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Ty Eschenbaum Foundation
After narrowly surviving a battle with cancer in his teenage years, Ty Eschenbaum was motivated to recognize others who lost some of their formative years to cancer. In 2011, the 23-year-old Eschenbaum established the Ty Eschenbaum Foundation, a Lake Poinsett, South Dakota-based nonprofit offering scholarships to graduating seniors in South Dakota who beat cancer.
Luke Yellow Robe
Luke Yellow Robe defies reservation hardships, exemplifying Native American resilience. Raised across multiple reservations, he settled in Rapid City.
South Dakota Bar Association
In 1994, on the golf course, the SDCF's first president, Bernie Christenson, proposed a partnership to Tom Barnett, president of the SDBA, marking the start of a meaningful collaboration.
Grow South Dakota
GROW South Dakota Director Marcia Erickson values partnering with SDCF for access to like-minded peers, advice, and visionary support.
Britton Area Foundation
Britton Area Foundation, one of 77 communities with a Community Savings Accounts (CSA) at South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF), was created to address this and other local funding issues experienced in the rural community.
Lakota Funds
For nearly a decade, Lakota Funds has co-sponsored the business plan competition at the Lakota Nation Invitational, where high school students vie for scholarships and prizes after months of planning.
John Porter
As SDCF board chair, John Porter finds it most rewarding to witness people and organizations embracing the responsibility of caring for each other.
SD Ag and Rural Leadership
SD Agriculture and Rural Leadership (SDARL) program fosters leadership among farmers, ranchers, and agri-business pros, benefiting rural communities and the state
Western Senior Services
The way George Larson sees it, every time Western Senior Services must spend money to repair a vehicle, it is money that doesn’t go to the people they serve.
Northwest Area Foundation
Kevin Walker has always been a true believer in the work of community foundations. And though he wasn’t at Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) back in 1997 when the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) was awarded more than $470,000 to support an effort to build a network of Community Savings Accounts across the state, the gift makes perfect sense to him today.