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Foundations That Fund Human Services in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 192 funders that made 1,438 grants totaling $179.0M to 157 human services organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $21K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $179.0M
Funders 192
Grants 1,438
Organizations funded 157

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Children's Home Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $13.1M · through 2024 · 99.7% of their giving
$42.9M
2. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $7.6M · through 2024 · 86.5% of their giving
$27.4M
3. Lifescape Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 25.3% of their giving
$8.8M
4. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
146 grants to 40 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$16.4M
5. Abbott House Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.3M
6. Oahe Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 27.8% of their giving
$2.9M
7. Lifequest Foundation Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $436K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.2M
8. United Way of the Black Hills
40 grants to 12 organizations · largest $158K · through 2025 · 19.4% of their giving
$1.3M
9. South Dakota Community Foundation
104 grants to 56 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$4.8M
10. Mitchell United Way
24 grants to 4 organizations · largest $42K · through 2025 · 33.9% of their giving
$681K
11. Brookings Area United Way
26 grants to 5 organizations · largest $66K · through 2024 · 24.1% of their giving
$638K
12. Capital Area United Way
21 grants to 3 organizations · largest $45K · through 2025 · 24.2% of their giving
$609K
13. Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $140K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$558K
14. Black Hills Area Community Foundation
39 grants to 16 organizations · largest $230K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$1.5M
15. Early Childhood Connections
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $268K · through 2024 · 21.6% of their giving
$521K
16. Stanley Post 20 of the American Legion
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $129K · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$423K
17. Senior Companion Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $154K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$366K
18. United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater Yankt
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $96K · through 2024 · 18.9% of their giving
$351K
19. Watertown Area Community Foundation
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$417K
20. Watertown Area United Way Inc
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$381K
21. Homeownership Education Resource Organization
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $109K · through 2024 · 20.1% of their giving
$258K
22. Avera Health
61 grants to 19 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$1.4M
23. ADVANCE Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$175K
24. Jenkins Living Center Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $79K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$167K
25. Pierre Economic Development Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 41.7% of their giving
$100K

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

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