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South Dakota Community Foundation

PIERRE, SD

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Total revenue

$60.1M

Total expenses

$45.2M

Net assets

$867.9M

Grants received

$39.5M

113 grants

EIN

460398115

Tax year

2024

Mission

Receive and administer charitable gifts and permanent endowments primarily for the benefit of south dakotans. Work with donors, charities, and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in south dakota.

Programs

2 programs

Community savings accounts-work with over 75 communities across the state, ranging in population from 200 to over 30,000, to create perpetual funding streams to assist with local charitable causes. Grants were awarded to support charitable causes that enable the foundation to directly impact necessary change as recommended by local leaders.

Expenses: $2.4MGrants: $2.4M

Scholarship program-maintains over 350 scholarship funds for the benefit of high school graduates across the state. The foundation works with donors to improve access for south dakota's youth to obtain higher education. The foundation awarded over 1,000 scholarships to assist students with higher education.

Expenses: $1.2MGrants: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$29.1M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$31.0M
Other revenue$30K
Total revenue$60.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$41.4M
Salaries & benefits$2.9M
Fundraising$1.4M
Other expenses$911K
Total expenses$45.2M
Total assets$939.2M
Net assets$867.9M

People

27 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Stephanie Judson

President

Board

$418K

55 hrs/wk

Clayton Cudmore

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Board

$270K

55 hrs/wk

Matt Cronin

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Linda Erickson

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Carla Gatzke

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Marilyn Grossenburg

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Marilyn Hoyt

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Cynthia Mickelson

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DeMaris Nesheim

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Casey Peterson

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Donald Roby

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Shawn Rost

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Greg Sands

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Hani Shafai

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Doug Sharp

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Bob Sutton

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Scott Jones

Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Dennis Daugaard

Vice Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Karl Adam

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Mark Buche

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Marci Christensen-Burdick

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Dennis Batteen

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jeff Veltkamp

Director of Development

Staff

$166K

55 hrs/wk

Beth Massa

Director of Foundation Relations

Staff

$126K

55 hrs/wk

Ginger Niemann

Senior Program Officer

Staff

$125K

55 hrs/wk

Cassie Stoeser

Controller

Staff

$108K

55 hrs/wk

Elli Haerter

Scholarship Coordinator

Staff

$104K

55 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Lawrence & Schiller

Marketing services

$593K

Denise Martin

Build Dakota services

$125K

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Data and software analysis & advisory

$116K

Grants received

Showing 113 of 113

FromAmountPurposeYear
TERHULY FOUNDATION
$5.5M
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
SANFORD GROUP RETURN
$1.3M
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2024
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$258K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2024
THE INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
The Wellmark Foundation
$150K
EXPANSION IN UP TO 3 SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NEED FOR PROGRAMMING.
2024
Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Inc
$33K
General Operations
2024
PHILIP SCOTTIES BOOSTER CLUB LLC
$30K
TO ESTABLISH A YEARLY SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING AND GOING ON TO A COLLEGE OR SIMILAR INSTITUTION FROM PHILIP HIGH SCHOOL.
2024
The Wellmark Foundation
$30K
IMPROVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE.
2024
SOUTH DAKOTA TRUST ASSOCIATION INC
$16K
CHARITY
2024
THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
TY ESCHENBAUM FOUNDATION
$5K
FUND
2024
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
$3K
General Operating Support
2024
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$100
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$1.6M
TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY.
2023
SANFORD GROUP RETURN
$1.3M
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2023
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$705K
THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: SOUTH DAKOTA WINNERS ARE BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERVICE COOP. AND LOST AND FOUND; TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL & SCHOOL DBA LIFESCAPE AND DAKOTA RESOURCES WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL SOUTH DAKOTA WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
2023
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$311K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
Avera Health
$200K
Donation
2023
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$150K
TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO OFFER MATCHING GRANTS THAT SUPPORT NONPROFITS OF ALL SIZES ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TO BUILD ENDOWMENTS THAT ALLOW FOR MORE STABLE SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT SERVICES OVER TIME.
2023
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$71K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2023
Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Inc
$61K
General Operations
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$60K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
The Wellmark Foundation
$50K
$25,000 FOR 2022 JAG SD LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND $25,000 FOR 2023 JAG SD LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES.
2023
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$50K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$35K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$23K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
SOUTH DAKOTA TRUST ASSOCIATION INC
$19K
CHARITY
2023
MITCHELL AREA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15K
—
2023
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc
$10K
Donation
2023
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
$8K
General Support
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$6K
RELIGION
2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$3K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$2K
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2023
VALLEY QUEEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$2K
DONATION
2023
MIDCONTINENT FOUNDATION
$50
MATCHING GIFT
2023
SAM F WELLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5.0M
TRANSFER FUNDS
2022
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$1.5M
TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY.
2022
SANFORD GROUP RETURN
$1.3M
SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
2022
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$364K
VETERAN'S CEMETERY, SCHOLARSHIPS, SUPPORT FOR FUNDS OF THE FOUNDATION
2022
Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Inc
$285K
General Operations
2022
Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation
$250K
Operating Needs
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$247K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
The Buntrock Foundation for Leadership
$150K
Operating Needs
2022
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$112K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$109K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$100K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2022
CALL TO FREEDOM
$50K
TO CREATE AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSE.
2022
SOUTH DAKOTA TRUST ASSOCIATION INC
$39K
CHARITY
2022
FAITH AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$35K
—
2022
Jobs for America's Graduates Inc
$25K
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND SUSTAINMENT OF JAG STATE AFFILIATES.
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
Brookings Economic Development
$20K
Matching Funds
2022
MITCHELL AREA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15K
—
2022
BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY
$6K
COMMUNITY WELFARE
2022
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
$4K
General Operating Support
2022
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$3K
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2022
VALLEY QUEEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1K
DONATION
2022
TESSIER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$1.7M
LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION
2021
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$338K
SUPPORT OF VARIOUS FUNDS
2021
Avera Health
$302K
Sponsorship
2021
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$150K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2021
FAITH AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$90K
INVESTMENT
2021
Avera Health
$50K
Sponsorship
2021
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$33K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$30K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
OAHE FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY
$15K
COMMUNITY WELFARE
2021
Saeman Family Foundation a Charitable Trust
$5K
general fund
2021
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$2K
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2021
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$100
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
Avera Health
$11.3M
Sponsorship
2020
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$575K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND, INCLUDING ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF RURAL AND NATIVE-LED ORGANIZATIONS
2020
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$404K
TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE BUSH FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND AT THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2020
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$211K
WINGS OF VALOR ENDOWMENT, EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR IMMIGRANTS, FAIRY GRANDMOTHER FUND
2020
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$132K
TO CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER A COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANTS PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SOUTH DAKOTA
2020
DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$102K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
2020
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
$100K
SOUTH DAKOTA DAY OF GIVING 2020 - PRIZE GRANTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$83K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
$41K
Operational Support
2020
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
$22K
ENDOWMENT FOR STATE VETERANS CEMETERY MAINTENANCE
2020
The Chicago Community Trust
$21K
TO SUPPORT VAN LOAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2020
SHELDON F REESE FOUNDATION
$20K
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
2020
NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION
$15K
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR IMMIGRANTS
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
OAHE FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
SANFORD GROUP RETURN
$10K
Donation to the SD Veterans Cemetery -$10k
2020
Saeman Family Foundation a Charitable Trust
$5K
general fund
2020
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$2K
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2020
THE CIGNA GROUP FOUNDATION
$500
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$250
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2020
LAND O'LAKES FOUNDATION
$250
MEMBER CO-OP MATCHES
2020
COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$250
LILLAN MYERS MEMORIAL FUND
2020
The Chicago Community Trust
$550K
TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR IMMIGRANTS, AND SPIRIT OF PEACE UCC
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$141K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
Avera Health
$52K
Sponsorship
2019
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$31K
SOUTH DAKOTA NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM, EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR IMMIGRANTS, CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FUND
2019
ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL INC
$26K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2019
Safe Harbor Foundation
$13K
To fund an endowment for the sole future benefit of Safe Harbor.
2019
AARP
$10K
Donation for disaster relief
2019
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$111K
TEACH FOR AMERICA ENDOWMENT FUND, TRAIL OF GOVERNORS, SOUTH DAKOTA FUND
2018
St Mary's Healthcare Center
$18K
Capital area counseling building project fund
2018
Avera Health
$50K
Sponsorship
2017
St Mary's Healthcare Center
$36K
CACS Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment
2017
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY
$15K
FOR LEADERSHIP SOUTH DAKOTA, THE USS SD (SSN 790) COMMISSIONING FUND AND GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$11K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
SANFORD GROUP RETURN
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
St Benedict Health Center
$7K
Sponsorship
2017

Funded by

$39.5M from 50 funders · 113 grants · 2017–2024

Avera Health

$11.9M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Terhuly Foundation

$5.5M · 1 grant · 2024

The Bush Foundation

$5.1M · 8 grants · 2020–2023

Sam F Weller Family Foundation

$5.0M · 1 grant · 2022

Sanford Group Return

$3.8M · 5 grants · 2017–2024

Tessier Family Foundation Inc

$1.7M · 1 grant · 2021

Sioux Falls Area Community

$1.4M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Delta Dental Of South Dakota Foundation

$925K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN460398115
NTEE codeT30
Subsection03
Ruling date1988-03
Formed1987
Employees20
Volunteers300
SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo