May 6, 2026
Chris Rieb: A Legacy on the Ice
Christopher (Chris) Rieb Fund
Our Foundation Fundholders are local philanthropists who partner with the Foundation to be more strategic and impactful with their giving. These generous individuals, families, and local organizations enlist the Foundation’s expertise to make the most of their philanthropy.
Together, we create an impact that makes life better today and shapes a brighter future for the Watertown area.
Randy & Laurie Benson Fund
Dennis & Cindy Burrell Fund
Dale & Diane Christensen Fund
Liam & Amanda Culhane Fund
LeAllen & Julianne Endres Family Fund
David & Marlys Fie Family Fund
Glacial Lakes Rubber & Plastics Fund
Earle and Connie Kinsman Family Fund
Walter C. Parliament Fund
Nancy R. Petersen Memorial Fund
Mark D. & Barbara B. Pingrey Fund
Ethel A. Rau Fund
Clark & Mary Ann Redlinger Fund
Sophia Riddle Fund
John & Elizabeth Rislov Fund
Dr. John & Lorraine Rittmann Fund
Lee & Jan Schull Fund
Velma Vincent Fund
Oliver & Junice Wolden Fund
Anonymous Fund VII
Greg Blow Fund
Jeff & Sherri Brindle Fund
Milt & Chris Carter Family Fund
County Fair Foods of Watertown Fund
Allen & Connie Fannin Family Fund
Ken & Wendy Fransen Family Fund
Cliff and Donna Herzog Family Fund
Bret & Elicia Holien Family Fund
Ried & Tonya Holien Family Fund
Father Jerome Holtzman Community Fund
John & Cynthia Hopper Charitable Fund
Dr. Clark & Gerry Likness Family Fun
John McGruder Legacy Fund
Prairie Lakes Legacy Fund
Christopher (Chris) Rieb Fund
Mark & Ronda Roby Fund
Cathryn J. Saylor Family Fund
Schmidt-Poe Family Fund
Doug & Lynn Sharp Charitable Fund
Sons of Veterans Fund
The Joy Fund
Oviatt Titze Family Fund
Dr. Michael & Kim Vener Fund
Anthony J. Vitek Jr. Memorial Fund
Robert & Deborah Walrath Fund
Rebecca Weber Memorial Fund
Darwin K. & Fern B. Williams Fund
Judy Lynn Wright Memorial Fund
Florence Bruhn Fund – supporting the promotion of dramatic and visual arts in Watertown.
David & Jan DeBerg Fund – supporting quality of life for area women and children.
Bernice Kuester Fund – supporting youth, sports, activities, and community projects.
Dr. Edwin W. Harper Fund – supporting public music programs by band and orchestra; and tree planting in public areas.
Ervin & Sybil Schafer Fund – supporting local historical activities.
ShopO Watertown Women’s Empowerment Fund – supporting scholarships and training for women entrepreneurs.
Valberg Family Fund – assisting with child welfare in the Watertown area
Kenneth B. & Myrtle F. (Mickey) Way Fund – designated distributions to the Watertown Community Concert Association and Town Players and the arts, education, and human services.
Women & Giving Fund – designated to support organizations serving Watertown area women and children and also for scholarships for non-traditional female students.
Anonymous X Fund
Chris Berger Fund
Dan Christensen Fund
Scott & Jodi Driscoll Fund
Brad & Carol Johnson Fund
David & Janet Johnson Fund
Ronald & Cathy Jutting Fund
Victoria Kingslien Fund – to help women in rural areas with an emphasis on farming and education
Larkin Family Fund – supporting cultural, charitable purposes with a special focus on South Dakota Symphony performances in Watertown
Joy & Dan Miller Endowment Fund – A designated distribution to Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program in South Dakota and also supporting the following fields of interest: local programs for women, youth, and animals.
Brian & Gayle Robertson Fund – unrestricted
James K. & Sandra K. Stoudt Family Fund – unrestricted
Nancy Turbak Berry Fund
Russ & Charlene Wilkins Family Fund – unrestricted, but the principal field of interest is for conservation projects of a permanent nature, or permanent projects being done by the local Isaack Walton League.
Bill & Cathy Zubke Fund – to provide an annual match to the Watertown Area Retired School Personnel Scholarship Fund and other annual distributions to PACH, Glacial Lakes Humane Society, Hospice at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Jenkins Living Center, and PEO Chapter CE.
Ruth Alberts Animal Care Fund – grants awarded for the care and feeding of the animals at Bramble Park Zoo.
Anonymous Donor Fund I – supporting the Watertown Area United Way.
Anonymous Donor Fund II – supporting scholarships at South Dakota State University and the community’s most pressing needs.
Anonymous Donor Fund III – the fund will support designated non-profit organizations in the area.
Anonymous Donor Fund V – supporting the Watertown Area Community Foundation, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Human Service Agency, Mother of God Priory, Lake Area Zoological Society, and Jenkins Living Center, Inc.
Dorothy & Ruby Antritter Fund – supporting the Watertown Area Community Foundation, Human Service Agency Foundation, Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation, and First Congregational Church of Watertown.
Jack & Maisie Barrick Fund – supporting the Watertown Area Community Foundation, Lake Area Zoological Society, Human Service Agency Foundation, Lake Area Technical College Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Watertown, and Jenkins Living Center, Inc.
B. Lorraine Case “Once Upon a Time” Fund – supporting educational events and children’s programming at the Watertown Regional Library.
