Among the local grantmakers focusing on South Dakota is Black Hills Energy, based in Rapid City. Here’s an overview of the Black Hills Corporation Foundation’s giving and how to approach this funder for a grant.
Read MoreHere are some things to know about the Orrion and Edith Barger Memorial Foundation and how it gives to local groups. Nearly all grants stay within the state and mostly in a small community of just over 2,000 people.
Read MoreThe Engelsma Family Foundation is based in South Dakota and awards most of its grants to groups in Minnesota. To help nonprofits get to know EFF a bit better, here are some observations and insights.
Read MoreThe Pandora Papers implicate hundreds of global figures in an arcane world of offshore wealth reaching into the trillions. Few U.S. citizens appear—this time—but the leak still provides insight into how elite wealth operates.
Read MoreWhat happens when a billionaire wants to pay for another state to send National Guard troops on a mission to the border? Simple: His foundation writes a check and the troops deploy. Scary? You bet it is.
Read MoreHere is what we know so far about the Emerald Foundation and how it gives to local groups around its home base in Sioux Falls and throughout Minnesota.
Read MoreWhile Native American communities are barely on the radars of funders in many parts of the country, the Northwest Area Foundation devotes 40 percent of grant dollars to Native-led organizations. What does that look like in practice?
Read MoreHere are a few things to keep in mind about the Black Hills Area Community Foundation if your South Dakota work could use a financial boost.
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