg Daniel & Lisa Rothschadl Robert & Patricia Schmidt Schmucker, Paul, Nohr & Associates P. Stephen & Mary Schnitker LeRoy Sorenson Souhrada Manufacturing, Inc. Dr. R.W. & Diane Tiahrt City of Tyndall “Round up Utilities” Program Allen Vacknitz Bill & Karen Van Gerpen John & Lois Varvel Ronald & Janet Wagner Doyle & Barbara Young Zieser & Rothschadl Marlene Zieser

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USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioning Committee Fund Thomas J. Muenster

V

Vermillion Area Community Foundation

Jim & Colette Abbott Bank of the West Steve Brown & Anna Christensen Clark & Deborah Christensen CorTrust Bank Dakota Hospital Foundation, Inc. Charles & Sandra Dickenson Joe & Mary Edelen First Bank & Trust John & Patricia Gors Kurt & Susan Hackemer Gerald & Mary Lea Hennies Michael & Paula Keller Ted & Karen Muenster David & Janice Olson John Powell

Paul & Jessica Preister Richard & Lynn Rognstad Richard & Sharon Ross Arthur & Lana Rusch Thomas & Peggy Schaack Simmons Law, PC Dean Spader & Vikki Fix Keith & Debra Thomas Craig K. Thompson Attorney at Law City of Vermillion “Round up Utilities” Program Lanny & Vicki Walker Steven & Mary Waller Patrick & Theresa Wingen Charles & Barbara Yelverton

Roger L. Kozak Education Fund Patricia Kozak

Roger L. & Patricia A. Kozak Endowment Fund Patricia Kozak

Viborg Community Foundation Anonymous LuVerne Christensen Arlen Jensen Thomas & Linda Jones Troy & Amy (Sorlien) Lee Terry & Verna Nelson John Overby Jay W. & Melanie Parsons Gladys Paulsen Christopher Peterson Kevin Smith Viborg Community Foundation Gary & Nancy Ward Gary B. Ward

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Wagner Area Foundation

Patrick & Becky Breen Mike & Rebecca Brunsing G.F. Buche Company Dan & Kelli Cimpl Commercial State Bank-Wagner Duane & Patricia Deurmier Jeff & Julie Doom Sandy Fechner Michael & Kara Frei Robert & Patricia Frei David & Marcia Honomichl David & Ericka Kotab Arlo Miller Wayne & Candyce Scherr Roger & Beth Schroeder Thomas & Linda Soukup Tom & Vicki Studelska Richard & Cheryl Thaler Mary Louise Wipf

Al Pirner Memorial Scholarship Fund Jean Pirner

Missy Wunder Memorial Scholarship Fund

Commercial State Bank-Wagner

Webster Alumni Foundation Fund Webster Alumni Foundation

Webster Class of 1989 Fund

John & Angela Shoemaker Rick & Tami Sundvold Webster High School Class of 1989

Wilmer & Esther Werner Family Scholarship Fund Dick & Suzanne Werner

Wessington Springs Area Community Foundation

Anonymous Gail & Susan Arnott Mary Jane Belz Garry & Gaea Blue Chuck & Kendra Brandenburg Bridgman & Anderson Law Firm Casey & Valinda Bridgman Jeff & Kim Burg Thomas & Kathryn Dean Cindy Eilers Hatch Farms, Inc. Myron Hinrichs Verle & Lila Hoffman Lee & Jackie Johnson Jeff & Laura Kieser Kirk & Lynda Luymes Tom & Michele Olsen Larry & Ann Olson Melvin & Evelyn Roduner Trust Springs Area Community Club

June Wilkinson Scholarship Fund Kay Crawford

Marvin Wilkinson Scholarship Fund Kay Crawford

Willow Lake Public Garden & Arboretum Fund

N. Idaho Unitarian Universalists

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Yankton Area Foundation

Avera Health Mary McClure Bibby Mike, Cindy & Kylie Huether Family Foundation James & Mary Ann Kohoutek Mary Mitchell

Ambur/Means Family Fund Tate Johnson

Yankton Kiwanis/Don Modereger Yankton High School Math & Science Fund Daniel Rafferty Yankton Kiwanis Club

YBA Educational Endowment Fund

Amanda Scott Showplace Wood Products, Inc. Youth Business Adventure

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John Zilverberg Family Foundation John Zilverberg Scholarship Fund Kevin McDermott John Zilverberg Family Foundation

Aaron Johnson Thomas & Angela Sannes

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Grants Grants

Grants

South Dakota Fund Grants

HELPING NONPROFITS HELP OTHERS S P R E A D I N G G O O D AC R O S S T H E S TAT E Nonprofits are important to South Dakota’s individuals and families. That is why the SDCF offers a variety of grants to support the work of nonprofits across the state. Each grant program has a different focus and application procedure.

F U N D I N G G O O D AC R O S S T H E S TAT E S P R E A D I N G G O O D AC R O S S T H E S TAT E

In 2015, the South Dakota Community Foundation awarded 67 grants, totaling more than $467,000 from the South Dakota Fund. The grants ranged in size from $2,000 to $20,000 and were distributed to nonprofits across the state. The SDCF received 93 applications with requests totaling over $1 million during 2015.

Nonprofits can visit SDCommunityFoundation.org/Grants to view guidelines and application instructions for each grant program.

South Dakota Fund Grant Distribution Grants Awarded 1987-2015

South Dakota Fund Grants

Since 1987, the South Dakota Fund has awarded 1,043 grants including challenge grants to Community Savings Accounts for a total of $12.2 million.

The South Dakota Fund is an unrestricted fund that makes grants in support of culture, economic development, education, health and human services. The SDCF Board of Directors awards grants throughout the year to nonprofits that meet vital and diverse needs across the state.

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467,000

N U M B E R O F G R A NT S: 67

Corson Harding

Map Area Campbell

Edmunds

Day Grant

Dewey

Potter

Faulk

Butte

Clark

Spink

Codington

Ziebach

Deuel Hamlin

Sully

Community Innovation Grants

Meade

400,000

N U M B E R O F G R A NT S: 42

Hyde

Lawrence

Stanley

Hand Beadle

Hughes

Brookings

Kingsbury

Haakon Buffalo

Pennington

The SDCF has partnered with the Bush Foundation to offer Community Innovation Grants. These grants support communities using problem-solving processes that lead to more effective, equitable and sustainable solutions.

The SDCF’s Board of Directors selects recipients in three rounds each year.

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Roberts

Marshall Brown

Perkins Walworth

Children at Tokata Youth Center take part in the “Healthy Lifestyles for Life Initiative,” an afterschool and summer youth program.

McPherson

Jones

Custer

Jerauld

Sanborn

Miner

Moody

Lake

Lyman Brule

Jackson

Aurora Davison Hanson McCook

Minnehaha

Mellette

Fall River

Oglala Lakota Bennett

With the help of a Community Innovation Grant, Sunshine Bible Academy’s Blue Collar Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Lab will allow students and faculty to research problems, produce solutions and educate others.

Douglas

Tripp Todd

Gregory

Hutchinson

Turner

Lincoln

Charles Mix Bon Homme

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$50,000 – $99,999

$300,000 – $999,999

$25,000 – $49,999

$100,000 – $299,999

$1 Million +

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G R A N T S | Grant Program Introduction

Areas of Focus The South Dakota Community Foundation’s grantmaking committee members review applications and award grants to nonprofits in five areas of focus.

The Montrose Area Foundation selected the city swimming pool to receive a grant to purchase a solar blanket, which is a cost-efficient alternative to a pool heater.

Culture

Economic Development

Education

Health

Human Services South Dakota Fund Grants

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2015 South Dakota Fund Grants Aberdeen Area Boys & Girls Club Aberdeen – $15,000 ADA Compliance

Ability Building Services Yankton – $5,000 Technology Upgrades

The Advocates for Human Rights

Sioux Falls – $5,000 Legal Services Training

Alcester Health Services Foundation, Inc. Alcester – $5,000 Food Pantry Upgrades

Apply Bartlett Community Visions Parmelee – $10,000 Equipment Upgrades

Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Sturgis – $10,000 South Dakota Online Textbook Project

Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud

Mission – $10,000 After-School Mentoring Program

Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux Empire

Sioux Falls – $5,000 Window Upgrades

Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program Brookings – $3,500 Launch Forward Initiative

Community Organized Resources for Educating Youth

Statewide – $10,000 Freshman Impact Program

Dakota Resources

Renner – $15,000 Loan Loss Reserve Program

DakotAbilities

Sioux Falls – $5,000 DakotAbilities Longfellow Center

Diamond Willow Ministries Ft. Thompson – $10,000 Tokata Youth Center Programs

Feeding South Dakota

Central SD – $20,000 Food Pantry Expansion

Fitness on Main, Inc. Burke – $7,500 Matching Funds for Community Health Grant Program

Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls – $2,000 Feasibility Study

Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting Statewide – $10,000 Mobile Production Unit

Hot Springs School District received a $3,340 grant to obtain Lakota linguistic study materials.

Aliive-Roberts County Sisseton – $5,000 Child Care Center Program Materials

Arrow Education Foundation

Watertown – $5,000 Up With People Program

Baltic Athletic Association Baltic – $5,000 Baseball Field Upgrades

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Casey Tibbs SD Rodeo Center

Fort Pierre – $2,000 Steel Western Silhouettes

Children’s Home Society of South Dakota Sioux Falls – $10,000 “What If” Card Project

Colton Library

Colton – $3,000 Library Upgrades

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Garretson Area Historical Society

Garretson – $5,000 Historical Preservation of Windows

Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons

Statewide – $5,000 Girl Scout Leadership Experience Program

Good Shepherd Clinic, Inc. Spearfish – $5,000 Emergency Dental Care

Goodthinking 4 All Our Relations

St. Francis – $10,000 A Brighter Future Program

We invite your nonprofit to apply for a South Dakota Fund grant. Letters of Inquiry are accepted anytime at SDCommunityFoundation. org/SDFund. If invited to submit a full proposal, applicants will complete an application online.

South Dakota Guardianship Program, Inc.

The Wholeness Center

South Dakota STARBASE

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

Statewide – $10,000 Guardianship Services for Citizens with Disabilities

Statewide – $5,000 STARBASE

For more information, visit our website or call 800.888.1842.

