South Dakota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Religion in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 51 funders that made 307 grants totaling $14.0M to 45 religion organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $14.0M
Funders 51
Grants 307
Organizations funded 45

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. Mitchell United Way
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2025 · 14.1% of their giving
$283K
2. Sanford Group Return
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2020 · 1.1% of their giving
$2.1M
3. Watertown Area United Way Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$157K
4. United Way of the Black Hills
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$198K
5. South Dakota Community Foundation
19 grants to 5 organizations · largest $352K · through 2024
$845K
6. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 14 organizations · largest $82K · through 2024
$850K
7. Watertown Area Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$65K
8. United Way of NE SD Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 5.6% of their giving
$15K
9. Avera Health
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024
$175K
10. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024
$396K
11. Brookings Area United Way
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$31K
12. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
29 grants to 10 organizations · largest $959K · through 2024
$2.0M
13. Christian Community Foundation Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $134K · through 2024
$485K
14. Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $255K · through 2024
$315K
15. American Gift Fund
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $35K · through 2024
$200K
16. Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
17. Black Hills Area Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2024
$41K
18. Charities Aid Foundation America
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $107K · through 2020
$182K
19. Oahe Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022
$13K
20. Concordia University Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$10K
21. Glory of Zion International Ministries Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2024
$13K
22. American Muslim Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2023
$5K
23. Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$15K
24. The US Charitable Gift Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$40K
25. Believers Stewardship Services Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2022
$5K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 9 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 religion 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 religion funding in South Dakota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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