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Explore 542 private foundations with combined assets of $22.6B.

542
Foundations
$22.6B
Total Assets

Top 50 by Assets

Largest foundations headquartered in South Dakota

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#1

SANFORD GROUP RETURN

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$4.3B
Giving
-
#2

Avera Health

Sioux Falls, SD
E
Assets
$1.7B
Giving
-
#3

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc

Rapid City, SD
E
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
-
#4

Avera McKennan

Sioux Falls, SD
E
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
-
#5

SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$1.3B
Giving
-
#6

EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC

MADISON, SD
Assets
$1.0B
Giving
-
#7

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY

SIOUX FALLS, SD
P
Assets
$970.4M
Giving
-
#8

ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$665.6M
Giving
-
#9

MARGOT AND TOM PRITZKER FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$449.6M
Giving
-
#10

PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC

WATERTOWN, SD
E
Assets
$441.1M
Giving
-
#11

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

BROOKINGS, SD
B
Assets
$411.9M
Giving
-
#12

Sacred Heart Health Services

Yankton, SD
E
Assets
$399.6M
Giving
-
#13

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION

VERMILLION, SD
B
Assets
$367.5M
Giving
-
#14

SOUTHEASTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

LENNOX, SD
Y
Assets
$265.1M
Giving
-
#15

GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTH

RAPID CITY, SD
F
Assets
$195.5M
Giving
-
#16

WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSN INC

WALL, SD
Assets
$179.3M
Giving
-
#17

Avera Queen of Peace

Mitchell, SD
E
Assets
$169.8M
Giving
-
#18

CHILDREN'S HOME FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
P
Assets
$163.1M
Giving
-
#19

JOHN T VUCUREVICH FOUNDATION

RAPID CITY, SD
T
Assets
$152.0M
Giving
-
#20

Avera St Luke's

Aberdeen, SD
E
Assets
$150.1M
Giving
-
#21

LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$148.4M
Giving
-
#22

Monument Health Network Inc

Rapid City, SD
E
Assets
$138.9M
Giving
-
#23

CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

CRAZY HORSE, SD
A
Assets
$136.9M
Giving
-
#24

HARVEY W PETERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION C /O FIRST PREMIER BANK TRUST DEPT

SIOUX FALLS, SD
H
Assets
$136.4M
Giving
-
#25

WAITT FOUNDATION

NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD
B
Assets
$136.3M
Giving
-
#26

SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTH

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$107.3M
Giving
-
#27

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
X
Assets
$102.2M
Giving
-
#28

DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

MADISON, SD
B
Assets
$102.2M
Giving
-
#29

SIOUX FALLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$99.3M
Giving
-
#30

PINE ROCK FOUNDATION INC

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$98.1M
Giving
-
#31

AVERA HEALTH PLANS INC

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$97.1M
Giving
-
#32

THE ROBERT AND RITA ELMEN FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$86.4M
Giving
-
#33

St Benedict Health Center

Parkston, SD
E
Assets
$77.5M
Giving
-
#34

MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY

YANKTON, SD
B
Assets
$76.4M
Giving
-
#35

GROW SOUTH DAKOTA

SISSETON, SD
S
Assets
$74.6M
Giving
-
#36

BUTTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

NEWELL, SD
Assets
$71.8M
Giving
-
#37

Northern State University Foundation

Aberdeen, SD
Assets
$70.8M
Giving
-
#38

THE BABINSKI FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
D
Assets
$66.2M
Giving
-
#39

MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

MADISON, SD
E
Assets
$59.3M
Giving
-
#40

HOUSTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$58.0M
Giving
-
#41

LAKE REGION ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC

WEBSTER, SD
Assets
$53.7M
Giving
-
#42

BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

SPEARFISH, SD
B
Assets
$50.7M
Giving
-
#43

NDN COLLECTIVE INC

RAPID CITY, SD
S
Assets
$49.7M
Giving
-
#44

FARMERS EDUCATIONAL & COOPERATIVE

HURON, SD
Assets
$48.8M
Giving
-
#45

DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA

PIERRE, SD
Assets
$45.1M
Giving
-
#46

CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$43.1M
Giving
-
#47

DAKOTA RESOURCES

RENNER, SD
X
Assets
$41.5M
Giving
-
#48

Opus Prize Foundation

Sious Falls, SD
Assets
$38.8M
Giving
-
#49

MILO STIP CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$38.5M
Giving
-
#50

MCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH

SIOUX FALLS, SD
F
Assets
$36.0M
Giving
-
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