Public Charity

WEST RIVER FOUNDATION

WEST RIVER FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in STURGIS, SD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.8M revenue, $4.4M expenses, $8.4M total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $55K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363354458 STURGIS, SD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$8.4M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$55K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ACT AS A VEHICLE TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION THROUGH SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SALES, CONTRACTED SERVICES, GRANT PROGRAMS, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LEASING OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT EDUCATION OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Where $100 goes at West River Foundation

How West River Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $89 for programs

$60
Provide administrative services to organizations that promote education and community
67% of program spending
$24
Technology sales for educational institutions and persons with special needs
27% of program spending
$5
To provide space and group homes for educational facilities and persons with special needs
6% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Donald Andersen
DIRECTOR James Doolittle
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ronald Rosenboom
TREASURER Shirley Halverson
VICE PRESIDENT Tim Crawford
SECRETARY William Termes

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$30,000 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$15,000 1 grant
Education
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.8M $4.4M $8.4M
2024 $4.1M $4.1M $8.0M
2023 $4.3M $4.1M $7.8M
2022 $3.9M $3.7M $7.6M
2021 $3.6M $3.4M $7.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.6M to $4.8M (+32%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.4M.

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