· Private foundation
Renee Rebecca and Richard Elmen Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| HUMANE SOC FOR SW WASHIGTON | $5,000 |
| SIOUX FALLS HUMANE SOCIETY | $4,340 |
| BROOKINS REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY | $4,000 |
| SIOUX FALLS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | $4,000 |
| SIOUX FALLS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | $4,000 |
| SIOUX FALLS ARERA HUNANE SOCIETY | $2,200 |
| AUGUSTANA COLLEGE | $2,000 |
| THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
| SO DAK SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER | $1,000 |
| SIOUX EMPIRE TNR COALITION | $1,000 |
| OGORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | $1,000 |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | $1,000 |
| PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS | $500 |
| COMMITTEE FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE TOMORROW | $400 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 98% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
27 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SFSIOUX FALLS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY8× · 2018–2025 · $44k · revenue +89%
- AUAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION9× · 2017–2025 · $39k · revenue +79%
- SFStuttering Foundation of America9× · 2017–2025 · $17k · revenue +4%
Funded once
- YYMCAone grant, 2017 · $2k
- DLDOVE LEWIS EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOSPITAL INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +77%
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $500
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.
Building enduring relationships that maximize advocacy and philanthropy to support North Dakota State University.
To eliminate hunger in south dakota.
The vision of Spokane Humane Society is to enrich the lives of animals and their companions through Support, Education, Advocacy and Love (SEAL). As the oldest local non-profit in Spokane, we have been serving companion animals in need and…
The humane society of utah is dedicated to the elimination of pain, fear, and suffering in all animals. in 2024, hsu provided over 13,000 affordable spay/neuter surgeries, administered 121,000 vaccinations, adopted 6,363 pets into loving…
The friends are dedicated to the rescue, protection, and adoption of companion animals in need while inspiring the human-animal bond. we meet our mission by:-saving 100% of healthy and treatable animals.-providing high-quality animal care…
We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food. this mission is executed by persuading companies and institutions to adopt animal welfare policies through negotiation and pressure campaigns, and then holding them accountable to their…
The university of sioux falls, a christian university in the liberal arts tradition, educates students in the humanities, sciences and professions. the traditional motto of the university is culture for service, that is, we seek to foster…
The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…
The animal agriculture alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. we connect food industry stakeholders, engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping key…
We save the most vulnerable animals and enrich the lives of pets and people.
Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…
How this is measured
22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 49 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds SIOUX FALLS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds Stuttering Foundation of America ↗
- Who funds SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER ↗
- Who funds OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds Brookings Regional Humane Society Inc ↗
- Who funds CLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN ↗
- Who funds PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS ↗
- Who funds FAMILY VISITATION CENTER ↗
- Who funds SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds COMMITTEE FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE TOMORROW ↗
- Who funds LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE BANQUET ↗
- Who funds DOVE LEWIS EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds SIOUX EMPIRE TNR COALITION ↗
- Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
- Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
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: Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family Foundation · Avera Health · Sanford Group Return · Midcontinent Foundation · The Graco Foundation · South Dakota Community Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Renee Rebecca and Richard Elmen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Renee Rebecca and Richard Elmen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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