Each year Day of Excellence, Inc. plans to make contributions to local charities.  Local Black Hills region organizations received donations in excess of $48,000 in 2010 and $40,000 in 2011. Day of Excellence also uses a portion of event proceeds for an annual tree planting program.

Request Process

The members of Day of Excellence, Inc., herein referred to as DOE, Inc. has designed the following process for non-profit organization in the Black Hills region to request funds.

In summary, the application and selection process will follow these steps:

1.      The application period for each year will be January 1^st through April 30^th.  Applications received after April 30^th will be discarded.

2.      Applications will be reviewed by DOE, and if accepted, will need at least one endorsement from a member of Day of Excellence, Inc. to be included in the pool for possible random selection to receive funds.  Organizations that do not make the pool will be notified and may reapply in future years.

3.      Those not drawn will receive one preference point if they choose to apply next year and any additional endorsement points cast by members will add to the chances for the drawing. Organizations must receive at least one endorsement point to be included each year.

4.      If an organization chooses not to apply next year, it will lose all accumulated preference points.

2011 Requests Are Closed — April 30, 2011 was the deadline

Drawing: Once all legitimate applications and endorsements have been reviewed and the amount of available donations is determined, a random drawing will be conducted from the applications approved. An organization can only receive one award in the annual drawing and cannot receive an award in consecutive years. Drawing and award funding will typically take place in July of each year. 

Notification of Organization and Expectations, if drawn: Organizations receiving funding through the selection process will be notified immediately. Organizations not receiving funding will be notified of their “carry-over” preference points.