The Giving Depot

The team at Caminando Juntos works to respond to the infinite needs and concerns of our Latino brothers and sisters, by reaching out to them daily and accompanying them in whatever way we can. The language of love heals. The language of love is the Body of Christ.

Caminando Juntos offers several educational programs that are the only fully bilingual and bicultural adult education programs in the state. Our Adult ESL Classes are designed for beginning and intermediate-level students whose first language is Spanish. We offer both daytime and evening classes, meeting twice per week, focusing on a combination of basic literacy skills, speaking, listening, and writing skills, giving students the tools they need to adapt and be successful in the community. We are seeking $10,000 in funds to hire additional teachers, providing more classes to individuals in the Sioux Empire.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

McCrossan Boys Ranch provides “New Hope for a Better Life” to at-risk youth ages 12–20. At the Ranch, young men receive the counseling, education, equine therapy, and supportive guidance they need to heal, grow, and build brighter futures.

McCrossan Boys Ranch currently has a $25,000 Giving Tuesday match benefiting our 70th Anniversary Endowment Fund. Your gift today will be doubled, helping secure the next 70 years—and beyond—of hope, healing, and opportunity for the boys we serve. Thank you for considering a contribution that will make a lasting impact.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of Tallgrass Recovery & Sober Living Homes is to provide the greatest opportunity for individuals and families suffering from alcohol and drug addiction to discover a new way of life by embracing a 12 step, spiritually-based solution.

In 2023, 96% of female inmates and 98% of male inmates in South Dakota's prison intake were diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Journey Not Jail is a disruptive effort that aims to welcome the disadvantaged into recovery rather than sentence them to separation and recidivism, offering a solution rather than a punishment. Your gift of $14,000 funds our 30-day residential program for one individual, helping them find self-awareness, self-acceptance and the importance of a higher power.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Reach Literacy empowers adults through free literacy education and accessible programs. We focus on helping community members improve reading, writing, and language skills — at work, at home, and in life. Our programs support adult learners, English language learners, and underserved populations across the Sioux Empire.

We are seeking $8,000 to support expanded classes, updated classroom materials, digital learning tools and training so that more adults can build the skills they need for work, family and daily life. Every gift makes a direct impact on a learner’s journey: $75 provides classroom materials for one learner; $150 covers digital learning tools and accessibility resources; $250 supports one adult learner for a full semester; $500 funds the curriculum for a small group; $1,500 supports a full month of classes for both beginner and advanced groups.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

DakotAbilities is dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide safe, accessible housing staffed 24/7, skilled on-site nursing care, and a Meaningful Day program designed to enrich the lives of every individual supported.

The Meaningful Day program supports adults with disabilities in building life skills, exploring interests, and connecting socially, leading to greater independence, dignity, and a sense of belonging. Meaningful Day takes place 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year, helping each person live life to their fullest potential through art, music, theater, fitness, nutrition, education, and volunteer and employment opportunities. Meaningful Day is dependent on donations and grants, and 100% of gifts directed to Meaningful Day are used in support of the program. For example, a gift of $250 provides music therapy four times a month for 20 people, bringing joy, expression, and growth through the power of music.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Center of Hope exists to walk alongside people to promote physical and spiritual health, and ultimately change our community one life at a time.

Your gift of $30 covers the cost of providing the needed clothing and winter gear for someone transitioning out of prison; $35 covers the cost of a Prison Transition Backpack full of re-entry resources; $38 covers the cost of a new ID for a guest; $50 covers the cost of medicine for a patient at our free evening clinic for the uninsured; $10,000 covers the annual cost of purchasing new bicycle parts for our Bike Ministry. There are many ways you could partner with Center of Hope to make a lasting difference in the lives of our guests.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Bishop Dudley Hospitality House and Center for Families is a temporary emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Bishop Dudley House provides shelter, food, showers and laundry access. Case managers help clients obtain identification, employment opportunities and housing resources.

Your gift of $50 provides one day of shelter and resources for one person.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

SD Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs (SD DROP) engages in outreach to connect community members by sharing resources and removing barriers. We work with individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing/deaf-blind/speech impaired to provide access to general supports, ASL instruction, deaf mentoring, and equipment distribution statewide.

Let’s get to camp! Our 2nd-8th graders have lost their camp, so we’re setting up a new one. Your gift of $500 supports one camper for one week. Every gift helps!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of the Teddy Bear Den in Sioux Falls, SD is to promote healthier pregnancies, healthier babies, and ultimately a healthier community through an incentive- and education-based program targeted at economically disadvantaged pregnant women and teens.

A gift of $250 provides direct support for one family during their time in the Teddy Bear Den program, giving a mom access to essential baby items she earns through her healthy lifestyle points. These are simple, everyday needs she may not be able to afford on her own—diapers, wipes, bottles, clothing, blankets—and even bigger items like wagon strollers or a 4-in-1 crib that will last beyond her child’s toddler years. Your generosity does more than provide baby supplies; it offers peace of mind, encouragement, and the foundation for a healthier start for both mom and baby.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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. Advocates are guided and encouraged along every step of their volunteer journey with the help of their Advocate Supervisor (CASA staff).

Volunteer advocates are always needed, so if an incredibly meaningful and impactful volunteer experience is something you have been looking for, we offer training quarterly. Reach out to us!! Supporting our Mission by helping provide training materials, supporting our general operating budget or choosing to help with items for our volunteers to use during their time with the children are all greatly appreciated. A day in court costs approximately $108 dollars, removing a child(ren) from the wait list and appointing a volunteers costs approximately $2200. We have more than 260 children waiting for an advocate in 120 cases. Thank you!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation provides innovative, educational opportunities and fills gaps at 38 sites throughout the Sioux Falls School District. We serve 25,000 students and 3,600 staff members.

In 2024, the Education Foundation launched a new program—Replenish the Room Grants. Any teacher who has taught for two or more years is able to apply for a $250 grant to purchase supplies to restock their classrooms. We awarded 120 Replenish the Room Grants in 2024, and 152 in 2025. Unfortunately, more than 400 teachers applied in August 2025. With a gift of $250, a donor can help educators refresh their classrooms with new books, board games, literacy kits, math flash cards, art supplies, organization kits, and more. We would love to fund 165 Replenish the Room Grants in 2026, which is 15 more than this year. The cost to do that is $3,750.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Children's Home Shelter for Family Safety 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 to abuse victims.

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, items critically needed include shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotions. Our Holiday Wish List includes small but meaningful gifts for children, teens, and adults. View our Holiday Needs list here.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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.

CHS cares for nearly 100 children ages 4-14 at any given time. Basic needs include seasonal clothing or school supplies. Or you can help make wishes come true by providing games, toys or sports equipment. Our holiday wish list includes items for less than $10. One of the most popular toys is Legos. A $50 set can provide hours of fun! You can view our holiday wish list here.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Bread Break is a food-recovery non-profit organization located in Sioux Falls, SD that partners with local businesses to rescue surplus food and distribute it to agencies serving those in need.

Bread Break Baby Formula Initiative 2025-2026: Our standard food recovery operations primarily focus on surplus prepared and fresh food, but we recognize that baby formula is a critical, high-demand item not typically available through these methods. Your support will fund the direct purchase of infant formula to address the acute need faced by vulnerable families in our community, expanding our mission to serve everyone, from birth to elders. Your gift helps us reach our goal of $8,000 to feed infants in need.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of All Cats Rescue is to help the many abandoned, unwanted and uncared for cats and kittens in and around the Sioux Falls area. We have them fully vetted, placed into foster care to have their personalities evaluated until they are healthy and ready to find a forever home.

We are currently working to raise $15,000 to cover the overwhelming costs for necessary vet services for the cats in our care. These services include alters, shots, testing, worming, microchipping, injury care and surgeries.  Additionally, we are in constant need of litter, food and other supplies. Your gift helps us heal the cats and kittens in our care, preparing them to find their forever home.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Owen’s Outfitters is a medical equipment library located in Sioux Falls. Our mission is to provide durable and disposable medical equipment at no charge to those who need it most, sourced through community donations. We serve everyone regardless of age, sex, income, race, or insurance status.

A donation of $50 helps us deliver a lift chair, hospital bed, feeding supplies, or a powerchair to a family in our community. Every day, families face the challenge of getting 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 free of charge. With your help, we're hoping to donate $2.5 million in medical equipment to the local community in 2025!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

HorsePower provides equestrian programs and therapies for individuals with physical, emotional and/or cognitive challenges in a quest for personal independence, accomplishment, self-pride, and well-being.

A donation to HorsePower can create immediate impact through updated safety equipment for our riders, care for our therapy horses and program accessibility! $75 provides a new safety helmet for a rider and $150 provides updated safety stirrups to keep participants secure in the saddle. $100 provides vital medications for some of the more senior horses and $300 provides their care and feed for 1 month. $600 covers the cost of a full 8-week session for a rider. Every gift directly aides HorsePower in creating moments of healing, connection and joy for our riders.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Midwest Street Medicine provides compassionate, low-barrier healthcare and support to unhoused and vulnerable populations. Through street outreach, peer support, and medical services, the team meets people where they are—offering dignity, resources, and hope to those often overlooked by traditional healthcare systems.
 

Midwest Street Medicine provides medical care, support, and connection to vital resources for people experiencing homelessness in the Sioux Falls area. A major barrier many of our clients face is the lack of transportation and proper identification needed to access employment, housing, and healthcare. We are seeking $3,000 in funding to purchase bus tickets and cover fees for essential documentation, such as state IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards. These small but critical items can make a life-changing difference—helping individuals secure jobs, attend appointments, and regain stability.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of the Helpline Center is to make lives better by giving support, offering hope and creating connections all day, every day. We fulfill our mission through the following core service areas: 211 Helpline, 988 Lifeline, Volunteer Connections, Suicide Grief Support.

The Helpline Center is seeking $5,000 to help offset operational expenses for the 211 call center, a vital resource for South Dakotans in need. During the government shutdown, many individuals and families are struggling to meet basic needs and may not know where to turn. The 211 Helpline connects callers to essential services statewide, including food, housing, transportation, child care, and mental health support. As demand increases, this funding will help ensure trained specialists remain available 24/7 to guide people to the help they need.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul strives to build a more just world through personal relationships with and service to those in need irrespective of religious, racial, or ethnic background. Our mission focuses on prevention of homelessness via the Home Visit (HV) Ministry and assistance to children of families in need with our Holy Innocents Ministry (HIM).

Our Home Visit Ministry is focused on prevention of homelessness by providing immediate financial assistance for housing and non-housing expenses to our neighbors in need. Donations to HIM fund purchase of diapers/wipes and formula vouchers for distribution to families with children in need. A $250 donation helps a family stay in their home by covering rent or utilities during a Home Visit, or provides essential diapers and wipes for young children in 8 families served by our HIM ministry. Donations of any size are deeply appreciated by those assisted through your generosity.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

SiouxperCon is an annual 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. 

SiouxperCon is looking for donors to help us hit our annual budget before year-end. Due to grant funding cuts and rising expenses to host the largest, fully nonprofit, fan convention in the Midwest benefitting Make-A-Wish, Reach Literacy, and JY6, we are working diligently to raise $30,000 before the end of the year. Our programming benefits more than 10,000 attendees each year, provides 500 FREE children's books to families, and generates $1.25M in economic impact for the Sioux Falls community annually - but we need your help to continue this mission!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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, whose focus is on assisting families in removing barriers to school success and community connection.

The SFSD Office of Indian Education is currently seeking 300 hygiene kits for middle and high school students in need. A $14 donation can provide one student with all the essentials needed to help them feel prepared to wake up and take on the next academic day with confidence. $112 donation can sponsor kits for at least 8 students. While monetary donations allow us to stretch a dollar and buy items in bulk, donations of purchased hygiene items can also be donated at our office located at 201 E. 38th St. Suggested donations: body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, shower loofahs, and chapstick.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Community Outreach's mission is to partner in Christian ministry to share hope and provide tools for daily living.

Sharing Christmas is a valuable resource for families in need during the Christmas season. For 2025, donors have the option to donate to the Sharing Christmas Store through toys/gifts or monetary donations. Your gift of $80 helps provide toys for one child. The Sharing Christmas Store is a way for families to shop for new toys for their children at deeply discounted prices. This gives parents and guardians the opportunity to provide for their children and give them dignity and pride of providing for their families. The Sharing Christmas Store has toys divided by age and category with Christmas music playing all while staff and volunteers are available to assist. 

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Gathering Well supports, educates, and inspires adoptive and foster families with relevant connection opportunities and resources. We recognize Jesus Christ as the source of hope and healing, and believe that no one should be on this journey alone.

Gather Hope. It starts with one night a month. A weary family arrives. A volunteer greets them by name. Over a shared meal, hearts begin to rest. Children grow, caregivers are renewed and hope takes root. Each monthly family gathering costs $2,000 to make this sacred work of healing and growth possible. Fund a Gathering and be part of it—one table at a time.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Glory House is a residential facility that helps people struggling with addiction, mental health, and limited life skills. Individuals who seek treatment want to develop the skills needed to overcome their addiction to become happier, healthier and stronger contributing members of the community.

Glory House serves as a residential facility for individuals across the state who need a safe and supportive environment on their journey to recovery. Many clients arrive without clothes, hygiene products and other necessities. We need your support to continue to provide these items to clients! Your gift of $50 funds underwear, socks, bras and cold weather clothes for one of our clients. You can also support clients by dropping off donations of new clothes! Help us change more lives, donate today!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Serving 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 permanent home.

It costs SFAHS a total of $885 to provide the full spectrum of care for a single animal — including medical treatment, food, shelter, and enrichment. But your support can make that possible. Your donation can make a meaningful difference: $200 helps cover the cost of one spay or neuter surgery, a vital step in responsible animal care; $150 provides food and nutrition for one animal during their stay at SFAHS; $50 offers enrichment activities that keep animals mentally and emotionally healthy while they wait for their forever homes.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The National Federation of the Blind advances equality, opportunity, and security for blind individuals. Through a nationwide network of members, we deliver programs, resources, and advocacy that empower the blind while promoting public awareness, accessibility, and inclusive cultural experiences within the broader community.

The South Dakota chapter of the National Federation of the Blind seeks $10,000 to support a tactile art exhibit at the Washington Pavilion (March–May 2026). This inclusive installation will allow blind and visually impaired individuals to experience 3D art through touch and audio, while inviting all community members to explore creativity in a new, shared way. Aligned with the Foundation’s commitment to inclusion and civic enrichment, this project fosters dignity, awareness, and access to the arts—ensuring that Sioux Falls remains a place where culture is truly accessible to everyone.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Active Generations inspires active lifestyles and well-being for adults through engaging programs and essential services. We offer programs in Sioux Falls and surrounding communities through nutrition (Meals on Wheels), Adult Day Services for loved ones with Alzheimer's and dementia, and health wellness and activities for overall health.

Your gift of $1,000 provides 100 meals to individuals 60 and older through our Meals on Wheels program; $1,000 supports 50 individuals with Alzheimer's and dementia through our Adult Day Services program; $1,000 provides wellness and overall health options to 8 individuals for one year. A gift of any amount helps support our services and is greatly appreciated! You can donate using the links below or mail a check to: Active Generations, 2300 W. 46th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Thank you!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Solace empowers people to navigate their unique journeys toward emotional well-being, resilience and hope. As the region's first integrated healing agency, we provide comprehensive trauma recovery, mental health support and wellness services - eliminating barriers and fragmentation of care.

We are seeking $50,000 in runway funding to complete our consolidation by end of 2025, unifying three organizations (The Compass Center, Family Service Inc. and Move to Heal) into one seamless healing agency. Additionally, your gift of: $5,000 supports facility accessibility updates; $2,500 provides trauma-informed training for 5 staff members; $1,000 advances technology infrastructure. Any gift helps eliminate fragmentation in mental health care!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of SculptureWalk is to bring art to the people. The organization proudly carries out its mission by annually displaying one of the largest annual rotating exhibitions of public sculptures in the world. 

SculptureWalk welcomes support to beautify the grounds surrounding the Arc of Dreams, SculptureWalk’s signature piece that spans the Big Sioux River between 6th and 8th streets in downtown Sioux Falls. Our fundraising goal is $10,000. All funds received will go towards improving the existing landscaping, purchasing and installing dozens of new plants and flora, creating a landscaped border between the Arc and the property surrounding Raven Industries, and investing in the long-term aesthetic maintenance of the area. SculptureWalk is excited to help the Arc and its surrounding area look better than ever for its beloved community!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

LifeScape's mission is to empower people to live their best life. The organization, based in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, serves the community by providing a wide spectrum of care, including a Children's Specialty Hospital, specialty school, and comprehensive adult and children's residential and therapy services.

LifeScape's Wish Tree is a holiday program designed to ensure that the children and adults we support—many of whom may not have family or financial resources—receive meaningful gifts during the holiday season. Community members participate by selecting an ornament from a Wish Tree, located at local businesses. Each ornament is tagged with a specific item requested by a person served at LifeScape. Ornaments are available from Nov. 3 to Dec. 14, with gifts due by Dec. 17. It is a direct way to brighten the lives of individuals with disabilities in our community. Please contact VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org to host a wish tree or grant wishes.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Journey of Hope strives to meet people on life’s path, providing necessities, connection and uplifting experiences to take on the journey. We provide our neighbors in need with hygiene products so they can have their basic needs met.

