The Giving Depot

Reach Literacy is a nonprofit that provides essential literacy instruction, recognizing its importance as a foundation for opportunity and independence. We support adults and youth through tutoring programs and classes that build critical reading and writing skills.

Over 16,000 people in the Sioux Empire struggle with low or no literacy skills. Reach Literacy offers free programs like dyslexia-focused tutoring, literacy classes, and Pre-CNA training. In 2025, we aim to expand these services to help more people achieve confidence and independence. Your donation of $60 funds one hour of dyslexia literacy tutoring; $250 provides a week of one-on-one dyslexia-focused tutoring; $500 sponsors one Pre-CNA student's course; $1,500 supports 3 students for 1 year; $6,000 funds one month of comprehensive classes. Help us transform lives through literacy by giving a gift today.

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As the only mobile grocery store in South Dakota, the Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market is a prototype for bringing healthy, affordable food directly to food insecure neighborhoods where transportation can be a barrier. It is currently open five days a week, serving seven neighborhoods in Sioux Falls.

The Mobile Market consists of a 38-foot gooseneck trailer pulled by a dually pickup truck. Controlling the costs of vehicle maintenance helps the Mobile Market keep grocery prices low. A single oil change for the pickup truck can cost as much as $300. In addition, a generator powers the cooler, freezers, lights and other operations inside the trailer and a tune-up /oil change for that generator costs about $250. Overall annual expenses for vehicle service and repairs amount to $4,800. Diesel fuel for the pickup and the generator totals about $6,000 annually. Any contribution will help us reduce these expenses. Thank you!

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The Promising Futures Fund began in 2019 and is comprised of a group of committed volunteer board members. We believe that a child's economic background should never prevent them from having the same education, same experiences and same opportunities as a child whose family has more resources.

We currently cover 240 classrooms in kindergarten through 5th grade across 13 elementary schools - roughly 5,700 students receiving 51,000 books! Research shows that when a child in poverty can choose their own book and own that book, there is a much greater likelihood that they will read it. This is a critical baseline program for Promising Futures. Your $350 donation sponsors a K-2nd grade classroom for the Book-A-Month club, and $650 sponsors one 3rd-5th grade classroom.

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The mission of the Washington Pavilion is to deliver memorable experiences that educate, entertain, and enrich.

Join us in supporting Family Nights at the Washington Pavilion, special admission-free events aimed at bringing together families who might not ordinarily be able to experience the Pavilion’s diverse offerings. Families from a shared elementary or middle school get to explore the dozens of interactive displays and hands-on exhibits in the Pavilion’s Science and Visual Arts Centers, enjoy educational films in the Sweetman Planetarium, and enjoy a catered dinner. Additionally, the Pavilion will connect Family Night participants with valuable community resources. A gift of $3,500-$5,000 can inspire and empower the students and families of an entire school!

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Glory House is a residential facility that helps people struggling with addiction, mental health, and limited life skills by using evidence-based practices provided by caring staff.

Glory House is seeking monetary donations for underwear, socks and bras for our clients. You can also support clients by dropping off donations of new clothes! Your donation could provide: $10 - one client’s day of meals, $25 - one pair of work boots, $75 - monthly supply of meds, $1,000 - replace client furniture. Thank you for your support!

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At EmBe, we uplift the potential in children, women, and families through opportunities that empower all.

At EmBe, we understand that access to affordable, high-quality childcare is vital for families to thrive and for workforce development to flourish. Each year, we provide $500,000 in childcare scholarships to help families remain in the workforce while ensuring their children receive exceptional care and education. Join us in achieving our phase one goal of raising $150,000 for scholarships, which will provide $3,000 each to 50 children annually. With your help, we can sustain and grow this critical fund to empower more families in our community. Every dollar raised allows parents to pursue their careers, strengthen their households, and contribute to a thriving economy. Join us in building brighter futures for children and families. Together, we can make a lasting difference. Donate today!

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Borderlands Horse Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing permanent and dignified retirement for senior horses who have served their lives with grace. Our sanctuary is committed to ensuring these noble animals spend their twilight years in comfort and with the love they deserve.

Borderlands Horse Sanctuary is funded solely through donations. Sponsoring a horse goes a long way in keeping the barn doors open and the hay barn full. The feed, veterinary, and farrier bills add up quickly for old horses, but your support makes a big difference. A $100 full sponsorship donation will cover the cost of the grain, supplements, vet, and farrier for an individual horse for one month. Sponsorships can be given as a one-time or monthly gift. Borderlands Horse Sanctuary is completely volunteer based, so you can be certain your funds are going directly to the horses.

