Helping catalyze nonprofit growth

Mobridge CDC helps partner nonprofits across the Mobridge community increase their capacity to fulfill their missions through grant writing help, website and social media assistance and other fundraising and volunteer assistance. Mobridge CDC (MCDC) always works with at least one other nonprofit on its projects and programs. Ultimately, the people MCDC serves are the Mobridge residents who benefit from the great work done by their partner nonprofits.

This year, MCDC helped two new partners, Mobridge Rotary and Mobridge Artist Association, apply for grants. This fall, some of MCDC’s past Tiger Kids staff members stepped in to help Lake Oahe Learning Academy during a short-term staffing shortage. A few years ago, we helped transition Tiger Kids, a licensed PreK, after school and summer program started in collaboration with Mobridge Pollock Public School District, and River’s Edge Learning Center into an independent nonprofit organization—so we loved this recent opportunity to support them again.

MCDC is also proud of the work it has done with new and existing partners this year, including a Mobridge Tribune Archives Project and Mobridge Gives! promotion for South Dakota Day of Giving. The Board is hopeful that they can finish the Mobridge Tribune Archives Project next year with the help of a grant from the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation, lots of volunteer time, and local donations. It wants to continue to work toward a well funded endowment for community nonprofits and hopes to work with 3-5 local nonprofit partners on projects again throughout the new year.

Many nonprofits in our community are volunteer-led or run with very few employees. These nonprofits beat incredible odds to create positive impact in our community, and MCDC doesn’t think they should struggle alone. MCDC works with these partners to identify needs and find ways to address those needs with the people and organizations that have the means to help through promotion and fundraising. MCDC is Board-led and completely volunteer-run.

While MCDC currently supports nonprofits through donated fundraising and other capacity building services, Board members dream of a day where they can also support local nonprofits through grants. The organization started a Community Savings Account at the South Dakota Community Foundation with a $50,000 donation this year. All donations to the new CSA will be permanently endowed, and the Board will have the ability to draw up to 4% of the fund’s value in interest earned each year to support community projects. These local funds can be leveraged even further when used to meet the matching fund requirements of some grants.

From now until Dec. 31, 2026, South Dakota Community Foundation has pledged to match every $4 in local donations with $1 of their funds—helping us grow our Mobridge CSA even more quickly. While MCDC welcomes gifts of talent, treasure and ties, monetary donations will make an even bigger impact this year with the help of SD Community Foundation’s matching commitment.

Address:

c/o MCDC

114 1st Ave E

Mobridge, SD 57601