Sioux Falls SD April 14, 2010--- At the recent meeting of the Midcontinent Media Foundation, the Board of Directors approved $100, 375 in grants to regional non-profit organizations. The Foundation has contributed over $2 million to promote socially-desirable goals within communities throughout the Midcontinent service area.
Established in 1987, the Midcontinent Media Foundation is the charitable arm of the Midcontinent family of companies, including Midcontinent Communications. Its purpose is to provide financial support for non-profit organizations in the communities served by Midcontinent. Grants have been used to fund special capital projects, obtain equipment and services, and as a contribution toward a major community appeal.
Midcontinent is accepting applications online at midcocomm.com now through July 10th, 2010.
Grants were approved for the following organizations:
Minnesota
• Crookston: Washington School 1,000
• Fairmont: Fairmont Opera House 1,000
• International Falls: Icebox Radio Theater 1,000
• Ortonville: Ortonville School District #2903 1,000
North Dakota
• Bismarck: Alzheimer’s Association of MN-ND 1,000
• Bismarck: Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus 1,000
• Bismarck: Bismarck State College 5,000
• Bismarck: Burleigh County Water Resource District 1,000
• Bismarck: Medcenter One Foundation for Medcenter 3,500
• Bismarck: North Dakota DECA 1,200
• Bismarck: North Dakota Firefighters Association 1,000
• Bismarck: Northern Lights Council of Boy Scouts 1,000
• Bismarck: Open Door Community Center 1,000
• Bismarck: Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota 2,000
• Bismarck: VSA Arts of North Dakota 1,000
• Drayton: Drayton Public Schools 1,000
• Emerado: Emerado Public School District 127 1,000
• Emerado: Emerado Volunteer Fire Department 1,000
• Golden Valley: City of Golden Valley 1,000
• Grand Forks: Community Violence Intervention Center 2,800
• Grand Forks: Viking Elementary School 1,000
• Hankinson: St. Gerard’s Community Nursing Home and Child Care 1,000
• Harwood: Harwood Area Fire & Rescue, Inc. 1,500
• Harwood: West Fargo School Dist. For Harwood Elementary School 1,925
• Hazen: Sakakawea Medical Center Hospice 1,000
• Hebron: City of Hebron 1,500
• Minot: West Dakota Waterfowlers 1,000
• Reiles Acres: City of Reiles Acres 1,000
• Wahpeton: St. John’s School 1,000
• West Fargo:Dakota Marksmanship Foundation-Red River Regional Marksmanship Ctr 1,000
South Dakota
• Aberdeen: Aberdeen Family YMCA 2,500
• Aberdeen: Avera St. Luke’s Foundation (Pediatrics Unit) 1,000
• Huron: Jan Manolis Family Safe Center 1,500
• Madison: Habitat for Humanity of East Central South Dakota 1,000
• Madison: Lake County Food Pantry 1,000
• Miller: Hand County 4H “Shooting Sports” 1,000
• Miller: Wheels and Meals Corporation 1,500
• Mitchell: LoveFeast of Mitchell for “Weekend Snack Pack Program” 1,000
• Mitchell: Mitchell Area Senior Citizens Center 1,000
• Mobridge: Mobridge-Pollock School 1,000
• Pierre: Jefferson Elementary PTA 1,500
• Pierre: Pierre Area Youth Skating Association 1,000
• Rapid City: Baseball 320, Inc. 1,000
• Rapid City: Chapel in the Hills 1,000
• Rapid City: Humane Society of the Black Hills 1,500
• Rapid City: Literacy Council of the Black Hills 1,000
• Rapid City: Pennington County Search and Rescue 1,500
• Rapid City: Rapid City High School, Social Studies Dept. 1,000
• Rapid City: Robbinsdale Elementary School PTA 1,500
• Rapid City: Special Olympics Black Hills 1,000
• Rapid City: Western South Dakota Senior Services, Inc. 1,000
• Rapid City: Youth & Family Services 1,000
• Redfield: Rainbow Daycare, Inc. 1,000
• Sioux Falls: American Lung Association of South Dakota 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Augustana College 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Children’s Home Society 1,500
• Sioux Falls: Destiny Healthcare International 1,000
• Sioux Falls: East Dakota Educational Cooperative 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum 5,000
• Sioux Falls: Kids Against Hunger Sioux Falls 1,500
• Sioux Falls: Minnehaha County Planning Department 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Shriners Hospitals for Children, El Riad Shrine 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Sioux Falls Christian High School 2,200
• Sioux Falls: Sioux Falls School District “McKinney Homeless Education Project” 1,000
• Sioux Falls: Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science 1,250
• Sioux Falls: Youth Enrichment Services 1,000
• Sturgis: Northern Hills Alcohol & Drug Prevention Center 1,000
• Summerset: City of Summerset 1,000
• Vermillion: City of Vermillion 2,500
• Vermillion: Vermillion Senior Citizens Services, Inc. 1,500
• Watertown: Watertown Boys & Girls Club 1,000
• Watertown: Watertown Community Recreation Center 1,000
• Watertown: Watertown Hockey Association 1,000
• Yankton: Heartland Humane Society 1,000
• Yankton: Regional Technical Education Center 1,000
• Yankton: Yankton Sertoma Youth Baseball 1,000
TOTAL: $100,375
