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Sanford Group Return

Sanford health is committed to the healthcare needs of communities throughout the upper midwest. Sanford health provides a full range of primary and specialty healthcare services and strives to be the premier rural health system in the united states.

$47M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
166
Itemized grants FY2024
175
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$26M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,604,552
Organizations funded a year
174 to 258
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$4.3B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations Sanford Group Return funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7.0M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving160$25M13%
FY2023175$39M18%
FY2022174$39M11%
FY2021249$41M23%
FY2020242$49M31%
FY2019258$28M41%
FY2018217$25M37%
FY2017180$23Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$100MHealth$66MRecreation & Sports$48MEmployment$19MCommunity Improvement$16MInternational$4.6MFood & Nutrition$3.7MHuman Services$3.4MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Augustana University Association$26,381,60987%
University of South Dakota Foundation$19,388,579812%
Concordia College Corporation$17,654,95084%
South Dakota State University Foundation$16,535,11786%
Sioux Falls Sports Authority$11,935,525848%
Miami Children's Health System Foundation Inc$8,000,000315%
South Dakota State University$7,806,6658n/a
North Dakota State University Foundation$7,709,19734%
Sioux Falls Lutheran School Association Inc$7,003,5005n/a
Sanford Health Foundation$6,608,000115%
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All grantees of Sanford Group Return by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Augustana University Association$26,381,60987%
University of South Dakota Foundation$19,388,579812%
Concordia College Corporation$17,654,95084%
South Dakota State University Foundation$16,535,11786%
Sioux Falls Sports Authority$11,935,525848%
Miami Children's Health System Foundation Inc$8,000,000315%
South Dakota State University$7,806,6658n/a
North Dakota State University Foundation$7,709,19734%
Sioux Falls Lutheran School Association Inc$7,003,5005n/a
Sanford Health Foundation$6,608,000115%
The Summit League$6,417,674529%
Dept of Veterans Affairs$5,998,0542n/a
Park District of the City of Fargo$5,682,0454n/a
North Dakota State University$5,535,1174n/a
Team Makers Club Inc$5,122,203423%
Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System$5,000,0001n/a
Samaritan's Feet International$4,697,608613%
Sioux Falls School District #49-5$4,019,0708n/a
Cura Foundation$3,250,000469%
Global Health Corps Inc$3,125,000424%
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation$3,000,0001n/a
Forward Sioux Falls$2,401,2508n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$2,142,70050%
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation$2,105,619119%
Sanford Health Foundation North$2,089,861318%
Northern State University Foundation$2,050,01248%
Bismarck State College Foundation$1,978,272621%
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College$1,885,6756n/a
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Inc$1,690,00074%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation$1,653,22172%
University of Sioux Falls$1,603,30523%
Sioux Empire United Way Inc$1,513,02083%
South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance$1,500,000540%
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference$1,280,000837%
University of Mary$1,171,61561%
Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation$1,169,318262%
American Cancer Society$1,145,6503n/a
Lutheran Social Services of Nd$1,136,00050%
Harrisburg School District 41-2$1,123,1786n/a
Sioux Empire Triage Center$1,100,000326%
Feeding South Dakota$1,062,00043%
Sanford Health Foundation West$1,040,009130%
Variety Children's Hospital$1,000,00010%
Village Family Service Center$910,45081%
United Way of Cass-Clay$878,66663%
Bismarck Public Schools Foundation$871,386742%
Methodist Medical Center Foundation$846,32129%
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc$800,00080%
Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation$750,00024%
Creighton University$750,00030%
Msum$715,9003n/a
Sioux Falls Christian Schools Association$713,78081%
Yellow Jacket Foundation$696,20085%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$682,10050%
Alumni Athletica LLC$650,0002n/a
North Country Food Bank Inc$650,00016%
Sd High School Activities$625,0005n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley Inc$624,510612%
