Organization: UNITED WAY OF THE BLACK HILLS
Mission: UNITED WAY OF THE BLACK HILLS ORGANIZES AND IMPLEMENTS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO HELP SUPPORT THE BUDGETS OF 50 LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES. CURRENTLY, COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGNS ARE CONDUCTED IN RAPID CITY, STURGIS AND THE NORTHERN HILLS COMMUNITIES OF LEAD, DEADWOOD, SPEARFISH AND BELLE FOURCHE, AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN HILLS COMMUNITIES OF HOT SPRINGS, CUSTER, HILL CITY, KEYSTONE, AND EDGEMONT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO GIVES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND SPEARHEADS EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS, DEVELOPS A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THOSE NEEDS, AND PROMOTES TEAMWORK AMONG LOCAL NONPROFITS.
Activities: FUNDRAISING & ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE TO AREA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
ACCEPTED A "GRADE-LEVEL READING INITIATIVE GRANT" THAT WILL BE USED TO COORDINATE LITERACY EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY AMONGST LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES, IDENTIFY AREAS OF STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES, AND GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITIAL GOALS AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS.
NTEE category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building