Private foundations · 990-PF data
Foundations in South Dakota
- 196
- foundations
- $95.1M
- grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
- 64
- say they accept unsolicited
- $5,341
- median grant
Grantlas lists 196 private foundations based in South Dakota, from their 990-PF filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $95.1 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 64 of them (33%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Sioux Falls (94), Rapid City (22) and Aberdeen (13).
Top 25 of 196 foundations
All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 39 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitt FoundationNorth Sioux City, SD | $19,994 | $10.2M | $100–$6.2M | FY2023 | |
| Seeds of Change FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $400,000 | $8.7M | $30,000–$3.7M | FY2023 | |
| Sfs FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $137,000 | $8.4M | $1,500–$3M | FY2025 | |
| John T Vucurevich FoundationRapid City, SD | $8M | $8M | One amount | FY2025 | |
| Ch Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $5,000 | $4M | $750–$2.7M | FY2024 | |
| Larson FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $30,000 | $1.4M | $4,500–$260,000 | FY2024 | |
| Black Hills Corporation FoundationRapid City, SD | $1.1M | $1.1M | One amount | FY2025 | |
| Live Brave FoundationHarrisburg, SD | $8,500 | $1M | $2,500–$1M | FY2025 | |
| The Rlb Charitable FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $501,720 | $1M | $125,000–$878,440 | FY2024 | |
| Harvey W Peters Research FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $300,000 | $864,000 | $40,000–$864,000 | FY2024 | |
| Valley Queen Charitable FoundationMilbank, SD | $1,500 | $556,339 | $100–$107,750 | FY2025 | |
| Marion Bradley via Memorial FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $42,500 | $459,000 | $5,000–$120,000 | FY2025 | |
| Orrion and Edith Barger MemorialChamberlain, SD | $3,750 | $425,100 | $250–$100,000 | FY2025 | |
| Evah C Cray Residuary Charitable TrustSioux Falls, SD | $13,000 | $423,000 | $3,000–$120,000 | FY2024 | |
| Salt of the Earth FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $50,000 | $420,000 | $10,000–$250,000 | FY2024 | |
| Pipestone Give IncBrandon, SD | $2,550 | $386,262 | $500–$124,875 | FY2024 | |
| Sheldon F Reese FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $10,000 | $345,900 | $1,000–$54,070 | FY2025 | |
| The Hatterscheidt Foundation IncAberdeen, SD | $2,500 | $237,000 | $500–$57,500 | FY2025 | |
| Howard Memorial FundAberdeen, SD | $226,500 | $226,500 | One amount | FY2025 | |
| Fred & Mary Maas FoundationGettysburg, SD | $15,000 | $208,418 | $1,000–$104,500 | FY2025 | |
| Ty Eschenbaum FoundationSioux Falls, SD | $2,000 | $200,965 | $500–$104,330 | FY2025 | |
| Walter and Virginia HagerMobridge, SD | $9,500 | $195,000 | $1,000–$50,000 | FY2025 | |
| Welk Family FoundationAberdeen, SD | $1,000 | $193,721 | $500–$93,203 | FY2025 | |
| The Brass Family FoundationLennox, SD | $10,000 | $120,000 | $2,500–$40,000 | FY2025 | |
| Leland & Lucille Strahl EducationalAberdeen, SD | $3,500 | $89,600 | $2,500–$7,000 | FY2025 |
- Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.
Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.