Western South Dakota Nonprofits Awarded $162,000
August 24, 2024 // Beyond Idea Grants, Grants, South Dakota Fund Grants
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative/Compass, South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children and Starbase of South Dakota recently received $162,000 from South Dakota Community Foundation’s (SDCF) Beyond Idea Grant (BIG) and South Dakota Fund programs.
Grant programs from SDCF support nonprofits across South Dakota with program and project related funding through the South Dakota Fund grant program and for community-based problem solving through the BIG program. The BIG program is offered in partnership with the Bush Foundation.
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative/Compass (BHSSC)-$132,000 BIG
BHSSC will develop and test opportunities with AI to support educators across the state.
South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children-$20,000 South Dakota grant
A legislative-supported task force is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to discuss and find solutions to the childcare crisis in South Dakota. The task force will build out funding mapping to showcase funding efficiencies and inefficiencies within state allocations.
Starbase of South Dakota-$10,000 South Dakota Fund grant
Funding will support the purchase of a vehicle and provide snacks for students and recognition items such as plaques. SD STARBASE focuses on motivating underrepresented fifth grade students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The program engages 3,600 students through an inquiry-based curriculum utilizing "hands-on, mind-on" experiential activities.
“Each of the nonprofits are providing a way for people to work together for the common good while filling a niche in their communities,” said Ginger Niemann, SDCF Senior Program Officer. “SDCF is proud to support each of these organizations as they continue to serve the needs of South Dakota.”
Western South Dakota Nonprofits Awarded $162,000
- Black Hills Special Services Cooperative/Compass
- South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children
- STARBASE of South Dakota
SDCF is a public non–profit organization established in 1987. SDCF, with offices in Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen administers 1,200 funds benefiting hundreds of charitable organizations annually. The Foundation distributed nearly $31 million in grants in 2023 which made a tremendous difference in communities statewide. This would not have been possible without the generosity of our donors. If you have a specific cause you would like to support or would prefer to give for the general good of our state, please visit https://sdcommunityfoundation.org/giving to learn more or call 1–800–888–1842.
The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them. Established in 1953 by 3M Executive Archibald Bush and his wife Edyth, the Foundation encourages individuals and organizations to think bigger and think differently about what is possible in communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geographic area.