Black Hills Charitable Giving Program Grant

The Black Hills Charitable Giving Program supports community growth by providing sponsorships and donations to eligible organizations. Focused on thriving communities, conservation, and nurturing future leaders, it invites applications from 501(c)(3) organizations and schools. Funding priorities include critical needs like food security and education, while requests benefiting individuals or political causes are generally not funded. Applications are accepted year-round, with decisions made within 120 days.

NOTE: Organizations within our service territory or serving residents in our service territory need to apply six months prior to your event. Please allow up to 120 days to receive a decision.
Request a charitable sponsorship or donation
If your organization would like to apply for event sponsorship or for a charitable contribution, fill out the application and submit it, along with any supporting documentation.
You can submit a request at any time of the year. We do not accept contribution requests over the phone.
We support requests that align with our three key giving priorities:
By providing essential support for critical needs, food security, affordable housing, childcare and energy assistance we can help make the communities we serve safer, healthier and happier. With community gardens, neighborhood clean-ups, wildlife protection, pollinator and biodiversity programs, we’re making tomorrow better than today.Future leaders: We're empowering our youth for a brighter tomorrow. We ‘re setting them up for success by supporting childhood education, STEAM and mentoring programs and organizations leading inclusion and belonging in our communities.

Eligibility

Our Charitable Giving Program at Black Hills Energy awards contributions or sponsorships to eligible applicants that are: 501(c)(3) organizations (recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS) schools or school districts.

Ineligibility

Types of requests we generally do not fund include:Requests benefitting individuals, a single family, or team/groupAthletic, labor, fraternal requests*Runs/walks/teams/golf/sporting tournaments (unless they tie to a key focus area of Black Hills Energy like economic development, energy assistance or United Way)Requests to fund endowmentsRegional/national organizations without a local chapterRequests to cover travel costsRequests related to a specific illness or diseaseGroups representing a conflict of interest for Black Hills EnergyPolitical causes, candidates or campaigns or organizations with a primary purpose of influencing legislation