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The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Aberdeen, South Dakota · EIN 466012543

The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Aberdeen, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $237,000 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $55,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $234,750 the year before.

6% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$218,50039$5.4 million
2024$234,75044$5.8 million
2025$237,00044$6.3 million

How to apply

ContactCassie Backman
PO Box 1210, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1210
Phone or email(605) 229-7119
What to submitApplications should be submitted on forms available from the Foundation, Aberdeen Central High School and Roncalli High School or the college or university the student plans to attend.
DeadlinesThere are no deadlines for submitting applications, but each application should be submitted suffici
RestrictionsScholarships are made only to South Dakota residents, except for scholarships to the two schools in North Dakota, and the applicant must be a current high school graduate. The scholarship is for one year and cannot be renewed. Most of the grants made by the Foundation are for scholarship purposes except to the extent funds are available, grants may be made for other charitable and educational purposes.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to South Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
South Dakota42$235,250
Minnesota1$1,250
Tennessee1$500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
Scholarships$55,000
SD State University
Brookings, SD
Scholarships$12,500
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Scholarships$12,500
United Way of NESD
Aberdeen, SD
Financial Support$12,000
Aberdeen Area Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, SD
Financial Support$12,000
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Scholarships$11,250
Mount Marty College
Yankton, SD
Scholarships$10,000
SD School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
Scholarships$10,000
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Scholarships$7,500
Dakota Wesleyn University
Mitchell, SD
Scholarships$7,500
Spurs Therapeutic Riding Center
Aberdeen, SD
Financial Support$7,500
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
Scholarships$5,000
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
Scholarships$5,000
Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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Scholarships$2,500
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SD
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
SD
Scholarships$2,500
Southeast Technical College
Red Wing, MN
Scholarships$1,250
Individual
SD
Scholarships$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no deadlines for submitting applications, but each application should be submitted suffici.

How much does The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc give?

$237,000 in tax year 2025, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jack Thompson (President), Harvey Jewett (Secretary/Treasurer), Kerry Swingler (Director) and Virginia Tobin (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Hatterscheidt Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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