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Foundations That Fund Education in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 213 funders that made 1,420 grants totaling $216.8M to 126 education organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $216.8M
Funders 213
Grants 1,420
Organizations funded 126

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

58. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$326K
59. Charities Aid Foundation America
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $67K · through 2024
$567K
61. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2025
$329K
63. United Way Worldwide
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $40K · through 2020
$154K
64. Tides Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$518K
65. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $108K · through 2025
$463K
66. Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $194K · through 2023
$194K
67. The US Charitable Gift Trust
11 grants to 8 organizations · largest $73K · through 2024
$296K
70. American Gift Fund
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$119K
71. Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$80K
74. The San Francisco Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023
$200K
75. Dechomai Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $224K · through 2023
$224K
78. The Chicago Community Trust
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $175K · through 2024
$460K
80. Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023
$82K
82. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$160K
83. Impactassetsinc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$162K
88. National Collegiate Athletic Association
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024
$221K
93. Greater Horizons
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$90K
95. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023
$184K
111. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
27 grants to 12 organizations · largest $10.0M · through 2024
$14.1M
112. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
45 grants to 12 organizations · largest $4.1M · through 2024
$8.0M
113. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
62 grants to 23 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$5.9M
114. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2025
$475K
115. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
87 grants to 27 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024
$8.0M
116. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
22 grants to 8 organizations · largest $140K · through 2024
$842K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 13 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.

Other Causes Funded in South Dakota

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 education 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 education funding in South Dakota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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