The commission may accept and receive gifts of money and contributions and donations of real and personal property from any source, including the city of Pierre, South Dakota, a municipal corporation, and the United States of America, and to use the same for the purposes of §§ 5-15-1 to 5-15-23, inclusive. The commission may deposit such moneys to the credit of the commission, and carry on a campaign for public contribution of such funds, and expend moneys necessary therefor.
SDCL 5-15-10