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Foundations in
South Dakota

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
$150.6M
#2

Avera Health

Sioux Falls, SD
E
Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$30.0M
#3

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc

Rapid City, SD
E
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
$2.4M
#4

Avera McKennan

Sioux Falls, SD
E
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
$1.6M
#5

SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$1.3B
Giving
$172.1M
#6

EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER

MADISON, SD
Assets
$1.0B
Giving
$127K
#7

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN

SIOUX FALLS, SD
P
Assets
$970.4M
Giving
$130K
#8

ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$665.6M
Giving
$67.6M
#9

MARGOT AND TOM PRITZKER FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$449.6M
Giving
$6.1M
#10

PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC

WATERTOWN, SD
E
Assets
$441.1M
Giving
$7.8M
#11

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

BROOKINGS, SD
B
Assets
$411.9M
Giving
$154.6M
#12

Sacred Heart Health Services

Yankton, SD
E
Assets
$399.6M
Giving
$361K
#13

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION

VERMILLION, SD
B
Assets
$367.5M
Giving
$85.8M
#14

SOUTHEASTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

LENNOX, SD
Y
Assets
$265.1M
Giving
$41K
#15

GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTH

RAPID CITY, SD
F
Assets
$195.5M
Giving
$4.1M
#16

WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSN INC

WALL, SD
Assets
$179.3M
Giving
$20K
#17

Avera Queen of Peace

Mitchell, SD
E
Assets
$169.8M
Giving
$17K
#18

CHILDREN'S HOME FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
P
Assets
$163.1M
Giving
$29.5M
#19

JOHN T VUCUREVICH FOUNDATION

RAPID CITY, SD
T
Assets
$152.0M
Giving
$33.6M
#20

Avera St Luke's

Aberdeen, SD
E
Assets
$150.1M
Giving
$358K
#21

LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$148.4M
Giving
$13.1M
#22

Monument Health Network Inc

Rapid City, SD
E
Assets
$138.9M
Giving
$0
#23

CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

CRAZY HORSE, SD
A
Assets
$136.9M
Giving
$382K
#24

HARVEY W PETERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
H
Assets
$136.4M
Giving
$762K
#25

WAITT FOUNDATION

NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD
B
Assets
$136.3M
Giving
$37.3M
#26

SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTH

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$107.3M
Giving
$21.4M
#27

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN

SIOUX FALLS, SD
X
Assets
$102.2M
Giving
$28.1M
#28

DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

MADISON, SD
B
Assets
$102.2M
Giving
$42.8M
#29

SIOUX FALLS DEVELOPMENT

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$99.3M
Giving
$789K
#30

PINE ROCK FOUNDATION INC

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$98.1M
Giving
$12.1M
#31

AVERA HEALTH PLANS INC

SIOUX FALLS, SD
E
Assets
$97.1M
Giving
$2.4M
#32

THE ROBERT AND RITA ELMEN FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$86.4M
Giving
$9.9M
#33

St Benedict Health Center

Parkston, SD
E
Assets
$77.5M
Giving
$88K
#34

MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY

YANKTON, SD
B
Assets
$76.4M
Giving
$6K
#35

GROW SOUTH DAKOTA

SISSETON, SD
S
Assets
$74.6M
Giving
$108K
#36

BUTTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

NEWELL, SD
Assets
$71.8M
Giving
$25K
#37

Northern State University Foundation

Aberdeen, SD
Assets
$70.8M
Giving
$56.2M
#38

THE BABINSKI FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
D
Assets
$66.2M
Giving
$504K
#39

MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

MADISON, SD
E
Assets
$59.3M
Giving
$325K
#40

HOUSTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$58.0M
Giving
$16.1M
#41

LAKE REGION ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC

WEBSTER, SD
Assets
$53.7M
Giving
$40K
#42

BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY

SPEARFISH, SD
B
Assets
$50.7M
Giving
$1.5M
#43

NDN COLLECTIVE INC

RAPID CITY, SD
S
Assets
$49.7M
Giving
$48.6M
#44

FARMERS EDUCATIONAL & COOPERATIVE

HURON, SD
Assets
$48.8M
Giving
$275K
#45

DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA

PIERRE, SD
Assets
$45.1M
Giving
$7.2M
#46

CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL

SIOUX FALLS, SD
Assets
$43.1M
Giving
$25K
#47

DAKOTA RESOURCES

RENNER, SD
X
Assets
$41.5M
Giving
$375K
#48

Opus Prize Foundation

Sious Falls, SD
Assets
$38.8M
Giving
$5.4M
#49

MILO STIP CHARITABLE REMAINDER

SIOUX FALLS, SD
T
Assets
$38.5M
Giving
$5.8M
#50

MCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH

SIOUX FALLS, SD
F
Assets
$36.0M
Giving
$3.0M
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