South Dakota Partners in Education$616,922119%
Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota$615,988157%
South Dakota Synod of the Evangelcal Luthrn Church in Amrica$580,0004n/a
American Heart Association Inc$570,50070%
Bemidji Area School District #31$564,2216n/a
Washington Pavilion Management Inc$559,95371%
Ndscs Foundation$542,61983%
Dakota Alliance Soccer Club$523,75088%
United Way of Bemidji Area$512,678612%
University of Nebraska Foundation$500,00020%
University of South Florida$500,0001n/a
Western Illinois University Foundation$500,00023%
Bemidji Community Arena Corporation$481,762515%
Independent School District518$464,0005n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota Inc$447,000813%
City of Bemidji$437,5472n/a
Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium$429,48452%
South Dakota Golf Association Junior Golf Foundation$411,500734%
The Chamber Fargo Moorhead West Fargo$407,69586%
Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls$403,000614%
Venuworks of Bemidji LLC$401,3682n/a
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra$400,80083%
Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation$400,350491%
Southwest Minnesota State University Foundation$400,00033%
University of Jamestown$389,00080%
Fofjv LLP$375,0002n/a
Young Men's Christian Association$372,09072%
Moorhead Youth Hockey Association$350,50064%
South Dakota Hall of Fame$330,00078%
Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation$325,125819%
Shiloh Christian School$324,00072%
City of Fargo$321,5553n/a
South East Education Cooperative$320,5503n/a
Sioux Falls Catholic Schools$320,0005n/a
Wings of Valor Inc$302,192622%
Winner Regional Healthcare Center$301,50030%
Camp Cambria Foundation$300,000264%
Elevate Rapid City$300,00054%
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation$300,00031%
Dickinson State University Heritage Foundation$295,0002n/a
Missouri River Educational Cooperative$289,8543n/a
Alliance for Cell Therapy Now$288,000319%
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego$287,50011%
Second Harvest Heartland$275,00010%
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Mn$265,987814%
Hat Trick Hockey Corp$265,00086%
Children's Health Foundation$250,00012%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$250,0001n/a
Seattle Children's Hospital$250,00010%
Regents of the University of Colorado$250,0001n/a
City of Sheldon$250,0005n/a
Sign Fracture Care International$250,00013%
Helpline Center Inc$243,50082%
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford$240,00010%
Children's Hospital Colorado$240,00010%
Brandon Valley School District$235,6407n/a
Brandon Valley Booster Club Inc$230,614458%
Legends of Gold Inc$230,225811%
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts$230,00033%
Junior Achievement of South Dakota$228,47584%
Village Northwest Unlimited$224,00060%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$212,50010%
Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association$207,69967%
American Gold Gymnastics$207,25063%
Youth Villages Foundation Inc$205,00010%
Mayville State University$203,2006n/a
Volunteers of America Inc$202,0008n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$201,55060%
Northwestern College$200,00040%
World Golf Foundation Inc$200,00011%
Fargo Marathon Inc$197,50038%
Dsu Heritage Foundation$192,75044%
South Dakota High School Activities Association$192,50022%
Oak Grove Lutheran High School$181,3008n/a
Moorhead Schools Legacy Foundation$180,5502n/a
National Kidney Foundation Inc$180,25080%
Community Memorial Hospital Inc$175,00070%
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency Cor$173,01231%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire$171,63451%
Greater Bemidji Inc$170,00033%
Sioux Falls Storm Tytan Enterprises LLC$164,0002n/a
Bareknuckle Baseball LLC$158,1173n/a
Ice Sports Association Dba Scheels Iceplex$155,600111%
Breakthrough T1d$155,00050%
Sioux Falls Swim Team Inc$153,000610%
Friends of the North Dakota Governor's Residence Council$150,0001n/a
Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative$148,000118%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$144,75050%
Community Indoor Tennis Center dba Huether Family Match Pointe$142,10072%
Sioux Falls Cyclones$141,572535%
Independent School District 152$140,5001n/a
South Dakota Youth Soccer Association Inc$140,000610%
Bismarck State College$137,7772n/a
Aberdeen Family YMCA$136,20080%
Children's Care Hospital and School$135,60830%
North Dakota Assistive$135,00032%
Brandon Baseball Program$133,50057%
The Arts Partnership of the Red Rive$133,00066%