Chief Jo’s HHH Fund – to provide hope and healing for children of sexual abuse through an equine experience at Joy Ranch of South Dakota.
Codington County 4-H Fund – supporting 4-H in Codington County.
Habitat for Humanity Greater Watertown Region Endowment Fund – provide ongoing support to Habitat for Humanity Greater Watertown Region.
Hagen Family Fund in memory of Barbara Hagen & Kevin Anderson – supporting Beacon Center, Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Watertown Region.
Herb & Betty Hanten Family Fund – supporting Town Players, Boys & Girls Club of Watertown, Community Transit of Watertown/Sisseton, Inc., and the Beacon Center.
Violet Hayes Memorial Fund – supporting the Salvation Army’s general operating fund.
Irving & Eula Hinderaker Fund – supporting quality of life in the Watertown area.
Lauretta Hoff Donor Fund – supporting projects of the Zoological Society.
Merlin & Sharon Jeitz Fund – supporting designated charities in the community.
Robert Jenson & Arlene Brandt-Jenson Fund – supporting South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
LCH, Inc. DBA Quality Inn & Suites Fund – to support the Friends of the Goss Foundation.
Louise I. Lauer Fund – supporting animals, wildlife, and their habitat.
William & Sharon Malcom Fund – to support the local charitable activities of the Human Service Agency, Joy Ranch, the Salvation Army, and the Watertown Area Community Foundation.
Vera Way Marghab Fund – designated distributions to the Watertown Community Concert Association as well as field of interest recommendations in the areas of education, the arts, and Watertown beautification and historical preservation.
Raymond B. McRoden & Marie McRoden Memorial Fund – supporting local youth.
Joy C. Nelson Fund – supporting Joy Ranch of South Dakota.
Nellie Marie Newcomb Fund – supporting the Watertown Area Community Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Watertown, as well as a scholarship in memory of Treva Ginther.
Harley & Marilyn Petersen Fund – supporting Codington County Historical Society and Watertown Park & Rec Department, specifically for the bike trail and skate park.
Lew & Patricia Raderschadt Fund – to annually support local nonprofits.
Donus & Lovila Roberts ABC Book Club Fund – supporting reading programs in the Watertown School District.
Mark & Jana Stein Family Fund – supporting the Lake Area Zoological Society.
Watertown Lions Club Charitable Fund – supporting charitable activities of the Watertown Lions Club that benefit the Watertown community.
Watertown Youth Soccer Association Fund – supporting charitable activities of the Watertown Youth Soccer Association.
Henry and Ruby Will Culinary Arts Fund – supporting the Northeast Technical High School Culinary Arts program.
Arrow Education Foundation Fund
Beacon Center Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Watertown Fund
Castlewood Historical Society/Gaylord Hoftiezer Fund
Codington County Historical Society Fund
Codington County Search & Rescue Fund
Daycare Coalition – Emergency Building Projects Fund
Divine Providence of SD Fund
Foundation Plaza Fund
Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting Fund
Friends of the Goss Opera House, Inc. Fund
Glacial Lakes Humane Society Fund
Joy Ranch of South Dakota Fund
Kiwanis Club of Watertown Fund
Lake Area Kidney Endowment Fund
Lake Area Zoological Society Fund
Mellette Memorial Association Fund
Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation Fund
Sea of Goodwill Fund
Town Players Endowment Fund
Watertown Area Disaster Relief Fund
Watertown Area Special Olympics Fund
Watertown Area United Way Fund
Watertown Artwalk Fund
Watertown Community Projects Fund
Watertown Hockey Association Fund
Watertown Police Department Fund
Watertown Regional Library Fund
Watertown Relief Fund
Watertown Senior Citizens Fund
Watertown Trail Fund
Christopher (Chris) Rieb Fund
Dr. Clark and Gerry Likness Family Fund
Prairie Lakes Legacy Fund
Rebecca Weber Memorial Fund
Ralph & Joanne Wamsher Scholarship Fund
Rebecca Weber Memorial Fund
Milt & Chris Carter Family Fund
Wayne Arnold Keup & Donus Roberts Speech and Debate Scholarship Fund
Jesse D. & Jesse E Vincent Memorial Scholarship Fund - est. 1984
Velma Vincent Fund - est. 2013
Robert Jenson & Arlene Brandt-Jenson Fund
Randy & Laurie Benson Fund
Frank & Mathilda Rueb Scholarship Fund – est. 2005
Sheila Jean Rueb Scholarship Fund – est. 2009
Sister Hyacinth Memorial Scholarship – est. 2017
Patty Trigg & Mary Rueb Conner Music Scholarship Fund - est. 2021
Liam & Amanda Culhane Fund
Kenneth & Myrtle (Mickey) Way Fund
Chief Jo’s HHH Fund (Hope, Healing and Hoofprints)
Herb & Betty Hanten Family Fund
Dale and Diane Christensen
Ervin H. & Sybil E. Schafer Fund & Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Edwin W. Harper Fund
Doug & Lynn Sharp Fund
Dennis & Cindy Burrell Fund
Christopher (Chris) Rieb Fund
Anthony J. Vitek Jr. Fund
Kevin & Mindy Wirkus Scholarship Fund
Jon LaFramboise YETIS Scholarship
County Fair Foods of Watertown Fund
Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Amplify your impact by partnering with the Watertown Area Community Foundation. Together we will make life better today and shape a brighter tomorrow for the Watertown area.