Porcupine – $10,000 Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Farm & Education Center

Spearfish Community Coalition

United Way of Northeastern South Dakota

Spearfish – $2,000 Youth Leadership Summit

Gregory Community Services, Inc. Gregory – $10,000 Wear ‘N Wares Thrift Store & Food Bank

Harrisburg Baseball Association

Harrisburg – $5,000 Baseball Fields Upgrades

Herreid Senior Citizens Herreid – $4,116 Center Upgrades

Hope Reins Equestrian Outreach

Baltic – $2,100 Therapeutic Horsemanship

HorsePower

Sioux Falls – $5,000 Therapeutic Riding Scholarship Program

Hot Springs School District Hot Springs – $3,340 Lakota Language Study Materials

Izaak Walton League of America - Sunshine Chapter Pierre – $10,000 Trap Range Upgrades

Jelkin-Harms American Legion Post #142 Tripp – $2,000 Legion Hall Upgrades

Lakota Language Consortium

Statewide – $5,000 Lakota Language Handbook

HorsePower received a $5,000 grant to help fund its scholarship program for therapeutic riding in the Sioux Falls area.

Lower Brule Community College

Lower Brule – $10,000 Technology Upgrades

Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site Sioux Falls – $10,000 Pond Garden

Matson Halversen Christiansen Hamilton Foundation

Chamberlain – $5,000 Rural Health Care Early Scholars Program

McCrossan Boys Ranch

Sioux Falls – $10,000 Lodmell Renovation Project

Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village Preservation Society Mitchell – $5,000 Boehnen Memorial Museum Upgrades

North Middle School Student Council

Rapid City – $10,000 World Strides Education

Northeast South Dakota Head Start Program, Inc. Aberdeen – $2,500 Head Start Programs

OAHE, Inc.

Pierre – $10,000 Childcare Center Equipment

Partnership Rapid City Rapid City – $10,000 Teen Up Program

People’s Transit

Flandreau – $3,000 Unexpected Needs of Clients

Aberdeen – $5,000 Rachel’s Challenge Program

Special Olympics South Dakota

Warriors Never Give Up

Statewide – $10,000 UNIFY Project

Brandon – $2,500 Hunting Adventures

Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Western Resources for Independent Living

Spearfish – $5,000 Community Fun Day Fundraiser

Rapid City – $5,000 Home Modification Program

Huron – $6,000 Surveillance System

Pierre Area Youth Skating Association Foundation Pierre – $7,000 Compressor Upgrades

REALTORS® for Kids, Inc.

Spearfish – $3,000 Medical Needs for Children

Red Cloud Indian School, Inc.

Pine Ridge – $10,000 Lakota Culture OutOf-School Activities

Sertoma Butterfly House & Marine Cove Sioux Falls – $6,000 Capacity Building Plan

Sioux Falls Stockyards Heritage Center Sioux Falls – $6,000 Feasibility Study

Sioux YMCA

Dupree – $10,000 Community Garden & Long-Term Volunteer Program

The South Dakota Historical Society Foundation received a $15,000 grant in support of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography.”

Summit Area Economic Growth

Yankton Baseball Association

Teen Challenge of the Dakotas

Yankton County Historical Society

Summit – $5,000 Weights for Wellness Project

Brookings – $15,000 Recovery Program

Yankton – $5,000 Baseball Field Upgrades

Yankton – $10,000 Dakota Territorial Museum Upgrades

The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota, Inc. Hot Springs – $5,000 Atlatl Throwing Experience Program

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Community Innovation Grants

B R I N G I N G S U S TA I N A B L E S O LU T I O N S TO C O M M U N I T I E S

Today’s changing community needs and complex challenges require creative thinking and new approaches. That is why the Bush Foundation partnered with the SDCF to support nonprofits that are leading the way in community innovation in South Dakota.

The grants help nonprofits address a need in a community by increasing collective understanding of the issue, generating ideas and implementing solutions. These steps, which may be repeated, eventually lead to a breakthrough in addressing a community need that is more effective, equitable or sustainable than existing approaches.

In 2015, the SDCF awarded $400,000 in Community Innovation Grants to 42 nonprofit and charitable organizations to carry out inclusive, collaborative and sustainable solutions. The SDCF received 102 applications with requests totaling more than $940,000.

2015 Community Innovation Grants Allied Arts Fund

Rapid City – $10,000 Arts Education Initiative

Badlands/Bad River Economic Development Partnership Philip – $10,000 Stronger Economies Together Plan

Bartlett Community Visions Mission – $9,866 Healthy Lifestyle Choices Infrastructure

Belle Fourche Development Corporation Belle Fourche – $9,866 Marketing Plan

Black Hills Special Services Cooperative

Sturgis – $9,866 Foster Grandparent Program

Tallgrass Recovery & Sober Living Homes: $2,000

South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition: $10,000

Black Hills Works Foundation

Rapid City – $9,866 Greenhouse Project

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Dakota Resources

Statewide – $9,866 Rural Economic Development Accelerator Program

EmBe

Sioux Falls – $10,000 Childcare Workforce Development Alliance

Frederick Forward

Frederick – $9,866 Community Engagement Process

Goodthinking 4 All Our Relations

St. Francis – $10,000 A Brighter Future Project

Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance

Statewide – $9,487 Tribal Water Resources

Greening Vermillion

Vermillion – $9,250 Sustainable & Desirable Vermillion Project

Statewide – $5,000 South Dakota One Health Meeting

Northern Hills Area CASA Program

Spearfish – $9,866 Parent-Mentor Program

Pierre – $10,000 Community Child Care Collaborative

Parents Matter Coalition of Pierre/Fort Pierre Pierre – $8,000 Anti-Bullying Program

Cheyenne River Youth Project

Eagle Butte – $10,000 Teen Internship Program

Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota Statewide – $10,000 Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program

NAMI South Dakota

Rapid City Arts Council

Rapid City – $10,000 Art Focused Diversion Program

South Dakota Diabetes Coalition Statewide – $10,000 Virtual Nurse Program

Statewide – $9,866 Rural & Reservation Capacity Project

Statewide – $10,000 UNIFY Project

St. Francis Mission Foundation

St. Francis – $10,000 Sapa Un Academy

Tallgrass Recovery & Sober Living Homes

South Dakota Discovery Center

Statewide – $9,866 STEMEE (Stem Ecosystem for Educators)

Statewide – $10,000 Challenges Facing SD Education Workshop

Sioux Falls – $2,000 Joe Foss Art Show Project

University of South Dakota Sioux Falls – $10,000 Portable Crib Project

Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association, Inc.

Statewide – $10,000 Native American Community Site Visit

Vermillion – $10,000 Saving the Theaters Focus Groups

Wagner Area Growth

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Sioux Falls – $9,866 Music as Medicine Program

South Dakota Youth Foundation

Hot Springs – $10,000 Community Engagement Effort

Special Olympics South Dakota

South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition

Lead – $10,000 United Brand/Image Campaign for Lead

Visit SDCommunity Foundation.org/CIG to review grant guidelines and to fill out an application.

Southern Hills Economic Development Corporation

Lead Area Chamber of Commerce

Hoven – $10,000 Community Study

Does your nonprofit have a creative solution to solve a community problem? We invite your organization to apply for part of the $400,000 available through Community Innovation Grants in 2016.

OAHE, Inc.

Bridge Flandreau

Statewide – $9,871 Climate Discussion Panels and Community Conversations

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Sturgis – $10,000 Crisis Focus Groups

Northeast South Dakota Area Health Education Center

South Dakota Innovation Lab

Center for Rural Affairs

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Crisis Intervention Shelter Service, Inc.

Statewide – $10,000 Fellowship Program

Hoven Area Community Foundation

Flandreau – $8,000 Series of Guided Discussions

Northeast South Dakota Area Health Education Center: $5,000

Huron – $10,000 Workforce Development Initiative

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Native Youth Leadership Alliance

Boys & Girls Club of Watertown

Watertown – $9,866 Teens 2020 Strategic Plan

Greening Vermillion: $9,250

Community Development Foundation

Wagner – $9,866 Community Engagement Process

West River Foundation Sturgis – $10,000 Community & Economic Development Engagement Plan

Statewide – $10,000 Healthy Living Program

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the original investment will be repaid at the end of 11 years. The $2 million program-related investment is also the largest one-time funding outflow for a single project in the SDCF’s 28-year history. The SDCF’s leadership saw this opportunity as a way to leverage the foundation’s resources to support significant economic development in the state.

Pictured are (left to right): Jim Hart, chair of the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) Board of Directors; Stephanie Judson, president of the SDCF; Mike Headley, executive director of the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA); Casey Peterson, chair of the SDSTA Board of Directors; and Ron Wheeler, vice chair of the SDSTA Board of Directors.

GRANT RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHT

Sanford Lab: A $2 Million Investment in South Dakota’s Future SDCF Investment Supports Economic Development In September 2015, the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) Board of Directors decided to take an unprecedented step to support economic development in the state. The SDCF responded to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority’s (SDSTA) request for a $2 million programrelated investment to help kick start LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), the next-generation dark matter detector.

of liquid xenon and will increase the opportunity to discover dark matter by a magnitude of 30. The LZ experiment is estimated to run from 2018 to 2026.

“The foundation’s investment in this project will help the U.S. keep a science-leadership role in the global competition to detect dark matter,” said Mike Headley, executive director of the SDSTA. The LZ experiment is the successor dark matter experiment to LUX (Large Underground Xenon), which is currently operating on the 4850 Level of the Sanford Lab. LUX, which has a third of a ton of liquid xenon at its core, is the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world today. LZ, the nextgeneration dark matter detector, will have 10 tons

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LUX was installed inside a 72,000 gallon water tank.

This tank will also be used for the LZ detector.

A Pioneering Investment The program-related investment works differently than the grants the SDCF typically distributes to nonprofits, because

“The program-related investment is a new way to carry out the original mission set in 1987 by the late Governor Mickelson, myself and fellow members of the first South Dakota Community Foundation Board of Directors,” said Jim Hart, current SDCF board chairman. “The South Dakota Community Foundation has been tasked with investing in programs that benefit the social and economic well-being of the people of South Dakota, and helping to launch the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment at Sanford Lab will do just that.”

