South Dakota · Grantmakers

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 4 of 4

117. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
44 grants to 17 organizations · largest $123K · through 2024
$1.5M
118. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$671K
119. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$411K
124. Delta Dental of South Dakota FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2021 · 32.2% of their giving
$1.1M
125. Aberdeen Christian School FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $420K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$891K
126. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRegrantor
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 24.9% of their giving
$769K
127. Ndn Collective IncRegrantor
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2023 · 4.7% of their giving
$2.8M
128. Crazy Horse Memorial FoundationRegrantor
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $42K · through 2024 · 79.1% of their giving
$453K
129. American Indian College FundRegrantor
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $543K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$2.0M
130. Naca-Inspired Schools NetworkRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $285K · through 2024 · 13.0% of their giving
$606K
131. Sacred Heart Health ServicesRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $104K · through 2023 · 80.2% of their giving
$365K
132. Madison Community HospitalRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 58.4% of their giving
$300K
133. South Dakota State Medical AssociationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$200K
134. Aberdeen Christian School IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$178K
135. Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectRegrantor
14 grants to 1 organization · largest $168K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$944K
136. Watertown Development CompanyRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2024 · 71.3% of their giving
$146K
137. South Dakota State University FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $565K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$2.1M
138. Central States Fair FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$85K
139. The Notah Begay III Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2020 · 8.5% of their giving
$200K
140. Iowa Citizens for Community ImprovementRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $59K · through 2025 · 12.6% of their giving
$124K
141. South Dakota School of Mines AlumniRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $78K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$78K
142. Zephyr ImpactRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2025 · 4.9% of their giving
$300K
143. Kingdom Capital FundRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $65K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$160K
144. Bold Education Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 30.5% of their giving
$60K
145. Jenkins Living Center IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$55K

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.

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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 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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