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Foundations That Fund Education in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 210 funders that made 1,366 grants totaling $214.3M to 124 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 $214.3M
Funders 210
Grants 1,366
Organizations funded 124

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

55. Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $36K · through 2024
$129K
59. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$326K
60. Charities Aid Foundation America
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $67K · through 2024
$567K
61. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $97K · through 2024
$513K
63. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2024
$266K
64. United Way Worldwide
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $40K · through 2020
$154K
65. Tides Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$518K
66. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $108K · through 2025
$463K
68. Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $194K · through 2023
$194K
69. The US Charitable Gift Trust
11 grants to 8 organizations · largest $73K · through 2024
$296K
71. American Gift Fund
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$119K
72. Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$80K
75. The San Francisco Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023
$200K
76. Dechomai Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $224K · through 2023
$224K
81. Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023
$82K
83. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$160K
84. Impactassetsinc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$162K
88. The Chicago Community Trust
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2022
$285K
89. National Collegiate Athletic Association
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $22K · through 2023
$174K
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. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
87 grants to 27 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024
$8.0M

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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