Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in South Dakota
336 grantmaking foundations based in South Dakota, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Arts and culture (15)Community development (12)Education (31)General grantmaking (123)Health (8)Human services (13)Religion (7)Youth and recreation (9)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation | Sioux Falls | 93 | $185.5M | $2.0M |
| John T Vucurevich Foundation | Rapid City | 14 | $114.0M | $8.1M |
| Aditi Foundation | Sioux Falls | 158 | $84.3M | $534K |
| Denny Sanford Foundation | Sioux Falls | 12 | $81.9M | $6.8M |
| Seeds of Change Foundation | Sioux Falls | 92 | $71.3M | $775K |
| Waitt Foundation | North Sioux City | 338 | $66.5M | $197K |
| Dakota Charitable Foundation Inc | Rapid City | 320 | $50.3M | $157K |
| Larson Foundation | Brookings | 447 | $48.8M | $109K |
| Houston Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 471 | $37.6M | $80K |
| Branches Foundation | Sioux Falls | 410 | $34.0M | $83K |
| Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation | Sioux Falls | 4997 | $30.2M | $6K |
| Milo Stip Charitable Remainder | Sioux Falls | 30 | $22.0M | $734K |
| Seed for Success Foundation | Sioux Falls | 111 | $21.9M | $197K |
| Raft Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 417 | $21.7M | $52K |
| The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation | Sioux Falls | 561 | $20.3M | $36K |
| Via-Bradley College of Engineering Found | Sioux Falls | 22 | $20.0M | $910K |
| John D & Edna Hofer Trust | Mitchell | 103 | $13.2M | $128K |
| Sam F Weller Family Foundation | Mitchell | 129 | $12.0M | $93K |
| Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation | Sioux Falls | 81 | $11.9M | $147K |
| Comfort Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 128 | $9.9M | $77K |
| The James and Eloise Elmen Foundation | Sioux Falls | 339 | $9.8M | $29K |
| Black Hills Corporation Foundation | Rapid City | 10 | $9.5M | $946K |
| Opus Prize Foundation | Sioux Falls | 111 | $9.3M | $84K |
| Valley Queen Charitable Foundation | Milbank | 588 | $8.7M | $15K |
| South Dakota Education Access | Pierre | 105 | $8.2M | $78K |
| Brenden Mann Foundation Co Dorsey & Whitney | Sioux Falls | 366 | $8.0M | $22K |
| The Rlb Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 22 | $6.0M | $273K |
| Tessier Family Foundation Inc | Pierre | 158 | $5.8M | $36K |
| Engelsma Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 722 | $5.5M | $8K |
| Vasilius Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 184 | $5.3M | $29K |
| Ruth a and Raymond a Reister Charitable Trust | Sioux Falls | 95 | $5.2M | $54K |
| Emerald Foundation | Sioux Falls | 296 | $5.0M | $17K |
| Nehring Family Nice Foundation | Sioux Falls | 39 | $4.9M | $127K |
| Orrion and Edith Barger Memorial | Chamberlain | 458 | $4.8M | $11K |
| Gwendolyn L Stearns Foundation Inc | Rapid City | 361 | $4.8M | $13K |
| The Ferguson Family Foundation Trust | Pierre | 77 | $4.6M | $60K |
| Bob & Ginny Peterson Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 263 | $4.6M | $18K |
| Sheldon F Reese Foundation | Sioux Falls | 409 | $4.3M | $10K |
| Lantis Foundation Inc | Spearfish | 47 | $3.9M | $82K |
| Salt of the Earth Foundation | Sioux Falls | 132 | $3.8M | $29K |
| The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether | Sioux Falls | 668 | $3.8M | $6K |
| Edward L Schwab Memorial Foundation | Aberdeen | 444 | $3.8M | $8K |
| Joseph Rauenhorst Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 177 | $3.6M | $20K |
| Donald Stip Charitable Remainder | Sioux Falls | 28 | $3.5M | $124K |
| Trinity Foundation | Hermosa | 4 | $3.4M | $850K |
| David H Billion Foundation | Sioux Falls | 3 | $3.1M | $1.0M |
| The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc | Aberdeen | 441 | $3.0M | $7K |
| Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation | Sioux Falls | 57 | $2.9M | $51K |
| Clarkson Family Foundation | Belle Fourche | 357 | $2.8M | $8K |
| Welk Family Foundation | Aberdeen | 398 | $2.7M | $7K |
| Alumni Association of the | Vermillion | 6 | $2.7M | $442K |
| Yockey Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 123 | $2.4M | $20K |
| Hollis & Helen Baright Foundation | Watertown | 42 | $2.4M | $56K |
| Greg and Pam Sands Foundation | Sioux Falls | 173 | $2.3M | $13K |
| The Merali Foundation | Rapid City | 28 | $2.2M | $78K |
| Black Hills Animal Ally Foundation | Rapid City | 56 | $2.2M | $38K |
| Fred & Mary Maas Foundation | Gettysburg | 92 | $2.1M | $22K |
| Edwards Family Foundation | Aberdeen | 30 | $2.0M | $67K |
| Beacom Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 152 | $1.9M | $12K |
| Jerstad Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 193 | $1.8M | $9K |
| The Brass Family Foundation | Lennox | 115 | $1.8M | $16K |
| Sioux Steel Company Foundation | Sioux Falls | 419 | $1.8M | $4K |
| Tenfold Foundation Inc | Sioux Falls | 288 | $1.8M | $6K |
| Karleen 1997 Charitable Trust | Sioux Falls | 13 | $1.8M | $140K |
| Tuw Jennings Family Trust | Sioux Falls | 8 | $1.7M | $213K |
| Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 14 | $1.7M | $121K |
| Eleanors Fund | Pierre | 47 | $1.7M | $36K |
| Harvey W Peters Research Foundation | Sioux Falls | 11 | $1.5M | $140K |
| The Buettner Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 504 | $1.5M | $3K |
| Howard Memorial Fund | Aberdeen | 635 | $1.5M | $2K |
| Jane Bekins Meginnis Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 268 | $1.5M | $6K |
| Dokken Family Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 39 | $1.5M | $38K |
| The Van Beek Family Foundation | Beresford | 86 | $1.4M | $16K |
| Wyman Family Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 200 | $1.4M | $7K |
| Harold W and K Lorette Lackey | Sioux Falls | 34 | $1.4M | $40K |
| Single Cause Single Cure | Rapid City | 8 | $1.4M | $172K |
| Jerome E Toffler Private Foundation | Sioux Falls | 40 | $1.3M | $33K |
| William Alexander and Lida Alice Beach | Sioux Falls | 75 | $1.3M | $18K |
| Carol Clarkson Eklund Foundation | Belle Fourche | 111 | $1.3M | $12K |
| Schumacker Trust Fbo University | Pierre | 2 | $1.3M | $644K |
| Msjb Family Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 190 | $1.2M | $7K |
| Mike Miller Foundation | Sioux Falls | 48 | $1.2M | $24K |
| Cecil Duncan Trust | Mitchell | 26 | $1.1M | $44K |
| Tribal Workers Charitable | Sioux Falls | 518 | $1.1M | $2K |
| Westendorf Family Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 116 | $1.0M | $9K |
| The Babinski Foundation | Sioux Falls | 22 | $1.0M | $46K |
| Scharlepp Scholarship Trust | Sioux Falls | 156 | $991K | $6K |
| South Dakota Elks Assoc Charitable & Welfare Trust Fund | Yankton | 13 | $907K | $70K |
| John & Agnes Ringley Scholarship Trust | Sioux Falls | 15 | $902K | $60K |
| Tikkun Inc | Rapid City | 107 | $877K | $8K |
| A Coe & Dorothy Frankhauser Trust | Sioux Falls | 125 | $867K | $7K |
| Warren Lindquist Tuw - Funding Trust | Rapid City | 80 | $830K | $10K |
| Pipestone Give Inc | Brandon | 86 | $773K | $9K |
| Cozard Library Trust Fund | Mitchell | 14 | $771K | $55K |
| Leland & Lucille Strahl Educational | Aberdeen | 396 | $768K | $2K |
| Sturgis Rally Charities Foundation | Sturgis | 295 | $730K | $2K |
| Roost Family Foundation | North Sioux City | 64 | $704K | $11K |
| Malone Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 100 | $677K | $7K |
| Castlewood Historical Society | Castlewood | 26 | $675K | $26K |
| Kenneth V Moncur Memorial | Miller | 504 | $670K | $1K |
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