We are seeking groups interested in hosting hygiene product drives. Hosting a hygiene product drive is a great way for schools, church groups, businesses, and community organizations to make an impact on their neighbors in need. Donations of new and unused deodorant, bodywash, toothpaste and other hygiene products can be dropped off at St. John American Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Our website provides more actionable steps to make this project easy for your group.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

SHIFT Garage exists to help people living in poverty achieve reliable transportation. More than just cars, we aim to positively affect generational poverty. We fix cars and transform lives.

Single parents and people living in poverty have their cars repaired for just the cost of parts at the SHIFT Garage. This is accomplished through partnerships with parts dealers and the generosity of our amazing volunteer mechanics. Your gift of $250 can sponsor the average cost of one of these repairs. You can also become a consistent, monthly donor of any amount through your fund held at the Community Foundation or on our website!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Mosaic's mission is to be a place for people to learn, play, create, and celebrate. Mosaic provides low-cost art classes for students of all ages and abilities. Classes are attended by homeschool students, daycares, schools, adult day services, retirement homes, and adults. Mosaic seeks to make creativity accessible to all.

Mosaic is always in need of art supplies for the classroom and donations help us keep the cost of classes low and affordable for all. Quality materials can make the difference between a satisfying or frustrating experience. A gift of $5,000 would buy craft and classroom supplies for a whole year. A gift of $2,500 would purchase two new pottery wheels. A $250 donation would purchase 10 boxes of clay, and a $100 donation would purchase 10 canvases. Donations of new or gently used art supplies are always welcome.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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. To fulfill its mission, this organization creates educational toy boxes that are free to borrow from 21 locations.

All of the 1700+ toy boxes in circulation come back to the office for repair, cleaning and sanitizing. It costs $100 per year to maintain each toy box. While the organization has created partnerships to support the maintenance of the toy boxes, most struggle to raise the funds. We are inviting the community to sponsor the toy boxes needed for one partnership. You will be giving the gift of play and early education to many children! Thank you for your consideration! You can find the cost of each partnership on our website and you can sponsor in full or in part.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Rock Ranch provides opportunities for people to improve themselves physically, cognitively, socially and emotionally while learning the art and skills of horsemanship in a Christ filled setting. Rock Ranch is the only organization in the area that provides the unique form of therapy known as Equine Assisted Counseling.

Rock Ranch hosted more than 115 Equine Assisted Counseling (EAC) sessions in 2024, and has seen a significant increase in therapy sessions in 2025. EAC 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. Your donation of $200 helps fund one client's session. Interested parties who wish to offset the cost of therapy sessions can make a gift to the Joy of Horsemanship Fund at SFACF.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The American Red Cross serving Sioux Falls prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies. We support people affected by disasters; supply about 40% of the nation’s blood; teach skills that save lives; distribute international humanitarian aid; and support veterans, military members and their families.

Every day, home fires strike without warning. In the last three years, the Red Cross in Sioux Falls has helped over 260 people and provided more than $70,000 in financial aid. To support those affected, the Red Cross helps families and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Local disaster relief funds enable the Red Cross to offer critical relief and recovery services and provide lifesaving preparedness tools and information. A $200 gift provides a full day of food and shelter for a family of four, while $680 offers financial assistance to a family impacted by a local disaster.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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

For 50 years, Feeding South Dakota has been working to end hunger throughout the state. Each year, we provide millions of meals to children, families, and seniors who are struggling with food insecurity. Just $1 can help provide three meals. Your donation supports food pantries, mobile distributions, and school programs like the BackPack Program, which sends nutritious, easy-to-prepare food home with kids on weekends. Every meal makes a difference, and every dollar brings hope.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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.

Each October, The Salvation Army partners with Dakota News Now and Billion Automotive for our annual coat drive. While the community is always generous, we consistently face a shortage of children’s winter coats; one of the most urgent needs as temperatures drop. To help close this gap, we are seeking financial contributions specifically to purchase new children's coats. A donation of $50 can provide a warm, well-fitting coat for a child in need. Your support can help ensure that no child goes without the warmth and dignity they deserve this winter. Thank you for standing with us.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Groove, Inc. has grown to be the largest youth percussion organization in the Midwest. Established in 1997 as a summer drumline, Groove, Inc. has now grown to contain seven ensembles with members ranging in age from 6 to 64 years old. Groove, Inc. provides group instruction to a variety of percussionists – beginning with those with no percussion background, up to world-class performers.

Groove Inc's current focus is exposing the youth in our community to percussion. We are investing our time and talents into the CLC afterschool program. Our goal for the upcoming school year is to complete a 10 week program in 8 schools. We are hoping to do this with 60 to 100 students. A gift of $300 covers the cost for one session of this program. We are also seeking funding in reaching more students and finding our own building.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

South Dakota Voices for Peace advances social justice and language access for immigrant women and children in South Dakota. We are the only organization in the state offering immigration legal services to unaccompanied children and victims of violence. We are proud to do work that helps families thrive in South Dakota.

Our latest initiative, News For You, transforms news access through weekly bilingual broadcasts sharing trustworthy and relevant news for Spanish-speakers. Our work is bringing stability and actionable advice to vulnerable communities and providing guidance on critical and timely topics, such as emerging changes to federal immigration policy and enforcement, emergency-preparedness for family finances, and protecting children with Power of Attorney documents. A gift of $100 covers research and scripting for each episode, $500 covers the staffing and studio costs to produce an entire episode, and $2,000 covers a month of reliable information delivered. Your investment is crucial to sustaining language access and safety for our neighbors.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Wicozani Waste Collective coordinates the Native American Day Parade in Sioux Falls. The Native American Day Parade and celebrations symbolize hope in continued healthy dialogue on conversations surrounding the health and well-being of Native Americans and the Sioux Falls community through truth, reconciliation, and self representation. 