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The mission of Translators of Cultures (TOC)/Minority Youth Advocacy (MYA) is to help immigrant and refugee youths to succeed in school, grow socially and become leaders in their schools and the community. Our TOC Youth Leadership Initiative, called STARS, works to develop local youths to be inclusive and culturally sensitive, preparing them to live, work and lead in a changing and culturally diverse world. This initiative also provides mentoring with top Sioux Falls leaders in business, education, finance, and more.

The STARS events are four bi-weekly sessions with minority high school students and Sioux Falls leaders. We anticipate 10 youth groups led by community leaders who will participate in discussions, presentations, and role-plays. Lack of transportation is one of the main causes of minority youth missing out on many beneficial after-school programs. We are seeking $1,000 to cover transportation for students to these events.

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Midwest Street Medicine provides free medical care to people experiencing homelessness in Sioux Falls, meeting them wherever they live. Our multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, most of whom are volunteers, offers primary care, mental health support, and addiction treatment tailored to the unique needs of our patients. We also help reduce barriers and make connections to social services and legal organizations, making it easier for individuals to access the help they need.

Every week, we help patients access critical medications. Your $50 donation could provide an inhaler for someone with asthma or seizure medication for a patient in need.

Support alcohol recovery patients with a $1,500 donation that funds a month-long injection that reduces alcohol cravings, potentially transforming a patient’s life.

Help us launch a program to provide prescription glasses during street outreach. A $3,500 donation can cover glasses for over 500 people, improving their vision and quality of life. Your contribution directly impacts lives in our community. Thank you for your support!

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The official mission of Special Olympics South Dakota (SOSD) is to provide year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Our primary focus is our Unified Champion Schools (UCS) program that works with communities across South Dakota to teach young people without disabilities about acceptance and inclusion of those with disabilities.

Funding is being requested for the Special Olympics South Dakota - Unified Champion Schools (UCS) program. The program has grown to over 88 schools participating across South Dakota providing opportunities to educate our youth about the acceptance and inclusion of those with disabilities! We plan to grow even more in 2025. Our National Office provides a matching grant of $350,000 for the time frame of August, 2024 thru July 2025. We must reach out to our communities across South Dakota to get that grant matched. We have matched $123,000 to date.

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Lost&Found does more to prevent youth and young adult suicide through peer coaching, community education, data and policy services, and suicide loss survivor support. We're the trusted partner our community relies on to address the state's greatest issue facing its next generation--suicide.

Every year, Lost&Found provides peer coaching and community education to more than 10,000 South Dakotans in every corner of the state. This is life-saving work that is responsible for the first two-year decrease in suicide death among South Dakotans under the age of 29 in more than 20 years! We can't stop now. To help us continue this work, we've launched the Resilience Champions campaign. Between now and December 20, community volunteers have committed to raise $500 each to help us reach our $50,000 goal--and continue to serve more than 10,000 South Dakotans in the year ahead with critical training and education. Your support helps us reach this goal and continue to save lives.

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The Union Gospel Mission of Sioux Falls (UGM) is a nonprofit emergency shelter dedicated to providing essential services to the homeless, needy and marginalized people of the Sioux Falls Community. UGM is a beacon of light for those lost in the dark - offering food, shelter, clothing, resources and spiritual guidance to help people find health, healing and hope as they work to reclaim their independence.

We provide 135,000 meals each year to those in need. Your donation of $28 can help us provide 10 meals to a Union Gospel Mission guest.

This year, the cost for our building utilities has doubled. Your donation of $2,175 can help keep our guests warm for a week this winter.

We provide a comfortable space for our guests to watch movies and listen to visiting speakers. The projector that we use for these activities is in need of replacement. The cost of a new projector and the installation will be $18,500. Any dollar amount helps us reach this goal.

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Washed Clean Ministries (WCM) is a nonprofit organization that serves to support alcohol and drug recovery programs for men, women, and children. We support struggling community members through 24/7 transitional housing for men, women, and children and through the steps of rehabilitating the individual with the goal being free of their addiction(s) and becoming a productive member of the community. This program goes beyond a traditional thirty-day recovery program. The program is offered as an eighteen-month program and the first ninety days are a very intense assistance to help each individual on their road to recovery. WCM offers interaction with the individuals after completing their programs.

Our goal is to raise $500,000 to improve the men’s residential rooms and the other shared areas that serve the needs of the residents. The facility needs upgrades and improvements inside and out. The facility is approximately 73 years old. This project goal would cover the remodeling and upgrades and pay off the facility mortgage. This would enable Washed Clean Ministries to continue to provide ministries and services for our current and future residents to aid in setting them free on their path of sobriety, and to help grow their individual relationships with Christ. Any donation amount will help us reach our goal.

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South Dakota Voices for Peace builds power and enables healing in our immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities by amplifying their voices and working in solidarity with all who dismantle bigotry and racism.

