Who funds nonprofits in South Dakota

Private foundations reported $91.4 million in grants to 207 organizations in South Dakota. North American Baptist Seminary received the most, $10.1 million from 2 foundations.

Where the money goes in South Dakota

City	Foundation grants received
Sioux Falls	$36.1 million
Rapid City	$19.7 million
N Sioux City	$7.1 million
Eagle Butte	$5.2 million
Pierre	$4.1 million
Porcupine	$2.4 million
Mission	$1.7 million
Brookings	$1.4 million
Kyle	$1.4 million
Aberdeen	$1.3 million
Pine Ridge	$1.2 million
Vermillion	$1.2 million

Organizations in South Dakota with the most foundation funding

North American Baptist Seminary · Sioux Falls
$10.1 million from 2 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
First Peoples Fund · Rapid City
$7.7 million from 15 foundations · largest: The Wallace Foundation
Waitt Institute · N Sioux City
$7.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Waitt Foundation
NDN Collective Inc · Rapid City
$7.1 million from 18 foundations · largest: Freedom Together Foundation
Augustana University Association · Sioux Falls
$5.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
Four Bands Community Fund Inc · Eagle Butte
$2.5 million from 4 foundations · largest: The Bush Foundation
South Dakota Community Foundation · Pierre
$2.3 million from 6 foundations · largest: The Bush Foundation
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine
$2.3 million from 14 foundations · largest: The Kendeda Fund
Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium · Sioux Falls
$2.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: SFS Foundation
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation · Sioux Falls
$2.0 million from 5 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
Asone Ministries · Sioux Falls
$1.9 million from 12 foundations · largest: Seeds of Change Foundation
Akiptan Inc · Eagle Butte
$1.2 million from 6 foundations · largest: Wells Fargo Foundation
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge
$1.2 million from 75 foundations · largest: Champions of Love Foundation Inc
Children's Home Society · Sioux Falls
$1.2 million from 5 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
Augustana University · Sioux Falls
$1.1 million from 18 foundations · largest: Bentson Foundation
SD Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre
$1.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation
Augustana College · Sioux Falls
$1.0 million from 3 foundations · largest: The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation
Central Church · Sioux Falls
$1.0 million from 2 foundations · largest: Live Brave Foundation
Pennington County Health and Human Services · Rapid City
$1.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
Ecdysis Foundation · Estelline
$960,500 from 8 foundations · largest: Grantham Foundation for the Protection
Signatry Charitable Trust · Sioux Falls
$930,643 from 1 foundation · largest: Ten Talents Foundation
Cheyenne River Youth Project · Eagle Butte
$893,632 from 17 foundations · largest: Builders Vision Foundation
Sanford Health Foundation · Sioux Falls
$889,032 from 8 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
Humane Society of Sioux Falls SD Humane Society of Sioux Falls SD · Sioux Falls
$888,109 from 1 foundation · largest: Milo Stip Charitable Remainder
Black Hills Humane Society · Rapid City
$873,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Black Hills Animal Ally Foundation
Great Plains Zoo · Sioux Falls
$775,000 from 2 foundations · largest: The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation
Sicagu Community Development Corporation · Mission
$750,000 from 1 foundation · largest: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
St Joseph's Indian School · Chamberlain
$725,945 from 207 foundations · largest: Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
University of South Dakota Foundation · Vermillion
$720,803 from 17 foundations · largest: Verne and Bonnie Anderson Charitable
Diamond Willow Ministries · Fort Thompson
$700,000 from 4 foundations · largest: Stoller Foundation
South Dakota Board of Regents · Pierre
$700,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Great Plains Education Foundation Inc
Luke Society · Sioux Falls
$692,725 from 18 foundations · largest: The Wing Shadow Foundation
Regenesis Community Development · Spartanburg
$650,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Tomkat Foundation
Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance · Lower Brule
$600,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Margaret A Cargill Foundation
Nfaa Foundation · Lankton
$576,250 from 1 foundation · largest: Easton Sports Development Foundation II
Mount Rushmore Society · Rapid City
$550,000 from 2 foundations · largest: Mount Sharon National Memorial
South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (Sdeec) · Black Hawk
$535,000 from 1 foundation · largest: The Bush Foundation
Friends of the Diocese of Tshumbe · Sioux Falls
$530,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Nagrodsky Family Foundation
Oceti Sakowin Community Academy · Rapid City
$530,000 from 6 foundations · largest: Vadon Foundation
Sanford Research · Sioux Falls
$528,559 from 1 foundation · largest: The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
Bethlehem Lutheran Church · Aberdeen
$525,093 from 2 foundations · largest: Delphine Hagenson Trust
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra · Sioux Falls
$520,012 from 9 foundations · largest: The Buntrock Foundation for Leadership
Avera Health Foundation · Sioux Falls
$515,500 from 4 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
Northern State University Foundation · Aberdeen
$512,252 from 6 foundations · largest: Pfeiffer Family Foundation
Dakotas Annual Conference of UMC · Mitchell
$500,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
South Dakota State University · Brookings
$494,327 from 38 foundations · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Southeast Technical College · Sioux Falls
