The Sam F. Weller Family Foundation aims to honor Sam F. Weller and his family, give back to the Mitchell, South Dakota community that supported their business success, and provide grant money to charities for special projects that exceed their normal budgets.
The grants focus broadly on enhancing economic development, addressing root causes of community problems, supporting social change for disadvantaged groups, initiating new programs for emerging needs, and assisting in community understanding, public policy refinement, and institutional cooperation. Additionally, they support established organizations responding to crises, improving methods to address changing problems, boosting administrative/financial effectiveness, and expanding client outreach. The grant also considers educational programs benefiting local services and requests for physical projects or capital construction.