The SDCF is providing critical funding to the SDSTA to help ensure that the next phase of research, already approved by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, happens here in South Dakota and brings millions of dollars in positive economic impact with it.

A Newsworthy Event The public announcement of the partnership was made at the SDSTA’s board meeting in Lead on September 17, 2015. The event drew widespread attention from the local media. SDCF President Stephanie Judson was interviewed by KEVN, KNBN and KOTA television. The Rapid City Journal and other area newspapers also reported on the partnership.

Although the program-related investment was non-traditional, the South Dakota Community Foundation offers a variety of grant opportunities to South Dakota nonprofits each year. Grants support community innovation, education programs, health services and more.

$1 Million Grant Threshold Exceeded in Pennington County

At the close of 2015, the South Dakota Community Foundation paused to celebrate the great work Pennington County charitable organizations accomplished with the help of the SDCF’s South Dakota Fund. The South Dakota Fund has addressed ever-changing needs in the area through 108 grants totaling $1.1 million.

The South Dakota Fund is an unrestricted grant program, which supports culture, economic development, education, health and human services.

The endowed assets of the South Dakota Fund are invested in perpetuity and provide approximately $500,000 in annual support to nonprofits across the state. Throughout the SDCF’s history, every county in the state has received at least one South Dakota Fund grant. Pennington County is the second county to exceed the $1 million grant threshold.

The SDCF’s impact on Pennington County goes beyond South Dakota Fund grants. The SDCF also administers 36 funds for Pennington County residents and organizations totaling more than $10 million. Distributions from these funds have accounted for another $1.6 million in grants to nonprofit causes in Pennington county.

The SDCF applauds the work of Pennington County nonprofits and looks forward to supporting them for years to come.

“The South Dakota Community Foundation helped fund the startup of the Rapid City Crisis Care Center that now helps nearly 2,000 people per year experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. We are fortunate to have as a partner, the South Dakota Community Foundation, as together we build positive change in the communities in which we live, work and play.”

– Alan Solano, CEO of Rapid City Crisis Care Center.

Learn more about available SDCF grants on page 23 or online at SDCommunityFoundation.org/Grants.

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Foundation Grants

Farrar Family Scholarship Fund Alexandra Farber

Foundation Grants are awarded at the recommendation of donors who have established funds at the South Dakota Community Foundation.

These grants include distributions from each of the fund types the SDCF administers, including donor advised, designated, agency endowment, scholarship, field of interest and community savings accounts. In 2015, $11,086,000 was distributed to nonprofit organizations through 1,526 Foundation Grants.

Loren J. Ammann Foundation

2015 Foundation Grants

ARC South Dakota Fund Grant County ARC Oahe Chapter ARC

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Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Aberdeen Area Community Foundation City of Delmont Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons Northern State University United Way of Northeastern South Dakota

Armour Community Foundation Armour School District 21-1 Armour Senior Citizens Center City of Armour First Circuit CASA

John Around Him Scholarship Fund Oglala Lakota College

Reuben & Marlowe Bareis Family Fund Black Hills Community Theatre Black Hills Playhouse, Inc. Clarkson HealthCare Foundation Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Nature Conservancy South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation University of Colorado Foundation Westhills Village Foundation

Virginia C. Barry Book of Golden Memories Fund Webster United Methodist Church

Bennett County High School Scholarship Fund Anderson Scholarship Fund

Rodney & Glenna Fouberg Family - Northern State University Fund

Associated General Contractors of South Dakota, Inc. Building Chapter Fund

Rodney & Glenna Fouberg Family - Presentation College Fund

Lake Area Technical Institute Foundation South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation

Knight I Scholarship FundBennett County

Aurora County Historical Acquisition & Preservation Fund

Knight II Scholarship FundBennett County

Northern State University Foundation

Presentation College

Hospital Patient Transportation Fund

Shriners Hospitals for Children

John A. “Jack” & Marcella C. Adams Fund Gethsemane Episcopal Church Masonic Lodge #131 Sisseton Area Community Foundation South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation St. Peter’s Catholic ChurchSisseton

Alcester Community Foundation City of Alcester Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 allPOINTS Health Services

ALM Fund South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

Alpena Community Foundation Alpena United Parish Church

American Baptist Churches of the Dakotas Fund ABCD-Camp Judson

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Central United Methodist Church Wilmot Care Center Wilmot Community Club Wilmot Community Foundation Wilmot School District 54-7 Zion Community Church

Wesley VanderPol Luke Williams

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Miller Family Homestead Fund

Aurora County Historical Society

Ken Austin Memorial Education Fund Hennepin Technical College

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David & Wally Baas Memorial Fund Cinefemme

David & Wally Baas Memorial Scholarship Fund Ellie Bleeker Austin Bormann Cody Gromer Jessica Karhoff Levi Knight Aaron Lemon Heidi Mueller Adam Rasmussen Katie Reynan Ashley Schmit Emily Schrag Lindsay Thompson

2015 Foundation Grants

Josie Drobny

Cozad Scholarship Fund Sam Ireland

Adam Good

Derek Vander May

June Anderson Sommer & Robert Sommer Scholarship Fund Rachel Winters

Sullens I Scholarship FundBennett County Taylor Amiotte

Sullens II Scholarship FundBennett County Brady Hicks

Beresford Community Foundation Beresford Area Arts Council Beresford Public School District Beresford Zion United Methodist Church

Watchdog Education Foundation Beresford School District 61-2

Bethany Cemetery of Hosmer, SD Fund Bethany Cemetery Association

Charles Bingham Memorial Scholarship Fund Jennifer Mueller Kali Trautman

Marlin Bjerke Memorial Scholarship Fund Austin Anderson

Timothy & Carol Kay Bjorkman Foundation World Vision

Elliott & Eileen Bouchie Scholarship Fund Conner Archer

Boy Scout Troop #133 Fund Boy Scout Troop #133

Boys & Girls Club Corporation Fund Boys & Girls Club Corporation, Inc.

Boys & Girls Club of Brookings Fund Boys & Girls Club of Brookings

Boys & Girls Club of Moody County Fund Boys & Girls Club of Moody County

Boys & Girls Club of Yankton Fund Boys & Girls Club of Yankton

Britton Area Foundation City of Britton Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 Glacial Lakes Area Development Hecla Area Fire Protection District Nathan Jones North Marshall Fire Department Northern Fort Playhouse Steven Wegleitner

Bertha Gronseth Pool Fund City of Britton

Britton-Hecla School Foundation Britton PTA Scholarship Fund Hailey Aldentaler

Britton Student Council Scholarship Fund Hailey Aldentaler

Britton-Hecla High School Scholarship Fund Hailey Aldentaler

Anna Bushby Scholarship Fund Baily Olson

Philip & Gladys (Haverly) Doyle Scholarship Fund Aimee Allcock Elizabeth Sorensen Olivianne Stavick

Dena Kilker Scholarship Fund Mason Kilker

Alfred & Julia Bucher Education Trust Fund Ashley Aymar Cassie Beckett Drew Beilke Sydney Cowan Jordan DeBoer Chloe Edgar Macee Fanning Mallory Fischer Annie Fulton Lexy Gimbel Courtney Heezen Kari Huber Stephanie Huber Jansen Hunter Brooke Joy Danielle Knox Brady LaMont Kacie McCauley Nicholas Ortmeier Taylor Pekarek Bennett Peterson Samuel Simons Emma Steers Kristi Steptoe Elizabeth Welk

Build Dakota Scholarship Program Fund Lake Area Technical Institute Mitchell Technical Institute Southeast Technical Institute State of South Dakota Department of Education State of South Dakota-Build Dakota Scholarship Program Western Dakota Technical Institute

Burke School District Scholarships Burke High School Class of 1963 Fund Jennifer Higgins KayDee Kirwan Lanning Norberg Christian Schweigert Josh Tuttle

Hampl Scholarship Fund Mindy Kerner

Mr. & Mrs. August Steffen Sr. Scholarship Fund Ashlyn McCarthy

Bush Foundation Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant Program

John P. Bushfield Scouting Fund Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America

Butler Cemetery Foundation Butler Cemetery

Ken & Lois Borecky Fund-Sioux Council BSA Camping Endowment

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Canistota Community Foundation Canistota School District 43-1 City of Canistota

Canton Public Schools K-12 Foundation Canton School District 41-1

Glen T. & Anna May Carlis Family Fund Jobi McCreary

Castlewood Education Foundation Endowment Fund Roxann Bruinsma Kemink Memorial Scholarship Fund Kendra Mack

Centerville Foundation Centerville Community Arts Council, Inc. Centerville Rotary Club Adrienn Peterson Marisa Poll Nicholas Wixon

Richard & Edith Lindvall Scholarship Fund Kristina Laska

Children’s Home Society Fund Children’s Home Society of South Dakota

Children’s Home SocietyChild Advocacy Center of the Black Hills Fund

Sioux Council BSA Camping Endowment

Ken & Lois Borecky FundUnited Way of Huron United Way of Huron

Paul & Carol Hohm Fund Central Prairie Red Cross Dakota Horizons Girl ScoutsHuron Chapter First Presbyterian Church Huron Area Boy Scouts Huron Hockey Association James Valley Christian School Nordby Center for Recreation Pyle House Museum The Salvation Army United Way of Huron Violet Tschetter Memorial Home

Huron Little League Baseball Fund Huron Area Baseball Association

Bernie & Sally Christenson Family Fund Fairy Godmother’s Fund Junior Achievement of South Dakota Rural Lawyer Recruitment Fund South Dakota Hall of Fame

Russ & Marilyn Christiansen Family Fund Nic McGlothlen

Children’s Home SocietyChild’s Voice Fund Children’s Home Society-Child’s Voice Fund

Christen Hohm Lusk Greater Huron Area Foundation

Ken & Lois Borecky FundFirst United Methodist of Huron Foundation First United Methodist of Huron Foundation

Ken & Lois Borecky FundHuron Area Senior Center Huron Area Senior Center

Ken & Lois Borecky Fund-National Jewish Center for Immunology National Jewish Health

Ken & Lois Borecky Fund-Nyoda Girl Scouts-Huron Chapter Dakota Horizons Girl ScoutsHuron Chapter

Ken & Lois Borecky FundSalvation Army Foundation The Salvation Army

Ken & Lois Borecky FundSD 4-H Foundation South Dakota 4-H Foundation

Clark High School Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund Kandace Kolden Jill Warkenthien

Major General Duane L. ‘Duke’ Corning Scholarship Fund Amanda Farr

Corsica Area Foundation Hoekstra Beukelman Scholarship Fund Micayla Bamberg Lane Johnson

CorTrust Bank ALM Community Foundation Hard to Beat Green Valley 4-H Club Letcher Summer Youth Mt. Vernon Senior Citizens Sanborn Central School Sanborn County 4-H

Coss Family Foundation Coss Family Scholarship Fund Cassie Beckett Mason Breitling Heather Deal Macee Fanning Jamie Mentzer Denae Schlechter Kristi Steptoe Elizabeth Welk Sylvia Wieseler

Children’s Home Society-Child Advocacy Center

Huron Area Center for Independence Junior Achievement of South Dakota Splash Central

Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary South Dakota 4-H Foundation South Dakota FFA Foundation South Dakota Law Enforcement Charity South Dakota State University South Dakota State University Foundation Starbase of South Dakota, Inc.

