MarketBeat's Q2 Community Impact includes 12 grant recipients

SIOUX FALLS, SD--MarketBeat’s employee-led philanthropy committee continued the company’s commitment to giving back, donating $82,500 to 12 Sioux Falls nonprofit organizations during the second quarter of 2024. 

Each quarter, MarketBeat’s philanthropy committee of staff members review applications submitted through the company’s quarterly application process.

These are the organizations and events MarketBeat supported during Q2 and the impact these organizations are making in the local community:

• Alzheimer’s Association: sponsoring the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 28th, a fundraiser for the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.
• Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation: to help support the Head Start program by replacing toys, supporting student needs, staff meals and teacher and family training events.
• Let’s Skate: to help finalize funding for the skate park that will host its ribbon cutting and grand skate opening celebration July 11th-13th.
• LifeScape: supporting the Community Appeal for a 69-bed residential area, larger specialty school, 18-bed pediatric rehabilitation hospital, expanded inpatient and intensive outpatient therapy space, gym, pool, therapy pool, visitation space, and admin offices. This project broke ground in April 2024 and is scheduled to be complete in September 2026.
• Voices Against Cancer: this nonprofit spends 40 percent of donations supporting pediatric cancer research and 60 percent of donations on family assistance for lodging, groceries and travel related to pediatric cancer treatments
• Health Connect of South Dakota: funding the organization’s Community Health Workers program and sponsoring the Health Connect Festival on September 14th.
• Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc.: to fund the 605 Magic Art Bus at Downtown Riverfest
• Sioux Falls YMCA: sponsoring Big Vikes adult day camp, an event helping to fundraise and support facility improvements at Camp Leif Ericson.
• The Premiere Playhouse: Goes toward the Penguin Project, a community theater program that gives youth with special needs the opportunity to develop creative theatre skills by performing a modified version of a well-known Broadway musical. This project is expected to serve at least 50 children who will be matched with peer mentors on stage
• Sioux Falls Thrive/Eat Well Mobile Market: The mobile market essentially brings a grocery store on wheels to neighborhoods that do not have walkable grocery options on a regular weekly schedule.
• Rock Ranch: Their programs help reduce depression and anxiety for kids and seniors while gaining self-confidence. They are able to charge half price due to donations for services like Equine Assisted Counseling and Senior Saddles.
• Abbott House: This will buy furniture for the living room and bedrooms of a new Bridges Therapeutic Foster Home in Sioux Falls.

Applications for MarketBeat’s Q3 giving are due by the 15th of August, with decisions communicated by the end of the month.