South Dakota · Community foundation
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
In partnership with donors, sioux falls area community foundation (sfacf) provides philanthropic leadership that assures the quality of life in our area, for good, for ever.the community foundation cultivates philanthropy by inspiring new generations of donors to nurture sioux falls' position as a nationally recognized charitable…
- $39M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 308
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 274
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $38M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $7,010,169
- Organizations funded a year
- 204 to 274
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 22
- Total assets, FY2025
- $391M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M 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 | 299 | $38M | 21% |
| FY2024 | 274 | $37M | 19% |
| FY2023 | 258 | $27M | 17% |
| FY2022 | 273 | $26M | 23% |
| FY2021 | 225 | $23M | 24% |
| FY2020 | 206 | $17M | 23% |
| FY2019 | 204 | $18M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 208 | $16M | 30% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State University Foundation | $22,104,100 | 7 | 91% |
| City of Sioux Falls | $13,749,688 | 9 | n/a |
| Augustana University Association | $10,756,948 | 9 | 3% |
| Sioux Falls School District #49-5 | $10,695,689 | 9 | n/a |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $10,025,105 | 9 | 5% |
| Face It Together Inc | $6,685,360 | 9 | 92% |
| Compassion Child Care | $5,989,098 | 9 | 68% |
| Washington Pavilion Management Inc | $4,696,802 | 9 | 15% |
| Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium | $4,370,441 | 9 | 34% |
| Sioux Empire United Way Inc | $4,145,050 | 9 | 6% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State University Foundation | $22,104,100 | 7 | 91% |
| City of Sioux Falls | $13,749,688 | 9 | n/a |
| Augustana University Association | $10,756,948 | 9 | 3% |
| Sioux Falls School District #49-5 | $10,695,689 | 9 | n/a |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $10,025,105 | 9 | 5% |
| Face It Together Inc | $6,685,360 | 9 | 92% |
| Compassion Child Care | $5,989,098 | 9 | 68% |
| Washington Pavilion Management Inc | $4,696,802 | 9 | 15% |
| Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium | $4,370,441 | 9 | 34% |
| Sioux Empire United Way Inc | $4,145,050 | 9 | 6% |
| Black Hills State University Foundation | $4,050,450 | 8 | 21% |
| Children's Home Foundation | $3,125,830 | 9 | 6% |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | $2,995,406 | 9 | 2% |
| Avera McKennan | $2,827,340 | 9 | 0% |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $2,287,858 | 9 | 14% |
| Community Outreach | $2,225,060 | 6 | 75% |
| Veterans Community Project | $2,125,550 | 5 | 6% |
| Sioux Falls Thrive Inc | $2,057,833 | 9 | 96% |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Foundation | $2,039,900 | 7 | 16% |
| Catholic Chancery Office | $1,977,105 | 9 | n/a |
| Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern Sd | $1,965,059 | 9 | n/a |
| University of South Dakota Foundation | $1,884,240 | 9 | 2% |
| Central Baptist Church | $1,876,355 | 7 | n/a |
| Lifescape Foundation | $1,807,133 | 9 | 4% |
| Sioux Empire Triage Center | $1,636,621 | 2 | 55% |
| Young Men's Christian Association | $1,606,982 | 9 | 15% |
| Let's Skate | $1,598,405 | 4 | 81% |
| Feeding South Dakota | $1,571,179 | 9 | 1% |
| St Francis House of Sioux Falls | $1,492,556 | 9 | 13% |
| Butterfly House & Aquarium Inc | $1,464,470 | 7 | 50% |
| Sioux Falls Christian Schools Association | $1,439,460 | 9 | 7% |
| Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting | $1,350,285 | 9 | 6% |
| Early Ford V-8 Foundation Inc | $1,324,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Volunteers of America Inc | $1,238,402 | 6 | n/a |
| Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls | $1,175,162 | 8 | 16% |
| Dordt University | $1,101,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Startup Sioux Falls | $1,084,089 | 3 | 45% |
| Community Indoor Tennis Center dba Huether Family Match Pointe | $1,062,769 | 9 | 10% |
| Saint Mary Parish of Minnehaha County | $1,060,932 | 5 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Feet International | $1,052,000 | 4 | 4% |
| The Banquet | $972,738 | 9 | 8% |
| Alpha Center | $924,175 | 9 | 11% |
| Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls South Dakota | $913,170 | 9 | n/a |
| West Nidaros | $908,363 | 9 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church | $885,623 | 9 | n/a |
| Southeast Technical College Foundation | $851,534 | 9 | 20% |
| Wings of Valor Inc | $815,625 | 5 | 50% |
| Think 3d Solutions | $775,649 | 4 | n/a |
| Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | $770,714 | 9 | 1% |
| University of Sioux Falls | $764,395 | 9 | 0% |
| Sculpturewalk Inc | $761,135 | 9 | 40% |
| Sioux Falls Catholic School Foundation Inc | $757,535 | 9 | n/a |
| Minnehaha County Treasurer | $747,000 | 3 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church | $745,397 | 9 | n/a |
| The Sioux Falls Ministry Center | $745,343 | 7 | 55% |
| Stockyards Plaza Inc | $738,448 | 8 | 49% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire | $735,027 | 9 | 2% |
| Senior Citizen Services Inc Dba Active Generations | $729,314 | 9 | 3% |
| South Dakota Hall of Fame | $718,450 | 9 | 31% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $709,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Dow Rummel Village | $708,618 | 9 | 1% |
| College of Saint Benedict | $707,500 | 8 | 0% |
| First Evangelical Free Church of Sioux Falls | $703,400 | 9 | n/a |
| Embe | $702,426 | 9 | 2% |
| South Dakota News Watch | $677,918 | 9 | 45% |
| Wegner Arboretum Society | $665,903 | 9 | 58% |
| South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance | $659,576 | 6 | 15% |
| South Dakota State University | $601,535 | 9 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Lutheran School Association Inc | $598,261 | 9 | n/a |
| Siouxland Heritage Museums Alliance | $577,136 | 9 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society | $567,096 | 9 | 13% |
| McCrossan Boys Ranch | $545,311 | 9 | 2% |
| Furniture Mission of South Dakota | $539,876 | 9 | 22% |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality House | $538,133 | 9 | n/a |
| Prairie Hills Covenant Church Sioux Falls Sd | $513,468 | 9 | n/a |
| Canton-Inwood Area Health Foundation | $509,986 | 6 | 81% |
| Call to Freedom | $507,794 | 9 | 15% |
| The Diocese of South Dakota | $505,072 | 4 | n/a |
| Queen of Peace Inc | $500,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Sioux Falls Hope Coalition | $493,721 | 8 | 20% |
| Fellowship of Catholic University Students | $492,600 | 8 | n/a |
| Helpline Center Inc | $486,644 | 9 | 3% |
| Calvary Episcopal Church Foundation | $470,926 | 5 | n/a |
| Avera McKennan Foundation | $467,454 | 2 | n/a |
| Teach for America Inc | $459,312 | 8 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Catholic Schools | $457,114 | 9 | n/a |
| Great Bear Management Inc | $453,413 | 9 | 8% |
| Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc | $450,000 | 9 | 7% |
| The Wellspring Church Cv | $450,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chabad Lubavitch of South Dakota Inc | $433,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership Inc | $410,942 | 9 | 1% |
| Yankton Catholic Community Foundation Office | $402,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $400,030 | 8 | n/a |
| Collision Ministries Inc | $390,212 | 9 | 5% |
| First United Methodist Church Foundation of Sioux Falls | $383,708 | 9 | 37% |
| Volunteers of America Inc | $374,103 | 3 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls State Theatre Company | $373,359 | 9 | 96% |
| Real Presence Radio | $372,100 | 5 | 7% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $367,473 | 7 | 0% |
| Special Olympics South Dakota Inc | $364,554 | 9 | 4% |
| Embrace | $361,709 | 6 | n/a |
| Salvation Army National Corp | $357,051 | 4 | n/a |
| The Seminar Network Inc | $316,514 | 3 | 0% |
| The United Church of Christ | $308,008 | 3 | n/a |
| Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc | $301,591 | 8 | 10% |
| Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation | $300,385 | 9 | 1% |
| Calvary Cathedral | $300,360 | 9 | n/a |
| Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America Inc | $292,045 | 9 | 2% |
| South Dakota Achieve | $290,489 | 8 | 0% |
| Southeastern Behavioral Health Care | $282,421 | 9 | 0% |
| The Compass Center | $274,225 | 7 | 6% |
| South Dakota Salutes | $266,400 | 7 | 73% |
| Sioux Falls Area Casa Program | $263,083 | 9 | 8% |
| South Dakota Youth Foundation | $259,100 | 8 | 41% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota Inc | $254,072 | 8 | 4% |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls South Dakota | $252,882 | 9 | n/a |
| Iowa State Fair Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Reach Literacy | $242,689 | 8 | 22% |
| The Lost and Found Association | $241,700 | 6 | 8% |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | $241,397 | 9 | 0% |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | $237,156 | 8 | n/a |
| Lands Lutheran Church | $233,141 | 9 | n/a |
| East River Legal Services Corporation | $231,700 | 4 | 12% |
| Luther House of Study | $230,759 | 3 | 10% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & Montana | $218,864 | 9 | 1% |
| Sioux Falls Arts Council | $216,700 | 9 | 36% |
| King of Glory Church | $206,186 | 6 | n/a |
| Dakotabilities Inc | $205,914 | 9 | 0% |
| Oak Hills Baptist Church | $204,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Dow Rummel Foundation | $202,886 | 9 | 74% |
| Lutheran High School of Sioux Falls | $200,816 | 5 | n/a |
| Rv-Mh Heritage Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Americans for Prosperity Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Wagner Community Swimming Pool Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 91% |
| Sacred Heart Parish of Yankton County | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Gospel Mission | $188,868 | 9 | n/a |
| Sioux Empire Housing Partnership Inc | $184,873 | 4 | 34% |
| Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation | $181,187 | 8 | 13% |
| Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church | $180,974 | 7 | n/a |
| Lifeline Children's Services Inc | $170,000 | 4 | 0% |
| South Dakota Dental Foundation | $169,405 | 2 | 36% |
| Ecosun Prairie Farms Inc | $166,250 | 4 | 66% |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul | $166,160 | 9 | 0% |
| Lifelight Communications Inc | $164,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Second Century Habitat Fund Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons | $154,105 | 9 | 1% |
| Scottish Rite Foundation of South Dakota Inc | $152,943 | 9 | 16% |
| City of Dell Rapids | $150,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Teddy Bear Den | $148,098 | 9 | 21% |
| Lord of Life Lutheran Church | $146,790 | 5 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $144,907 | 5 | n/a |
| Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls | $144,012 | 6 | 2% |
| Downtown Sioux Falls | $142,644 | 5 | 9% |
| Kingdom Capital Fund | $140,500 | 6 | 1% |
| Peace Lutheran Church | $140,036 | 9 | n/a |
| South Dakota Golf Association Junior Golf Foundation | $134,730 | 9 | 5% |
| First Congregational Church | $134,635 | 9 | n/a |
| South Dakota School for the Deaf Foundation | $133,553 | 7 | n/a |
| Delasalle High School | $132,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Bridging The Opportunity Gap | $130,000 | 2 | 13% |
| First Presbyterian Church | $129,955 | 9 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls | $127,797 | 6 | 1% |
| South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation | $127,325 | 4 | 2% |
| Junior Achievement of South Dakota | $127,100 | 6 | 4% |
| Dakotas United Methodist Foundation | $125,562 | 2 | n/a |
| Pheasants Forever Inc | $122,209 | 2 | 0% |
| St Josephs Indian School | $120,529 | 9 | n/a |