The Native American Day Parade in Sioux Falls is something our community and others in east river look forward to every year. It fosters community and reconciliation. We have a fundraising goal of $6,000 for this event. Please email us at sfnativeamericandayparade@gmail.com to give or connect. Pilamaya!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Lunch is Served is a mission that provides lunches for the working poor in the city of Sioux Falls. We deliver sack lunches for the working men and women who are attempting to break the chains of poverty and hunger.

Lunch is Served is looking for groups or individuals to hold a food drive for granola bars, spoons, napkins, and applesauce cups. This is a fun activity to do! You can hold competitions between departments or class rooms or offer an incentive such as an additional recess or a reward if the group makes a goal that is set. An example from a past drive was a Vacation Bible school set a goal of 1,500 granola bars and when it was met the director took a pie in the face. It was a great way to have some fun while giving back to the community. Use your imagination! Call Kathy at #605-271-6161 for ideas and more information. Thank you!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Translators of Cultures/Minority Youth Advocacy (TOC) is a non-profit organization (since 2019) with the mission to promote educational success of minority youth. TOC works directly with students to join the workforce, and introduce minority youth to Sioux Falls businesses and community leaders.

Translators of Cultures (TOC) has demonstrated its commitment to youth by implementing a number projects, such as AMMY (Adults Mentoring Minority Youth). Our current big project is called STARS. The STARS project has existed for 4 years and introduces minority youth to Sioux Falls businesses. We feel a need to form a minority parental group who will serve as the first to be informed and to educate others. It will be a group of 5 parents and will meet once a month. This group will serve 100 parents and youth. We are kindly asking for a stipend of $20 dollars per meeting per person. 5 x $20 x 5 = $500. THANK YOU!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Abbott House serves as a place of safety and healing for youth suffering from trauma, abuse, neglect and mental health challenges. We provide a comprehensive range of services including residential treatment, intensive foster care and independent living support for youth up to 21 years old.

Help us change lives at Abbott House by supporting more than 121 youth in our care. Your gift gives children the opportunity to sleep safely every night, experience trauma-focused therapy and specialized education tailored to meet their individual needs. Just $50 will give a teenager a new outfit for a school program or provide lunches for a week for one of our foster families and $100 will provide live changing 60-minute therapy sessions in equine, music, art or neurofeedback that children need to break through the trauma in their lives. For more than 86 years we've changed the lives of thousands of children. Your gift will help our children break the cycle of trauma and change even more lives.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Calm Waters aims to provide therapeutic services, family-focused programming and supportive resources to Veterans and their families utilizing a community-first approach to create a supportive network of wrap-around services.

Calm Waters strives to provide equitable access and additional therapeutic programming opportunities to address shortages in mental healthcare. We offer Veteran friendly group therapy, with sessions occurring once weekly, for 12 consecutive weeks. A $50 donation helps cover the cost of one weekly session, while a $600 donation covers the entire 12-week cost of group therapy for a Veteran. Group therapeutic services are provided by a culturally competent Veteran clinician well-versed in the specific needs of military Veterans and their families. Our 12-week programs provide opportunities for Veteran's and families to acquire knowledge and skills to address unique challenges as a result of their military service.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls is a nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seeks to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities and hope.

Habitat for Humanity is more than an organization that builds homes, we are a driving force for community-wide housing transformation. In addition to dedicating 10 homes last year, we partnered with area schools to provide hands-on homebuilding education to more than 200 local students, delivered affordable home repairs for over 50 families, and expanded a pilot project with the City of Sioux Falls to rehabilitate dilapidated homes in core neighborhoods. A $100 gift provides a bedroom door, $500 covers a building permit, and $5,000 purchases a furnace to keep a family warm this winter. We are also seeking $13,000 or a partner to update our aging computers in 2025.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 CHOICES program supports individuals with IDD through a range of services, including residential support, day services, vocational training, and therapeutic interventions.

Currently, the CHOICES programs serves 259 individuals, with 50 receiving day services at our North Cleveland Avenue location in Sioux Falls, SD. While our existing building has served us well for over 15 years, its limitations hinder our ability to meet the growing and evolving needs of our participants. In December of 2024, VOA Dakotas acquired the 12,407-square foot property, previously known as the Apple Tree Center North. With renovations to improve the space for functionality at our CHOICES Day Services Center, our new building will help us address the following challenges we faced at our former center: insufficient space for large group activities and therapies, inadequate space to accommodate the increasing need to serve individuals with physical disabilities and barriers to access public transportation. We invite community members to join us in strengthening our entire community through this critical investment as we seek to raise $580,000 to support the development of the new Day Services Center.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Hurdle Life Coach Foundation exists to help individuals, especially youth, justice-impacted adults, and ACEs-impacted community members clear life’s hurdles through trauma-informed mentorship, restorative education and community empowerment.

T.O.R.Y. Back to School Bash – Equipping Youth With Confidence and Care The Back to School Bash provides disadvantaged youth with backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene kits, along with food, clothing, and fun activities. Many families cannot afford essentials like deodorant, soap, toothpaste, and school supplies putting children at risk of bullying, absenteeism, and low confidence. By meeting these needs, we set students up for success in the classroom and in life. We are seeking $5,000 in funding.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Premiere Playhouse's mission is building community through collaborative theatre education and performance. With more than 20 years as the non-profit community theatre of Sioux Falls, our ultimate objective is to provide enriching theatrical experiences to all members of our community.

The Premiere Playhouse is seeking scholarship funding for our Artist Development Series, in which we provide youth and adult members with monthly performing arts training and programming in an inclusive, accessible studio environment. This season we are amidst building a membership of up to 60 youth and adult artists, more than half of which are projected to not have the proper funding in place to enroll, but desire to participate. In turn, we are seeking the following financial assistance for our low-income and disabled members to receive partial or full scholarships via our low-income application process: $175 donation to fully fund one student up to age 14, $235 donation to fully fund one student age 15 or above, $8,000 in total funding.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

At Empire Mental Health Support (EMHS), we strive to prepare people on their journey to mental wellness. EMHS offers peer-led support groups for people whose lives are touched by mental illness. We support people between their appointments with mental health professionals. 

