GRANTS AWARDED
The Mary Chilton DAR Foundation gifts over $100,000 annually to the Mary Chilton DAR Chapter and grant applicants.
The following lists the grants we've awarded in the past five years.
To see grant awardees prior to 2021, click on the continued list below.
2025
Dorothy Day Davenport Grant
Emily's Hope - $50,000.00
Regular Grants
Dakotaland Museum (Huron) - $5,000.00
American Legion Auxiliary Sioux Falls - $7,500.00
Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux Falls) - $15,000.00
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish (Tabor) - $7,500
SDSU Ben Reifel Legacy - $4,842
Silver City CCC Barracks Restoration - $15,000
Canton Lutheran Church - $15,000
SDHSF - Chief Spotted Tail - $6,765
Yankton County Historical Society - $13,675
Parkston Public Library - $1500
SDPB Women in Uniform - $5000
Old Fort Meade Camp Ruhlen - $$2,500
Order of Odd Fellow (Sioux Falls) - $4000
Lake Madison Chautauqua - $15,000
St Lambert Trail Life Troop 1613 (Sioux Falls) - $14,750
Scouting America, Sioux Council (Sioux Falls) - $7350
Keystone Area Historical Society - $6,200
Mini-Grants
Community Action for Veterans - $1,000.00 - Women Veterans Retreat
Washington Pavilion - $1,000.00 - US Army Field Band Concert
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 318 (Brandon) - $875.00
Aberdeen Catholic School System - $1000.00
Downtown Hartford,Inc. - $500.00
Harmony South Dakota - $1000.00
Garretson Historical Society - $1000.00
Lake County National History Day Club - $500.0
Town of Mission Hill - $1000.00
America 250 Grants
SDSDAR - $1515.74 - America 250 Decorations for DAR tree - Christmas at the Capitol in Pierre.
Spirit of the Prairie DAR Chapter - $2060.50 - America 250 billboard on I-90 at Pierre exit and banners on Missouri River bridge at Pierre.
National Music Museum (Vermillion) - $2500.00 - special exhibition “Of Thee I Sing: Origin, Heritage and Patriotism.”
Garretson Economic Development - $2500.00 - “4th of July Spectacular” show with fireworks, etc.
Deadwood History Inc. - $2500.00 - “Historic Main Street Celebration" Bunting on the buildings.
SF Community Fireworks & Events - $2500 - “The World’s Largest Declaration of Independence.”
2024
Dorothy Day Davenport Grant
Promising Futures Fund (Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation) - $50,000.00
Regular Grants
Pathways Literacy Center - $6,900.00
American Legion Auxiliary Sioux Falls - $5000.00
Roosevelt HS History Day Club - $5,000.00
Lincoln HS Band Parents Assn. - $5,000.00
South Dakota Hall of Fame - $10,000.00
SD Historical Society Foundation - $13,000.00
Levitt at the Falls - $5000.00
Keepers of the Canton Native Asylum Story - $8,816.00
Town of Interior Historical Fund - $5,450.00
Dell Rapids Society for Historic Preservation - $6500.00
SF School Community Learning Center - $15,000.00
Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission - $4,115.50
Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc. - $4,000.00
Menno Historical Society - $12,500.00
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site - $3500.00
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Kimball) - $12,500.00
Mini-Grants
Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk - $1,000.00
SD DAR Juniors - $750.00
City of Sioux Falls Board of Historic Preservation - $1000.00
Canton Chamber of Commerce - $1000.00
Aberdeen Catholic School System - $1000.00
Sioux Valley Genealogical Society - $1000.00
Lake County Museum - $500.00
Operation Black Hills Cabin - $625.00
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - $1,000.00
2023
Dorothy Day Davenport Grant
Veterans Community Project - $50,000.00
Regular Grants
South Dakota Historical Society Foundation - $15,000.00
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society - $14,843.92
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum - $15,000.00
American Legion Auxiliary Sioux Falls, SD - $5,000.00
McCrossan Boys Ranch - $15,000.00
The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs - $7,500.00
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant Society - $1,200.00
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village - $3,300.00
Mini-Grants
Minnehaha County Historical Society - $1,000.00
Furniture Mission - $1,000.00
Friends of W. H. Over Museum - $750.00
2022
Dorothy Day Davenport Grant
Sioux Falls State Theatre Company - $50,000.00
Regular Grants
American Legion Auxiliary Sioux Falls - $5,000.00
Siouxland Heritage Museums - $5,000.00
Friends of McKennan Park Association - $11,500.00
Mary Chilton Chapter DAR - $7,246.00
Sioux Falls Gold Star Families - $5,000.00
South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance - $10,000.00
Sully County Historical Society - $7,000.00
Prairie Historical Society - $12,000.00
The Dakotaland Museum in Huron - $6,060.34
Washington Pavilion - $15,000.00
SF Public Schools Education Foundation - $15,000.00
SD Wing, Civil Air Patrol in Rapid City - $11,556.00
Hudson Lutheran Church - $7,000.00
Cedar Hill Cemetery in Fort Pierre - $11,250.00
Mini-Grants
McCrossan Boys Ranch - $445.00
Sioux Valley Genealogical Society - $950.00
Friends of W. H. Over Museum - $550.00
Furniture Mission - $994.00
1881 Courthouse Museum in Custer - $1,000.00
Campbell County Arts in Herried - $875.00
Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Hartford - $300.00
Aberdeen Catholic School System - $1,000.00
Pathways Literacy Center - $1,000.00
Sculpturewalk Sioux Falls - $1,000.00
2021
Dorothy Day Davenport Grant
Tuthill Park House Restoration Project - $50,000.00
Regular Grants
Wings of Valor Lodge - $5,000.00
Lutheran Social Services - $6,485.00
SF Public Schools Education Foundation - $15,000.00
Mary Chilton Chapter DAR - $5,320.00
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum - $14,650.00
Harney Peak Chapter DAR - $2,650.00
VFW Post 3298 in Parkston - $4,000.00
Mini-Grants
American Legion Auxiliary Sioux Falls - $1,000.00
Sioux Falls YMCA Camp - $1,000.00
Friends of the W. H. Over Museum - $1,000.00
Hermosa Girl Scout Troup #71117 - $1,000.00
Minnehaha County Historical Society - $500.00
Operation Black Hills Cabin - $500.00
Friends of McKennan Park Association - $1,000.00