Cohorts of Courage: Youth Advocates is an education and action-oriented networking program for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) youth in South Dakota who want to learn to effectively respond to racism and bigotry in their communities. Through this week-long community-based program, we seek to build power in and inspire our next generation of change-makers. Our goal is to strengthen the connections between organizations and BIPOC youth by building partnerships. After the intensive, the Youth Advocates will take what they have learned and engage in discussion with the greater public to address their concerns, hopes and lay the foundation for a sustainable future of understanding, collaboration, and coalition.

We are seeking funding for our Cohorts of Courage program. A donation of $1,000 pays for one young South Dakotan to complete this program.

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At The Community Outreach, we walk alongside working families helping to provide hope and stability in their finances and housing. We provide basic financial mentoring as well as financial assistance with rent/mortgage, utilities, rental deposit, and car repairs...all with the goal of stability and sustainability.

Your $80 donation will help provide a Merry Christmas to a child in the Sioux Falls area. The Sharing Christmas store is a way for working families to be able to buy Christmas gifts for their children at 10% of retail price. Over 1,000 families have applied for the store this year...not all will qualify as we offer the store as an opportunity for families who earn just over the poverty line and, therefore, do not qualify for many of the "family sponsorship" opportunities offered by other organizations in Sioux Falls. Families can spend up to $8 ($80 retail value) per child at our store to help bring Christmas joy to their home. THANK YOU for helping us provide Christmas Joy to working families in Sioux Falls!

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Founded in 2022, The Legacy Foundation works to bridge gaps in healthcare access for families in need, served by physicians and medical students in South Dakota. Our programs focus on obtaining essential medical supplies more easily, supporting critically ill children and their families via humanitarian trips, and providing tangible solutions to healthcare barriers.

One of the programs at The Legacy Foundation is Owen's Outfitters, a medical equipment library located in Sioux Falls, SD. Families donate medical equipment or supplies they don't need anymore and we provide it to those in need free of charge.

Every day, families face the challenge of needing medical supplies that they simply cannot afford: children who need wheelchairs, adults who need diabetes supplies, and parents that need walkers or canes. Owen's Outfitters provides those supplies and everything in between. A donation of $50 helps us deliver a lift chair, hospital bed, feeding supplies, or a powerchair to a family in our community.

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The St. Francis House is a transitional home for the homeless in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, providing an ecumenical ministry to the homeless. People of all races, genders and creeds are welcomed at the St. Francis House. Our mission is to move people from homelessness to hope.

Craig and Pat Lloyd built Lloyd Companies on the foundation of Lloyd being a pillar in our community. Not by the structures they build, but due to their commitment to the communities they serve. Lloyd Companies make it their mission to build up communities. We’re proud to support the people and organizations who are dedicated to helping others every day. St. Francis House provides homeless individuals and families with a hand up in life to help them build a stronger foundation in life. On Giving Tuesday, Lloyd Companies are matching every dollar raised up to $15,000 to build the futures of our guests at the St. Francis House.

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The mission of the Helpline Center is to make lives better by giving support, offering hope and creating connections all day, every day. The agency currently has over 15 programs focused around these core service areas: 211 Helpline, 988 Lifeline, Volunteer Connections, Suicide Grief Support.

The holidays can be especially lonely for older adults who may feel isolated or homebound. The Helpline Center’s Outreach Support Program provides supportive phone calls that include a depression screen, emotional support and connections to resources. Your $100 donation can help bring peace to someone struggling this season.

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Falls Area SingleTrack (FAST) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to protect, create, and enhance quality trail experiences for mountain bikers in cooperation with other trail users in the Sioux Falls area. FAST actively promotes responsible trail use, supports volunteer trail work, assists land managers with trail management issues, and improves relations among all trail user groups at no cost to local taxpayers.

Falls Area SingleTrack (FAST) is embarking on an exciting project to develop over 10 miles of sustainable multi-use trails at Great Bear Park. This initiative is designed to create opportunities for mountain biking, hiking, and running, welcoming users of all skill levels. These thoughtfully designed trails will not only enhance outdoor recreation but also position Sioux Falls as a premier destination for mountain biking and outdoor activities. To bring this vision to life, FAST is seeking to raise $1.2 million, and your support can help make this dream a reality.

We kindly ask for your support in funding this legacy project. A contribution of $25,000 can fund a key trail zone, $10,000 supports essential infrastructure like bridges, and $50,000+ sponsors a marquee trail or trailhead. No matter the size of your gift, whether it's $5 or $5,000, every contribution moves us closer to completing a trail system that will serve the community for generations.

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Wheels to Work is a 20-year-old non-profit organization in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that matches qualifying single-parent families with safe and reliable donated vehicles free of charge. We call donated vehicles “Angel Cars,” because they have such a profoundly positive impact on the lives of those who receive them. We currently have a waiting list of eligible households to match with Angel Car donations in the Sioux Empire area.

Monetary donations go toward “Angel Repairs” on vehicles belonging to qualified individuals in need of a one-time car repair of up to $500. Vehicle and monetary donations are tax-deductible. Because the organization is entirely volunteer-run, with very few administrative costs, 99.9% of every donation goes directly to the people served by Wheels to Work.

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SD Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs (SD DROP) provides Community Support and Telecommunication Equipment Distribution to the Deaf Community.

We are hosting our 4th annual camp for deaf/hard of hearing high school students in July. This year, we’ve learned that our meals cannot be funded under our regular grant, and also that a student who is DeafBlind and uses tactile sign language will be attending. We are looking for $5,000 to cover the cost of food for our 5-day camp with about 25 students (plus staff), as well as support additional workers to provide tactile interpreting and intervenor services. Tactile interpreters communicate so that student's hands feel the signs tactilely. An intervenor accompanies a deafblind person throughout the day to share environmental information and support socialization. Any support would be greatly appreciated to ensure we can host the camp and provide full access to all.

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The Office of Indian Education oversees the Sioux Falls School District's Title VI and Johnson O'Malley (JOM) programs. These Indian Education programs are federally funded programs, designed to meet the educational and culturally related needs of American Indian students. They are coordinated through a Parent Advisory Committee composed of parents of guardians of Native American students. They advise the project supervisors and the school district in the direction and implementation of the Indian Education programs.

The Office of Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee is seeking donations towards star quilts. A donation of $230 will fund a star quilt for a Native American graduate in need at the Honoring ceremony in May 2025. Donations can be directed to the SFSD Education Foundation with memo line Star Quilts.

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Jefferson High School Choir Boosters, Inc. exists to promote and support the choirs and choir students at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls, SD.

The Cavalier Classic is the main fundraiser for Jefferson High School's choir department. It will be held on January 10-11, 2025. The JHS Choir Boosters are in need of volunteers and donations to help make this event a success and are looking to raise $5,500 by December 31st to meet their fundraising goal. Please visit the link attached below to learn more ways to support.

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At The Banquet, our mission is to provide a welcoming place where people can gather, receive nourishment and experience love in action, and to assist volunteers in providing food and fellowship to those served through the ministry of The Banquet. The Banquet meal ministry was founded in 1985 starting with just one meal per week. We now serve 16 meals per week at two locations. The Banquet is a volunteer-based ministry, which means our meals are paid for, prepared by, and served by volunteer groups who come from Sioux Falls and the surrounding area.

At our Christmas at The Banquet event, we serve a fantastic Christmas meal. Santa Claus himself will be making a special visit, bringing joy and handing out gifts to the children. Many children go without gifts during the holiday season, and our mission is to ensure every child receives something special this Christmas. Your support helps make this meaningful event possible for families in need. A donation of $20 pays for one gift and one meal. We expect to have around 100 children in attendance at this event.

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The purpose of the Crooks Veterans Park is to honor, remember, and support our nation’s Veterans and military personnel while fostering a sense of unity, patriotism, and community pride. This park serves as a living tribute to those who have sacrificed and served our country, creating a space where Veterans, their families, and the entire community can come together to commemorate their service, educate future generations about the importance of our military history, and provide a place for healing, reflection, and recreation.

The Crooks Veterans Park has made great progress since groundbreaking in Nov 2023. We are now looking to finalize the purchase and dedication of 6 - 6 foot tall Black Granite tablets, one for each branch of the military. Each tablet costs $7,400. Dedication would take place during the summer 2025.

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Fifteen 5 Ministries helps men in their 20s and 30s to renter society after leaving treatment or getting out of prison. We want to help them with their identity and purpose and to be productive members of society. We mentor and visit weekly at Keystone treatment center.

We help young men through their 5th step before they leave treatment. Many of them have no where to go when they get out. Our goal is to provide a place in the country where these young men can live, be mentored and get on their feet again. $50,000 is what we are seeking to get started.

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Service Leadership Academy brings 150 high school students from all over South Dakota, SW Minnesota, and NW Iowa to Sioux Falls for two 48-hour leadership academy sessions built around service. Our goal is to raise up the next generation of servant leaders.

Our student participants are invited to attend the Service Leadership Academy for free. We want them to take the gift of this opportunity and give it back to their schools and communities. We are looking for financial support as it costs $350 for each student to attend the SLA. We are also looking for speakers to share their story.

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Since 1920, our Sioux Falls Family YMCA camps have provided generations of campers with a safe, meaningful and life-changing outdoor camping experience. Children return year after year to enjoy our beautiful camp property, nestled along the forested shoreline of the Big Sioux River. While camp is close to home in the heart of Sioux Falls, it feels like a world away. Although our facilities and location are terrific, we know that it’s our counselors that ultimately make the camp experience so special.

