Artist Linn Skoglund Thygeson speaks through color
Artist Linn Skoglund Thygeson deconstructs the Falls and puts them back together in her abstract work, “Take Me to the River.”
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2025 Friend of the Foundation: Joe and Jennifer Kirby
Joe and Jennifer Kirby give back in ways large and small, visible and private. Their commitment to Sioux Falls is inspirational.
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James and Marlene Winker leave a local legacy
James and Marlene Winker knew what they wanted their legacy to be. Their children were proud to carry it out.
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Community Foundation awards more than $105,000 in grants
The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation has announced its latest round of Community Fund grants totaling more than $105,000 in support for local nonprofits and causes throughout our area.
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Timing is everything for clients' 2025 charitable giving plans
Major changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, are creating complexity, opportunity, and, for some, urgency. The OBBBA reshapes both how much a client can deduct for charitable contributions, and which clients can benefit from these deductions in the first place.
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Community Foundation supports expanded mentoring initiative
The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, in partnership with our donors, will help fund a full-time Mentoring Recruiter and Engagement Coordinator to work with students at Terry Redlin, Cleveland and Anne Sullivan elementary schools.
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