Coss Family Miller Area Challenge Fund Miller Area Foundation Pollock Giving Tree recognizes donors.

Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. Fund Associated School Boards of South Dakota The Banquet Compassion Song Fairy Godmother’s Fund Howard Wood Dakota Relays Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site Minnehaha County Pheasants Forever President’s Bowl Sculpturewalk, Inc. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Sioux Falls Catholic School Foundation Sioux Falls Tennis Association

Coteau Prairie Chapter Pheasants Forever Scholarship Fund Cooper Gates

Crazy Horse Centennial Fund Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation

Alden Cutler Scholarship Fund Shyanne Kopfmann

Richard “Rich” & Sharon Cutler Family Fund University of South Dakota Foundation

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Lloyd E. Dahley Fund Anne Carlsen Center for Children Fund Anne Carlsen Center for Children

Children’s Care - Lloyd Dahley Fund LifeScape

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Rivendell Institute at Yale University

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Glenn & Kathryn Duncan Scholarship Fund

Jamestown College Fund Jamestown College

Village Family Service Center Fund The Village Family Service Center

Lloyd E. Dahley Scholarship Fund Lloyd E. Dahley Scholarship Fund-Britton Preston Oschner

Lloyd E. Dahley Scholarship FundJames Valley Christian School Julianne Loewen

Duncan Stoebner

Clinton W. Dykstra Scholarship Fund Lexy Whitley

Darlene J. Dykstra Scholarship Fund Elizabeth Esser

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William H. Edwards Scouting Fund

Dakota Discovery Endowment Fund Friends of the Middle Border, Inc.

Leland D. & Josephine A. Case Memorial Fund Friends of the Middle Border, Inc.

Dakota Wesleyan University - Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship Fund Dakota Wesleyan University

Helen Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund Geena Carlson

Day County Community Foundation

Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America

Bob & Marcia Erickson Foundation City of Delmont

Ty Eschenbaum Foundation South Dakota State University

Waubay Fire Department

Dennis L. Dolney Scholarship Fund Chandler Holland Jeremy Hoven Jordan Juhnke Katie Kampa Corey Schlotte

Bob & Marlene Deal Memorial Scholarship Fund Olivia Edoff Shawnee Flint

Dr. Roscoe E. Dean, Jr. & Helen Hoy Dean Memorial Fund Shakespeare Garden Society

Deuel County Community Foundation Deuel County Shooting Sports Pheasants Forever Coteau Chapter

Sarah N. Dipity Fund

Eureka Ambassadors Eureka Community Development Company Eureka Pioneer Museum

Eureka Banner Settlement Fund Avera Eureka Health Care Center Eureka School District 44-1 Zion American Lutheran Church

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Fairy Godmother’s Fund Children’s Inn Grants to Individuals (9)

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fund Fellowship of Christian Athletes

First Fidelity Bank & Bonesteel Community Foundation Cougar Club Fairfax Community Development Corporation Fairfax Fire Department Listen & Learn Club Pike Burke Legion Post 187

First Fidelity Bank & Burke Community Foundation

Custer County Library Hailey Eliason Hannah Pinkerton

Burke Volunteer Fire Department Community Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Roland Dolly Loyalty Scholarship Fund Abbott House Black Hills State University

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Clayton Evans Kalli Hespe Wyatt Hespe Immanuel Lutheran Church Jones County School District 37-3 Jones County Senior Center Jones County Turner Youth Foundation Messiah Lutheran Church Murdo Ranch Rodeo Wyatt Weber

First Fidelity Bank & Platte Area Foundation

Clarence & Bettye Mason Family Fund

West River Foundation

American Legion Post 40 South Dakota State University Webster United Methodist Church

First Fidelity Bank & Jones County Community Foundation

Estelline Alumni Gail Harrenga Memorial Scholarship Fund

Excellence in Economic Development Fund

Harry & Denice Knapp Family Fund

Gregory Community Wellness Center Gregory Youth Wrestling Team City of Gregory

Ben Shay

Eureka Community Foundation

Bill & Rosanne Bisgard Family Fund

Gregory Youth Activities Fund

Helping Hands Pantry Platte Area Pool Foundation, Inc. Platte-Geddes School District

Estelline Alumni Association Scholarship Fund

Elizabeth Bjorklund

City of Waubay WAVE Webster Diamond Club

First Fidelity Bank & Gregory Community Foundation

2015 Foundation Grants

Platte Community Development Corporation

Ralph & Frances Mitchell Fund Catia Bok Brigitte Byrd Zachariah Kenobbie Kelli Nelson Haley Pazour Claire Raders Matthew Randall Lisa Smith

Platte Health Center Fund Platte Health Center

First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation Sean Bice Brendan Harter Sara Husher Sydney Schuyler Tripp County Ambulance Tripp County Summer Youth Academy Winner Avenue Flags Winner Country Club, Inc. Winner Youth Cabin

Antes Family Memorial Scholarship Fund Nickales Hossle Samantha Stickland

Grossenburg Family & Employees Fund Friends of Tripp County Library Winner Rotary Club

Gordon Horgen Memorial Scholarship Fund Tawny Sherman

Donald & Fern Jorgensen Scholarship Fund Hannah Covey Lesley Soles

Ray & Grace Neyens Family Scholarship Fund Halley Shippy

James & Lawrence Neyens Scholarship Fund Bailey Baker Dusti Littau Katie Mathis Kennede Mathis

Pauli Family Memorial Fund Friends of Tripp County Library Tripp County Historical Society

Harold E. Smith Scholarship Fund Even Hagenlock Darbi Nelson

Tripp County Water User District - Lawrence Wagner Scholarship Fund Nickales Hossle

Tripp County Water User District - Martin & Mary Jorgensen Scholarship Fund Mackenzie Feyereisen

Winner Class of 1974 Scholarship Fund Casey Norrid

First Interstate Custer Area Fund American Legion Post 303 Black Hill Playhouse Custer Area Veterans Memorial Custer County Historical Society Custer County Senior Citzens Custer Youth & Alumni Foundation The Storehouse West River Transit Authority Western South Dakota Senior Services, Inc.

First Interstate Fall River Area Fund Battle Mountain Humane Society Boys & Girls Club of the Black Hills Edgemont Area Historical Society, Inc. Edgemont School District Fall River County Historical Society Hot Springs Bills Youth Football & Cheerleading Association Sandstone Singers Smithwick Cemetery West River Transit Authority

First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Fund Beaver Creek Rendezvous, Inc. Belle Baseball Association Belle Fourche Area Community Center Belle Fourche Bronc Booster Club Belle Fourche Parents Who Care Belle Fourche School District 9-1 Belle Fourche Senior Citizens Center Belle Fourche Soccer Association

Black Hills Roundup Chutes for Charity Center of the Nation Concert Association Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons Hometown Thursday Nights Loyal Order of Moose Newell Community Club Northern Hills Area CASA Program REALTORS® for Kids, Inc. St. James Episcopal Church Suncatcher Therapeutic Riding Academy West River Transit Authority

Belle Fourche Banner Settlement Fund Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department Good Shepherd Clinic St. James Episcopal Church

First Interstate Greater Sturgis Area Fund Downtown Sturgis Foundation

First Interstate Greater Wall Area Fund Lane Blasius Ridge Sandal Wall Rodeo Booster Club Les Williams

First Interstate LeadDeadwood Area Fund Boys & Girls Club of the Black Hills Deadwood History, Inc. Friends of the Twin City Animal Shelter Historic Homestake Opera House Homestake Visitors Center Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 Northern Hills Alliance for Children Northern Hills Community Band

Bill & Mary Fisher Scholarship Fund-Edgemont Kyle Litzel

Bill & Mary Fisher Scholarship Fund-Hot Springs Wyatt Roda

Bill & Mary Fisher Scholarship Fund-Oelrichs Chase Clifford

Frank Fools Crow Scholarship Fund Oglala Lakota College

Clarence & Ruth Forman Family Scholarship Fund Mikayla Wendland

Freeman Community Foundation Freeman Academy Freeman Academy Prairie Arboretum Freeman Community Development Corporation Freeman Regional Health Services Freeman School District 33-1

Freeman Volunteer Fire Department Growing Dreams Learning Center

Ruth D. Frick Ames Fund Cassie Clement Kirstyn Fiala Desirae VanZee

Friends of SD Public Broadcasting Fund Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting

The Frontier Fund South Dakota Fund

Frank F. Fukuda Fund Leadership South Dakota

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Adeline Gassen Fund American Legion Auxiliary - Gregory Gregory Community Services, Inc. Gregory Public Library Briana Leber St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

Gettysburg Area Community Foundation Gettysburg Community Playground Gettysburg Country Club

Girl Scouts of the Black Hills Council, Inc. Fund Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons

Goldcorp-Wharf Sustainable Prosperity Fund Boys & Girls Club of the Black Hills Friends of the Twin City Animal Shelter Historic Homestake Opera House Homestake Visitors Center Lead Deadwood Arts Center Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 Northern Hills Alliance for Children Northern Hills Family Recreation Center South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity

