South Dakota Grants for Nonprofits
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Funding landscape and giving trends in South Dakota
South Dakota is a sparsely populated, largely rural state. That said, its population – and its philanthropic sector – are slightly bigger than neighboring North Dakota’s. As of 2020, there were 178 private foundations in South Dakota, according to the South Dakota Community Foundation. Including grantmakers from within and outside of South Dakota, more than 1,100 funders made grants for South Dakota totaling over $390 million in 2020, reports Candid.
News and information about South Dakota philanthropy flows through the statewide South Dakota Community Foundation. There are more than 1,100 funds at SDCF, which make grants for South Dakota nonprofits across the state. Education and health are top funding priorities for South Dakota.
Grants for South Dakota come from a mix of community, private, and family foundations. Top funders of South Dakota grants include the South Dakota Education Access Foundation, Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation, South Dakota Community Foundation, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation, Great Plains Education Foundation, Sioux Empire United Way, John T. Vucurevich Foundation, and Waitt Foundation.
