FUNDED PARTNERS
We invest Community Impact Fund dollars into local nonprofit organizations that strive
to improve the education, health, and financial stability of the greater Yankton community.
COMMUNITY IMPACT PARTNERS
United Way of Greater Yankton welcomes partnerships with local health and human service agencies that meet certain organizational standards and address critical community needs in the community.
Our investment procedures, funding priorities, and community impact goals reflect current needs and the importance of investing into measurable programming that drive both short term and long term community success.
United Way Community Impact Goals focus on education, financial stability, and health and annually support over 65 local programs to improve outcomes toward these goals.
Below are local 501c3 organizations that are receiving United Way of Greater Yankton Community Impact Funding and are making a positive impact to their clients and our community. For a full list of all programs funded by United Way of Greater Yankton, please see our Annual Community Impact Report.
Recent Venture Grant Recipients - May 2024
Habitat for Humanity - Seed/Start Up funding for the Neighborhood Revitalization program
Yankton Contact Center - Delivery enhancement funding for translation services
Yankton Transit - Mental health initiative funding for transportation to mental health appointments
Yankton Area Mental Wellness - Mental health initiative funding for the annual conference held in Yankton
Community Impact Grant Recipients - 2025
Cornerstone Career Learning Center
Habitat for Humanity - Yankton & Clay County
Lutheran Social Services - Center for Financial Resources
Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health - Yankton Drug Court
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
River City Domestic Violence Center
Connecting Kids Youth Scholarship Recipients - 2025
Sioux Council Boy Scouts
Yankton Youth Soccer Association
Art Education Grant Recipients - 2025
Yankton County Historical Society
United Way Programs & Initiatives - 2024
Big Friend Little Friend, In-School Mentoring Program
Southeast South Dakota Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
Stuff the Bus, School Supply Store
Toys for Kids - Adopt a Family
Home for the Holidays, Bed Program - Slumberland Yankton
Yankton County - Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Delta Dental Mobile Program
SPARK, Connections for Community
United Way Born Learning Trail - Westside Park
Character Playbook
Greater Yankton COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster)