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Foundation Announces Q2 Grants

The Community Fund, the endowment behind the Foundation’s most visionary grantmaking, awarded $75,900 in grants to area nonprofits for the second quarter of 2021.

Operation Hope Fund to Help Improve Continuum of Care

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation has announced its fiscal sponsorship of the Operation Hope Fund, an effort to help improve the continuum of care for individuals served by The Link, the city’s newly opened community triage center.

Grant Will Support 2021 Juneteenth Celebration

"We’re honored to support the 2021 Juneteenth celebration, an event designed to unite us together in celebration of freedom, of diversity and of the possibilities that can come from joining together for the common good."

Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council Grants $9,000 to Local Nonprofits

After spending the academic year exploring and assessing the most pressing needs of our community, our Youth Advisory Council awarded grants to local nonprofits working to end human trafficking, address mental health challenges and empower victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Learn more and meet the grantees.

A Case Study in Innovation

Will a new Sioux Falls Hope Coalition-REACH Literacy collaboration foreshadow a new post-pandemic approach to human services? We think so. Learn more about this innovative endeavor.

Jeff Scherschligt Reflects on the Intersection of Leadership and Philanthropy

Former SFACF Board Chair, philanthropist and local business leader Jeff Scherschligt talked with President Andy Patterson and graduates of Leadership Sioux Falls about the inspiration behind his giving, his mission to make a difference and how today’s rising leaders must continue to create a culture of giving and care.