Granary Rural Cultural Center Fund Brown County

Greater Clark Area Foundation Clark Development Corporation City of Clark Cyclone Athletic Booster Club MacKenzie Huber Tyson Jenkins Cody Nelson Rawson Yost

Greater Lyman Foundation Kennebec Cemetery Association Lower Brule Community College Thrift Store & More

Greater Lyman Scholarship Fund Grayson Mitchell

Greater South Dakota Education & Research Foundation Youth Business Adventure

Greater Sturgis Lifecare Foundation Greater Sturgis Lifecare Foundation

Gregory Area Health Care System Fund Gregory Avera Hospital

Gregory County Child Protection Team Scholarship Fund Cullen Davis Rain Liewer Kendall Roeder

Gregory Masonic Lodge #158 Scholarship Fund Cody Kafka Allison Sundquist Brandon Warnke Samantha York

William Mibra & Byrne Smith Griffith Foundation - Huron Area Community Development Foundation Huron Regional Medical Center Foundation

William Mibra & Byrne Smith Griffith Foundation- SDSU Fund South Dakota State University

Gary & Connie Grittner Fund Greater Lyman Foundation

Grossenburg Implement & Employees 4-H Support Fund - Hughes & Stanley Counties Prairie Winds 4-H Council Sully County 4-H Council

Groton High School Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund Natalia Dohman Maryn Howard

Harvey Gunderson Memorial Scholarship Fund Natasha Martinmaas

Wayne & Jacque Gustafson Family Fund Wayne & Jacque Gustafson Family Fund-Make A Wish Foundation Make A Wish Foundation of South Dakota

Wayne & Jacque Gustafson Family Fund-Sioux YMCA-Dupree Sioux YMCA

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Hollis “Curley” & Rose Haisch Charitable Endowment Fund Bonesteel Ambulance Bonesteel Area Community Development Corporation Bonesteel Fire Department City of Bonesteel Burke Riding Club

Fairfax Fire Department Gregory County 4-H Gregory County Historical Society Gregory County Hope Society Gregory County Shelter Gregory Public Library Mayo Foundation South Central School District 26-5 St. Ann Catholic Church

Alfred A. Halsted Educational & Scholarship Fund Maggie Wallis

Cyril Hastings Memorial Scholarship Fund Alex Hardina

Heartland Area United Way Fund Heartland Area United Way Fund

Ray & Lillian Hebert Scholarship Fund - Bonesteel/Fairfax Micaela Frank

Ray & Lillian Hebert Scholarship Fund - Burke Jordan Jones

Helmuth Hoff Scholarship Fund Morgan Ziegler

Herreid Community Foundation Campbell County Clinic Community Action Group Herreid Development Corporation Herreid School District 10-1 Herreid Senior Citizens Herreid Youth Center

Elton & Willetta Hess Endowment Fund Takini School

Willetta Holt Hess Endowment Fund Wiconi Wakan Health & Healing Center

Hill City Scholarship Foundation Fund Brianna Clemetson Allison Henderson Mitchell Peterson

RAC Scholarship Fund Christopher Blumer Caiden Merritt

Craig M. Hilton Memorial Scholarship Fund Conner Archer

Hinrichs Family Scholarship Fund Austin Messmer

Hoch Drug Foundation Bon Homme County Food Pantry Bon Homme School District 4-2 Cavalier Corner Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting Megan Langley Elizabeth Mitzel Jadyn Rothschadl

2015 Foundaton Grants

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Huron School District 2-2 Pheasants Forever Preschool Partnership

H, continued Duncan Stoebner Hunter Young

Blake & Marcia Hoffman Family Fund Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc. Community Outreach Fellowship of Christian Athletes Lifelight Communications, Inc. Sioux Falls Area CASA Program

Harley & Sharlene Hoffman Family Fund Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Salvation Army - Aberdeen

Curtis Marvin Hohn Endowment Fund

Kenneth R. Huse Memorial Fund City of Onida

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Ipswich Area Foundation Aberdeen Aqua Addicts Ski Team Edmunds County 4-H Shooting Sports Ipswich Public School 22-6 Ipswich Trail Days Tory Makela Cassius Pond Shelby Retzer

Rachel Bruening Tyler Cleveland Jon Garrett Brianna Painter Andrew Raap

G.A. & Pearl Ann Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund-Pierre Michael Buhl Benjamin Deis Jamie Hyde Chantal Lewis Alexis MaComb Mariah Madsen Dagne Ode Sarah Polak Wyatt Trautman Dustin VanHunnik Marie Zander

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3

Sherman & Kimiko Petersen Promise Fund

Boyd & Dody Hopkins Family Foundation

Garrett Anderson Pearl Gaidelis Allyson Gartner Trevor Hansen Calla Harper Stephanie Hauger Bailey Hinseth Trisha Kathol Morgan Lee Alexis Logue Amy Morman Matthew Nelson Ashley Oien Lexy Schenk Ashleigh Schroeder Luke Schroeder

Augustana University Dakota Wesleyan University

Hoven Community Foundation Blue Blanket Valley Senior Citizens Center Hoven Summer Recreation

Leo & Rose Arbach Memorial Fund Hoven Community Pool Hoven PTA

Hoven High School Fund Hoven AAU Wrestling Hoven High School Foundation

Delyle L. Huber Memorial Fund Family Service, Inc.

Clinton, Dorothy & Elaine Hurlbut Foundation United Presbyterian Methodist Church

Huron Community Foundation Community Development Foundation/GHDC Cornerstones Career Learning Center, Inc. Dakotaland Museum Huron Area Senior Center Huron Community Campus Huron Hockey Association Huron School District 2-2 South Dakota State Fair Foundation

Wheeler Family Fund American Legion Auxiliary Huron School District 2-2

Huron University Foundation Huron University Foundation

Huron Youth Advisory Council Fund Community Counseling Services HOPE Therapeutic Riding Center Huron Backpack Program Huron Post Prom Party Huron Public Library

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G.A. & Pearl Ann Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund-Montrose

Irene Area Community Foundation

Kallen Rittberger Elizabeth Welk

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Danielle Henkel Sierra Iversen Tucker Jones Daulton Mercer Derrick Smith

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Iroquois-Carthage Area Community Foundation Carthage Improvement Association Iroquois Heritage Museum

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Wilfred Jaspers Scholarship Fund Kelsey Barrett

Ron & Jean Jennings Scholarship Fund Jamie Mentzer

James Howard Jenssen Memorial Scholarship Fund Nicholas Gillen Cole Hoelscher Justin Kepler Jamie Smith

G.A. & Pearl Ann Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund G.A. & Pearl Ann Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund-Ft. Pierre Megan Arhart Austin Brown Cooper Carter Lilly Cook Jose Cota

2015 Foundation Grants

Johnson Motor Co. - Howard B. Johnson Scholarship Fund Delayna LaBelle

Anna Nelson Johnson Scholarship Fund Cassie Beckett

Richard Joy Family Fund Hand County Health Wellness & Community Foundation Hands of Hope Trinity Lutheran Church

Richard Joy Fund Miller Area Foundation The Salvation Army Trinity Lutheran Church

Dr. Judson & Marilyn Mabee and Dr. Kate Birkenkamp Memorial Fund Palace City Pedalers Tour De Corn, Inc.

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Bill Kadoun Scholarship Fund Evan Carlson

Klein Foundation Fund Calvin & Bernice Anderson Fund Klein Foundation, Inc.

Knight Foundation Northern State University

David Kranz - Argus Leader Media Journalism Scholarship Fund Matthew Housiaux Heidi Kronaizl

Marty Kranz Memorial Scholarship Fund Hailey Benson

Lance Eide Brett Knutson

Evelyn C. Kuhrt Exemplary Educator Award Fund Carmen Miller

Bill & Evelyn Kuhrt Scholarship Fund Clayton Evans Skyler Miller Mikayla Waldron

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Gertrude Lampe Fund Lampe-Dakotaland Museum Dakotaland Museum

Lampe-Grace Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church

Lampe-Salvation Army The Salvation Army

Lampe-YWCA YWCA-Huron

Lamport Family Foundation Hailey Aldentaler Aimee Allcock Jessie Allcock Andres Andresen Daniel Barker Brandon Barrett Kelsey Barrett Harley Beck Emily Bremmon Brittany Bush Evan Carlson Madeline Carlson Olivia Carlson Spencer Carlson Annie Christenson Zachery Crandall Autumn Deutsch Shelby Elsen Hattie Erickson Kristen Erickson Evangelical Langford Lutheran Church Alexandra Farber First Lutheran Church Sydney Fosness Drew Freeman Bo Fries Amanda Greenmyer Samantha Groom Ramy Hagen Alex Hardina Bryanna Haug Aaron Henricks Carley Hill Preston Holland Tate Jensen Blaze Jones Karli Jones Nathan Jones Tomi Jones Jared Lentsch

Taylor Lynde Aria Meyer Alec Moeckly Matthew Muth Preston Ochsner Amber Ogren Brent Ogren Shayla Olson Our Saviors Lutheran Church Betsy (Elizabeth) Price Zach Punt Mallori Rabenberg Rose Hill Evangelical Free Church Elizabeth Sorensen St. John DeBritto Catholic Church Olivianne Stavick Nicole Svatos Carrie Wegleitner Katie Wegleitner Steven Wegleitner Caleb Wenz Cara Werner Zion Lutheran Church

Langford Area Community Foundation First United Methodist Church Glacial Lakes Area Development GROW South Dakota Hillside Cemetery Langford Development Corporation Langford School District Langford Summer Fest City of Pierpont

Clark Larson Memorial Scholarship Fund Bo Fries

Langford Scholarship Fund Brent Ogren

Larson Family Foundation Childcare Fund - United Retirement Center Children’s Museum of South Dakota United Retirement Center-Child Development Center

Larson Foundation Advised Fund Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village

Marles G. Lea Marshall County Ambulance Support Fund Marshall County

Leadership South Dakota Fund Leadership Endowment Fund

Lucille McCright Leischner Scholarship Fund Katie Murtha Tanna Waltman

Lewis & Clark Children’s Assistance Fund Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

Norman & Irene Lien Memorial Scholarship Fund - Corsica Jamie Van Zee

Norman & Irene Lien Memorial Scholarship Fund - Platte-Geddes Josiah Brink

Bruce H. & Deanna Lien Scholarship Fund South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation

Milton & Leona Lindell Scholarship Fund Carley Hill Morgan Janisch Jared Lentsch

Evelyn & Bill Lohmann Conservation Fund South Dakota Wildlife Federation

WM Looby Bennett County Scholarship Fund Sabrina Fanning Brady Hicks Sam Ireland Tamee Livermont Maria Risse Tania Risse Alexander Rous Derek Vander May Rachel Winters

Lower Brule Pow Wow Fund Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

Jim & Vicki Lust First Foundation St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Lyle Signs Inc. Scholarship Fund Kayli Buchholz Sierra Crater Ashley Flood Colton Hageman Janae Sampson Taylor Schoenfelder

Cole Brown Ashley McClatchey Austin Spilde Joshua Thurow

Marsh Family Advised Fund First Presbyterian Church

Marsh Family Scholarship Fund Reed Feller

Martin Cemetery Association Fund Martin Cemetery Association, Inc.

