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Grants and funding in South Dakota

1,706 foundations reported granting into South Dakota on their most recent IRS filings: 4,351 itemized grants worth $505M between them. On top of that, 6 live grant programs and 50 contract opportunities are specific to South Dakota, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,706
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$505M
across 4,351 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to South Dakota
6
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
25
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 1,706 foundations granting into South Dakota, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

128
376
513
380
245
34
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into South Dakota

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into South Dakota on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 1,706 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

Sanford Health Foundation$55M
South Dakota State University Foundation$52M
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation$35M
University of South Dakota Foundation$27M
Dakota State University Foundation$27M
Itemized grants into South Dakota from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the South Dakota-specific grants are for

Of the 6 live grant programs specific to South Dakota, here is who the announcements name. 4 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits4
Tribal organizations4
Cities and towns2
Researchers1
Small businesses0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, tribal organizations, cities and towns and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

25 community development lenders serve South Dakota: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Seed Commons. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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