South Dakota · Private foundation
Great Plains Education Foundation Inc
To further and aid education in the State of South Dakota. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $115,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $700,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $32M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Great Plains Education Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $1.1M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $1.1M | 22% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $3.5M | 43% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $378k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $718k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $12M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $899k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $1.0M | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern State University Foundation | $27,875,000 | 1 | 57% |
| South Dakota State University | $18,006,722 | 8 | n/a |
| South Dakota State Fair Foundation | $750,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Aberdeen Family Y Foundation Inc | $600,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Aberdeen Catholic School Systems | $465,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Aberdeen School District | $446,298 | 7 | n/a |
| Aberdeen Christian School Inc | $250,000 | 7 | 3% |
| South Dakota Historical Society Foundation | $225,000 | 2 | 51% |
| Teach for America Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern State University Foundation | $27,875,000 | 1 | 57% |
| South Dakota State University | $18,006,722 | 8 | n/a |
| South Dakota State Fair Foundation | $750,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Aberdeen Family Y Foundation Inc | $600,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Aberdeen Catholic School Systems | $465,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Aberdeen School District | $446,298 | 7 | n/a |
| Aberdeen Christian School Inc | $250,000 | 7 | 3% |
| South Dakota Historical Society Foundation | $225,000 | 2 | 51% |
| Teach for America Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| SPURS Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | $35,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen Sd | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($210k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: South Dakota Community Foundation · Avera Health · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Great Plains Education Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Great Plains Education Foundation Inc
- How much does Great Plains Education Foundation Inc give?
- Great Plains Education Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $1,105,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Great Plains Education Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (97%), Community Improvement (2%), Arts & Culture (1%).
- Who are Great Plains Education Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Northern State University Foundation ($28M), South Dakota State University ($18M), South Dakota State Fair Foundation ($750k).
- Does Great Plains Education Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Great Plains Education Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Great Plains Education Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include South Dakota Community Foundation, Avera Health, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Great Plains Education Foundation Inc based?
- Great Plains Education Foundation Inc is based in SD.
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