Mellette County Community Foundation American Legion Post 94 Concerned Citizens for the Beautification of Wood Wood Alumni Wood Community Ladies

Jason Mendel Memorial Scholarship Fund Shayla Dunlavy

Norm & Margo Meriweather Veterinarian Scholarship Fund Alex Cermak Casey Kaltenbach

Duane Mertes Memorial Pheasant Restoration Fund Tate Jensen Jared Lentsch

Brian Meyer Memorial Scholarship Fund Matthew Randall Caleb Wenz

Mickelson Family Fund Sioux Falls Firefighters Benevolent Foundation South Dakota Historical Society Teen Challenge of the Dakotas

Midland Community Scholarship Fund Madison Hand Chauncey Trapp

Miller Area Foundation Backpack Buddies Brooke Fawcett Alexandra Gimbel Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons Hand County Angel Tree Hand County Health Wellness & Community Foundation Hand County Historical Society Hand in Hand Community Day Care Hands of Hope Helping Hands Meals on Wheels Miller Ball Association Miller School District 29-4 Miller Swim Club Miller Youth Football Miller Youth Golf City of Miller Nicholas Ortmeier Ree Heights Fire Department St. Liborius Altar Society

Ray & Grace Dearborn Hand County Youth Development Fund Hand County 4-H Leaders Association

Miller Class of 1952 Fund Miller Elementary School

Delores Miller Student Support Fund Capital University Center

Mitchell Area Charitable Foundation Endowed Fund Mitchell Area Charitable Foundation

Mitchell Christian Education Association Endowment Fund Mitchell Christian Education Association

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Mitchell Elks Lodge #1059 Fund

Madison Central School Educational Foundation Fund

Mitchell Elks Lodge #1059

Mitchell Technical Institute Foundation Fund

Norm Johnson Educator Endowment Fund Madison Central School Educational Foundation, Inc.

Mitchell Technical Institute Foundation

Evelyn Jones Scholarship Fund

Montrose Area Foundation

Isabel Brandenburger Rachel Froehlich Carter Kasuske Johnny Monroe

Madison Central School Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund Madison Central School Educational Foundation, Inc.

Darren R. Mallow Fund Megan Vaughn

Francis T. Malone Scholarship Fund Dawson Beyer

Madison Central Education Foundation supported a field trip for local students.

Governor George S. Mickelson Leadership Endowment Fund Tiffany Sanderson Kelsey Smith Tiffany Stoeser

Midland Community Foundation Midland American Legion Post 143 Midland Community Library Midland School Booster Club

Montrose Vacation Bible School City of Montrose

Montrose Area Scholarship Fund Rachel Bruening Tyler Cleveland Trent Lunders Taylor Miles Brianna Painter Andrew Raap

Morgan-Naslund Fund Faith Public Library

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Coach Russ Morrell Memorial Scholarship Fund Kathleen Winckler

Oglala Lakota College Calvin Jumping Bull Scholarship Fund Oglala Lakota College

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Fund-Artesian, SD Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association

James & Gertrude Mueller Jones County Scholarship Fund Kaylen Larsen Mikayla Waldron

Melvin ‘Bud’ & Jo Ohlson Scholarship Fund Hadley Cropsey LaTrisha Schindler

Harlan & Evelyn Olson Family Scholarship Fund Haley Holzwarth Ryan Olson Tristan Tupy

Judge F. E. Mullen Scholarship Fund Hadley Cropsey

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Murdo Cemetery Association Fund Murdo Cemetery Association

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Donald Naddy Fund North Olympic Land Trust Olympic Community Action Programs Peninsula College Foundation Port Angeles Education Foundation Port Angeles Public Library Voices for Veterans

Eleanor Naddy Fund Clallam County Historical Society Peninsula College Foundation

Dr. Lynn Merton Paege Charitable Fund Cole Carter Mackenzie Feyereisen Mason Juracek Dowain Kerner Bailey Mathis Haylee Siefken Christian Stastny Morgan Von Seggern Rion Wisniewski

Parks & Wildlife Foundation’s, Adams Nature Preserve Fund South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation

Parkston Area Foundation

National Music Museum, Inc. Fund National Music Museum

Native American Education Fund Lakota Immersion Childcare Red Cloud Indian School, Inc.

Margaret “Maggie” Nelson/ Bertha & Francis Moran Memorial Scholarship Fund Michele Carda

Mattie Newcombe/Maynard Newcombe Fund Casey Tibbs Foundation

Joseph N. Nicollet Tower & Interpretive Center Fund Heritage Museums of Coteau Des Prairie

Nordby Family Fund Dakota Wesleyan UniversityFootball City of Huron Minnesota Concert Opera Mitchell Technical Institute Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Polaris Project South Dakota Hall of Fame South Dakota Public TV South Dakota State Fair Foundation

Ronald Noren Memorial Fund

Danielle Buchmann Dimock Community Park East Park Upgrade First Circuit CASA Ty Kinneberg Milltown Cemetery Association Milltown Island Park Association Parkston Area Development Corporation Parkston Community Food Bank VFW Memorial VFW Post 3298

Darrell D. Simmons Scholarship Fund Dillon Stadlman Joshua Zwinger

Sherman Parrott Fund Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of South Dakota Masonic Lodge #164 Pierre Masonic Lodge #27 Spring Valley Cemetery Association Yelduz Shrine Temple

George & Ellen Penn, Earl & Lempi Penn, & Audrey Penn Anderson Scholarship Fund Alicia Absher Jacob Butler Kayla Foos Janie McAmis

Watonwan Game & Fish

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2015 Foundation Grants

George & Ellen Penn, Earl & Lempi Penn, & Dave & Bev Penn Scholarship Fund Dalton Jenkins Harley Mollman Krystyna Nible

Jerald W. Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund Sheldon Herr Karie Lone Alec Voss

Jerald W. Peterson Stanley County High School Scholarship Fund Kiyana Martin Derrick Smith

Philip Area Community Foundation Grossenburg Implement & Employees Philip Area Fund Haakon/Jackson County 4-H Club

Pierre/Ft. Pierre Area Community Foundation Avera St. Mary’s Hospital Boy Scout Troop #173 Casey Tibbs Foundation Dakota Horse Stars Therapeutic Riding Center Dakota Western Heritage Festival Izaak Walton League of America Sunshine Chapter Junior Achievement of South Dakota OAHE, Inc. Pierre/Ft. Pierre Area Humane Society Pierre/Ft. Pierre Head Start Program Short Grass Arts Council The Right Turn, Inc. Verendrye Museum

Pierre/Ft. Pierre Youth Philanthropy Fund Pierre Junior Shooting Club Pierre School District 32-2

Glenn & Elaine Pommer Scholarship Fund Mikayla Prouty

Producers Beef Bank, Inc. USA FREE

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Donald & Monica Qualm Scholarship Fund Cullen Davis

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Kathryn Christen Mitchell Ramstad Foundation Hope Academy, Inc. Sioux YMCA YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

Rasmussen Family Fund Shakespeare Garden Society Springs Area Bus, Inc.

Wessington Springs Fire Department Wessington Springs Opera House

Donald C. Reetz Scholarship Fund Megan Knutson Karie Lone

Riter Family Fund Feeding South Dakota

James & Zelda Ruddy Foundation Jamie Brockhoft Breanna Busch Amber Deming Matt Fouberg Shayna Frost Kristen Holland Heather Hulls Tara Palmer Hiliary Ryan Haleigh Tringale Desirae VanZee Sara Watson

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Salem Area Foundation Salem Pool Fund

Scheier Family Scholarship Fund Amelia Morris

John Stiefvater Memorial Scholarship Fund Wade Weber

Sanborn Central Foundation Leah Baysinger Jarid Bechen Allysha Duffel Isaiah Kruger Michael Mann Shane Nelson Morgan Selland Dylan Senska Amberiah Smith Kasey Voorhees Cole Wormstadt

Linda LaFave Sandau S.B.H.S. Class of 1988 Scholarship Fund Cheyenne Hinrichs

Kristine H. Sanders Scholarship Fund South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation South Dakota State University Foundation

Sandvig Family Fund Aberdeen Area Boys & Girls Club ACT 2, Inc. Christian Worship Hour Holy Cross Lutheran Church, LCMC Kids Against Hunger-Aberdeen Safe Harbor Salvation Army - Aberdeen United Way of Northeastern South Dakota

Donald C. Sattler Fund Avon American Legion & Auxiliary

Avon City Library Avon Development Corporation Avon High School Avon Historical Museum Avon Lions Club Avon Volunteer Ambulance Avon Volunteer Fire Department First Baptist Church Friedenburg Church Amanda Reiff Devin Tolsma Zion Lutheran Church

Schoenhard Community Foundation Brule County 4-H Chamberlain Fire Department Cozard Memorial Library Highmore-Harrold School District Kimball Fire Department Kimball School District Learning Disabilities Association of SD Missouri Valley Crisis Center City of Presho St. Joseph’s Indian School

South Dakota American Legion Foundation South Dakota American Legion Foundation

South Dakota Auto Dealers Association Fund University of South Dakota

South Dakota Bar Foundation South Dakota Bar Foundation

Rural Lawyer Recruitment Fund South Dakota Bar Foundation

South Dakota Beadle Club Foundation Carrie Gutierrez

Scoular Family Fund RV/MH Hall of Fame

SDTA Memorial Scholarship Fund Austin Bruning Charles Kobes

Seljeskog Family Fund American College of Surgeons Foundation

Jerome A. Serocki Memorial Scholarship Fund Browns Valley Public School

Paul & Ann Sigelman Fund Prairie Lakes Health Care Foundation Watertown Community Foundation

Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America Fund Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America

Sioux YMCA Foundation Fund Sioux YMCA

Sisseton Area Foundation Otto Quande-Renville Unit No. 50 VFW #3342 Auxiliary

Chris & Gene Smith “Get an Education” Memorial Fund Sylvia Wieseler

South Dakota 125th Celebration Fund South Dakota Bureau of Administration Memorial Maintenance Fund

South Dakota Historical Society Foundation

South Dakota Highway Patrol Fund Dakota Wesleyan University Northern State University South Dakota Law Enforcement Charity

South Dakota Humanities Council Endowment Fund South Dakota Humanities Council

South Dakota Junior Golf Foundation South Dakota Junior Golf Foundation

South Dakota Junior Hereford Association Fund Eric Tesch

South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, Inc. Fund South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, Inc.