At Camp Leif Ericson, we build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities.

Camp Leif Ericson provides scholarships to ensure all children, regardless of financial circumstances, can experience the joy of summer camp. Supporters can help by donating to the scholarship fund, sponsoring a camper, or volunteering at fundraising events. Contributions directly impact the lives of local youth.

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The mission of Feeding South Dakota is to end hunger in South Dakota.

Our BackPack Program ensures that children who rely on school meals do not go hungry over the weekend so that they can return to school on Monday ready to learn. BackPacks are filled with kid friendly, non-perishable, nutritionally balanced foods that provide at least three nutritious meals. It costs $6 to fill one BackPack with nutritional food each week and $216 to feed one student for the school year. We are seeking financial support to purchase nutritional kid-friendly food and regular volunteers to pack food that is distributed each week.

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Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel. Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values. Working with its partners, Avera shall provide a quality, cost-effective health ministry which reflects Gospel values. We shall improve the health care of the people we serve through a regionally integrated network of persons and institutions.

Join Avera in Caring for Life when care can’t wait, your support to Avera Foundation’s Caring for Life Fund provides essential health services for every member of our community, regardless of their ability to pay. Your gift of $25 can provide a meal, shelter, transportation, medicine or a blanket for a patient and their family. Your gift in any size helps change and save lives.

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The mission of High Plains Woodwinds is to enhance appreciation of woodwind music for its members and the public at large, as well as to sustain and encourage growth of woodwind players in the Sioux Falls area.

We are looking to expand our library and contribute to woodwind repertoire overall. With your help, we plan on commissioning a brand new piece of music to be performed at our spring concert, the cost of which is $3,000 total. Email hpwoodwinds@gmail.com for additional information.

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At The State Theatre, our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the historic State Theatre experience from the past, for the present, and into the future.

Help us preserve the magic of the big screen! We’re seeking $5,000 to sponsor a 10-film series. Your support includes marquee, website, and screen recognition, plus six tickets per screening.

Contact Allison at allisonw@siouxfallsstatetheatre.org to make a donation or learn more.

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The Sioux Falls Area Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program seeks to promote and protect the best interests of abused and neglected children through the advocacy efforts of trained community volunteers.

We are always recruiting new advocates who are appointed to one case (family) at a time. Winter 2025 New Volunteer Advocate Training begins January 17. Thirty hours of training and a complete background check are required before an individual can be sworn-in to become an official volunteer advocate. Our volunteers are the eyes and ears of the Judge helping shape what is in the best interests of our kiddos. Training a new volunteer and getting them started on a new case is approximately $2,000 per person. Our goal is to raise $20,000.

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The Children's Home Shelter for Family Safety (formerly Children's Inn) exists to provide immediate shelter for children and/or women who are in actual or potential situations of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect; to provide crisis intervention services to children, women and/or families; and to provide continuing counseling services to victims of abuse.

With winter and the holiday season imminent, the needs at Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety increase. In addition to warm clothing and ample supplies, our Holiday Needs Wish List includes small but meaningful gifts for children, teens, and adults. Your support allows us to help make the season warm, safe and bright!

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First Tee – South Dakota is a youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, we create active learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.

First Tee - South Dakota does not turn any young person away due to an inability to pay. This results in thousands of program scholarships each year. Additionally, we provide programs to Title I schools and at risk and underserved youth, in their communities at no cost to the participant or to the program partner. Making a difference in the lives of young people, building game changers, one swing at a time.

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SiouxperCon is a nonprofit educational event dedicated to promoting literacy, STEAM education and valuable life skills in a safe, inclusive and friendly environment. The vision of SiouxperCon is to engage all individuals, cultivating their interest in all fandoms and popular art forms through workshops, panels, seminars, exhibitions and hosting conventions. The annual SiouxperCon event directly fundraises for Sioux Empire nonprofits including Make-A-Wish, JY6 Nurses Foundation, REACH Literacy, and so many more!

This year’s SiouxperCon event is held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center September 19-21, 2025. We are seeking volunteers, sponsors, and individual donors for this event to help us contribute more to our partner charities of REACH Literacy & Make-A-Wish. Our event runs with more than 100 volunteers each year.

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DakotAbilities is a nonprofit in Sioux Falls, SD, established in 1965 that focuses on supporting and uplifting persons with a range of disabilities. We offer affordable, accessible housing, day programs including employment and volunteer opportunities, 24/7/365 access to nursing care, and physical habilitation services. Our mission statement reads, "Together, we create a warm and welcoming community enriching the lives of those we support"

DakotAbilities is constructing two twin homes in Sioux Falls as part of its strategic plan to grow by 10% over five years to meet the growing demand. The construction cost is $2.5M, of which $1.2M is being raised through grants and corporate and private donations. 100% of the money raised will go directly to construction. Upon completion, each person supported by DakotAbilities will have his or her own private bedroom for the dignity and privacy they deserve.