EMHS was fortunate enough to be the recipient of a beautiful conference table for holding support groups and meetings. People currently have to sit on folding chairs and would benefit from having comfortable chairs to sit on. We are looking for a donation of 12 conference room chairs or $2,400.00 to purchase 12 chairs.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Family Visitation Center (FVC) exists to empower children to maintain healthy relationships with their family members through safe supervised visits and exchanges. Our goal is to keep children emotionally, mentally, and physically safe while in our care.

Not everyone is privileged to celebrate a Hallmark Christmas. Families accessing FVC’s services face a multitude of stresses in addition to providing wonder-filled holidays for their children. FVC is seeking $5,000 to buy and offer gift cards to families to they can purchase food and daily necessities, a blessing that will ease financial household stress during the holidays. Consequently, these gift cards will also give each family the dignity of selecting what they need rather than be recipients of what someone else thinks they need.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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

Emily’s Hope is empowering the next generation through our K–12 Substance Use Prevention Curriculum, giving students the knowledge and skills to make healthy choices. With your help, we can bring this program to even more classrooms! Just $30 provides the curriculum for one student for an entire year, and $850 funds a whole classroom. Every gift is an investment in brighter, healthier futures. Help Emily's Hope stop stigma and save lives, on classroom at a time!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 employs over 20 individuals with disabilities. A gift of $250 helps fund one employee for a month of weekly shifts in our supported employment program. A donation of $1,500 pays for the occupancy costs for one month at Buddies & Co and gives you the title of “Buddy Backer” for that month. Buddy Backers are recognized on our social media platforms and within our shop. Interested parties who support our vision and mission can make a donation to Buddies & Co through the SFACF.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of Kids Against Hunger Sioux Falls is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in South Dakota and throughout the world. We work to distribute fortified casserole-style meals specifically formulated to meet the nutritional needs of hungry children, by engaging a variety of volunteers to package the ingredients for the meals. Kids Against Hunger maintains worldwide partnerships with humanitarian organizations to distribute our meals to those who need them most.

We package and distribute shelf-stable, nutritious meals to combat hunger locally and globally. With help from community volunteers, we host 3–4 packing events each month, transforming awareness into action. Forty percent of meals stay in Sioux Falls; sixty percent aid national and international crises caused by poverty, disaster, or conflict. Your gift of $30 funds 100 meals. Our hands-on, volunteer-driven model not only feeds those in need but also inspires and empowers our community to actively fight hunger and bring hope where it’s needed most.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Lost&Found provides comprehensive suicide prevention and postvention services in the Sioux Empire and across South Dakota, Minnesota, and tribal nations of the Great Plains. We're committed to building resilient communities through peer support, education and training, community and workplace assessments, and support for suicide loss survivors.

Suicide continues to rise in the Sioux Empire metro area at historic levels, especially among working adults. Lost&Found continues to field requests for mental health and suicide prevention education at levels above available funding, as well as providing 1-on-1 resource navigation services to community members experiencing a suicide loss. A $300 contribution sponsors an entire 60-minute suicide prevention training course, like Question/Persuade/Refer (QPR) or Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM), to reach 30 people in our community. A contribution between $1,000 and $2,500 can support a family experiencing a suicide loss and financial crisis resulting from the loss of a primary earner. Every dollar counts when lives are on the line. Together, we can prevent suicide.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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. To bring this vision to life, FAST is seeking to raise $1.2 million, and your support can help make this dream a reality. A contribution of $25,000 can fund a key trail zone, $10,000 supports essential infrastructure like bridges, and $100,000+ sponsors a marquee trail or trailhead. Every contribution moves us closer to completing a trail system that will serve the community for generations.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Sioux Falls Noon Sertoma Club works to improve the quality of life today for those at risk or impacted by hearing loss through education and support and to meet the needs of our community through volunteer service.

The Club wants to revitalize Sertoma Park by adding an all-inclusive play area so that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy the outdoors together in one location. We hope to raise $500,000 but we have a bigger vision if more funds are raised. Donations can be submitted online at our website or call 605-789-2082 to find out more.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

New Directions strives to enhance the lives of individuals with Down syndrome throughout their lifespan by providing support, information and education to those individuals, their families, and professionals.

We are seeking donations to reach our $50,000 fundraising goal for the Buddy Walk. Funds raised at this event will be used to fund our programs and services, including the Expectant and New Parent Packets, Financial Assistance Program, Regional Educators Conference.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Call to Freedom (CTF) empowers human trafficking survivors through trauma-informed, individualized care, addressing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. Our Continuum of Care model offers emergency, supportive, and transitional services tailored to survivors’ goals, while fostering prevention and leadership to drive systemic change in the anti-trafficking movement.

Call to Freedom (CTF) seeks urgent support for its Youth Prevention Program, delivering evidence-based education to South Dakota youth on human trafficking, safe social media practices, consent, and healthy relationships. Donations of supplies—clothes, toys, food, and other items of material benefit are always welcomed. Additionally, monetary gifts keep this critical program thriving. Your gift of $100 supports the development and printing of educational materials, training, and outreach to schools and community centers, including rural and tribal areas. Donations of any kind or amount ensure that we can continue empowering youth with knowledge to avoid exploitation and fostering safer communities through prevention.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Alzheimer's Association of South Dakota provides care, support and information to anyone impacted by Alzheimer's or another dementia. All services are provided at no cost to South Dakota families. The Alzheimer's Association is also the largest non-profit funder of Alzheimer's and dementia research in the world.

