Funding · South Dakota · Religion
Who funds religion in South Dakota
$40M reached 93 religion organizations in South Dakota, from 204 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 204 funders gave $40M to 93 religion organizations in South Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 41% of that came from funders also based in South Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of religion in South Dakota is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, at $10M.
- The religion organization drawing the most is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation, at $12M.
Largest funders of religion in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to religion organizations in South Dakota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Religion organizations in South Dakota that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find religion funders in South Dakota
- 1Start with the funders already active in South Dakota
The funders giving the most to religion in South Dakota are The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Seaview Lutheran Plaza Inc, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
59% of religion money in South Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Dakota.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in South Dakota?
- Start with the funders already giving to religion in South Dakota, currently The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Seaview Lutheran Plaza Inc, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Dakota from out of state.
- Who is the largest religion funder in South Dakota?
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society gives the most to religion organizations in South Dakota, $10M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to religion in South Dakota?
- $40M reached 93 religion organizations in South Dakota, from 204 funders. 41% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.