Missouri Slope Areawide United Way$129,75051%
Bemidji State University Alumni and Foundation$126,62521%
Special Olympics South Dakota Inc$126,46571%
Duncan Regional Hospital Health Foundation$125,000310%
Dow Rummel Village$125,00050%
Beef Logic Inc$122,500322%
Firstlink$121,00044%
Legend Sports Intitute$120,9143n/a
Perham Area Activity Center$120,50036%
Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation$120,00033%
Up Aquatics Inc$120,0004n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & Montana$117,68053%
Bismarck Public Library$117,5234n/a
Veterans Community Project$110,00040%
Road Runners Club of America$110,0008n/a
GreatLife Cares Foundation$109,185614%
Aberdeen Catholic School System$107,1504n/a
Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America Inc$105,70061%
Embe$105,26070%
Metro Area Tournament Committee$102,000515%
Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental Dba Northern Dental Access Center$101,50050%
Canton Schools$101,1866n/a
Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce$101,18561%
Red River Childrens Advocacy Center$101,00044%
Detroit Lakes Public Schools$100,1005n/a
Friends of the University of Stellenbosch Foundation$100,000197%
South Dakota Law Enforcement Charities$100,000862%
Fargo-Moorhead Orchestral Association$100,00047%
BIO Girls Inc$99,53154%
West Central School District 49-7$99,4504n/a
YMCA of the Northern Sky$98,00050%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota$97,90035%
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Company$97,50052%
Watertown Development Company$97,5007n/a
Downtown Sioux Falls$96,93253%
South Dakota Golf Association$96,50047%
The Banquet$95,76142%
Jpii Catholic Schools$95,0004n/a
McCrossan Boys Ranch$94,87580%
Bismarck State College$94,0221n/a
Sioux Falls Area Casa Program$92,90083%
Tri-City United Soccer Club$92,50062%
Lifescape$92,15621%
Leadership South Dakota$90,00048%
Sioux Falls Hope Coalition$90,00058%
Sheldon Community Schools$90,0003n/a
The Great North Pole$89,12052%
Arthritis Foundation - Upper Midwest Region$87,5003n/a
Bismarck-Mandan Chamber Foundation$85,300413%
Ground Works$85,000322%
North Dakota Safety Council$85,00051%
Children's Home Society of South Dakota$84,35060%
Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons$83,60061%
Bismarck-Mandan Chamber Edc$81,90971%
Senior Citizen Services Inc Dba Active Generations$81,58740%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$81,50040%
Fargo Youth Hockey Association$78,50061%
Mandan Public School District$78,0006n/a
Philanthropy Promotions Inc$77,500434%
Young Mens Christian Assoc Sf$77,5004n/a
Butterfly House & Aquarium Inc$77,00042%
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank$75,00011%
Red River Zoological Society$75,00032%
Dakota Schoolers$75,0002n/a
City of Sioux Falls$72,5003n/a
South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation$71,74853%
Sioux Empire Youth Wrestling Association$70,0002n/a
Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon$67,500518%
Mitchell Corn Palace$67,0005n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$65,50070%
Project Prep Oly Develop Program$65,00063%
Tea Area School District 41-5$65,0002n/a
Call to Freedom$65,00031%
The Outdoor Adventure Foundation Inc$65,00064%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$62,50020%
Rapid City Club for Boys Inc$62,50060%
Smg Dba the Greek Theatre$61,6001n/a
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc$61,35062%
Bismarck Cancer Center$61,30150%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$61,25070%
Hero Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization$61,10024%
Valley City State University$61,0003n/a
International Esperanza Project$60,84722%
Folds of Honor Foundation$60,80010%
Brookings Health System Foundation$60,7503n/a
Downtown Community Partnership$60,50053%
Plains Art Museum$60,00041%
Folds of Honor Kansas City Inc$60,00023%
Bishop Dudley Hospitality House$60,0003n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley$60,00021%
School District 564$59,5504n/a
Healing Hope Ministries$57,500225%
Aberdeen Development Corporation$57,00062%
Chad Greenway Foundation$56,80045%
Ground Works$56,0003n/a
Moorhead Public Schools$55,8603n/a
FM Rotary Foundation$55,175212%
Stockyards Plaza Inc$51,500212%
Teddy Bear Den$51,20037%
Children of the Nations$51,00040%
SF Swim Team Inc$50,0002n/a
First Dakota National Bank$50,0001n/a
Face It Together Inc$50,00021%
Global Interdependence Center$50,00029%
Churches United$50,00011%
The Gray Academy$50,00039%
Professional Patient Advocates in Life Sciences Inc$50,000318%
Gateway to Science Center Inc$50,00051%