The Alzheimer's Association of South Dakota is funded solely by donor dollars. These donations fund information packets, books and brochures provided at no cost to families. Each of these packets costs at least $25 to mail. Donor dollars allow the Association to recruit and train volunteers who facilitate support groups and deliver education programs on topics like: 10 Warning Signs, Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia, Effective Communications, Understanding Dementia Behaviors, Healthy Habits for Brain and Body and the Empowered Caregiver Series. Donations can also be earmarked to fund global research, including an Alzheimer's study that is underway right here in South Dakota.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Harmony South Dakota empowers children and positively transforms their lives through immersive music education and performance–cultivating the life skills necessary for them to become healthy and compassionate citizens while fostering a harmonious community where everyone is known, loved, and valued.

Harmony is seeking $2,500 to cover the daily snacks that we provide to our 70+ kids (aged 7-17) who are enrolled in our afternoon programming for the 2025-26 school year.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 help these Veterans have a comfortable place to call home as we give them the tools and resources they need to live a prosperous life at no cost to them. Your donation of $1,250 will cover the monthly expenses of one Veteran and provides the resources and dignity to get back up on their feet and become successful members of the Sioux Falls community.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Empowering our communities through the love of baseball, Colton Friends of Baseball works to create an environment that fosters a sense of community, youth development, and inclusivity. We are committed to preserving the heritage of the sport while nurturing a supportive network that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and promotes lifelong values both on and off the field.

Colton Friends of Baseball is seeking monetary support to rebuild the baseball field in Colton, SD. The project consists of 3 phases including turf installation, new dugout construction, construction of a grand stand and crow's nest, and renovations to ensure accessibility to the game of baseball. Donors can make any level of donation from $20 - $5,000 to support all phases of the project. Donations can be mailed to the address listed on our public page, linked below.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 families navigate times of crisis, strengthen family bonds, and build parenting skills. During a time they need it most, families find guidance and support from LSS' Family Stabilization program - a first of its kind in South Dakota - connecting them with needed resources, setting goals, and problem-solving together. By addressing issues early, families can avoid more serious challenges, such as out-of-home placements for children, truancy, domestic violence, or encounters with law enforcement. Your support makes a difference for children and families in our community: A $100 gift helps connect a family with needed transportation; A $250 gift ensures basic needs for children and families are met; A $500 gift allows us to expand services to reach more families in need.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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.

Join us in bringing joy to families throughout the year by becoming our Family Film Sponsor! Your sponsorship of $5,000 supports 10 family-friendly movies at our historic State Theatre, enriching community entertainment. Showcase your commitment to family and community with this impactful partnership. Your support ensures affordable, wholesome entertainment for all ages in Sioux Falls. Help us continue preserving our cultural heritage and providing accessible cinema experiences.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 children in the Sioux Falls area miss out on the opportunity to attend preschool due to financial barriers. The Hope Coalition partners with local preschools to ensure every child receives the early education they deserve, regardless of their family's ability to afford tuition. Your support can help bridge this gap and provide life-changing opportunities for these young learners. A gift of $3,000 can pay for one child's preschool tuition for a year. Join us in making quality preschool education accessible for all - every contribution makes a difference!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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. With a poverty rate just shy of 50% and diversity rate of 40% and growing, we have unique issues that more suburban school districts don’t have. We are currently focused on 14 elementary, 3 middle schools and 3 high schools with the highest rates of poverty.

We are launching a big new program to help students and families navigate the path to college, technical schools, the military or directly into the workforce. We have hired 4 College & Career Advisors that will be placed at Jefferson High School for the upcoming school year. The program will expand to the other 3 high schools in Sioux Falls for the following school year. This is a very expensive initiative costing $400,000 the first year and an estimated $1.3 million the second year. Contributions of $100, $250 or more would help us fund this program. Thank you!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Terry Redlin Elementary School PTO strives to bring parents, staff, and students together to better our school through improvement projects. We also hope to offer our students more opportunities to learn and grow this coming school year. Finally, we hope to participate in and host staff and student recognition and appreciation events throughout the school year.

Being a start up organization this school year and newly formed non-profit, our budget is currently tight. We are working with other parties at the school to fundraise for a new turf soccer field to be built on our school playground, to install new benches all around the school and playground, and to build the new garden on campus. We are also planning various student activities for the 2025-2026 school year that we are hoping to raise funds to support. Your gift helps us reach our goal of $7,500 for these projects!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) South Dakota’s vision is to inspire and empower individuals to create a positive impact in their communities through effective and compassionate leadership. Our core values—Volunteerism, Integrity, Excellence, Diversity, and Community Partnership—guide everything we do. Our mission is to cultivate a local community of youth and volunteers dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation.

We are a fully volunteer-run nonprofit empowering high school students in South Dakota to become future leaders committed to service and innovation. We hold an annual leadership seminar which impacts over 100 students each year. We aim to provide transformative leadership experiences, including hands-on education, service-learning and community projects. Your gift of $350 allows one student to attend this annual seminar. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Hope for Hearts is dedicated to raising awareness, providing support, and assisting in funding research for children and families affected by congenital heart defects and transplants. Through compassion and advocacy, we strive to ensure that every heart has a chance to thrive, and no one faces cardiac challenges alone. We honor the resilience of those with heart conditions and their families. We are dedicated to educating families about early diagnosis, providing support for the whole family, and fostering lasting hope for healthier hearts.

Your donation would have a profound and lasting impact on the families supported by Hope for Hearts. Congenital heart defects (CHD) affect nearly 40,000 newborns in the U.S. each year. Families facing CHD often endure significant financial and emotional burdens due to hospital stays, travel costs, and lost income. With your support of $500, Hope for Hearts will provide critical financial assistance, lodging, care packages, and advocacy services to one family navigating CHD and heart transplants. These funds will help alleviate the stress parents face, allowing them to focus on what truly matters—being with their child.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of the Canton-Inwood Area Youth Organization (CIAYO) is to organize and promote youth activities in and around Canton, with a special committee focus on children's theater programming to inspire, educate, and engage local youth.

