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Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 67 funders that made 321 grants totaling $22.5M to 28 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $22.5M
Funders 67
Grants 321
Organizations funded 28

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. South Dakota Beef Industry Council Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $420K · through 2023 · 41.3% of their giving
$670K
2. United Way of the Black Hills
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $110K · through 2025 · 8.9% of their giving
$615K
3. Central Plains Dairy Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2023 · 74.2% of their giving
$171K
4. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
23 grants to 9 organizations · largest $291K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$2.3M
5. South Dakota Community Foundation
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $247K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$1.5M
6. Sanford Group Return
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.3M
7. Avera Health
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $163K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$668K
8. Farmers Educational & Cooperative
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 17.7% of their giving
$50K
9. Watertown Area United Way Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$133K
10. SD Academy of Family Physicians
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2020 · 25.5% of their giving
$12K
11. Black Hills Area Community Foundation
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $58K · through 2024
$193K
12. Watertown Area Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$69K
13. Capital Area United Way
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 2.4% of their giving
$59K
14. Dfacares Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2020 · 2.8% of their giving
$29K
15. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $28K · through 2024
$105K
16. West Central Initiative
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020
$25K
17. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$200K
18. The Albertsons Companies Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2023
$75K
19. Luverne Area Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2020
$8K
20. American Gift Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024
$54K
21. The Denver Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2024
$63K
22. Charities Aid Foundation America
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$131K
23. Give Back Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2025
$41K
24. Simple Generosity Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2020
$7K
25. United Way Worldwide
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2020
$26K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition 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. 7 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 food, agriculture & nutrition 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 food, agriculture & nutrition funding in South Dakota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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