| West Central School District 49-7 | $120,148 | 8 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Cares Inc | $119,667 | 8 | 8% |
| Children of the Nations | $117,000 | 6 | 1% |
| East Palo Alto Academy Foundation | $117,000 | 7 | 1% |
| East Side Lutheran Church | $116,575 | 9 | n/a |
| Tallgrass Recovery & Sober Living Homes | $116,200 | 6 | 2% |
| Mount Zion Congregation | $115,469 | 9 | n/a |
| Community Reformed Church | $114,075 | 8 | n/a |
| St Peter's Cemetery Association | $113,179 | 5 | n/a |
| South Dakota Voices for Peace | $113,075 | 3 | 9% |
| Hope Lutheran Church | $109,224 | 8 | n/a |
| Badlands National Park Conservancy | $108,000 | 3 | 51% |
| University of St Thomas | $106,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Forward Sioux Falls | $106,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $106,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation | $105,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Educational Foundation | $104,239 | 9 | 51% |
| Joy Ranch of South Dakota | $101,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Family Visitation Center | $100,164 | 8 | 7% |
| Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Calvin Christian School of Minneapolis | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Denver Christian Schools | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Direct Line | $99,508 | 8 | 29% |
| The Glory House of Sioux Falls | $99,112 | 5 | 1% |
| Steiger International Limited | $99,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $98,800 | 4 | 37% |
| Mission Haiti | $98,655 | 7 | 2% |
| Harmony South Dakota Inc | $97,499 | 7 | 22% |
| Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church | $96,550 | 7 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Tennis Association | $94,600 | 3 | 6% |
| Hope Harbor | $94,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Leadership South Dakota | $92,350 | 6 | 11% |
| Treehouse Inc | $90,500 | 1 | 6% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Group Return | $89,988 | 7 | n/a |
| Midwest District Missionary Church | $88,700 | 9 | n/a |
| Christ the King Church | $84,972 | 8 | n/a |
| Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota | $84,368 | 6 | n/a |
| Our Redeemer Lutheran Church | $83,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Memorial Lutheran Church | $80,950 | 7 | n/a |
| St Peter on the Prairie | $80,417 | 3 | n/a |
| Midwest Street Medicine | $80,000 | 2 | 44% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $79,850 | 4 | 0% |
| Historic Arnolds Park Inc | $79,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $79,430 | 6 | n/a |
| Friends of the Big Sioux River | $77,950 | 7 | 20% |
| South Dakota Ballet Co | $77,450 | 5 | 22% |
| First Baptist Church Foundation | $77,401 | 4 | 20% |
| City of Murdo | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Abbey of the Hills Inn and Retreat Center | $75,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Family Connection | $74,065 | 6 | 13% |
| Sanford | $74,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Emilys Hope | $73,125 | 3 | 5% |
| Bethel University | $71,666 | 3 | 0% |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $70,059 | 3 | 1% |
| Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society | $70,051 | 2 | 10% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley | $70,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Brandon Lutheran Church | $68,525 | 6 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Development Foundation Inc | $68,400 | 1 | 2% |
| Sioux Empire Character Counts Coalition Inc | $66,850 | 6 | 21% |
| Abbott House Inc | $66,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Reading Bridge Inc | $66,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope for the Hopeless Organization H2O | $64,500 | 4 | 17% |
| Toy Lending Library of SD | $64,300 | 4 | 33% |
| Youthroots | $63,400 | 3 | 7% |
| Restoration Generation Inc | $62,100 | 4 | 3% |
| First Christian Reformed Church | $62,100 | 6 | n/a |
| Colgate Rochester Divinity School | $60,224 | 9 | n/a |
| SkyView Academy Foundation | $60,000 | 5 | 10% |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | $60,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Hidden Harvest Corporation | $60,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $59,842 | 6 | 0% |
| Westside Lutheran Church | $58,000 | 5 | n/a |
| South Eastern Development Foundation | $57,197 | 2 | 3% |
| Diocese of Rapid City Sd | $56,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Tre Ministries | $56,500 | 4 | 3% |
| Christ Our Hope Anglican Church | $55,925 | 4 | n/a |
| Shift Garage | $55,500 | 3 | 10% |
| Emmaus Road Church | $55,290 | 5 | n/a |
| Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sioux Empire Pit Bull Rescue Inc | $53,800 | 3 | 9% |
| New Haven | $53,641 | 4 | 4% |
| Arise Church | $53,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Brandon Volunteer Fire Department | $51,740 | 5 | 3% |
| Lyman School District | $51,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Moorings Park Foundation Inc | $50,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Healing Hope Ministries | $50,404 | 2 | 18% |
| Caritas Clinics Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Secured My School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $50,000 | 5 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Fair Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Kings Schools of the Desert | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Blue Lab Preservation Society Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church of Pipestone | $48,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Okoboji Foundation | $47,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Independent School District 531 | $46,704 | 2 | n/a |
| Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen Sd | $46,400 | 5 | n/a |
| Ave Maria School of Law | $46,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Lutheran University | $45,711 | 7 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $45,550 | 2 | 0% |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | $44,334 | 2 | 0% |