The South Dakota Chorale$50,000252%
Project School Safe Association$49,0002n/a
Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce$48,30031%
Fargo Area Sports$47,70032%
Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area$47,30541%
South Dakota High School Basketball Coaches Association$47,2325n/a
Webster 2020 Inc$45,000321%
Tracy Area Public Schools$45,0002n/a
The Glory House of Sioux Falls$45,00030%
Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society$45,00033%
Hope Haven Inc$43,75040%
TNT Kid's Fitness$43,00021%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire$41,733110%
Pheasants Forever Inc$41,50010%
North Dakota Hospital Association$41,00041%
Minnesota West Foundation$40,90043%
Luverne School Foundation$40,2504n/a
Pat Tillman Foundation$40,00011%
Deadwood Area Chamber & Visitor's Bureau$40,00022%
City of Yankton$40,0004n/a
Aberdeen Library Foundation$40,000477%
South Dakota High School Coaches Assn$40,000323%
Food Bank of Siouxland Inc$40,00011%
Sioux Empire Junior Golf Association$40,0002n/a
Mandan Park District$40,0004n/a
Oahe Young Men's Christian Association$40,00021%
218 Sports Inc$40,000227%
Hartford Area Development Foundation$40,00042%
Bemidji Youth Soccer$39,100413%
The Thielen Foundation Inc$37,50016%
Reinbows Inc of Windom Minnesota$37,500515%
Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation$36,50032%
Goetz Mental Wellness Initiative$36,050217%
Collision Ministries Inc$36,00031%
Jeremiah Program$36,00040%
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota$35,75040%
City of Webster Sd$35,7155n/a
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry$35,00015%
Charis Ministry Partners$35,000510%
Lira Dance Theatre Company LLC$35,0002n/a
Susan G Komen For The Cure$34,2441n/a
Tea Area School District Association$34,200234%
Ml Hockey LLC$33,2501n/a
All Star Booster Club Inc$33,000327%
Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter Inc$32,70022%
Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity$32,55022%
Family Fest$32,5004n/a
Peacemaker Resources$32,50026%
Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce$30,87541%
Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America Inc$30,75040%
Western Region Economic Development$30,000314%
Petit Kicks Soccer$30,0003n/a
Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization Inc$30,00020%
Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation$30,000221%
Great Rides Inc$30,0002n/a
Warner School District 6-5 Foundation$30,0003n/a
Central Cass Public Schools$30,0002n/a
Great Bear Tubing Hill Renovation Campaign$30,0001n/a
City of Jackson$30,0003n/a
South East Education Cooperative (SEEC)$30,0002n/a
Sculpturewalk Inc$30,00031%
South Sudanese Foundation$30,00021%
Fitness on Main$30,0003n/a
South Dakota Guardianship Program Inc$30,000311%
Aberdeen School District$28,1004n/a
Southeast Technical College Foundation$27,05224%
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra$27,00028%
Alexandria Area Arts Association$26,50033%
Good Samaritan Society Inc$26,50017%
Hillsboro Public Schools$26,4004n/a
Wheaton High School$25,5004n/a
Dakota West Arts Council Inc$25,5002n/a
Sutton Bay Golf LLC$25,2761n/a
South Dakota Biotechnology Association$25,00034%
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc$25,00030%
Essentia Health Foundation$25,00011%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$25,0001n/a
Bismarck Recreation Council$25,00022%
Northland Community and Technical College Foundation$25,00022%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater Northwest Chapter$25,0001n/a
Harrisburg Baseball Association Inc$25,00013%
Tuition4techstudents$25,0001n/a
Aberdeen Catholic School Systems$25,0001n/a
Mayport Multipurpose Community Event Center$25,00016%
Valley Christian Counseling & Wellness$25,00011%
Navy League of the US Sd Counc$25,0001n/a
Teammates Mentoring of Sioux Falls Foundation$25,0001n/a
Joy Ranch of South Dakota$25,00013%
Cullen Children's Foundation$25,00023%
Roger Maris Celebrity Benefit Golf Tournament$24,5002n/a
Sioux Empire Realtor for Kids$24,000419%
Kids Chance of South Dakota$24,0003n/a
F-M Redhawks$23,2701n/a
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$23,00030%
Capital Volleyball Club$22,500310%
Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area Inc$22,35031%
Jamestown Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc$22,1003n/a
Valley City State University Foundation$21,50030%
Bismarck Marathon$20,90926%
Emerging Prairie$20,76021%
Bismarck Parks & Recreation$20,5002n/a
Family Healthcare Center$20,13020%
Rock Rapids Kids Club Inc$20,08021%
First City of Lights Foundation$20,050313%
