Funding · South Dakota · Environment
Who funds environment in South Dakota
Most of it comes from outside South Dakota: only 7% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Honor the Earth alone draws 65% of every environment grant dollar in South Dakota.
The short version
- 135 funders gave $16M to 17 environment organizations in South Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 7% of that came from funders also based in South Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in South Dakota is Freedom Together Foundation, at $2M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Honor the Earth, at $10M.
Largest funders of environment in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in South Dakota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in South Dakota that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in South Dakota
- 1Start with the funders already active in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to environment in South Dakota are Freedom Together Foundation, Wespac Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
93% of environment money in South Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Dakota.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in South Dakota?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in South Dakota, currently Freedom Together Foundation, Wespac Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in South Dakota?
- Freedom Together Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in South Dakota, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in South Dakota?
- $16M reached 17 environment organizations in South Dakota, from 135 funders. 7% came from funders also based in South Dakota.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.