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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, four live grant programs and forty-three contract opportunities are specific to South Dakota, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,706
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$505M
across 4,351 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to South Dakota
4
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
25
of 480+ 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 runs in the thousands.

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 October 1, 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.

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 October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the South Dakota-specific grants are for

South Dakota has four live grant programs specific to the state right now. The 4,125 nationwide programs open to South Dakota organizations are where the volume is.

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The lenders almost nobody checks

Twenty-five 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 480+ 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 November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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