Shakopee mdewakanton sioux community

Click here to view the 2011 Donation Report

Since our federal recognition in 1969, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community has worked diligently to achieve a significant level of self-sufficiency and a meaningful level of self-determination. We utilize our resources from gaming and non-gaming enterprises to first and foremost meet our responsibilities to our Tribal membership. All internal infrastructure, including, but not limited to housing, roads, water and sewer systems, and essential services to individuals regarding education, health, and welfare are met by Tribal resources. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community also makes payments to city and county governments to cover the cost of services provided by those local jurisdictions to the Community. When our needs are met, we have the good fortune to assist others. There continue to be overwhelming unmet needs in Indian Country, and since it is our cultural and social tradition to assist those in need, the Tribal membership has authorized sharing financial assistance with other Tribes and Indian and non-Indian organizations through a charitable giving program. Each year the SMSC produces an annual donation report to highlight these donations.

Donation Request Cover Sheet (pdf)

Please Submit Requests to: SMSC Donations, 2330 Sioux Trail NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372

• All requests need to be written, addressed to the SMSC Business Council, and include an SMSC coversheet. All correspondence should be addressed to the SMSC Business Council and sent Attention: Donations.
• Requests should be five pages or less.
• Requests should include a detailed description of how the donation will be used.
• Requests should also include a budget justification.
• Organizations located on reservations should include a letter of support from their local tribal council.
• If not a tribal government or a 501 (c) (3), a reliable fiscal agent is required.
• If further information is required you will be contacted.
• Requests are reviewed on a monthly cycle. Requests received before the 25th of one month will be reviewed the following month.
• The review process can take up to a month or more on larger requests.
• Preference is given to requests from tribes of the Northern Plains and Minnesota region.
• All correspondence regarding donations must be addressed to the SMSC Business Council and sent attention Donations.

For further information please call 952-403-5550 or email: donations@shakopeedakota.org

• Beauty contest, modeling, talent, or beautiful baby contest sponsorship.
• Racing sponsorship of any kind.
• Adult sports team sponsorship.
• Music festival or other entertainment venue sponsorship.
• Rodeo sponsorship.
• People to People Ambassador sponsorship, foreign travel, or any other individual sponsorship.
• Newsletters with donation envelopes attached.
• Mass generated requests.
• Film production.
• Second or third party requests.
• Start-up costs.
• Small business grants.
• Fundraising through the sale of advertisements.
• Requests needed in less than two weeks.
• No Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community donation funds may be used for finders fees.

• $250,000 - Boys and Girls Clubs of the Missouri River Area, Wagner, SD
  -Support for the Boys and Girls Clubs units at Marty and Wagner.
• $50,000 - First Nations Recovery Center, Minneapolis, MN
  -Outpatient treatment services/general operating support.
• $50,000 - American Indian OIC, Minneapolis, MN
  -Support for career training and employment services.
• $25,000 - Indian Child Welfare Law Center, Minneapolis, MN
  -ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) advocacy and education.
• $25,000 - Blackfeet Nation, Browning, MT
  -Emergency assistance to recover from land fires.
• $10,000 - Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Bloomington, MN
  -Sponsorship of Race for the Cure event.
• $10,000 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Bloomington, MN
  -Sponsorship of Walk to Cure Diabetes event.
• $7,500 - Sobriety High Charter School, Burnsville, MN
  -Sponsorship of 14th annual golf fundraiser Sobriety Swings.
• Additional Donations (Less than $5,000) (pdf)

• CAP Agency, Shakopee, MN - $20,000
  
• Little Earth Resident Association, Minneapolis, MN - $12,500
  
• Salvation Army, Roseville, MN - $10,000
  
• American Indian Family Center, St. Paul, MN - $10,000
  
• Catholic Charities, Minneapolis, MN (Dorothy Day and St. Joseph’s Home for Children) - $12,000
  
• Minneapolis American Indian Center, Minneapolis, MN - $10,000
  
• Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul, MN - $10,000
  
• Department of Indian Work, St. Paul, MN - $9,000
  
• Division of Indian Work, Minneapolis, MN - $8,000
  
• Kateri Residence, Minneapolis, MN - $6,500
  
• St. Joseph’s Indian School, Chamberlain, SD - $6,000
  
• People Serving People, Minneapolis, MN - $6,000
  
• Ain Dah Yung, St. Paul, MN - $5,000
  
• Boys & Girls Club of Lower Brule, Lower Brule, SD - $5,000
  
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Three Districts, Fort Thompson, SD - $5,000
  
• Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area, Wagner, SD - $5,000
  
• Cheyenne River Youth Project, Eagle Butte, SD - $5,000
  
• Elders Lodge, St. Paul, MN - $5,000
  
• He Sapa New Life, Rapid City, SD - $5,000
  
• Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN - $5,000
  
• Cass Lake Family Center, Cass Lake, MN - $5,000
  
• Scott County Service Area, Prior Lake, MN - $5,000
• St. John’s Episcopal Church of Onigum, Walker, MN
• Upper Midwest American Indian Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Additional Donations (Less than $5,000) (pdf)