$453,306 from 5 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
South Dakota State University Foundation · Brookings
$451,215 from 18 foundations · largest: Beavers Charitable Trust
Sicangu Community Development Corporation · Mission
$445,503 from 7 foundations · largest: Novo Foundation
Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation · Sioux Falls
$427,459 from 5 foundations · largest: SFS Foundation
Lifescape Foundation · Sioux Falls
$399,985 from 5 foundations · largest: The Wellmark Foundation
Avera · Sioux Falls
$382,750 from 3 foundations · largest: The James and Eloise Elmen Foundation
Lakota Waldorf School · Kyle
$365,750 from 6 foundations · largest: Novo Foundation
Oneheart · Rapid City
$337,382 from 5 foundations · largest: Dakota Charitable Foundation Inc
Native American Community Board · Lake Andes
$325,500 from 7 foundations · largest: Novo Foundation
Cheyenne River Housing Authority · Eagle Butte
$320,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Wells Fargo Foundation
Lakota Fund · Kyle
$305,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Wells Fargo Foundation
Lost and Found Association · Sioux Falls
$303,602 from 6 foundations · largest: The Bush Foundation
South Dakota Native Homeowners Coalition · Kyle
$300,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Wells Fargo Foundation
Lakota Youth Development · Herrick
$284,300 from 6 foundations · largest: Northwest Area Foundation
Custer School District · Custer
$269,310 from 2 foundations · largest: We B Giving Foundation Agency
Lake Area Technical College Foundation · Watertown
$263,392 from 3 foundations · largest: CHS Foundation
Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity · Brookings
$260,030 from 2 foundations · largest: Larson Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud · Mission
$256,194 from 7 foundations · largest: Novo Foundation
Monument Health Foundation · Rapid City
$253,870 from 4 foundations · largest: Dakota Charitable Foundation Inc
Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota · Sioux Falls
$253,000 from 2 foundations · largest: Donum Dei Foundation Inc
Pashko · Eagle Butte
$250,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Marguerite Casey Foundation
Oglala Lakota College · Kyle
$237,396 from 15 foundations · largest: Lakota Foundation Inc
Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls Inc · Sioux Falls
$233,041 from 5 foundations · largest: Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc
Sinte Gleska University · Mission
$225,090 from 3 foundations · largest: Tad Beck Fund
Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls
$208,500 from 5 foundations · largest: Irving A Hansen Memorial Fdn
St Francis Mission · St Francis
$191,033 from 12 foundations · largest: Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
University of South Dakota · Vermillion
$167,098 from 25 foundations · largest: Dokken Family Foundation
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology · Rapid City
$161,816 from 6 foundations · largest: John Scully Foundation
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary · Hot Springs
$161,400 from 6 foundations · largest: The Ark Watch Foundation
South Dakota Education Equity Coalition · Black Hawk
$160,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Wayfarer Foundation
Aberdeen Catholic School System · Aberdeen
$158,005 from 4 foundations · largest: Great Plains Education Foundation Inc
Dakota State University Foundation · Madison
$155,265 from 7 foundations · largest: The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Special Olympics South Dakota Inc · Sioux Falls
$152,971 from 5 foundations · largest: Clifford and LaVonne Graese Foundation
Coup Council · Rapid City
$146,000 from 4 foundations · largest: Northwest Area Foundation
Tanka Fund · Kyle
$144,650 from 4 foundations · largest: Vadon Foundation
Black Hills State University Foundation · Spearfish
$144,224 from 5 foundations · largest: The Johnnie and Shirley Johnson Family Foundation
Christian Life Ministries · Rapid City
$135,045 from 3 foundations · largest: The Code Family Foundation
St Josephs Indian School · Chamberlain
$125,937 from 83 foundations · largest: The John J McDonnell Margaret T O'Brien Foundation
Honor the Earth · Rapid City
$125,000 from 3 foundations · largest: The California Endowment
Children's Home Foundation · Sioux Falls
$124,562 from 3 foundations · largest: Verne and Bonnie Anderson Charitable
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls
$123,215 from 14 foundations · largest: Sietsema Ray Irrev TUA
United Way of Vermillion · Vermillion
$120,223 from 4 foundations · largest: Verne and Bonnie Anderson Charitable
South Dakota Voices for Peace · Sioux Falls
$117,500 from 4 foundations · largest: Northwest Area Foundation
Dakota Wesleyan University · Mitchell
$114,110 from 10 foundations · largest: Anna C Macaskill Schwab and Dwight L Schwab
Working Against Violence Inc · Rapid City
$106,454 from 7 foundations · largest: Larson Foundation
Diocese of Rapid City · Rapid City
$105,633 from 5 foundations · largest: Lola Leu Foundation
Abbott House · Mitchell
$105,609 from 3 foundations · largest: The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation
St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain
$105,448 from 71 foundations · largest: Bill Holmes Charitable Trust
Youth & Family Services Inc · Rapid City
$102,808 from 9 foundations · largest: Larson Foundation
University of SD Foundation · Vermillion
$101,212 from 3 foundations · largest: Claude W Schutter Tr UW
The Banquet · Sioux Falls
$97,635 from 13 foundations · largest: Larson Foundation
Pine Ridge Girls School Inc · Porcupine
$96,205 from 4 foundations · largest: Gary Saltz Foundation Inc
Lake Area Technical College · Watertown
$87,395 from 4 foundations · largest: Edward L Schwab Memorial Foundation
Battle Mountain Humane Society · Hot Springs
$83,817 from 4 foundations · largest: Black Hills Animal Ally Foundation

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