How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in South Dakota?

Start with the funders already giving to health in South Dakota, currently Sanford Health Foundation, Sanford Health Foundation North, Sanford Health Foundation West. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.

Who is the largest health funder in South Dakota?

Sanford Health Foundation gives the most to health organizations in South Dakota, $135M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to health in South Dakota?

$172M reached 83 health organizations in South Dakota, from 146 funders. 92% 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.

Funding · South Dakota · Health

Who funds health in South Dakota

One funder dominates the giving, Sanford Health Foundation, at 78% of the total. Funding is concentrated: Sanford Medical Center alone draws 78% of every health grant dollar in South Dakota.

$172M

granted

organizations

92%

from in-state

The short version

146 funders gave $172M to 83 health organizations in South Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
92% of that came from funders also based in South Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in South Dakota is Sanford Health Foundation, at $135M.
The health organization drawing the most is Sanford Medical Center, at $135M.

Largest funders of health in South Dakota

The funders giving the most to health organizations in South Dakota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Sanford Health Foundation$135M 2Sanford Health Foundation North$9M 3Sanford Health Foundation West$3M 4Sioux Falls Area Community$3M 5The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$3M 6Delta Dental of South Dakota$2M 7South Dakota Community Foundation$1M 8Horizon Health Foundation$1M 9Sioux Empire United Way Inc$1M 10Usaging$851k

Health organizations in South Dakota that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Sanford Medical Center$135M

73 other health organizations$11M

Sanford Medical Center Fargo$7M

How to find health funders in South Dakota

1
Start with the funders already active in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to health in South Dakota are Sanford Health Foundation, Sanford Health Foundation North, Sanford Health Foundation West. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most health money here is local, so focus on South Dakota funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in South Dakota?: Start with the funders already giving to health in South Dakota, currently Sanford Health Foundation, Sanford Health Foundation North, Sanford Health Foundation West. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in South Dakota?: Sanford Health Foundation gives the most to health organizations in South Dakota, $135M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in South Dakota?: $172M reached 83 health organizations in South Dakota, from 146 funders. 92% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.