CCFESD November 2024 Board Meeting Recap

The Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota (CCFESD) Board of Directors met in Sioux Falls on November 7th for strategic planning and their semi-annual board meeting. We are blessed to have board members from across the Diocese of Sioux Falls, who spent the morning strategizing ways to be advocates for the CCFESD in their communities. Several board members shared simple yet impactful ways they have helped their parishes, schools and neighbors understand how the CCFESD can assist with their charitable needs.

In the afternoon, the Board convened for their meeting and reviewed highlights from the past six months, including:

• $176 million in assets, the majority of which are held in 994 endowments that will provide ongoing support to our Church and communities for generations to come.
• $8.2 million was distributed in the last fiscal year to 379 charities.
• Four successful events happened this summer, supporting causes such as seminarian education, Broom Tree Retreat & Conference Center, the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House and Newman Catholic Campus Ministries. Three of these events achieved record-high fundraising totals.
• We successfully launched our new website, designed to make it easier for people to learn more about the tools we offer and the impact donors are making.