| Center of Hope | $44,150 | 6 | 2% |
| Establishing Sustainable Connections | $43,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Avera Health | $42,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Parkston School Distrct 33-3 | $42,021 | 4 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $41,190 | 3 | n/a |
| Ground Works | $41,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Gideons International | $40,650 | 4 | n/a |
| Hurdle Life Coach Foundation | $40,500 | 2 | 39% |
| Mount Zion Cemetery Society | $40,350 | 5 | n/a |
| Helping Kids Round First | $40,250 | 3 | 4% |
| Celebration Church | $40,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Neu Hutterhaler Mennonite Church | $40,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Breathe Bravely Inc | $39,794 | 5 | 12% |
| Junior League of Sioux Falls | $39,713 | 3 | n/a |
| Among Foundation | $39,103 | 2 | 13% |
| Faith Baptist Fellowship | $39,000 | 2 | n/a |
| South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care | $38,480 | 2 | 0% |
| Brandon Valley School District | $38,193 | 3 | n/a |
| Friends of the World Food Program Inc | $38,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul of Sioux Falls | $37,898 | 4 | 1% |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | $37,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Med | $37,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Conscious Youth Solutions Inc | $36,600 | 2 | 14% |
| Family Service Inc | $36,583 | 2 | 0% |
| The Naomi Project | $36,200 | 3 | 24% |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | $35,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Rock Ranch | $35,094 | 3 | 4% |
| South Dakota Nonprofit Network | $35,000 | 2 | 42% |
| Bethel Ministries International | $35,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Church of St Joseph Mandan Trustee Inc | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Abbott House Foundation Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Precept | $33,800 | 3 | 0% |
| East River Foster Parent Network the Foster Network | $33,700 | 2 | 8% |
| Face It Together Sioux Falls Inc | $33,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Seed Community Church | $33,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Parent Advocates for Spanish Immersion | $32,625 | 2 | 13% |
| Cypress Lake United Methodist Church - Fort Myers | $32,500 | 2 | n/a |
| National Park Foundation | $32,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Gathering Well | $31,207 | 2 | n/a |
| University of South Dakota | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Risen Savior Lutheran Church | $30,700 | 4 | n/a |
| The Lincoln High School Bandparents Association | $30,256 | 2 | 5% |
| Stritecky Family Foundation Inc | $30,100 | 1 | 21% |
| Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dakota Institute for Business and Econom | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bread Break | $29,550 | 1 | n/a |
| National Music Museum (Americas Shrine to Music) | $29,120 | 2 | 1% |
| Stephens College | $29,050 | 5 | 0% |
| Calvary Chapel | $28,825 | 4 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church | $28,404 | 2 | n/a |
| The Luke Society Inc | $27,500 | 4 | 0% |
| City of Howard | $27,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Handi Riders Inc | $27,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries | $26,900 | 4 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire | $26,207 | 3 | 4% |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | $26,145 | 2 | 0% |
| Battleship South Dakota Memorial Foundation | $26,065 | 3 | n/a |
| First Responders Foundation | $26,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Players de Noc Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 28% |
| Open Primaries Education Fund | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Simon and Jude Catholic Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Lakeside Lab Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Culture Link Corp | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children Rescues International | $25,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Sioux City Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Eskymo Fan Club | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Supporters for the Hill City Ambulance | $25,000 | 1 | 38% |
| Dakota Royal Charity Draft Horse Show | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| South Dakota Historical Society Foundation | $24,100 | 2 | 1% |
| Lend-A-Hand Inc | $24,000 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Hudson | $24,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Hope Haven Inc | $23,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation | $23,300 | 2 | 1% |
| Gloria Dei Lutheran Church | $23,124 | 1 | n/a |
| Creighton University | $23,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls South Dakota | $22,410 | 2 | n/a |
| Sioux Empire Wheels to Work Inc | $22,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Groove Inc | $22,000 | 1 | 13% |
| St Dysmas of South Dakota | $21,982 | 2 | n/a |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $21,865 | 2 | 0% |
| Rare by Design Inc | $21,500 | 2 | 10% |
| City of Alcester | $21,480 | 2 | n/a |
| Curious Music Collective | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope Has Arrived LLC | $21,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Faith Temple Food Giveaway Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 9% |
| First Assembly of God | $20,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Sertoma International Club Sioux Falls | $20,750 | 1 | 11% |
| Vassar College | $20,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Light for the Next Generation | $20,500 | 1 | n/a |
