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Western Legacy Foundation Scholarship Program

Black Hills Stock Show Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Education

Funding Amount

$2K – $6K

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
September 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Individuals

Geography

  • South Dakota

Overview

The foundation offers, at minimum, 16 scholarships annually in 6 categories for an annual outlay of $60,000: Milo Rypkema Memorial ($6,000, paid over 3 years), Category I (five $5,000, paid over 2 years), and Categories II-V (multiple $2,000 awards). Eligibility: high school seniors attending accredited universities/colleges/technical institutes, with an agricultural-youth and SD-rodeo emphasis for some categories.

How to Apply

The Western Legacy Foundation (Black Hills Stock Show Foundation) awards at minimum 16 scholarships annually across 6 categories (~$60,000/yr) to graduating high school seniors, with a focus on agricultural youth pursuing higher education. Apply via the foundation's scholarship application. Category I/II/III winners are selected in January.

What Black Hills Stock Show Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
1
Total given
$12K
Median grant
$12K
  • 100% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in South Dakota, where this grant's project is located.
  • Top recipient cities: Rapid City, SD.

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Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education

Project Locations

  • SD

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