South Dakota Nurses Foundation Rhonda Stangl

Schwanke Family Scholarship Fund Arica Mack Kendra Mack

South Dakota Heritage Endowment Fund

The National Music Museum, an agency endowment fund holder, preserves musical history.

South Dakota Coaches Foundation South Dakota Coaches Foundation

South Dakota Coaches Against Cancer Fund Abbigail Boner Taylor Flanery Rachel Gauger Paula Kowitz Cylie Pastian

South Dakota Engineering Society Fund Keagan Peters Bennett Peterson Cody Schellinger

South Dakota Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund Ali Haines Katherine Knight Callie Sleep

South Dakota FFA Foundation, Inc. Fund South Dakota FFA Foundation, Inc.

South Dakota Guardianship Program Fund South Dakota Guardianship Program, Inc.

South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund South Dakota Conservation Pass Through Fund

South Dakota Hall of Fame Charitable Perpetual Fund South Dakota Hall of Fame

Dr. Carl & Leona Stadler Scholarship Fund Steven Zehms

Rita H. Walsh Scholarship Fund Melissa Coull Anne Simonsick

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Fund South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

David Elder Violin Chair Fund South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Nicole Keirnes Fund

Spearfish Community Foundation Lutheran Social Services, Canyon Hills Center

High Plains Heritage Society Fund High Plains Heritage Society

Justin & Ardis Speer Foundation Club for Boys Shriners Hospitals for Children

Justin & Ardis Speer Scholarship Fund Jessy Bale Shyanna Bintliff Taylor Brindley Autumn Cogdill Olivia Edoff Jhett Finkbeiner Shawnee Flint Catherine Heinrich Brandon Koch Abbigayle Maciejewski Ryan Nelson Jordon Silbernagel Savanah Trullinger Erica Venhuizen

Springfield College Museum Fund Springfield Historical Society/ Springfield College Museum

St. Michael’s Cemetery Perpetual Fund-Herreid, SD St. Michaels Church Cemetery Fund

St. Wilfrid’s Parish FundWoonsocket, SD St. Wilfrid Catholic Church

Erwin A. & Georgiabelle M. Stainbrook Fund Avera St. Benedict FoundationStainbrook Fund Avera St. Benedict Health Center

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Lion’s Club of ParkstonStainbrook Fund

Hugo & Mabel Koerner Fund

Parkston Lions Club

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Life Celebrations Fund South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

McDonald Grandchildren Flute Chair Fund South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

South Dakota Trucking Association Fund Dakota State University Dordt College Minnesota State University Moorhead South Dakota State University University of South Dakota

Spearfish Community Food Pantry Kathryn Groff Memorial Fund Spearfish Community Food Pantry

Mitchell Area Adjustment Training Center-Stainbrook Fund Lifequest Foundation

Our Home, Inc.-Stainbrook Fund Our Home, Inc. of Huron Fund

Shriner’s Hospitals for Children-Stainbrook Fund Shriners Hospitals for Children

Steele Family Faulkton High School Scholarship Fund Madeline Aesoph Megan Haberling

Josie A. Stewart Scholarship Fund Katie Sackmann

Dakota Sturges Fund Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting

John S. Sturges Memorial Fund American Legion 169-Clem Mortenson Post of Winner VFW Post 4674 of Winner Winner American Legion Auxiliary

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Austin Fischer Dustin Fischer Patricia Fischer LaNae Fuerst Hannah Just Rachel Mora Michelle Nuss Tanner Nuss Jessica Sandau Payton Schafers Aaron Torres April Torres Morgan Ziegler

W.H. Sturges Family Scholarship Fund Jayce Assman Nathan Galbraith

Del Swenumson Sisseton High School Class of 1951 Scholarship Fund Nicholas Peterson

Oliver & Vi Swenumson Family Fund Heritage Museum of Roberts County

Oliver & Vi Swenumson Sisseton Memorial Library Fund Sisseton Memorial Library

Capital Area United Way

Turner Foundation-Midland Kadoka School District 35-2

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Turner FoundationPierre/Ft. Pierre

Tiger Educational Foundation Fund

Avera St. Mary’s Foundation

Abigail Fred Alexis Frey Christina Gonzales Joey Heil Kenneth Helm Michael Keller Justin Nobles Chase Schoenhard Maranda Wagner

Tyndall Community Foundation 4-H Junior Garden Club Bon Homme County 4-H Leaders St. Michael’s Hosiptal

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Charles C. Van Loan Scholarship Fund

LeRoy & Linda DuBray Family Scholarship Fund Reece Wientjes

Linda DuBray Memorial Scholarship Fund Aundrea Kramer

Grange Family Scholarship Fund Chelsy Hoffman

Harold & Mary Torness Family Fund Augustana College Center for Western Studies Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting Grace Lutheran Church Grace Lutheran Church-Goodwill Cemetery GROW South Dakota Heritage Museum of Roberts County Lutheran Outdoors in South Dakota Sisseton Swimming Pool Association Tekakwitha Living Center

Tripp Area Community Foundation Donald Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Fund Kelli Batterman Austin Bitterman Elizabeth Bitterman Andrew Caery Nyssa Fechner Cara Finck

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Olivia Edoff

Vermillion Area Community Foundation Center for Children & Families Coyoteopoly Integrated Community Action Plan Vermillion Community Theatre Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association, Inc. Vermillion Public Schools Foundation Welcome Table, Inc.

Roger L. Kozak Education Fund Audry Miiller

Viborg Community Foundation Daneville Heritage Association Danish Brotherhood Society Historic Lund Theatre Viborg American Legion Post 117 Viborg Area Ministerial Association City of Viborg Viborg-Centerville Area Transit

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Wagner Area Foundation

City of Tripp

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Trustee & Staff Fund

Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area PeeWee & Midget Baseball/B&G Club South Central Child Development, Inc. Wagner Food Pantry Wagner Girls Softball/B&G Club Wagner Spring Baseball Wagner Walk/Cancer Program

2015 Foundation Grants

Wagner Wave Swim Team

Al Pirner Memorial Scholarship Fund Jamie Anderson

Wagner-Woodward Family Endowment Fund Black Hills State University Foundation

Webster Alumni Foundation Fund Webster Alumni Foundation

Webster Class of 1989 Fund Webster Alumni Foundation

Wilmer & Esther Werner Family Scholarship Fund Ethan Deibert Paige Feist Abbey Fjeldheim Kayla Mitzel Jordan Nieuwsma Sydney Schick Ty Sjomeling

Wessington Springs Area Community Foundation Jerauld/Buffalo County 4-H Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Quilts for Veterans Shakespeare Garden Society Weskota Manor/Avera Wessington Springs Fire Department Wessington Springs School District City of Wessington Springs

Peter Havard, Sr. Memorial Fund Ryan Pearson

Wessington Springs School Foundation Kleppin Scholarship Fund Sheyanne Brodkorb Bethany Shroeder

Dick & Evelyn Whirlwind Horse Endowed Scholarship Fund Josie Drobny

Dick & Evelyn Whirlwind Horse Scholarship Fund Taylor Amiotte Tamee Livermont

M.L. Wilhelm Education Fund - Custer Ryan Jorgensen

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Yankton Area Foundation Ability Building Services American Red Cross Big Friend Little Friend Boys & Girls Club of Yankton Emergency Medical Service of Yankton Junior Achievement of South Dakota National Field Archery Association Foundation

National History Day-Team Yankton Yankton Community Library Foundation, Inc. Yankton County 4-H Yankton County Historical Society Yankton County Parents as Teachers, Inc. Yankton Fire Department

YBA Educational Endowment Fund Greater South Dakota Education & Research Foundation

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John Zilverberg Family Foundation American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Catholic Daughters of America Central South Dakota 4-H Rodeo Church of Christ Harrold Cemetery Association Highmore Booster Club Highmore Catholic Cemetery Highmore Catholic Daughters Highmore Cemetery Association Highmore Golf Course Highmore Health Highmore Historical Society Highmore Volunteer Fire Department City of Highmore Highmore-Harrold School District Hosanna Restoration Church Hyde County Hyde County 4-H Association Hyde County Food Pantry Hyde County Historical Society Hyde County Meals on Wheels Hyde County Senior Citizens Hyde County Thrift Store Hyde County Treasurer Knights of Columbus New Horizons for Hyde County Our Savior Lutheran Church Sedgwick Church South Dakota State University Spring Lake Pleasant View Cemetery Association Steps of Hope United Methodist Church Women’s Civic League

John Zilverberg Scholarship Fund Jaxson Brueggeman Sydney Cowan Brittany Hinkle Bennett Peterson McKenzee Zilverberg

Grants

Community Savings Accounts HELPING COMMUNITIES THRIVE & PROSPER

The SDCF has partnered with 72 communities across South Dakota to form Community Savings Accounts (CSA). A CSA provides current, past and future residents with the opportunity to give back to the town they call home.

