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Beacom Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$186k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0199% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Human Services$236kReligion$150kCivil Rights$140kHealth$121kEducation$64kArts & Culture$62kInternational$54kFood & Nutrition$49kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $46k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $140k
$6,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAN MARCO CATHOLIC CHURCH$25,000
ST LAMBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH$25,000
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH$25,000
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES$25,000
PROGRESS UNITY FUND$20,000
THE TREVOR PROJECT$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
SIOUX FALLS CARES$6,000
HUNGRY HEARTS$6,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME$5,000
BISHOP DUDLEY HOUSE$5,000
BLACK HILLS PARKS & FOREST ASSOC$5,000
SD COALITION ENDING DOM VIOLENCE$5,000
MCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH$5,000
CENTER OF HOPE$3,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–24, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 32% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PROGRESS UNITY FUND: $20k → 10%THE TIPI RAISERS: $14k → 7%HUNGRY HEARTS: $6k → 5%HUNGRY HEARTS INC: $10k → 5%DAKOTABILITIES: $10k → 9%CENTER OF HOPE: $3k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

MN
SD
CA
CO
TN
DC
TX
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

31%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$305k · 12 repeat orgs$680k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships — 7 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
44

Total granted

$305k
$552k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+32%

Still filing today

83%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsCivil RightsInternationalFood & NutritionOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.” Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LS
    LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
    4× · 2019–2024 · $64k · revenue +23%
  • SF
    SIOUX FALLS CARES INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $21k · revenue +39%
  • TREVOR PROJECT INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $20k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AC
    ALPHA CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +31%
  • SL
    ST LAMBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH SIOUX FALLS
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • SJ
    ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH SPEARFISH
    one grant, 2022 · $25k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
2
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
3
South Dakota Voices for Peace

Sd voices for peace provides five programming areas to assist vulnerable communities access services throughout the state: legal services, multilingual outreach, training and education, advocacy and civic engagement and rapid response.

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4
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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5
Credit Union Association of the Dakotas

The association works to promote member credit unions as being safe and sound institutions for insured deposits, responsible lending, and the best place for consumers to receive financial services.

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6
Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

Southeastern north dakota community action agency (sendcaa) was formed in 1965 to provide a range of services and activities in a six county area designed to alleviate poverty and give low-income people the opportunity to improve their…

Human Services
7
Sd Association of Healthcare Organizations

Advancing healthy communities through a unified voice across the health care continuum.

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8
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
9
Senior Life Resources Northwest

To preserve and enhance the quality of life at home, with dignity and care.

Human Services
10
St Cloud Downtown Alliance Foundation

Enhancing and strengthening our community and our regional core.

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11
Catholic Charities North Dakota

Guided by our values, Catholic Charities North Dakota serves people in need and advocates for the common good of all.

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12
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota and the most unlike its peers is Western Hills Humane Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 41 years old; the field is 25. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number18%0%<5yr11%9%5–10yr16%19%10–20yr14%19%20–35yr18%28%35–55yr23%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value18%0%<5yr11%11%5–10yr16%14%10–20yr14%14%20–35yr18%30%35–55yr23%31%55yr+

The field is 18% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 7% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/46
the rest of the field
7%
513/6,926

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

44 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 44 of the 68 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
35/44
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA — $63,550 · OtherLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTAVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INC — $50,000 · OtherVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INCST LAMBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH — $25,000 · OtherSAN MARCO CATHOLIC CHURCH — $25,000 · OtherST LAMBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH SIOUX FALLS — $25,000 · OtherST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH — $25,000 · OtherST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH SPEARFISH — $25,000 · OtherSAN MARCO CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCO ISLAND — $25,000 · Other+36 more — $338,365 · Other+36 moreALPHA CENTER — $100,000 · Civil RightsALPHA CENTERTREVOR PROJECT INC — $20,000 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJECT…SOUTH DAKOTA RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE INC — $10,000 · Civil RightsSOUTH DAKOTA R…Progress Unity Fund — $20,000 · Human ServicesHUNGRY HEARTS INC — $16,000 · Human ServicesTHE TIPI RAISERS — $13,550 · Human ServicesDAKOTABILITIES INC — $10,000 · Human ServicesCENTER OF HOPE — $3,000 · Human ServicesSouth Dakota Ballet Co — $38,550 · Arts & CultureCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — $13,550 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO BALLET — $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE LOST AND FOUND ASSOCIATION — $13,550 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC — $10,000 · HealthLIFESCAPE — $10,000 · HealthMCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH — $5,000 · HealthGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION — $5,000 · HealthROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC — $5,000 · HealthBLACK HILLS PARKS & FORESTS ASSOCIATION — $22,000 · Recreation & SportsHelping Kids Round First — $10,000 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA INC — $8,000 · Recreation & SportsDakota Alliance Soccer Club — $5,000 · Recreation & SportsSIOUX FALLS CARES INC — $21,000 · PhilanthropySANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION — $13,550 · Philanthropy+1 more — $1,000 · Philanthropy
Other$601,915Civil Rights$130,000Human Services$62,550Arts & Culture$62,100Health$48,550Recreation & Sports$45,000Philanthropy$35,550

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetALPHA CENTER — $100,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA — $63,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Dakota Ballet Co — $38,550 over 2y, 25% of budgetBLACK HILLS PARKS & FORESTS ASSOCIATION — $22,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetSIOUX FALLS CARES INC — $21,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetProgress Unity Fund — $20,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF SIOUX FALLS — $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetKENADI JEAN WEIS FOUNDATION — $20,000 over 2y, 42% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BANQUET — $17,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHUNGRY HEARTS INC — $16,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetHELPLINE CENTER INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — $13,550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TIPI RAISERS — $13,550 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION — $13,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOST AND FOUND ASSOCIATION — $13,550 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetUNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH DAKOTA RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetDAKOTABILITIES INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNDN COLLECTIVE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Kids Round First — $10,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCOLORADO BALLET — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEMBE — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLIFESCAPE — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA INC — $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNAMI Central Texas — $7,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBADLANDS NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY — $7,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWestern Hills Humane Society — $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Colorado — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDakota Alliance Soccer Club — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSTRIDER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — $4,350 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCENTER OF HOPE — $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetILLUMINATIVE INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEDONTWASTE INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER URBAN GARDENS — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sioux Falls Area Comm…South Dakota Communit…Midcontinent Foundati…First Interstate Banc…Sanford Group ReturnAvera HealthLarson FoundationThe Mike Cindy and Ky…Sheldon F Reese Found…The Graco FoundationGreg and Pam Sands Fo…Levo Cares Foundation
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation IncSD47.6× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · South Dakota Community Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Sanford Group Return · Avera Health · Larson Foundation · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family Foundation · Sheldon F Reese Foundation · The Graco Foundation · Greg and Pam Sands Foundation · Levo Cares Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Beacom Family Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%your share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 68 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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