Paul & Carol Hohm Fund awards 2020 annual grants

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The Paul & Carol Hohm Fund, established in 2008 with the South Dakota Community Foundation, made its annual distribution of nearly $38,000 to 10 community non-profit organizations.

In the twelve-year history of the Paul & Carol Hohm Fund, nearly $260 million has been distributed to named local non-profit organizations.

The Paul & Carol Hohm Fund was established in partnership with the South Dakota Community Foundation, a public non-profit organization established in 1987.   

The S.D. Community Foundation distributed nearly $18 million in grants in 2019 to South Dakota non-profits. With careful investment by the SDCF, the Paul & Carol Hohm Fund will continue to grow and enhance the quality of life in the local Huron area forever. These organizations will receive an annual gift in perpetuity from the fund said Marilyn Hohm Hoyt and Dr. Robert Hohm of Huron, children of Dr. Paul and Carol Hohm.

The organizations and the amount received are:

• Nordby Center/Hohm Courts, $9,746 – various equipment which includes but not limited to new volleyball and tennis net systems as well as additional pickle ball nets.
• Huron Hockey Association, $4,011 for the purchase of new helmets for our association participants.
• James Valley Christian School, $4,011 – general fund for Christian school education and tuition assistance.
• United Way Heartland Region, $4,011 – funding the 34 different programs that are already in our communities, programs that our friends, family, and neighbors have come to rely upon.
• Huron Area Girl Scouts, $2,577 for Camp Woodlands;
• Boy Scouts-Huron Area, $2,577 for Scouting Programs.
Salvation Army, $2,577 for the Genesis Feeding Program and Food Pantry.
• Central Prairie Red Cross, $2,577 to help community members who have been displaced from their home because of a disaster.
• First Presbyterian Church, $2,577 – to update the Christian Education Wing of the Church.
• Pyle House Museum, $2,577 – repair and restoration work on Pyle House Museum.