Vermillion Area Community Foundation
Looking Forward...Giving Back
Founded in 2000 Giving Back to Vermillion
The Vermillion Area Community Foundation was established in 2000 for the sole purpose of creating an endowed fund to build financial resources, that aren’t depleted each year and are forever and perpetual, to assist with capital projects that address community needs and that impact and enhance the quality of community life for residents of all ages.
The Challenge
The volunteer group of leaders who established the VACF also accepted a challenge from the South Dakota Community Foundation to raise $100,000 for their endowment fund. In return, the SDCF would grant them $25,000 toward their perpetual fund. Thanks to the generosity of Vermillion residents, and the hard work of our board, we met the challenge in under three years.
Grants
The Vermillion Area Community Foundation funds projects that improve the quality of life in the Vermillion area and have a positive impact on our community. We award approximately $18,000 annually over the course of up to two grant cycles to local organizations, with grant applications due on March 15th and September 15th each year.
Please submit grant applications on this form.
In recent years, VACF has funded about 8 grants per year, with average grant amounts running between $2000-$4000 per award. Because we try to meet as many needs as possible, we are not able to provide funding for 100% of all projects.
Our Contributors
Since 2021, the Vermillion Area Community Foundation has given back over $175,700 to the community because of donors like you! Without the support of current and past residents, businesses, and alumni, we would not be able to do the work that we do. Special thanks to everyone below for believing in what we do.
Jack L & Phyllis R Noble
Eldon & Sherry Nygaard
Robert & Marcella Oden
David & Janice Olson
Luann Ouellette
John E Paulson
Peters Family Rentals
J. M. Peterson
Pi Beta Phi
Ivan Pierce
Polaris Industries
Frank & Anne Pommersheim
John Powell & Lisa Ketcham
John Powell
Paul & Jessica Preister
Frances L. & Gary R. Rasmussen
Walter D & Dorothy A Reed
Curtis & Nancy Robinson
Dr. C.L. & R.E. Roegiers
Dr. C.L. & R. E. Roegiers
Richard & Sharon Ross
Arthur & Lana Rusch
Thomas & Peggy Schaack
Tom & Peggy Schaak
George & Evelyn Schlenker
Larry Schou
E. Joan Schroeder
Cora E. Scott & Luann Ouellette
Cora E Scott
Edith Revocable Trust Siegrist
Edith Siegrist
Silver Dollar Saloon
Sioux Valley Vermillion
Elizabeth Theiss Smith
Gary & Keley Smith-Keller
SD Community Foundation
South Dakota Community Foundation
Dean Spader
Robert & Yvonne Kirkland Stark
Thomas & Susan Stogsdill
John & Maureen Storm
Richard & Lucille Storm
Summerset Acres Mobile Home Park
Summerset Rentals
Richard & Janet Sunde
Keith & Debra Thomas
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson Law Office
Timothy & Kathleen Tracy
Douglas & Susan Tuve
University Plaza
John Van Sambeek
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce
Vermillion Civic Council
Vermillion Development Company, Inc.
Vermillion Fertilizer Company
Vermillion Lions Club
Vermillion Rotary Club
City of Vermillion
Barry & Mary Vickrey
Lyle & June Wagner
Lanny & Vicki Walker
Wal*Mart Stores Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank South Dakota NA
Charles C Yelverton MD
Bank of the West
Joseph & Kaye Bjorkman
Bob & Jane Bowker
Laurence D. Brady
Jeff & Brenda Chatham
David & Lynne Daugherty-Day
First Bank & Trust
John & Pat Gors
David & Rhonda Hulkonen
Keith Joy & Candace Lomika Joy
Daniel & Lori Kenton
Lisa Ketcham
Knutson Family Dentistry, LLP
Young Moore, III
Ted & Karen Muenster
Jack L. & Phyllis R. Noble
J. M. Peterson
Paul & Jessica Preister
Dr. C.L. & R.E. Roegiers
Thomas & Peggy Schaack
Edith Revocable Trust Siegrist
Estate of Edith Siegrist
South Dakota Community Foundation
Dean Spader & Vikki Fix
Thomas & Susan Stogsdill
Bob & Lori Sutton
Douglas & Susan Tuve
Edis J. Anderson
Ardith & Donald Baer
Bank of the West
Kenneth & Jo Anne Beringer