The CIAYO is seeking urgent support to help fund the return of Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) to Canton. MCT provides a transformative week-long theater experience where local youth participate in all aspects of a professionally produced stage performance — building creativity, confidence, and teamwork. Due to a recent turnover in leadership, fundraising for this year’s program fell behind, and we now face a $3,000 funding gap needed to cover the full cost of the program. Donations can be made by mailing a check to: First Bank & Trust Attn: CIAYO Children’s Theater 402 E 5th St Canton, SD 57013. Your gift helps bring this enriching opportunity to life for the children in our community.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The mission of Covenant Classical School is to lead learners in the pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, training them to love what is true, good, and beautiful, and enculturating them in a Christian environment marked by gratitude, discipline, and wonder.

Each year, we depend upon the generosity of parents, grandparents, faculty, and friends to continue the good work of providing excellent classical, Christian education to our students. A gift to the Covenant Classical School Annual Fund truly makes a difference in the development of every student. These donations help fund everything from teacher salaries and the purchase of curriculum to capital expenditures, technological enhancements, and the purchase of art and music supplies. We are also currently in the process of bringing on a Head of School.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

First Tee – South Dakota exists to enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. We utilize the game of golf as our platform, we create learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience skills that carry to everything they do, on and off the golf course.

First Tee - South Dakota does not turn any young person away due to an inability to pay. Additionally, we provide programs to Title I schools, and partner with organizations that serve at risk and underserved youth, in their communities at no cost to the participant or to the program partner. Your gift of $350, funds one student's enrollment in this program. In 2025, we will be opening our first Learning Center located at Elmwood Golf Course. The Learning Center will allow us to enhance and grow our year-end offerings and will include an indoor putting green/chipping area, simulator, kitchen, and an outdoor classroom. We aim to raise $175,000 for the completion of this project, and every dollar donated counts!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The St. Francis House aims to move people from homelessness to hope.

Every day, we open our doors to individuals experiencing homelessness - offering not just shelter, but dignity, compassion, and hope. One of the most vital ways we care for our guests is by providing nutritious meals that sustain both body and spirit. But we can't do it alone. With your help, we can ensure that every person who walks through our doors receives a warm, healthy meal - often the first they've had in days. A gift of $100 will buy the protein to feed 180 individuals for one meal. Please consider making a contribution today. Together, we can continue to serve with compassion and care.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Fifteen 5 Ministries reaches out to those in need, on the streets, pulls them in with arms of love and acceptance, helps them get on their feet, and helps them stay there, by teaching life skills and providing services critical to success beyond survival.

We are securing money for land so that we can build a place in the country where men can learn basic life skills, fight their addiction, and get on their feet again. We hope to raise $100,000 to reach this goal.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Face it TOGETHER's mission is to share healing and addiction wellness through genuine connection, data and community-informed solutions.

There are a significant number of South Dakotans without access to compassionate, affordable addiction care. Face It TOGETHER never wants to turn anyone away from help due to finances. Our Social Good Program, where we absorb costs of those who can't afford coaching, has been over capacity every week this year. A gift of $100 covers the cost of an individual coaching session for a community member in need. Every donation helps ensure that anytime someone reaches out, we can offer relief, genuine connection and healing, regardless of finances.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Levitt at the Falls is part of a truly exceptional national network of outdoor performance venues featuring a season of 50 FREE professional concerts each summer. Levitt at the Falls is a gathering space that strengthens our community through the power of free, live, outdoor music.

Levitt at the Falls would be grateful for financial gifts to support our Levitt in Your Neighborhood program which allows us to take our headlining musicians out into our community to perform and engage with individuals who can not, for a variety of reasons, join us for our free summer concert series at the Lawn. For example, Levitt engages bands each summer to perform and engage with inmates in the penitentiary, patients at Avera Behavioral Health, and youth at McCrossan's Boy's Ranch. Each performance costs approximately $5,000 and includes artist fees, hotel stays, and equipment rental.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

The Project Awareness Program is the adolescent program at Carroll Institute. We are contracted with area schools and the Minnehaha County Detention Center to provide substance abuse prevention and behavioral health education. We also provide screenings and assessments for students struggling with substance use. Additionally, we offer threat assessments for students that have made a widespread threat of violence.
 

The Adolescent Program is currently looking for funding to allow for the implementation of WhyTry, a program focused on increasing resiliency in students of all ages. Your gift of $2,396 provides WhyTry training for 6 of our staff members. Your gift of $5,050 would allow us to implement 101 hours of this curriculum next school year, paying for staff time, travel, supplies, and continued education. Thank you for considering being a part of educating youth to be resilient!

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Project CAR is a nonprofit transportation ministry in Sioux Falls, SD, powered by volunteers and the generosity of donors. We help people disadvantaged by a lack of transportation get to appointments and activities to enhance their wellbeing and maintain their dignity.

Our Health Care Rides program, which provides no-cost rides to those in the community without other means to get to their medical or healthcare appointments, is growing exponentially. The barrier-free process with no application or income requirements means that so many people in our community who need help can access it easily and without extra burden. As a result of the growth, we are looking to raise $40,000 in funding by the end of 2026 to replace two of our aging vehicles. It is part of our multi-year strategic plan to provide reach 8,000 annual rides to Health Care appointments by the end of 2027, all provided by volunteers.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

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 18 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.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund

Families Finding Joy is a group formed for families navigating childhood illnesses. This organization provides opportunities for families to find support, such as bi-monthly support meetings, monthly catered meals, and monthly community outings in a privately rented space. The community outings offer an opportunity for families to experience local places that would otherwise be unavailable to them due to begin immune compromised or the need to travel with medical equipment.

As a new organization, we have now hosted support events for families navigating childhood illnesses for 3 months and have served 14 families. Your gift can help us grow in our mission: $100 helps us create a welcome bag for a new family that includes gift cards, a toy for the child and other resources; $800 allows us to offer a monthly catered meal for participating families; $1,250 allows us to to host a community outing in a privately rented space.

Make a gift from your Donor Advised Fund