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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 149 funders that made 576 grants totaling $104.6M to 76 community improvement organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $104.6M
Funders 149
Grants 576
Organizations funded 76

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

94. Farm Sanctuary IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2023 · 47.8% of their giving
$55K
95. Ndn Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
96. Grow South DakotaRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $19K · through 2020 · 25.1% of their giving
$47K
97. Rsf Social Finance IncRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $381K · through 2024
$1.2M
98. World Wildlife Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $426K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$546K
99. Ne South Dakota Community Action Program IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$35K
100. Elevate Rapid CityRegrantor
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$97K
101. Solutions Project IncRegrantor
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$464K
102. Watertown Development CompanyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 14.6% of their giving
$30K
103. Common Counsel FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $750K · through 2024
$848K
104. Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$15K
105. Institute for Sustainable CommunitiesRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $142K · through 2022 · 1.9% of their giving
$142K
106. Enterprise Community Partners IncRegrantor
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $152K · through 2024
$806K
107. Avera Queen of PeaceRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2019 · 30.3% of their giving
$7K
108. Wildlife Management Institute IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$31K
109. Housing Assistance CouncilRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $30K · through 2022 · 1.2% of their giving
$66K
110. Working Families Organization IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$200K
111. Aberdeen Area Community Foundation IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$16K
112. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2024
$281K
113. Delta Dental of South Dakota FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 1.2% of their giving
$40K
114. RewildRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021
$75K
115. Native Hope IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 2.9% of their giving
$10K
116. The Aspen Institute IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $157K · through 2024
$157K
117. Civic NationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2022
$36K
118. Health Resources in Action IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2023
$150K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement work in South Dakota, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering community improvement work, with an address in South Dakota. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable community improvement funding in South Dakota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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