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The mission of the Children's Home Society of South Dakota (CHS) is to prevent, treat, and heal trauma. CHS serves children who are victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. CHS also partners with parents and caregivers to serve children with emotional, behavioral or mental health needs who may have experienced abuse or neglect.

Between our residential and education program, CHS cares for nearly 100 children ages 4-14 at any given time. Basic needs include clothing, toiletries or school supplies. In addition, you can help make wishes come true by providing games, crafts, toys and sporting equipment. This is a great opportunity for individuals, groups and workplaces!

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Face it TOGETHER has served over 1,500 individuals in Sioux Falls with dignity-affirming peer coaching services that help coaching members find the off-ramp from escalating substance use problems (theirs or a loved one's) and build sustainable, healthy habits.

Of Sioux Falls members served in the last 12 months, 92% reported their lives transformed in a positive way thanks to their involvement with Face It TOGETHER. A donation of $150 covers the cost of a new member's onboarding and first coaching session, filling an important gap between expiring state funding sources and anticipated funding through more sustainable insurance reimbursement options.

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Veterans Community Project Sioux Falls is a specialized community of 25 tiny homes with on-site, wraparound support services designed to equip homeless Veterans with the tools needed to return to a stable, prosperous, independent life.

Veterans Community Project has been an industry leader in addressing and overcoming housing barriers for Veterans to lead them to long-term housing stability. Recently moving the first Veterans into the Sioux Falls village, we are seeking funds to provide these Veterans with the tools and resources they need to live a prosperous life. Being a 100% community-funded project, every dollar donated goes directly to the Veterans who are being served.

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The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation provides innovative, educational opportunities and fills funding gaps that impact every student and teacher in the Sioux Falls School District.

We are seeking $3,000 so that we can purchase winter gear for students at four elementary schools where the free and reduced rate is 50 percent or higher. Each school would receive $750 that they would use to buy hats, gloves, socks, boots, and/or coats.

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The mission of Call to Freedom is to bring wholeness to all individuals impacted by sex and labor trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation by navigating a healing path through our continuum of care model.

Due to the trauma resulting from human trafficking, many survivors struggle with day-to-day tasks including time management, cooking, physical exercise, and getting quality sleep. Call to Freedom provides licensed occupational therapy to survivors, helping them meet their self-identified goals. We're seeking funds for occupational therapy supplies, such as weighted blankets, fidget spinners, budgeting books and planners. Thank you for your support!

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The mission of the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is to be a safe haven and human voice for all animals in need. Since 1919, the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that takes in abandoned, abused, homeless and unwanted animals that need tender loving care until they can find a home.

We strive to be a welcoming place for all people and pets, and one of our current projects is to upgrade our adoption process to be more user friendly. We need to purchase several touch-screen kiosks that would allow us to provide an easier application process for potential adopters and give us the ability to seamlessly offer our forms in more languages. The equipment and translation services will come to $8,700.

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Buddies & Co. is a specialty drink and snack shop employing people of all abilities. Our mission is to provide a place where people with disabilities are valued, find meaningful work, and connect with the community they love.

Buddies & Co relies on financial support to sustain its operations and enhance its employment and life skills programs. Donations help provide necessary resources, training, and tools for the 19 individuals employed at the shop. Financial contributions ensure the continued growth and success of the nonprofit’s mission.

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Family Visitation Center (FVC) exists to empower children to maintain healthy relationships with their family members through safe supervised visits and exchanges. Our safe supervised visits offer families the chance to spend time together in one of four private, child-friendly rooms while being monitored by professional well-trained staff through video/audio observation from another room.

We plan to decorate our entrance to depict the Polar Express. When children enter the "doors of the Polar Express" for their visit, we want to provide them with their own hardcover copy of the Polar Express. We will need $2,000 to submit a bulk order for the 165 copies needed to make this wish come true.

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Hurdle Life Coach Foundation's mission is to provide and help create more safe spaces for ACES and Justice-Impacted youth and families. We believe in creating a supportive environment where they can thrive and succeed.

Hurdle Life Coach Foundation's 15 week youth mentorship program and graduation ceremony is in need of a financial sponsorship for our food and refreshments expense. Each week, we support 15 teenagers and celebrate their accomplishment upon program completion. $1500 Request.

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Project Awareness is the adolescent department of Carroll Institute. We go into area schools to provide services in the area of behavioral health. We provide evidence-based curriculum in classrooms K-12. These curriculums prevent substance use, build protective factors, and help students to make healthy choices for themselves. We also provide counseling services centered on substance use, coping skills, and behavioral health.