| AsOne Ministries | $20,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $20,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Lutheran Congregational Support Network | $20,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Orthopedic Institute Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Above and Beyond Cancer Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Willmar Youth Football Association Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Lights Up Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Hope Haven Support Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way of Collier and the Keys Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marco Lutheran Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Known | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Longley Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Scotland Historical Society | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Midwest Wrestling Association | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| South Dakota Urban Indian Health Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Heartland Velo Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| NAMI National | $19,986 | 2 | 0% |
| Mount Marty University | $19,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Life | $19,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Garretson School District 49-4 | $18,715 | 3 | n/a |
| Brandon Baseball Program | $18,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Thehopeline Inc | $18,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith Through Frames | $18,312 | 2 | n/a |
| Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota Inc | $18,178 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern State University Foundation | $18,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The International Christian Church Inc | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shetek Lutheran Ministries | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue & Sanctuary | $17,762 | 3 | 7% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $17,682 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Church Missouri Synod | $17,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Arts South Dakota Inc | $16,950 | 3 | 2% |
| Journey of Hope Inc | $16,750 | 2 | 10% |
| The Ransom Church | $16,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Brookings School District Foundation | $16,604 | 3 | 31% |
| Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bethany Christian Services | $16,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Parkston | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Thomas More Newman Center | $15,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Parker Cemetery Association | $15,884 | 3 | n/a |
| Seeds of Change Foundation | $15,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Horizon Health Foundation | $15,400 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Coordinated Transportation Sys DBA River Cities Public Transit | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| South Dakota Coaches Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Christian Youth Activity League | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Falnes | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Celebrate Community Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Soccer Academy | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fatty Acid Research Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Hungry Hearts Inc | $14,350 | 2 | 3% |
| Sioux Falls Housing | $14,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Communication Service For The Deaf Inc | $14,061 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $13,193 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Design Center Inc | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crooks Area Working Together | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Scholarship America Inc | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Land Missions | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Methodist Church - Spirit Lake | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Crooks Community Child Care Center | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Falls Church | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue Bank Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Warriors Never Give Up | $12,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Translators of Cultures | $11,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Risen Savior Parish | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | $11,080 | 2 | 0% |
| The History Club | $11,049 | 1 | n/a |
| Crooks Veterans Park | $11,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Empire Mental Health Support | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Abc of the Dakotas | $10,977 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Ornithologists Union | $10,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope | $10,552 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Family Medicine | $10,505 | 1 | 0% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mn Minnesotanorth Dakotasouth Dakota | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Transept | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Swim Team Inc | $10,448 | 1 | 2% |
| Singing Boys of Sioux Falls | $10,350 | 2 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Association | $10,303 | 1 | n/a |
| Dawson McAllister Live | $10,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Lunch is Served Inc | $10,200 | 2 | 4% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | $10,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Good News Reformed Church Sioux Falls | $10,100 | 1 | n/a |
| B-Squad Dog Rescue | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wessington Springs Area Development | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Rock Valley | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| City of Brandon Sd | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rural America Initiatives | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pipestone Area Softball-Baseball As | $10,000 | 1 | 74% |
| Community of Grace Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rio Verde Community Church | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Live Inspired 365 Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Hills Trails | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hazard Film Project | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Centerville Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Sightlife | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rank the Vote Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| South Dakota Agricultural Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sounds of South Dakota Inc | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gomadis-The Mission Ball | $10,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Jackrabbit Track and Field Associat | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historical Society of Delmont C/O Earla Strid | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brandon Valley Assembly of God | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oneheart | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hawarden Community Food Pantry | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Ice Sports Association Dba Scheels Iceplex | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercury One Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Goss Opera House Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Goodwill of the Great Plains | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yellow Jacket Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| South Dakota Right to Life Committee Educational Fund | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Black Chamber of Commerce | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Casey Lee Ball Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 5% |
| University of Providence | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Passages Women's Transitional Living Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Action for Veterans | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| True Light Christian School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Springdale | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Newspring Church Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Garretson Child Care Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Black Hills Playhouse Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Team Jack Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Volunteers of America Northern Rockies | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pathways to Inclusive and Equitable Workplaces | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SD Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Transform Families Ministry | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| City of Pierre | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asbury United Methodist Church | $9,711 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sioux Valley Genealogical Society | $9,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Concerts Association | $9,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Brandon Valley Ice and In-Line Hockey Association-Bvha | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnehaha County Historical Society | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mothers Healing Garden | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnehaha Century Fund | $8,700 | 1 | n/a |
| United Methodist Church - Spirit Lake | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dress for Success | $8,275 | 1 | n/a |
| Wesley United Methodist Church Foundation of Sioux Falls | $8,245 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany Lutheran Foundation Inc | $8,023 | 1 | 5% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeast District Dental Society | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Paul Logan Ministries | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Iowa Historical Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Downtown Hartford Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emo Ya Mmbembe Mmbondo USA or Emmus | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Lennox | $7,525 | 1 | n/a |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Garretson Community Ambulance Corp | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Partners Worldwide | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Teen Challenge of the Dakotas | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The New Colossus | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of the School of St Jude Tanzania Inc | $7,440 | 1 | 1% |
| Faith Temple Church | $7,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Channel One Inc | $7,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Church on the Street | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Sherman | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tea | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lyon County Conservation Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kqed Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Renew Church Midwest | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Canine Rescue | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tea Area School District 41-5 | $6,900 | 1 | n/a |
| First English Lutheran Church | $6,820 | 1 | n/a |
| SDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement | $6,749 | 1 | 0% |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | $6,685 | 1 | 0% |
| Olde Towne Theatre Co Inc | $6,650 | 1 | 2% |
| Kiwanis International Foundation | $6,625 | 1 | 0% |
| Dakota Research and Consulting Organization | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Brandon Valley Band Parents Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 6% |
| Trinity Reformed Church | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Love in the Name of Christ of Greater Canton | $6,439 | 1 | 6% |
| Kingdom Worx Foundation | $6,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $6,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids Against Hunger-Sioux Falls | $6,300 | 1 | 6% |