South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation$20,0002n/a
North Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Assn$20,000126%
United Way of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and the Area Inc$20,00021%
Heartland Lakes Development Commiss$20,00013%
Strawbale Winery$20,0002n/a
Mike Miller Foundation$20,00029%
City of Tracy$20,0002n/a
Youth Athletic Foundation$20,00024%
Fargo Airsho Inc$20,0002n/a
Women's Alliance Inc$20,00012%
Warroad Memorial Arena Association$20,00015%
Project Car$20,00026%
City of Brookings$20,0001n/a
Detroit Mountain Recreation Area Inc$20,00021%
Presidents Bowl Committee of Sioux Falls Inc$20,000210%
Lni$20,00031%
Dickinson State University$19,7502n/a
Advocates for Mental Health$19,5003n/a
South Dakota Beef Industry Council Inc$19,00011%
Nami South Dakota$19,00023%
Re Arena Inc$18,5001n/a
South Dakota Corn Growers Association$18,00030%
Reach Literacy$17,50033%
Family Visitation Center$17,50021%
El Riad Shriners$17,30021%
Moorhead Business Association Inc$16,95035%
Nd Industrial Commission$16,9382n/a
City of Jamestown Board of Park Com$16,8402n/a
Windom Area Hospital Foundation Inc$16,667215%
West Fargo Park District$16,5462n/a
Voyageurs Area Council$16,54222%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$16,50020%
Parker School District$16,2002n/a
Family Wellness LLC$16,00020%
Folds of Honor South Dakota Chapter$15,500211%
Society of Health and Physical Educators$15,5001n/a
Central Lyon School Foundation Inc$15,5001n/a
Lucas Moormann$15,4031n/a
Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc$15,00021%
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead$15,00010%
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch$15,00010%
Western Governors Foundation$15,0001n/a
Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting$15,00011%
Williston Basin School District #7$15,0001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$15,00020%
Lifescape Foundation$15,00010%
Sioux Falls Firefighters Benevolent Foundation$15,000265%
South Dakota Cattlemens Association$15,00018%
Stoked LLC$14,6902n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota$14,50020%
Bemidji Jaycees$14,303210%
West Fargo Public Schools Agency$14,1002n/a
St Philips Catholic Church$14,0001n/a
Sioux Falls Tennis Association$14,00028%
Team Foundation$13,50022%
Innovative Office Solutions$13,4971n/a
Bemidji Youth Baseball Inc$13,3002n/a
United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties$13,25021%
Knights of Columbus Council 1544$13,100213%
Uspirend$13,00016%
Emilys Hope$13,00022%
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society$13,00010%
Sales & Marketing Executives Inc of Sioux Falls$12,80014%
American Diabetes Association$12,5001n/a
Susan G Komen for the Cure Nebraska$12,5001n/a
Immigrant Development Center$12,00012%
The Lost and Found Association$12,00020%
Ken Duke and Friends Inc$12,00013%
Ucodegirl$12,00027%
The American Legion Charities$11,72021%
Sleepy Hollow Theatre & Arts Park$11,50022%
Canton-Inwood Area Health Foundation$11,50027%
YWCA Cass Clay$11,50010%
Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation$11,46411%
Minnesota Dakotas Society of Peri Anesthesia Nurses$11,2001n/a
North Sargent Public School$11,1001n/a
Dakotabilities Inc$11,00010%
Dakota Children's Advocacy Center$10,40010%
Dilworth Glyndon Felton (Dgf) Public School #2164$10,1502n/a
Bismarck-Mandan Development Association$10,15011%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America$10,00010%
South Dakota Junior Football Inc$10,00013%
Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation$10,00011%
Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club$10,00012%
Special Olympics Iowa Inc$10,00010%
Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern Sd$10,0001n/a
National Field Archery Association Foundation$10,00011%
Walker Area Community Center$10,00014%
Dickinson Public Schools$10,0001n/a
Enderlin Historical Society & Museum Inc$10,0001n/a
FamilyFest LLC$10,0001n/a
Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County$10,00011%
The Simmons Center Foundation$10,00010%
Sioux Falls Arts Council$10,00016%
Wheaton Country Club Inc$10,0001n/a
Northern Lights Youth Services Inc$10,00018%
Nameless Coalition for the Homeless$10,00022%
Rebuilding Together Fargo-Moorhead Area Inc$10,00013%
Researchamerica$10,00010%
Food Bank of Iowa$10,00010%
Gorilla Wrestling Club Inc$10,000112%
Capital Area Counseling Serviceinc$10,00010%
Xyz Corporation$10,0001n/a
Hungry Hearts$10,0001n/a
Minnetonka Touchdown Club Inc$10,00013%
Restoration Generation Inc$10,00012%
Vote Yes for Rc Schools$10,0001n/a
Heartview Foundation$10,00010%
