Black Hills Area Community Foundation



The Black Hills Area Community Foundation was established in 1987 to serve both donors and nonprofit agencies throughout the Black Hills. BHACF manages and administers charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

BHACF awards hundreds of grants that have a positive impact on the quality of life in the Black Hills area. BHACF is a public charity overseen by a diverse volunteer Board of Directors, which serves thousands of caring people who desire to make the Black Hills area a great place to live, work and to make a positive difference.

Web Address

www.bhacf.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @BHACF

Facebook - www.facebook.com/BlackHillsAreaCommunityFoundation


Assets and Giving for Black Hills Area Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 30,050,433
2018 - 25,739,170
2017 - 22,453,381
Domestic Grants

2019 - 1,838,685
2018 - 1,807,748


    

Recent News from Black Hills Area Community Foundation


Western Dakota Tech Program Helps Graduates Start Their Careers
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

One Step Closera helps pay for licenses and certifications required for careers like nursing and medical coding.Western Dakota Tech was given a $50,000 grant from the Black Hills Area Community...more

Deadwood History Receives Grant to Create Learning Center at Museum
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

The Black Hills Area Community Foundation presented Deadwood History, Inc.with a grant of $1,000,000.The grant was awarded to Kathleen Fitzgerald-Ellis, an associate director of...more

The Black Hills Area Community Foundation Wants to Support A Cause You Care About
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

Black Hills Area Community Foundation is about to invest $100,000 in a cause selected by community members.The Thriving Communities Initiative invites Black Hills residents to fill out an anonymous...more

Nyu Furman Center'S Housing Solution Lab Selects Rapid City for 2023 Peer ...
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation, John T. Vucurevich Foundation

Rapid City, South Dakota, has been chosen as one of five US cities to join the 2023 Peer Cities Network, an initiative from the NYU Furman Center's Housing Solutions Lab that aims to find solutions...more

Food for the summer: local organizations partner to feed kids while school is out - NewsCenter1
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

Julie Oberlander, the communications director for the Black Hills Area Community Foundation's food security initiative, says, “We know that...more

How a toolkit helps out tenants and property owners - KEVN
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

Chris Huber of the Black Hills Area Community Foundation says that housing is at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs for a...more

Input needed for Rapid City area housing survey - KNBN NewsCenter1
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation

This partnership between Elevate Rapid City, the City of Rapid City, the Black Hills Area Community Foundation, and the John T....more

Understanding housing in Rapid City - KEVN
Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation, John T. Vucurevich Foundation

Elevate Rapid City, Black Hills Area Community Foundation, City of Rapid City, and the John T. Vucurevich Foundation have partnered together...more



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