| Stephens College Endowment Foundation | $6,262 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux Falls Sports Authority | $6,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Sioux Empire Baseball Association | $6,250 | 1 | 1% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $6,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Breck School | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lyons Volunteer Fire Department | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clubcentral Volleyball | $6,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Valley Springs Fire Dept | $6,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln County Fairgrounds Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Global Presence Ministries Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Lutheran Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bhutanese Nepalese Youth of Sioux Falls | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inwood Christian Reformed Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bethany Lutheran Home for the Aged Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Underdog Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Northwest Iowa | $6,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Pastoral Leadership Institute | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Garretson Volunteer Fire Department | $5,947 | 1 | 4% |
| Riverview Cemetery Association | $5,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Buddies & Co | $5,902 | 1 | n/a |
| Inwood Fire & Rescue Inc | $5,827 | 1 | 3% |
| City of Tea | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Pro-Life Liberia | $5,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America North Cent | $5,600 | 1 | 2% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $5,574 | 1 | 0% |
| St Nicholas Parish | $5,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Alcester-Hudson School District | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Feisty Fighters Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 3% |
| City of Hartford | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lester Visioning Inc | $5,442 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochester Active Sports Community | $5,400 | 1 | 6% |
| Mighty Corson Art Players | $5,384 | 1 | n/a |
| American Baptist Homes of the Midwest | $5,362 | 1 | 0% |
| Game Plan 4 Hope | $5,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Brandon Community Food Pantry | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Dakota Alliance Soccer Club | $5,230 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Pipestone | $5,216 | 1 | n/a |
| Pioneers | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Trent Baptist Church | $5,185 | 1 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of South Dakota Inc | $5,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Heifer Project International | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Catholic Conference | $5,134 | 1 | n/a |
| Allcatsrescue | $5,100 | 1 | 5% |
| St Margaret's Church | $5,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Pipestone County Historical Society | $5,078 | 1 | 3% |
| Fraternal Order of Police 1 Sioux Falls Lodge | $5,075 | 1 | 2% |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish of Minnehaha County | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PKD Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwest Honor Flight - Ia & Sd | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Risen Savior Lutheran Church & School Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Inwood | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brandon Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sun Lakes Rotary Foundation 2000 | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Grace Life Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Crooks | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jam Art & Supplies | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital Fo | $5,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Kimball Economic Development Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Catalina School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Advocates For Human Rights | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kimball Public Schools Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Coronado Community United Methodist Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sons of Southfork Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 7% |
| West Lyon School Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 14% |
| South Eastern Council of Governments | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Capital Area Counseling Serviceinc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 42 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 · Sanford Group Return · Avera Health · Sheldon F Reese Foundation · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · Sioux Empire United Way Inc · Larson Foundation · The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation · Levo Cares Foundation · Valley Queen Charitable Foundation · Tenfold Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
- How much does Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc give?
- Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc reported 308 itemized grants totaling $37,969,740, out of $38,909,054 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 204 and 274 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (19%), Recreation & Sports (17%), Health (13%).
- Who are Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Dakota State University Foundation ($22M), City of Sioux Falls ($14M), Augustana University Association ($11M).
- Does Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include South Dakota Community Foundation, Sanford Group Return, Avera Health.
- Where is Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc based?
- Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc is based in SD.
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