The Mike Cindy And Kylie Huether
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a wide range of community initiatives and services. Its mission focuses on enhancing community well-being through grants that promote mental health care, youth development, education, and recreational activities. The foundation prioritizes community support and has a strong commitment to funding programs that address issues such as child abuse advocacy, prenatal education, and arts and culture. It primarily serves local populations, with a significant emphasis on initiatives within its home state. The foundation's values reflect a commitment to improving the quality of life for individuals and families in the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A South Dakota-based nonprofit or municipal project focused on community support, youth programming, education scholarships, or local health services with visible local partners or referrals.
Good Fit
- • Project or program demonstrably benefits South Dakota communities.
- • Work aligns with community support, youth development, education, or local health services.
- • Strong local relationships or introductions from current grantees or civic leaders.
- • Readiness to receive one-time or project-specific grants (including capital support).
- • Track record of local impact and clear, concise proposals suitable for invitation-based review.
Geography
Grant dollars are overwhelmingly concentrated in South Dakota (in-state share of amount was effectively 100% in the latest filings), with only a handful of out-of-state counts that represent negligible dollar share.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large number of distinct recipients each year (41 in 2022, 33 in 2023, 31 in 2024) across diverse purposes (community support, education, health, arts), indicating a broad portfolio of independent grantees despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
Observed behavior shows substantial turnover—about 17 new recipients in the latest year (~55% of grantees)—which suggests the funder adds unfamiliar organizations, but the stated practice of awarding only to preselected/invited recipients and absence of a public application route limit the ability of an unknown applicant to self-initiate contact.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
