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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in South Dakota, currently Servant Foundation, Dechomai Foundation Inc, Terhuly Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in South Dakota?

Servant Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in South Dakota, $390M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in South Dakota?

$440M reached 43 philanthropy organizations in South Dakota, from 123 funders. 5% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in South Dakota

Funding is concentrated: The Signatry Charitable Trust alone draws 89% of every philanthropy grant dollar in South Dakota. One funder dominates the giving, Servant Foundation, at 89% of the total.

$440M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

123 funders gave $440M to 43 philanthropy organizations in South Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
5% of that came from funders also based in South Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in South Dakota is Servant Foundation, at $390M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Signatry Charitable Trust, at $391M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in South Dakota

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

1Servant Foundation$390M 2Dechomai Foundation Inc$8M 3Terhuly Foundation$6M 4The Bush Foundation$5M 5Sam F Weller Family Foundation$5M 6Sanford Group Return$4M 7South Dakota Community Foundation$4M 8Sioux Falls Area Community$3M 9American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc$3M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M

Philanthropy organizations in South Dakota that draw the most

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

The Signatry Charitable Trust$391M

How to find philanthropy funders in South Dakota

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Start with the funders already active in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in South Dakota are Servant Foundation, Dechomai Foundation Inc, Terhuly Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
95% of philanthropy money in South Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Dakota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in South Dakota?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in South Dakota, currently Servant Foundation, Dechomai Foundation Inc, Terhuly Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in South Dakota?: Servant Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in South Dakota, $390M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in South Dakota?: $440M reached 43 philanthropy organizations in South Dakota, from 123 funders. 5% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.