Public Charity

Dakota Rural Action

Dakota Rural Action is a Public Charity headquartered in Brookings, SD. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.5M revenue, $1.0M expenses, $1.6M total assets. 67 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 460398656 Brookings, SD Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Locally based, grassroot, membership organization of rural people whose purpose is to work together to save rural communities, and to conduct non-partisan research, information and educational activities to protect the agricultural economy and lifestyle of South Dakota.

Where $100 goes at Dakota Rural Action

How Dakota Rural Action divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$76
Dakota Rural Action's public education and outreach work
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
CAMPAIGN FOR FAMILY FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CFFE) SUPPORT
$59,250
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$175,000
$120,000
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$75,000
2024
AGRICULTURE & FOOD, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, EDUCATION
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Member Ed Fischback
Member Karen Moore
Member Lewis Grassrope
Treasurer Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks
Member Nick Nemec
Co-Chairman Paula Antoine

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,031,946 22 grants
Human & Social Services
$337,500 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$334,250 6 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$263,500 10 grants
Economic Development
$249,310 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.0M $1.6M
2023 $1.2M $1.0M $1.2M
2022 $1.0M $807K $1.0M
2020 $696K $588K $489K
2019 $622K $430K $253K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $622K to $1.5M (+137%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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