We are looking for funds as we invest in the students we serve by providing an added opportunity in the form of a new curriculum. We have been exploring ways to become trained and obtain a new curriculum we are interested in. This curriculum focuses on resiliency and protective factors.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota is committed to Keeping Families Close. When a child is receiving care in area hospitals, we provide a nearby place to stay, so families can focus on what matters most, healing their child. We believe that Family is Medicine, so we are here to give families more of what they need most; each other.

"Sow Much Love" Initiative - Phase 2. This initiative is the remodeling and updating of our Lake Ave Ronald McDonald House kitchen. After 14 years of everyday use by guests and volunteers, it's time to update the kitchen in order to provide guests and volunteers a clean work area.

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Sad Isn't Bad is a free grief counseling and non-denominational community support program in Sioux Falls for families of all school-age children (K-12) who have lost a loved one. Professional counselors and social workers lead separate groups within each session to help children identify and express their feelings in a healthy way, foster open family communications, and provide tools to help individuals continue on their grief journey.

This nonprofit offers a free dinner on program evenings for participants to help families receive services with ease and to foster a sense of community. We are seeking funding to support the cost of these meals, as each meal costs about $400.

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The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army is seeking monetary donations or toy donations for our Prison Toy Lift program. We work with three prisons within the state to help parents send gifts to their children for Christmas. We are already seeing a 50% increase in the demand for this program compared to last Christmas, so the need for toys this Christmas in huge!

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Groove, Inc. is a Sioux Falls-based percussion academy offering group and private lessons for students ages 4 to 64 years old.

Currently, Groove has one of the highest enrollments ever. To best meet the needs of our students and families, we are looking to expand our equipment inventory. This would include actual drums, harnesses, stands, heads, and sticks/mallets. While this may seem like a large endeavor, any contribution or assistance is welcomed.

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LSS is the largest, most comprehensive human services agency in SD. LSS serves people of all ages, faiths, races, and economic status with a strategic focus on children and families. All are healthy, safe, and accepted with LSS.

Help children remain safely at home with their families! Through the Family Stabilization Initiative – an early intervention program that works toward equitable outcomes for children & their families – LSS collaborates with school staff, therapists, and social workers to help families work toward their goals & overcome hardship. LSS began CARES Wraparound Services in 2021 as a result of this initiative and have worked with many families in the Sioux Falls area, seeing the important impact made. The 3-year initiative/grant is coming to a close, which means LSS is working to secure sustainable funding to continue this important work. Please consider making a donation to expand the initiative and help children remain safely at home with their families.

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Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana creates life-changing wishes for children, ages 2 ½ - 18 years old, with critical illnesses.

When a wish comes true, it gives children renewed strength to fight their illness, brings families closer together and unites entire communities. Currently, there are 28 children in the Sioux Falls area waiting for their wish to be granted. You can help make these wishes possible by making a gift today. The average cash cost of a wish is $10,500. Donations of any amount bring us closer to the vision of granting the wish of every eligible child.

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Lunch is Served, Inc. is an outreach ministry whose mission is to provide a mid-day meal for the working poor in the city of Sioux Falls. This ministry offers volunteers the opportunity to work together to serve those in need and fight hunger through education and empowerment.

Lunch is Served is in need of a full-sized refrigerator for lunches at one of our busiest distribution sites. We are always in need of monetary donations to purchase supplies for the lunches. We also need in-kind donations of spoons, napkins, granola bars, and pudding cups. A food drive is a great way to team build while helping the community! Thank you!

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Community Action for Veterans (CAV) is a local nonprofit with a mission to develop communities of care for veteran and military families living in South Dakota.

We are seeking funding to support CAV programs. The goal of one of these programs, CC AmeriCorps, is to ease the transition between military service and campus life. The program places Master of Social Work students on college campuses to better support the needs of student veterans through case management services, suicide prevention activities, and targeted outreach to service providers that focus on military cultural awareness training and the unique needs of veterans and military families.

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The South Dakota Historical Society Foundation is committed to telling the story of our state’s unique history that has helped shape our values today. We tell the story as an active partner, fundraiser, and steward, providing financial resources to projects of the program areas of the South Dakota State Historical Society: Archaeology, Archives, Historic Preservation, Museum, and Research and Publishing.

State Archives needs your help! Every day staff preserve and digitize SD’s historical documents, but our history is at risk of being lost. Private donations that fund much of this work are running out. We need to raise $72,960. Inaccessible History Is Lost History. Call Nancy (605) 222-4460 to learn more.

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Harmony South Dakota is an organization that provides free after-school and summer programming for students aged 7 and up. Participation in a variety of musical opportunities allows students to learn about music while also encouraging a safe and accepting community. The Harmony South Dakota after-school music program positively transforms kids' lives by teaching essential life skills like perseverance, cooperation, excellence, and self-discipline by participation in musical ensembles.

