Sam F. Weller Family Foundation Grant

The Sam F. Weller Family Foundation Grant supports charitable projects in Mitchell, South Dakota, aimed at enhancing economic development and addressing community issues. Eligible non-profit organizations can apply for funding for innovative programs that require startup funds, community studies, and educational initiatives. The foundation prioritizes projects that foster social change and improve the effectiveness of local organizations. However, it does not fund ongoing operational support or sectarian purposes.

The Sam F. Weller Family Foundation is a private foundation established to:
Honor Sam F Weller and his family.Give something back to the Mitchell, South Dakota, community that gave Sam and his family the opportunity to succeed in businessProvide grant money to charities for special projects that are beyond their normal budgets
Grant Making Focus
The Board will consider the following grants:
Programs which promote or enhance economic development Programs which address the underlying cause of specific problems of the community rather than those which deal with the symptoms of these problems; Programs which work to bring about social changes which advocate for the rights of disadvantaged people or which are preventive in nature New, innovative programs which require start-up funds in order to begin to address emerging needs Community studies, programmatic research, original artistic works or other types of projects to assist with the following: Help citizens understand their problems and options Foster the refinement of public policy Encourage inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Established organizations that continue to be relevant to the needs of the community in order to help these groups with the following: Respond to a crisis within an organization Develop more effective methods and programs to address changing problems Improve administration and/or financial effectiveness Reach out to new clients Educational programs which will benefit the work of local community service organizationsConsideration of requests for physical projects or capital or construction drivesPhysical projects or capital or construction drives for charities, particularly those projects which foster economic development or deal with problems in the community

Ineligibility

Low priority is given for ongoing operational support and elimination of an organization’s deficitThe Board will not consider grants from unrestricted funds for sectarian religious purposes, endowments, political advocacy projects, telephone solicitations, or national fund-raising efforts.