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$10,000 awarded to Building Our Families
South Dakota Community Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 South Dakota Fund grant to Building Our Families. Funding will support the Building Oppor...
Read MoreBernie Christenson Fund Grants $7,500 to Fight Youth Hunger in Pierre/Fort Pierre
Bernie Christenson Feed the Children Fund, established at South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) by the late Bernie Christenson—founding executive d...
Read MoreDonald B. Urquhart Leaves Lasting Legacy for Huron Community
Because of the late Donald Urquhart‘s generosity, local nonprofits will benefit for years to come through the Donald Urquhart Huron Community Fund, a ...
Read More$500,000 Perpetual Scholarship Fund to Benefit Rural South Dakota Students for Generations
Thanks to the long-standing generosity and vision of Wayne (PHS 1957) and Gwynn Hansen, rural South Dakota students will continue to benefit from coll...
Read MorePreserving the Past, Investing in the Future: Dan Boehnen’s Legacy for Mitchell’s Historic Village
For Dan Boehnen, it’s about family, Mitchell and history. His grandfather, Leo, moved to the Mitchell area with his mother and siblings in the late 18...
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