Harmony South Dakota is seeking $2,500 to provide the 88 students, enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year, with snacks each afternoon.

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Rock Ranch provides opportunities for persons to improve themselves physically, cognitively, socially and emotionally while learning the art and skills of horsemanship in a Christ filled setting. Located in rural Rock County Minnesota, our proximity to Iowa and South Dakota allows us to provide a unique form of therapy to clients from a 3-state area.

Equine Assisted Counseling is the combined use of horses, a licensed therapist, and an equine specialist working with clients to address various individual treatment goals. This unique method enables clients to learn about themselves and others by participating in activities with horses, and then processing feelings, behaviors and patterns. Interested parties who wish to support the scholarship fund to offset the cost of therapy sessions can make a gift to the Joy of Horsemanship Fund at SFACF.

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Emily’s Hope is dedicated to removing the stigma of substance use disorder through awareness, education, and prevention; and removing financial barriers to treatment and recovery.

Support Emily's Hope's mission to promote community safety and combat opioid overdoses by purchasing a case of Narcan for free distribution to anyone who wishes to carry it.

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The mission of the SD Services for the Deaf (SDSD) Foundation is to support and provide additional funding and scholarship opportunities for students to attend college, pursue vocational training, or to assist in programming resources for SD children, birth to 21, who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The Foundation provides needed funds that supplement state funding for family activities, student social groups, deaf and hard of hearing community activities, and scholarship opportunities. Funding is being sought out to continue this work.

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Calm Waters of Sioux Falls helps the underserved and underrepresented populations again find hope and live independent, fulfilled, and meaningful lives.

Calm Waters of Sioux Falls is currently fundraising to create a Veterans Retreat Center on an acreage, outside of town, which will provide a pathway assisting the transitioning of Veterans back into society through the creation of a safe atmosphere and an emphasis on a positive and supportive military culture.

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The Sioux Falls Hope Coalition strives to narrow the achievement gap within our community by ensuring that every child gets a chance to attend preschool.

Each year around 400 kids in the Sioux Falls area don’t get the opportunity to attend preschool. This organization partners with local preschools to connect all children with the education they deserve, regardless of their family’s ability to pay private tuition. The Hope Coalition is seeking funds to support this work toward their mission.

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Volunteers of America, Dakotas is a non-profit organization that operates programming in four primary service areas: behavioral health; children, youth, and families; intellectual and developmental disabilities; and homelessness. Their GreaterGoods program distributes high-quality items to more than 300 nonprofit members. Members pay minimal admin fees to access these donated items, which they can use within their programs to lower operating costs or pass on directly to individuals and families who need them.

An investment of $25,000 allows GreaterGoods to distribute $100,000 worth of goods to nonprofits, schools, and churches in our community. Every gift to GreaterGoods has a 4 x return on investment and strengthens nonprofits throughout the Sioux Empire by lowering their supply costs and empowering them to improve the lives of the individuals and families they serve.

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The Toy Lending Library of South Dakota's mission is to create opportunities for children zero to five years old to enhance their learning development through play. This organization supports children's learning through play by creating opportunities for families to borrow a toy box for children, free of charge. Once children have played with the box of toys, they are returned and exchanged for new ones. There are currently 12 locations where toy boxes are available for checkout.

Play = learning. Play prepares children for life. The Toy Lending Library creates opportunities for children to learn through play, free of charge. Join us! Let’s create more toy boxes to reach even more children! $120 builds one special toy box. Our goal for 2024: create 300 toy boxes.

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McCrossan Boys Ranch is a nonprofit organization specializing in the mentoring, counseling, and teaching of at-risk boys and young men.

McCrossan Boys Ranch is in the process of raising funds for an athletic complex at the Ranch with a track and field for other recreational sports for at-risk youth.

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The mission of the Naomi Project is to build new economic relationships of reciprocity and respect such that exploitation and trafficking are no longer possible. We accomplish this work through moving forward human trafficking investigations in partnership with law enforcement (which in April of this year resulted in the first federal labor trafficking conviction in South Dakota in over fifteen years) and support people who experienced trafficking in reclaiming their lives.

A survivor of human trafficking urgently needs to relocate their family which will cost about $5,000. The sooner these funds are raised, the sooner Naomi Project will be able to safely relocate this family.

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Stockyards Ag Experience connects people through agriculture. Whether through the history of the Sioux Falls Stockyards or modern farm-to-table agriculture, the Stockyards Ag Experience educates consumers through interactive education.

Phase 2 of the Stockyards Ag Experience project is a year-round, interactive ag education center located in Falls Park. Join our generous community of support by making a gift of $5,000 towards farm-to-table education. Naming sponsorships for our kitchen, outdoor row crop plot and more are also available. Help us connect people to agriculture!

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