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FOUNDATION’S 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
The Trail of Governors project survived the year
2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic by hitting
pause. The Trail of Governors Foundation board
members decided to hold off on hosting an
unveiling ceremony or installing new statues.
The actual trail remains as it appeared at the start of 2020, with 25
bronze statues. While in pause mode, the board was still obligated to
make payments to the artists for their work to-date on the year’s
commissioned statues. Attempts to seek donors and payments from
those that relayed interest in donating pre-Covid-19 were dismal given
the economic uncertainty and health concerns brought by the pandemic.
Therefore, board members and advisors got busy filling out applications
for grants to find financial assistance. The project was awarded two
grants, one from the South Dakota Small Business Grant for $80,000
and one from the South Dakota Humanities Council’s CARES Relief
Act for $10,000. These grants provided the necessary support to make
Charles Herreid – 4th Governor of South Dakota
M. Michael Rounds - 31st Governor of South Dakota payments to the 2020 – now year 2021 – sculptors.