Laurence Brady
Ralph & Lynne Brown
Douglas & Mona Bye
Jeff & Brenda Chatham
Clark & Deborah Christensen
Clay Union Electric Corporation
Alan Clem
Sylvester Clifford
E. Howard & Marjory Coker
C. Joe & Leota Conroy
CorTrust Bank-Mitchell
Donald & Jeanne Dahlin
Jeffrey & Kristine Esbenshade
First Bank & Trust
Rollie & Susan French
Alan & Julie Fritch
Carol & Thomas Geu
Thomas & Carol Geu
Douglas & Barbara Goodman
John & Patricia Gors
Patrick & Donna Gross
Rodney Haars & Laura Jenski
Kurt & Susan Hackemer
Marlon & Pamela Hanson
Gerald & Mary Lea Hennies
Laura Hollingsworth
Steven & Mari Howe
Joe & Jeanette Hubert
Dennis & Beth Johnson
Jerry & Betty Johnson
Charles & Fern Kaufman
Michael & Paula Keller
Louie's Carpet Cleaning
Mart Auto Body & Marine
James & Crystal McGuire
Nick & Mary Merrigan
Young Moore, III
Ted & Karen Muenster
Sue Navrat
Ivan Pierce
Frank Pommersheim & Anne Dunham
John Powell
Dr. C.L. & R.E. Roegiers
Thomas & Peggy Schaack
Larry Schou
E. Joan Schroeder
Gary & Janice Small
Thomas Sorensen
Dean Spader & Vikki Fix
Berwyn Svoboda
Keith & Debra Thomas
Craig K. Thompson Attorney at Law
Craig Thompson
Timothy & Kathleen Tracy
City of Vermillion "Round up Utilities" Program
Scott & Pamela Wagner
Zelena Weisz
Jerry & Norma Wilson
Pat & Theresa Wingen
Jeff & Brenda Chatham
Clark & Deborah Christensen
"Round Up Program"
Jim & Colette Abbott
Edis J. Anderson
Kenneth & Jo Anne Beringer
Joseph & Kaye Bjorkman
Laurence Brady
Robert Brown & Anna Christensen
Steve Brown & Anna Christensen
Jeff & Brenda Chatham
Clark & Deborah Christensen
Clay Union Electric Corporation
E. Howard & Marjory Coker
CorTrust Bank, NA
Donald & Jeanne Dahlin
David & Lynne (Daugherty) Day
David & Lynne Daugherty-Day
Charles & Sandra Dickenson
Anthony & Lisha Edelen
Mary & Joseph Edelen
Jeffrey & Kristine Esbenshade
First Bank & Trust
C.L. & Nila Fostvedt
Alan & Julie Fritch
Thomas & Carol Geu
Gordon McCormick Corporation
John & Patricia Gors
Rodney Haars & Laura Jenski
Kurt & Susan Hackemer
Laura Hollingsworth
Tom & Laura Hollingsworth
Joe & Jeanette Hubert
Allen & Maxine Johnson
Dennis & Beth Johnson
Matt & Stephanie Judson
Michael & Paula Keller
Lisa Ketcham
Knutson Family Dentistry, LLP
Louie's Carpet Cleaning & Disaster Restoration
Michelle Maloney
Nancy McCahren
James & Crystal McGuire
Nick & Mary Merrigan
Young Moore, III
Ted & Karen Muenster
Luann Ouellette
Ivan Pierce
John Powell
Paul & Jessica Preister
PrintSource Network, Inc.
Charles & Rosie Roegiers
Alan & Susan Ruedebusch
Thomas & Peggy Schaack
Thomas & Mary Sorensen
Dean Spader & Vikki Fix
Richard & Janet Sunde
Keith & Debra Thomas
Craig K. Thompson Attorney at Law
Douglas & Susan Tuve
City of Vermillion "Round up Utilities" Program
Barry & Mary Vickrey
Lanny & Vicki Walker
Jerry & Norma Wilson
Patrick & Theresa Wingen
Charles & Barbara Yelverton
Jim & Colette Abbott
Edis J. Anderson
Kenneth & Jo Anne Beringer
Joseph & Kaye Bjorkman
Laurence Brady
Robert Brown & Anna Christensen
Steve Brown & Anna Christensen
Jeff & Brenda Chatham
Clark & Deborah Christensen
Clay Union Electric Corporation
E. Howard & Marjory Coker
CorTrust Bank, NA
Donald & Jeanne Dahlin
David & Lynne (Daugherty) Day
David & Lynne Daugherty-Day
Edis J. Anderson
Bank of the West
Robert Brown & Anna Christensen
Clark & Deborah Christensen
Alan Clem
Sylvester Clifford
E. Howard & Marjory Coker
CorTrust Bank
Donald & Jeanne Dahlin
David & Lynne (Daugherty) Day
Joe & Mary Edelen
Elkhart County Community Foundation
Jeffrey & Kristine Esbenshade
First Bank & Trust
C.L. & Nila Fostvedt
Alan & Julie Fritch
Douglas & Barbara Goodman
John & Patricia Gors
Patrick & Donna Gross
Kurt & Susan Hackemer
Gerald & Mary Lea Hennies
Jerad Higman
Tom & Laura Hollingsworth
Steven & Mari Howe
Joe & Jeanette Hubert
Ann Smith Interiors
Russell & Kari Jensen
Charles & Fern Kaufman
Michael & Paula Keller
Maloney Real Estate, LLC
Young Moore, III & Gwendolyn Moore Trust
Young Moore, III
Ted & Karen Muenster
James Peterson
John Powell & Lisa Ketcham
Red Steakhouse, Inc.
