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)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 |
| Denny Sanford Foundation | Sioux Falls | 16 | $102.5M | $6.4M |
| Aditi Foundation | Sioux Falls | 158 | $84.3M | $534K |
| Seeds of Change Foundation | Sioux Falls | 92 | $71.3M | $775K |
| Waitt Foundation | North Sioux City | 338 | $66.5M | $197K |
| Larson Foundation | Brookings | 490 | $50.7M | $104K |
| Dakota Charitable Foundation Inc | Rapid City | 320 | $50.3M | $157K |
| Houston Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 471 | $37.6M | $80K |
| Branches Foundation | Sioux Falls | 442 | $36.4M | $82K |
| Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation | Sioux Falls | 4997 | $30.2M | $6K |
| Raft Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 444 | $23.1M | $52K |
| Seed for Success Foundation | Sioux Falls | 111 | $21.9M | $197K |
| Milo Stip Charitable Remainder | Sioux Falls | 28 | $20.6M | $737K |
| Via-Bradley College of Engineering Found | Sioux Falls | 22 | $20.0M | $910K |
| The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation | Sioux Falls | 526 | $19.5M | $37K |
| John D & Edna Hofer Trust | Mitchell | 110 | $14.2M | $129K |
| Sam F Weller Family Foundation | Mitchell | 129 | $12.0M | $93K |
| Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation | Sioux Falls | 81 | $11.9M | $147K |
| The James and Eloise Elmen Foundation | Sioux Falls | 364 | $10.4M | $29K |
| Black Hills Corporation Foundation | Rapid City | 10 | $9.5M | $946K |
| Opus Prize Foundation | Sioux Falls | 111 | $9.3M | $84K |
| Comfort Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 115 | $9.0M | $78K |
| Valley Queen Charitable Foundation | Milbank | 588 | $8.7M | $15K |
| South Dakota Education Access | Pierre | 105 | $8.2M | $78K |
| Tessier Family Foundation Inc | Pierre | 156 | $7.5M | $48K |
| Brenden Mann Foundation Co Dorsey & Whitney | Sioux Falls | 335 | $7.3M | $22K |
| The Rlb Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 22 | $6.0M | $273K |
| 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 |
| Orrion and Edith Barger Memorial | Chamberlain | 490 | $5.1M | $10K |
| Emerald Foundation | Sioux Falls | 296 | $5.0M | $17K |
| Bob & Ginny Peterson Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 282 | $4.9M | $18K |
| Nehring Family Nice Foundation | Sioux Falls | 39 | $4.9M | $127K |
| Gwendolyn L Stearns Foundation Inc | Rapid City | 361 | $4.8M | $13K |
| The Ferguson Family Foundation Trust | Pierre | 77 | $4.6M | $60K |
| Sheldon F Reese Foundation | Sioux Falls | 432 | $4.5M | $10K |
| Salt of the Earth Foundation | Sioux Falls | 147 | $4.2M | $29K |
| Lantis Foundation Inc | Spearfish | 47 | $3.9M | $82K |
| 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 |
| The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc | Aberdeen | 461 | $3.2M | $7K |
| David H Billion Foundation | Sioux Falls | 3 | $3.1M | $1.0M |
| Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation | Sioux Falls | 57 | $2.9M | $51K |
| Welk Family Foundation | Aberdeen | 423 | $2.9M | $7K |
| Clarkson Family Foundation | Belle Fourche | 357 | $2.8M | $8K |
| Alumni Association of the | Vermillion | 6 | $2.7M | $442K |
| Yockey Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 123 | $2.4M | $20K |
| Black Hills Animal Ally Foundation | Rapid City | 61 | $2.3M | $38K |
| Greg and Pam Sands Foundation | Sioux Falls | 173 | $2.3M | $13K |
| The Merali Foundation | Rapid City | 28 | $2.2M | $78K |
| Hollis & Helen Baright Foundation | Watertown | 38 | $2.1M | $56K |
| Fred & Mary Maas Foundation | Gettysburg | 92 | $2.1M | $22K |
| Edwards Family Foundation | Aberdeen | 30 | $2.0M | $67K |
| Tenfold Foundation Inc | Sioux Falls | 305 | $2.0M | $6K |
| Beacom Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 152 | $1.9M | $12K |
| Jerstad Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 193 | $1.8M | $9K |
| Karleen 1997 Charitable Trust | Sioux Falls | 13 | $1.8M | $140K |
| Sioux Steel Company Foundation | Sioux Falls | 423 | $1.8M | $4K |
| The Brass Family Foundation | Lennox | 108 | $1.7M | $16K |
| Tuw Jennings Family Trust | Sioux Falls | 8 | $1.7M | $213K |
| Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation | Sioux Falls | 14 | $1.7M | $121K |
| Howard Memorial Fund | Aberdeen | 723 | $1.7M | $2K |
| 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 |
| Jane Bekins Meginnis Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 279 | $1.5M | $5K |
| 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 |
| Mike Miller Foundation | Sioux Falls | 51 | $1.3M | $25K |
| Msjb Family Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 175 | $1.2M | $7K |
| Cecil Duncan Trust | Mitchell | 26 | $1.1M | $44K |
| Tribal Workers Charitable | Sioux Falls | 518 | $1.1M | $2K |
| Scharlepp Scholarship Trust | Sioux Falls | 168 | $1.1M | $6K |
| Westendorf Family Foundation | Dakota Dunes | 116 | $1.0M | $9K |
| The Babinski Foundation | Sioux Falls | 22 | $1.0M | $46K |
| South Dakota Elks Assoc Charitable & Welfare Trust Fund | Yankton | 14 | $982K | $70K |
| A Coe & Dorothy Frankhauser Trust | Sioux Falls | 134 | $905K | $7K |
| John & Agnes Ringley Scholarship Trust | Sioux Falls | 15 | $902K | $60K |
| Tikkun Inc | Rapid City | 107 | $877K | $8K |
| Warren Lindquist Tuw - Funding Trust | Rapid City | 90 | $830K | $9K |
| Cozard Library Trust Fund | Mitchell | 15 | $825K | $55K |
| Leland & Lucille Strahl Educational | Aberdeen | 425 | $797K | $2K |
| Pipestone Give Inc | Brandon | 86 | $773K | $9K |
| Sturgis Rally Charities Foundation | Sturgis | 295 | $730K | $2K |
| Malone Family Foundation | Sioux Falls | 104 | $716K | $7K |
| Vernon W Burke Trust Under Will | Sioux Falls | 12 | $708K | $59K |
| Roost Family Foundation | North Sioux City | 64 | $704K | $11K |
| Castlewood Historical Society | Castlewood | 26 | $675K | $26K |
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