Becoming a Donor

The Watertown Community Foundation has accomplished great things because of donors who have supported our mission to improve the quality of life in Watertown by promoting charity, education and culture in the community.

You can:
** Support the Watertown Community Foundation’s ongoing work with an unrestricted gift of any amount

** Contribute to an existing fund.

Agency Endowment Funds
Nonprofit agencies and charitable organizations may establish an agency endowment fund at the Watertown Community Foundation to create permanent funding sources for their programs, ensuring long-term organizational objectives.   

Arrow Education Foundation Fund     (established in 1997)
Established by the Watertown Alumni Association to support educational programs and projects in the Watertown Schools.

B. Lorraine Case "Once Upon A Time" Fund    (established in 2005)
A fund to provide educational events and children's programming, such as storytelling, at the Watertown Regional Library.

Boys and Girls Club of Watertown Fund    (established 2004)
An agency endowment established by the Boys and Girls Club of Watertown for use by that organization to provide behavioral guidance and to promote the health, social, educational, vocational and character development of youth.

Codington County Historical Society Fund  (established 2006) An agency endowment established by the Codington County Historical Society for use by that organization for the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the heritage of Codington County, South Dakota.

Codington County Search and Rescue Fund    (established 2005)
An agency endowment established by the Codington County Search and Rescue Team for use by that organization.

Joy Ranch Fund  (established in 2007)
 An agency endowment established by The Joy Ranch for use by that organization.

Lake Area Zoological Society  (established 2001)
An agency endowment established by the Lake Area Zoological Society for use by that organization.

Prairie Lakes Health Care Foundation Fund     (established 1996)
An endowment funded initially by PLHCF which is open to community support. It     supports the activities and purposes of Prairie Lakes Health Care System, Inc.

Town Players Fund     (established 2008)
An agency endowment established by Town Players for use by that organization. Town Players has been challenged by the Watertown Community Foundation to raise $25,000 in endowment prior to 2010 to qualify for a one-to-one match up to $25,000 from the Watertown Community Foundation.

United Way Donor Fund     (established 1988)
An agency endowment established by Watertown Area United Way for use by that organization.

Watertown Area Disaster Relief Fund     (established in 1997)
Established through a donation of the residuals from the Income Continuation Loan program.

Watertown Area Special Olympics Fund  (established 2001)
For the operation of Watertown Area Special Olympics

Women's Resource Center Fund  (established 2007)
An agency endowment established by the Women's Resource Center for use by that organization.

** Start your own fund
The Watertown Community Foundation currently manages over fifty funds that benefit a diverse range of causes and needs.  These funds are combined in a pool whose earnings are disbursed to nonprofit organizations, charitable and educational projects and scholarships according to the intent of each donor.  

211 East Kemp Avenue, P.O. Box 116, Watertown, SD  57201-0116                  605.882.3731    Fax 605.753.5731
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