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

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in South Dakota, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US, Stanley Post 20 of the American Legion. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in South Dakota?

$11M reached 19 public benefit organizations in South Dakota, from 55 funders. 43% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in South Dakota

Funding is concentrated: Akiptan Inc alone draws 51% of every public benefit grant dollar in South Dakota.

$11M

granted

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

55 funders gave $11M to 19 public benefit organizations in South Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
43% of that came from funders also based in South Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in South Dakota is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $3M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Akiptan Inc, at $6M.

Largest funders of public benefit in South Dakota

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

1Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$3M 2Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US$2M 3Stanley Post 20 of the American Legion$947k 4Sioux Falls Area Community$908k 5Sanford Group Return$902k 6Opportunity Finance Network$650k 7WK Kellogg Foundation$500k 8Paralyzed Veterans of America$458k 9Dakota Resources$275k 10Northwest Area Foundation$250k

Public benefit organizations in South Dakota that draw the most

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

Akiptan Inc$6M South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance$3M Community Coordinated Transportation Sys$1M Wings of Valor Inc$807k

How to find public benefit funders in South Dakota

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Start with the funders already active in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to public benefit in South Dakota are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US, Stanley Post 20 of the American Legion. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
57% of public benefit money in South Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Dakota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in South Dakota?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in South Dakota, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US, Stanley Post 20 of the American Legion. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in South Dakota?: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in South Dakota, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in South Dakota?: $11M reached 19 public benefit organizations in South Dakota, from 55 funders. 43% 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.