These funds are invested with the SDCF and as the fund grows, so does the amount available to give back. A local board of directors distributes available funds to nonprofits through grants to meet the needs of the community. As a result, the money raised in the community stays in the community.

Community Savings Accounts Fund Values* Lemmon

Pollock Herreid

Britton

Eureka

Sisseton

North Brown Langford

Ipswich

Aberdeen Day County

Hoven

Ammann Foundation (Wilmot)

Northwestern

Gettysburg Faulkton

Clark Doland

Belle Fourche

Deuel County

Hayti Blunt

Spearfish Sturgis Lead-Deadwood

CHL (Huron) Huron

Pierre/Ft. Pierre Philip

Willow Lake

Miller

Midland

Wessington Springs Alpena

Wall Jones County

Estelline

Iroquois/Carthage Volga Woonsocket Artesian/Letcher/Mt. Vernon

Lyman County Schoenhard

Custer

Salem

Montrose Canistota

Mellette County

Parker Tripp County

Armour

Gregory

Fall River County

Corsica

Platte Burke

Martin

Tripp Bonesteel

Parkston

Wagner Avon

Freeman Centerville

Scotland Viborg Tyndall

Beresford Irene

Alcester

Yankton

$0 - $99,999

$100,000 - $499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

$1 Million+

Vermillion

* Full CSA fund names can be found at SDCommunityFoundation.org/CSA.

2015 Accomplishments

Two New CSAs CREATED IN 2015

Philip Area Community Foundation Doland Community Foundation

CSAs awarded over

$894,000 through grants to

353 NONPROFIT

Challenges

ORGANIZATIONS.

FULFILLED IN 2015

ENDOWED ASSETS

Greater Lyman Foundation Miller Area Community Foundation Philip Area Community Foundation

supporting South Dakota communities surpassed

$25.4 million.

TOTAL DONATIONS

to CSAs exceeded

$1.29 MILLION. SINCE INCEPTION THE SDCF has contributed

$1,306,000 in challenge grants

TO BUILD THE ENDOWED

ASSETS of LOCAL CSAs.

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How has your board utilized subfunds to increase the impact of your Community Savings Account?

We have 17 separate funds under the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation umbrella. Our donors appreciate the fact that these will be perpetual funds. Their money will benefit a project, organization or scholarship near and dear to their heart for many years to come.

Foundation while doing estate planning, tax planning, memorializing a loved one or just looking for a good place to give. We think a good motto is “Give till it feels good!”

A donation to the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation is a gift that keeps on giving.

What are some of the board of directors’ favorite moments in First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation’s history?

First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation Board Members. Pictured are front row (left to right): Chuck Keiser, Bill Matousek, Judy Benson, Rita Neyens, Dawn Covey, Lynnelle Anderson, and Gary Fenenga. Back row: Brian London, Jeff Schramm, Charles Axtell, Joel Leyden, and Barry Grossenburg. Not pictured: Orville Lund.

CSA SPOTLIGHT

A Conversation with a Community Savings Account Leader First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation

Dawn Covey joined the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation Board of Directors in 2009. Since moving to Tripp County from northeast South Dakota in 1985, Dawn has developed a great appreciation for the area, its communities and its residents. She shared with us how the work of the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation, one of the South Dakota Community Foundation’s Community Savings Accounts (CSA), is influencing Tripp County communities.

Why do you enjoy living in Tripp County and volunteering with the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation?

I have lived in Tripp County longer than any place in my life and am proud to call it home. I appreciate this area for its wide-open space, mild climate and especially the great community-minded people that live here.

I am starting my 30th year with First Fidelity Bank in Winner. The Lillibridge family started seven branches of First Fidelity Banks in south-central South Dakota and established a Community Savings Account in each of them. I appreciate the commitment to community expressed by the Lillibridge family and the encouragement they give their employees to be active in our communities.

Because of my work with the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation, I have experienced, firsthand, the generosity of area residents. I have observed unselfish donations of time and resources. These experiences fuel my desire to see our foundation’s growth continue.

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The First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation helped to finance the development of the Winner Community Pool.

Why do you feel community members choose to support the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation with their hard-earned dollars?

The visual results of projects supported by First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation are our best promotion. Families have witnessed others memorialized by scholarships administered through our foundation, which has triggered them to do the same for their loved ones. You can also look around the community and see where grant funds have been put to use and this creates a desire for others to contribute to the foundation.

C O M M U N I T I E S | A Conversation with a Community Savings Account Leader

Board member Chuck Keiser remembers when Ray Petersek came to the board with a vision of making a Veterans Memorial in front of the Tripp County Courthouse in Winner. His vision included a memorial naming all of the past, present and future veterans on granite pillars.

Tripp County Courthouse Veterans Memorial

The cost of the project was estimated to be approximately $95,000. The board indicated it would fund $10,000 of the project if he was able to raise the balance. Ray went to work and with the assistance of longtime foundation chairman, Bill Matousek, came up with the necessary funds. We now have a beautiful and very patriotic Veterans Memorial in front of the Tripp County Courthouse.

What should Tripp County residents know about this CSA?

Past chairpersons Keith Goodhope and Bill Matousek, especially, deserve so much credit for the success of the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation today. They gave our community something to build on, and few surpass the dedication that these two men have for their home county. We are fortunate that we have five of the founding board members still serving today — Chuck Keiser, Gary Fenenga, Barry Grossenburg, Bill Matousek and Judy Benson. We are grateful for their 21 years of service.

I would also like them to know that the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation, and our 17 affiliated funds, have given in excess of $331,000 to community groups since 1995. Our board members are committed to being good stewards of these funds and have a strong desire to make Tripp County a better place to live, work and play.

What Challenges exist for the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation moving forward?

We need to be sure that potential donors think about the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community

Ray Neyens Jr. and Grace Neyens present the Ray & Grace Neyens scholarship to student Ashley Meiners.

Pictured are (left to right): Barry Grossenburg, Bill Matousek, Gene Grossenburg and Charlie Grossenburg. The Grossenburg family is a strong supporter of the First Fidelity Bank & Tripp County Community Foundation. Recently, the Grossenburg Family & Employees Fund set up a challenge grant of $30,000 a year over five years. The Grossenburg family contributed an additional $10,000 at the end of each year when the goal was met. Overall, the Grossenburg family contributed $100,000 as part of the five-year challenge.

A Conversation with a Community Savings Account Leader

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FINANCIALS

Giving Back Forever The ebbs and flows of the market require diligent analysis and constant oversight. The SDCF’s investment committee meets regularly to ensure investments are being managed prudently for long-term results.

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Investment Committee Goals Protect a donor’s initial investment.

Provide a steady stream of income to support charitable causes.

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Produce growth in the fund over time.

Benefits of Our Investment Structure Key Stats

What is the Legacy Society?

T O TA L A S S E T S

$219

MILLION T O TA L CONTRIBUTIONS

Beneficial

Substantial

Partnering with the SDCF gives donors the maximum tax benefit.

Our public charity status allows for tax-free investment income, so your charitable gifts can make the largest possible impact.

We are the largest and only statewide community foundation in South Dakota with $219 million in total assets. Our pooled endowment allows us to access investments at a lower cost, which leads to higher net returns.

$17.1 MILLION

T O TA L G R A N T S

$11.9

Knowledgeable

Efficient

Investment committee members are experienced business leaders who meet regularly to guide the SDCF’s investment strategy.

Our administration fee is an industry low. Our staff files all grant, auditing and government reports. We also provide quarterly statements to update fund holders.

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Complete audited financial statements are available for review.

Please call 800.888.1842.

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F I N A N C I A L S | Giving Back Forever

The Legacy Society honors those who have made arrangements for future, end-of-life gifts to the SDCF.

What types of gifts can I make?

BEQUESTS Through a bequest in your will, you can establish a new fund honoring your family’s legacy or make your gift to the South Dakota Fund, which awards grants to charitable and nonprofit causes across South Dakota.

LIFE INCOME GIFTS Establishing a charitable gift annuity, a charitable lead trust or a charitable remainder trust allows you to receive income for life and provides a future gift to the SDCF. Not only will you receive a stream of income for life, but you can also generally bypass capital gains on the sale of property and receive a charitable deduction.

REAL ESTATE Land or other property you own that has a very low cost basis often generates significant capital gains tax when sold or transferred. Gifting all or a portion of property to charitable interests through the SDCF allows you to reduce or effectively eliminate capital gains and estate tax. A variety of giving options exist, including retaining a life estate in the property gifted, allowing the SDCF to sell your property and add the

proceeds to your endowed fund, or choosing to have the SDCF hold and manage your property and distribute a portion of the net income annually to charities.

LIFE INSURANCE Life insurance policies can be used to make sizable gifts to benefit your favorite charities. By making the SDCF the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, the policy will be kept out of your estate for tax purposes and you can receive a current charitable deduction for your gift.

JOIN TODAY If you have made provisions in your estate plan to make a gift through the SDCF or would like to discuss the benefits of making a planned gift, please let us know by calling 800.888.1842 or visiting SDCommunityFoundation.org/ContactUs. We would like the opportunity to recognize you today, in appreciation of your gift for tomorrow. You may also choose to join the Legacy Society as an anonymous member.

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Leadership BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karl Adam

David Anderson

Beth Benning

Bruce Brandner

Muffy Christen

Janet B. Cronin

Jeff Erickson

Kathy Gunderson

Charles Hart

Jim Hart

Marilyn Hoyt

Al Kurtenbach

Deanna Lien

Keith Moore

Trudy Morgan

Steve Myers

Anita Nachtigal

Stanley Porch

John Porter

Norbert Sebade

Douglas Sharp

Curt Wischmeier

F O U N D AT I O N S TA F F

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Stephanie Judson

Clay Cudmore

Ginger Niemann

Kelly Nelson

President, CFP®, CGPA

Chief Financial Officer, CPA, CMA

Program Officer

Program Accountant

Jeff Veltkamp

Buddy Seiner

Beth Massa

Director of Development, MBA, CFRE

Community Development Coordinator

West River Development & Program Officer

Leadership