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Foundation awards more than $100,000 in Community Fund grants to local nonprofits

Grants from the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation’s Community Fund will support a comprehensive arts calendar, bilingual community health worker and opportunities for boys in foster care, among other things. The Community Foundation granted more than $100,000 in grants in its latest round of funding, awarded to Bread Break, McCrossan Boys Ranch, South Dakota Voices for Peace, St. Francis House and The Watering Can.

Grants to teachers support early literacy, math, gardening and more

Students in the Sioux Falls area will connect classroom learning to agriculture, create tie-blankets for people in need and develop stronger reading skills thanks to innovative ideas from area teachers. The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation recently awarded more than $17,000 in grants to more than a dozen local teachers through its Excellence in Education Initiative.

Community Foundation announces record year, honors South Dakota Trust Co. Foundation

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation celebrates another record year of grant-making. In the past fiscal year, the Foundation gave out more than $73 million to nonprofits and causes, a record year of grant-making. Since its founding, the Foundation has granted more than $425 million. It also gave the Friend of the Foundation award to the South Dakota Trust Company Foundation for inspiring philanthropy across the state.

5 year-end charitable giving conversations you need to have

New charitable deduction rules took effect in 2026, and markets may have created opportunities for clients to give appreciated assets - not to mention the usual changes in families, businesses and finances that are inevitable every year. To make the most of these situations, here are five important conversations to have with your clients this year.

Community invited to shape future of The Quarry at The Falls

Sioux Falls residents will get their first opportunity to learn about plans for The Quarry at The Falls and share ideas about its future during a free, family friendly celebration Thursday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the future site of The Quarry at The Falls, 1110 N. Weber Ave.

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation awards more than $170,000 in grants to local nonprofits

The Community Foundation awarded more than $170,000 in grants in its latest round of funding. The grants will help more homebound seniors receive meals, connect families with health resources, support crisis advocacy and therapy services and give foster families an affordable transportation option.