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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in South Dakota

Imperigo has identified 90 funders that made 436 grants totaling $30.0M to 36 youth development organizations in South Dakota, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in South Dakota

Total granted $30.0M
Funders 90
Grants 436
Organizations funded 36

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. South Dakota Community Foundation
38 grants to 11 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$8.7M
2. Watertown Area United Way Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 25.8% of their giving
$676K
3. Brookings Area United Way
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $123K · through 2024 · 23.7% of their giving
$628K
4. Brookings Economic Development Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $361K · through 2024 · 30.6% of their giving
$361K
5. United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater Yankt
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $72K · through 2024 · 14.4% of their giving
$268K
6. United Way of the Black Hills
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $83K · through 2025 · 7.1% of their giving
$490K
7. Yankton Thrive Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2020 · 5.0% of their giving
$250K
8. American Gift Fund
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.1M
9. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
34 grants to 10 organizations · largest $68K · through 2024
$776K
10. Brookings Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2021 · 11.4% of their giving
$20K
11. Motorsports Charities Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$135K
12. Watertown Area Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$77K
13. Oahe Foundation
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$138K
14. Avera Health
18 grants to 4 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$298K
15. Rei Cooperative Action Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$175K
16. Black Hills Area Community Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $33K · through 2024
$135K
17. Sanford Group Return
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$324K
18. Assistance League of Laguna Beach
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$19K
19. South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$16K
20. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $70K · through 2022
$264K
21. The Dale Jr Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2025
$24K
22. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2023
$145K
23. Alta Good Deeds Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 1.0% of their giving
$6K
24. Grapevine giving foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2023
$26K
25. Midway USA Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024
$32K

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

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