South Dakota · Nonprofit
WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC
WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC (South Dakota) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,371,705 to it, the largest being SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($4,696,802). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $15M
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $6.4M
- Net assets
- $14M
What Washington Pavilion Management Inc does
Mission
The mission of the washington pavilion is delivering memorable experiences that entertain, educate and enrich. Its vision is inspiring lifelong discovery and inclusive experiences that improve the quality of life for everyone. Its core values are diversity, service, creativity and collaboration.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Under a management agreement with the city of sioux falls, the organization began serving in an agency relationship for the lodge at jacobson plaza (lodge). Under this arrangement, the organization holds and disburses funds related to the operation of the lodge.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Museums: kirby science discovery center (ksdc) and the visual arts center (vac)the museums welcomed 114,424 guests during the fiscal year of july 1, 2024 - june 30, 2025. The kirby science discovery center continues to undergo remodeling to its space & technology floor.the wells fargo cinedome films/sweetman planetarium welcomed 23,212 attendees.visual arts centerthe visual arts center team set out to increase its impact this fiscal year through increased attendance, evening events, and new offerings in the community. The vac accounted for 52,411 visitors of the museum's overall attendance.art consulting-second full year of art consulting -8 corporate jobs completed -over 120 pieces of art sold through our services -$431k in revenue -$182k in profit after cogs -over $249k in economic impact to local and regional artists, frame shops, art galleries, and other vendors. -provided consulting and project management services on two major public art projects in the new steel district, totaling over $500,000 in new art installations.-loaned artwork through our art consulting services to the state one stop building, enhancing a major public space through the power of art.sculpturewalk…
$2,915,606 spent$617,308 earned by the program23% of program spendingThe world-class husby performing arts center is home to the mary w. Sommervold hall (1,881 seats) and the belbas theater (290 seats). Washington Pavilion Management Inc. Also manages and programs the orpheum theater center (686 seats).our mission includes presenting a diverse range of high-quality performances that are both educational and entertaining, including broadway musicals, music, dance, comedy, and theater. The husby performing arts center serves as a rental venue for major producers, promoters, and nonprofit organizations, allowing them to showcase their artistic talents.the 24-25 season included 6 broadway shows, 7 additional wpmi presented shows, 8 good night theater presented shows, 11 orpheum theater presented shows, and 75 rental shows.
$5,741,906 spent$6,020,063 earned by the program45% of program spendingThe washington pavilion's education department strives to provide outstanding educational opportunities for people in sioux falls and the surrounding area through outreach, classes, professional development, and special events. Education programming reaches a broad cross-section of the region: thousands of community members participated in education programming in 2024-25.graham academy preschoolthe philosophy of the graham academy preschool program is to provide a program for the whole child by encouraging exploration and problem-solving skills, creativity, and social and emotional growth, coupled with the opportunity to interact with kirby science discovery center exhibits, visual arts center exhibitions and husby performing arts center programming. This curriculum creates a one-of-a-kind preschool experience. Forty-eight students attended the graham academy preschool in the 2024-25 school year. Ag day ag day, an annual event celebrated as part of national agriculture week, was held in march and was open to the public. We hosted over 1,200 visitors for ag day.additional education programs-field trips to the museums - 11,794 students.-133 groups qualified to use the children's…
$933,696 spentof which $58,149 as grants$637,858 earned by the program7% of program spendingMembershipsover the last few years, we have worked hard to maximize the value of a washington pavilion membership. -sold 5,998 memberships. -520k in revenue, which is up $73k over last year or 16% -held membership bbq, attended by 675 members, to give back and thank our members with free food, vendors, parlour ice cream, mr. Twister, face painting, planetarium showings. More than 20 vendors participated.-member sundays run from january through july, offering members free access to planetarium films, once per month, along with participating vendors to add variety and fun. -the membership auto-renewal feature continues to help sustain our member base by making it easier for them to maintain uninterrupted access. -created a "visionary membership" program that allows non-profits to have a large-scale membership at affordable prices to give more consistent access to their people. Current visionary members include select painting, cytion, dakotabilities, embe, lifescape adult services, and lifescape children's services. Food & beverage-expanded parlour ice cream/concessions to serve our pavilion customers better and revenues finished 59% higher than in the previous year.-expanded our…
$3,096,688 spent$1,936,588 earned by the program24% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,687,896.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $8.4M to $14M (+67%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 18% · 2018 22% · 2020 28% · 2021 51% · 2022 40% · 2023 18% · 2024 17% · 2025 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
33% of WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Darrin Smith
President/CEO
Board chair
Rhonda Roesler
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $382k → $2.4M.
4 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 74% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 23 of 24 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 74% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 67% · 2019 57% · 2020 65% · 2021 37% · 2022 73% · 2023 92% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
69% of WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.7M that is directly attributable, 76% of it comes from South Dakota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC's revenue grew 52% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 550 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $68k on record.
- Department of Veterans Affairs$42k
- Department of the Treasury$25k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC
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In South Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC?
- WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC (South Dakota) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,371,705 to it, the largest being SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($4,696,802). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $6,371,705 in grants to WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC?
- SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,696,802 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WASHINGTON PAVILION MANAGEMENT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 24 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing