South Dakota · Private foundation
Van Buskirk Family 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.
- $146k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2025
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $26,667
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifescape Foundation | $43,334 | 2 | 0% |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | $35,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting | $26,500 | 2 | 0% |
| McCrossan Boys Ranch | $22,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Feeding South Dakota | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Francis House of Sioux Falls | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union Gospel Mission | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Area Casa Program | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifescape Foundation | $43,334 | 2 | 0% |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | $35,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting | $26,500 | 2 | 0% |
| McCrossan Boys Ranch | $22,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Feeding South Dakota | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Francis House of Sioux Falls | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union Gospel Mission | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux Falls Area Casa Program | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Face It Together Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bread Break | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifeline Children's Services Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| East River Foster Parent Network the Foster Network | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Connection | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Washington Pavilion Management Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Van Buskirk Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · South Dakota Community Foundation · Avera Health · Sanford Group Return · Midcontinent Foundation · The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family Foundation · Levo Cares Foundation · Sheldon F Reese Foundation · The Graco Foundation · Greg and Pam Sands Foundation
How this is measured
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About Van Buskirk Family Foundation
- How much does Van Buskirk Family Foundation give?
- Van Buskirk Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $145,559 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Van Buskirk Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (19%), Philanthropy (17%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Van Buskirk Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Lifescape Foundation ($43k), South Dakota State University Foundation ($36k), Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting ($27k).
- Does Van Buskirk Family Foundation 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 Van Buskirk Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc, South Dakota Community Foundation.
- Where is Van Buskirk Family Foundation based?
- Van Buskirk Family Foundation is based in SD.
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