William & Robin Richardson
Charles & Rosie Roegiers
Richard & Lynn Rognstad
Sharon Ross
Arthur & Lana Rusch
Thomas & Peggy Schaack
Thomas & Mary Sorensen
South Dakota Community Foundation
Richard & Janet Sunde
Craig Thompson Law Office
Craig K. Thompson Attorney at Law
Jill Tyler
Lanny & Vicki Walker
Patrick & Theresa Wingen
Jim & Colette Abbott
Bank of the West
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
James Abbott
The Bean Community Coffee House
John Banasiak and Carol Strandell
Steve Brown and Anna Christensen
Terrence and Lindia Brady
Bank of the West
Richard and Marjean Barta
Bill and Charla Brunick
Ruth Bylander
Clark and Deborah Christensen
E Howard and Marjory Coker
Alan Clem
Cleland and Pat Cook
Jeff and Brenda Chatham
Grada Christensen
Dave and Jill Chickering
City of Vermillion "round up"
Michael and Kathy Carlson
Orla Christensen and Joan England
Cedar Cottage LLC
David and Lynne Day
Dr William and Cyndi Dendinger
Ross and Sandy Dickenson
Donald and Jeanne Dahlin
Robert and Vicki Dehner
John Dudleyand Judith Zwolak
Anthony and Lisha Edelen
Joe and Mary Edelen
Jeffrey and Kristine Esbenshae
Carl and Cleo Edeburn
Patricia Flanigan
Patrick and Donna Gross
Douglas and Barbara Goodman
Gapp Counseling Services LLC
Robert and Judith Gregoire
John and Patricia Gors
Amy Hay
Gloria Hensley
Joe and Jeanette Hubert
Kurt and Susan Hackemer
Todd and Kelly Heine
Gerald and Mary Lea Hennies
Richard Hammond and Sarah Chadima
Janet Hoff
Lila Hirsch
David and Rhonda Hulkonen
Gene and Marjorie Iverson
Keith and Candance Joy
Dennis and Beth Johnson
Delores Jorgensen
Tim and Barbara Johnson
Allen and Maxine Johnson
Knutson Family Dentristry LLP
Fern Kaufman
Shari Kolbeck
Michael and Paula Keller
Arvid and Sandra Krueger
Louie's Carpet Cleaning & Disaster Restoration
Alvin and Kyong Leber
Tom and Mary Merrigan
Michelle Maloney
Maloney Real Estate LLC
James Moran
Lonnie and Sandra Mockler
Paul Mayand Mary Berry
Gary Madsen
Ted and Karen Munester
Jo Nesmith
Dennis Navrat
Janet Neitzke
Luann Ouellette
Jerry and Carolyn Prentice
James and Bergen Peterson
Douglas and Jennifer Peterson
Paul and Jessica Preister
Jack Powell and Lisa Ketcham
Phyllis Packard
Richard and Lynn Rognstad
Walter and Dorothy Reed
Sharon Ross
Arthur and Lana Rusch
Charles and Rosie Roegiers
Lamont and Myesha Sellars
Larry and Loretta Severson
Matthew Sayre
William and Amy Schweinle
Timothy and Kathleen Tracy
Douglas and Susan Tuve
Keith and Debra Thomas
Craig K Thompson Attorney at Law
Craig and Marsha Thompson
Donald and Audrey Ticknor
Vermillion Bingo Fundraiser
Laura Vidler
Robert Wharton
Patrick and Theresa Wingen
Lanny and Vicki Walker
Stephen and Carol Voss Ward
Charles and Barbara Yelverton
Mark and Karyl Yockey
Download Roundup Giving Flyer
The Vermillion Area Community Foundation has established a “Round Up For Your Community” program, in partnership with the City of Vermillion, that provides residents with an opportunity to make a big difference and to give back to their community for years to come. If you are a city utility user, you can voluntarily sign up to “round up” your monthly utility bill to the nearest dollar. The maximum investment in any month would be 99 cents, and in a year, $11.88. Funds collected by the city through utility billing are remitted back to the VACF to be invested into the permanently endowed fund, and as the fund grows, additional proceeds are available each year for community projects. Contributions to the VACF, as a 501c3 organization, are tax deductible. This program is available for residential and business users.
We hope that you will join us in contributing to this legacy program for Vermillion by “signing up and rounding up for your community.” Thank you!
Respectfully, the Vermillion Area Community Foundation Board of Directors on behalf of our community
Meet Our Advisory Council
- Michelle Maloney – President
- Deb Christensen – Vice President
- Shelby Quail – Treasurer
- Katey Ulrich – Secretary
- Kurt Hackemer- Past President
- Jordan Bonstrom
- Patricia Flanigan
- Joy Moore
- Megan Red Shirt-Shaw
- Jake Thurston
- Susan Tuve
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Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in our foundation. If you have questions or comments about partnership opportunities, please let us know.