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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205767706Est. 2007-08

THE JAMES AND ELOISE ELMEN FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105

Total Assets

$24.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$844K

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$350K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.5M

Total Expenses

$940K

Qualifying Distributions

$930K

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Undistributed Income

$1.1M

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $350K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $844K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

138 grants

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
$588K
7 grants
SANFORD HEALTH FDN
$500K
3 grants
AVERA
$350K
1 grant
SOUTH DAKOTA PARKS & WILDLIFE
$320K
2 grants
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SIOUX FALLS
$310K
3 grants
SOUTH DAKOTA PARKS WILDLIFE FDN
$272K
4 grants
SOUTH DAKOATA PARKS WILDLIFE FDN
$270K
4 grants
SOUTH DAKOTA PARKS&WILDLIFE
$220K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

138 grants

<$10K
82
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
28
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

South Dakota
$4.0M
95% of total
Maryland
$45K
1% of total
New York
$41K
1% of total
Iowa
$35K
1% of total
North Carolina
$25K
1% of total
Indiana
$20K
0% of total
Texas
$15K
0% of total
Virginia
$14K
0% of total
Arizona
$6K
0% of total
Wyoming
$5K
0% of total

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