Junior Achievement North$10,00010%
Mandan Public Schools Foundation for Education$10,000114%
Abbott House Inc$10,00010%
Jamestown Soccer Federation$10,000134%
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Inc$10,000110%
Mercy Hospital Northern Light Mercy Hospital$10,00010%
Leostrength LLC$10,0001n/a
Soul Solutions Recovery Center Inc$10,0001n/a
Bagley Fire Department Relief Associatio$10,000111%
Hi-Line Health Foundation Inc$9,00012%
City of Canby$9,0001n/a
Arthritis Foundation Inc$8,50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$8,50010%
Windom Youth Hockey Association Inc$8,33312%
Fargo Park District Foundation$8,1431n/a
Guiding Hand Foundation$8,0001n/a
Brown County South Dakota$8,0001n/a
Hospice of Murray County Inc$8,0001n/a
Park Rapids Education & Activities Foundation$8,00019%
Health Connect of South Dakota Inc$8,00019%
Ind School Dist 206$8,0001n/a
Great Bear Management Inc$7,74011%
East Grand Forks Blueline Club Inc$7,74014%
United Tribes Technical College$7,58010%
National Audubon Society Inc$7,50010%
Missouri River Baseball Club$7,500118%
Veteran Honor Flight of Ndmn$7,50011%
City of Canton$7,5001n/a
North Dakota State Fair Association$7,5001n/a
Augsburg University$7,50010%
Newtown Rock Softball Association$7,5001n/a
Big Idea Inc$7,5001n/a
Varsity Brands Holding Inc Dba Varsity Spirit LLC (Ncanda)$7,4361n/a
North Dakota Nurses Association$7,25017%
City of Webster$7,1431n/a
South Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association Inc$7,00019%
Sioux Falls Little League$7,0001n/a
Peace Lutheran Church$7,0001n/a
Centahnas Booster Club$6,885113%
Great River Rescue$6,60011%
United Way of Vermillion$6,59412%
Rock From the Heart$6,55012%
The Capital Gallery Society$6,50011%
Clear Waters Life Center$6,50011%
Alexandria Cardinal Athletic Foundation$6,050115%
Secured My School$6,000111%
North Dakota FFA Foundation Incorporated$6,00011%
Show Choirs of Bemidji Inc$6,000114%
Becker County Historical Society$6,00010%
Upper Midwest Bleeding Disorders Allianc$6,00012%
Sheldon Comm Day Care Nursery School Inc$6,00011%
Bismarck Youth Baseball League$6,00015%
Rotary International-Alexandria Club$6,00015%
Nexus-Path Family Healing$6,0001n/a
Black Hills State University Foundation$6,00010%
Hibbing College Foundation$6,00016%
Mother of God Monastery$6,0001n/a
Peace Officer Jail Chaplains Association$6,00011%
Hope Inc$6,00012%
Northwest Indian Community Development Center Nwicdc$6,00010%
Dear Nicu Mama$5,75014%
Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce$5,75011%
Youth & Family Services Inc$5,56010%
Thief River Falls Education Foundation$5,55013%
Metro Select Sports LLC$5,5001n/a
Windom Area Hospital$5,5001n/a
Friends of Brookings Baseball Inc$5,50012%
Baseball 320 Inc$5,50012%
Dakota Funds LLC$5,5001n/a
Midwest Funding LLC$5,5001n/a
Move to Heal South Dakota$5,5001n/a
Dlccc Inc$5,50010%
Christian Youth Activity League$5,4271n/a
Wahpeton Public School District$5,3501n/a
Mankato Community Education and Rec$5,3251n/a
Valley City Park District$5,2751n/a
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota Inc$5,17910%
Mike Entringer Memorial Scholarship$5,1761n/a
West Central Baseball Association$5,1601n/a
Spoke N Sport$5,1121n/a
Laker Booster Club Inc$5,10014%
Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls South Dakota$5,0601n/a
Hatton Public School District$5,0501n/a
Cribs for Kids Inc$5,03620%

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($247k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Sanford Group Return supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 26 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAugustana University Association: $26,381,609 over 8y, 6.5% of budgetUniversity of South Dakota Foundation: $19,388,579 over 8y, 12% of budgetConcordia College Corporation: $17,654,950 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetSouth Dakota State University Foundation: $16,535,117 over 8y, 6.2% of budgetSioux Falls Sports Authority: $11,935,525 over 8y, 48% of budgetMiami Children's Health System Foundation Inc: $8,000,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $7,709,197 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetSanford Health Foundation: $6,608,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetThe Summit League: $6,417,674 over 5y, 29% of budgetTeam Makers Club Inc: $5,122,203 over 4y, 23% of budgetSamaritan's Feet International: $4,697,608 over 6y, 13% of budgetCura Foundation: $3,250,000 over 4y, 69% of budgetGlobal Health Corps Inc: $3,125,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $2,142,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation: $2,105,619 over 1y, 19% of budgetSanford Health Foundation North: $2,089,861 over 3y, 18% of budgetNorthern State University Foundation: $2,050,012 over 4y, 8.2% of budgetBismarck State College Foundation: $1,978,272 over 6y, 21% of budgetMinnesota State University Mankato Foundation Inc: $1,690,000 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $1,653,221 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetUniversity of Sioux Falls: $1,603,305 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetSioux Empire United Way Inc: $1,513,020 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetSouth Dakota Military Heritage Alliance: $1,500,000 over 5y, 40% of budgetNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: $1,280,000 over 8y, 37% of budgetUniversity of Mary: $1,171,615 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetEdith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation: $1,169,318 over 2y, 62% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Nd: $1,136,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSioux Empire Triage Center: $1,100,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetFeeding South Dakota: $1,062,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetSanford Health Foundation West: $1,040,009 over 1y, 30% of budgetVariety Children's Hospital: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVillage Family Service Center: $910,450 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Way of Cass-Clay: $878,666 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetBismarck Public Schools Foundation: $871,386 over 7y, 42% of budgetMethodist Medical Center Foundation: $846,321 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetMcKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc: $800,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $750,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetCreighton University: $750,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSioux Falls Christian Schools Association: $713,780 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetYellow Jacket Foundation: $696,200 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $682,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Country Food Bank Inc: $650,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley Inc: $624,510 over 6y, 12% of budgetSouth Dakota Partners in Education: $616,922 over 1y, 19% of budgetSanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota: $615,988 over 1y, 57% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $570,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Pavilion Management Inc: $559,953 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetNdscs Foundation: $542,619 over 8y, 2.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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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.

Avera HealthSD132.2× affinity73 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Avera Health · Midcontinent Foundation · Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · South Dakota Community Foundation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation · Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · Dakota Medical Foundation · The Barry Foundation · Alex Stern Family Foundation · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family Foundation · Offutt Family Foundation · United Way of Cass-Clay

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Sanford Group Return

How much does Sanford Group Return give?
Sanford Group Return reported 166 itemized grants totaling $25,885,904, out of $47,489,473 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 174 and 258 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Sanford Group Return fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (36%), Health (24%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
Who are Sanford Group Return's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Augustana University Association ($26M), University of South Dakota Foundation ($19M), Concordia College Corporation ($18M).
Does Sanford Group Return fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Sanford Group Return?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Avera Health, Midcontinent Foundation, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Sanford Group Return based?
Sanford Group Return is based in SD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 585 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

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

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