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Community

We do more than power homes and businesses.

We fuel the vibrant lives within them. Through our commitment to charitable giving, employee volunteerism and community outreach, we strive to make a lasting positive impact on the places we call home. When our communities grow, we grow.

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Giving pillars

Guided by our giving pillars, we strive to build thriving communities, support environmental sustainability and cultivate future leaders. By addressing essential needs and promoting well-being, we work to create safer, healthier and happier communities. Our dedication to sustainability is creating a greener planet for future generations. To lead those generations, we empower youth through education and mentorship, paving the way for tomorrow’s leaders. Join us in making a positive impact today.

 

Thriving communities 

We're building a stronger community together. By providing essential support for critical needs, food security, affordable housing, childcare and energy assistance we can help make the communities we serve safer, healthier and happier. We support the efforts of our neighbors, safety and emergency services, veterans and first responders.

 

Conservation 

We are protecting our planet for future generations. We are committed to sustainability and good stewardship of our planet. Through tree planting, energy efficiency programs, weatherization and supporting our natural environment, we are helping our customers use less energy. With community gardens, neighborhood clean-ups, wildlife protection, pollinator and biodiversity programs, we are making tomorrow better than today.

 

Future leaders

We're empowering our youth for a brighter tomorrow. We are setting them up for success by supporting childhood education, STEAM and mentoring programs and organizations leading diversity, equity and inclusion in our communities. By creating clear paths to careers in energy, we're helping to develop the leaders the industry need.

 

 

Our Foundation

The Black Hills Corp. Foundation’s mission supports and enhances the communities across the eight states we call home. 

Since 2001, we’ve advanced civic, cultural, sustainable and charitable purposes across our service territories, granting over $8.3 million to more than 500 organizations within our service area.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to supporting organizations in our communities, guided by our giving pillars: thriving communities, conservation and future leaders.

Positive Energy

Appreciating our essential workers
Lynn Porter, Iowa Community Affairs Manager During the Covid-19 pandemic, business as normal certainly changed for many employees as they began to work from home. Employees in other parts of the business, such as field operations, continued to report to the office and perform essential work while…
Donation for new playground equipment in Alliance, Nebraska
The school year may look a little different, but that wasn't going to prevent us from making sure kids in our communities had safe playground equipment. We were happy to donate funds to help build new playground equipment in Alliance, Nebraska. "Our family and safety come first, and this…
iowa storm
A severe storm that swept through Iowa last week, may have caused damage to some of Black Hills Energy’s utility meters. As a result, the company is encouraging customers to perform a visual inspection of their natural gas meters. If visible damage is present, customers are encouraged to call…
wyoming assistance
Black Hills Energy continues our focus on communities and supporting each other through these uncertain times by making another substantial donation to Energy Share of Wyoming. “It is our goal to continue to help those who are financially impacted by COVID-19 or energy sector job loss,” said Mark…