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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205767798Est. 2006-12

THE ROBERT AND RITA ELMEN FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104

Total Assets

$97.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

35

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$100K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$815–$1.6M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$13.1M

Total Expenses

$4.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$4.6M

Min. Investment Return

$4.6M

Undistributed Income

$4.6M

Payout rate 80%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.80%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $815 through median $25K to maximum $1.6M, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $3.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

187 grants

SF AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.6M
1 grant
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
$1M
5 grants
SD PARKS AND WILDLIFE FDN
$601K
9 grants
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESERACH COUNCIL
$390K
5 grants
WEGNER ARBORETUM SOCIETY
$300K
1 grant
SANSUM DIABETES RESERACH
$280K
3 grants
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RES FDN
$260K
3 grants
OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN
$250K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

187 grants

<$10K
101
grants
$10–50K
57
grants
$50–250K
27
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

South Dakota
$5.7M
82% of total
New York
$510K
7% of total
California
$280K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$260K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$51K
1% of total
Virginia
$50K
1% of total
Colorado
$40K
1% of total
Minnesota
$37K
1% of total
Texas
$10K
0% of total
Tennessee
$2K
0% of total

+4 more states

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