Larson Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 46-0412311
Foundation Overview
Based in Sioux Falls, SD, Larson Foundation has awarded 324 grants totaling $43,033,221 to organizations in South Dakota, Iowa and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $896 to $12,780,020, with a median award of $30,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$43,033,221
Total Assets
$23,075,315
Median Grant (all grants)
$30,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
29
Median Grant
$30,000
% Median Grant Decline
-14%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
May 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 21%
6 of 29 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
South Dakota
97% of all grants are concentrated in South Dakota, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within South Dakota, funding concentrates in Sioux Falls (26%), Brookings (26%), Rapid City (15%).
Funding Trajectory
-10%
Declining funding trend with 10% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (60%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Larson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate | $4,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Northern Plains | $180,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $260,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $35,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| East Central Casa Program | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| First Peoples Fund | $20,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Native American Community Board | $40,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Oneheart | $75,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $50,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault | $90,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Teach For America - South Dakota | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| The Banquet | $30,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| The Domestic Violence Network | $10,000 | Madison, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| The Wholeness Center | $15,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $60,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Yankton Contact Center | $30,000 | Yankton, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Youth & Family Services Inc | $40,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Call To Freedom | $40,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| One Spirit | $78,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Brookings Backpack Project | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Dakotabilities | $60,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services Of South Dakota | $35,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Oceti Sakowin Community Academy | $20,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Veterans Community Project Of Sious Falls | $10,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2024 |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality House | $50,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Rosebud | $75,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $290,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $30,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Childrens Home Society | $500,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| East Central Casa Program | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| First Peoples Fund | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Native American Community Board | $42,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| The Banquet | $25,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $80,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Youth & Family Services Inc | $45,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Accelerate | $3,600 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Serving Eastern South Dakota | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| The Domestic Violence Network | $10,000 | Madison, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| The Community Outreach | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Sotera Youth & Family Services Collaborative | $25,000 | Pierre, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Yankton Contact Center | $30,000 | Yankton, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $40,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Southeast Pierre Community Center | $40,000 | Pierre, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Feeding South Dakota | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $75,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault | $90,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Teach For America - South Dakota | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Abbott House | $250,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Avera Medical Group | $7,800 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Brookings Area United Way | $100,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Brookings Behavioral Health & Wellness | $100,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Emily's Hope | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Kelly Mcgeough Foundation | $5,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Lakota Waldorf School | $20,000 | Kyle, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Rural America Initiatives | $100,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Northern Plains | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $290,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| East Central Casa Program | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Oneheart | $75,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $60,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Special Olympics South Dakata Inc | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault | $80,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Center For Disaster Philanthropy Inc | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Furniture Mission | $20,590 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $40,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Black Hills Works Inc | $8,629 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $600,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Red Cloud Renewable | $33,500 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Nonprofit Network | $20,000 | Fort Pierre, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Multi-cultural Center Of Sioux Falls | $37,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Teach For America - South Dakota | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Vermillion Food Pantry | $9,835 | Vermillion, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Aberdeen Family Ymca | $50,000 | Aberdeen, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Lakota Waldorf School | $100,000 | Kyle, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Simply Smiles | $25,000 | Westport, CT, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Avera Behavioral Health Of Brookings | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $35,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Passages Women's Transitional Living | $40,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Native American Community Board | $41,525 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Onespirit | $50,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Mitchell Area Safehouse | $75,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Northern Plains | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $290,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| East Central Casa Program | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Oneheart | $75,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $60,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Special Olympics South Dakata Inc | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault | $80,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Center For Disaster Philanthropy Inc | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Furniture Mission | $20,590 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $40,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Black Hills Works Inc | $8,629 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $600,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Red Cloud Renewable | $33,500 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota Nonprofit Network | $20,000 | Fort Pierre, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Multi-cultural Center Of Sioux Falls | $37,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Teach For America - South Dakota | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Vermillion Food Pantry | $9,835 | Vermillion, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Aberdeen Family Ymca | $50,000 | Aberdeen, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Lakota Waldorf School | $100,000 | Kyle, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Simply Smiles | $25,000 | Westport, CT, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Avera Behavioral Health Of Brookings | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $35,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Passages Women's Transitional Living | $40,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Native American Community Board | $41,525 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Onespirit | $50,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| Mitchell Area Safehouse | $75,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2022 |
| South Dakota State University | $12,780,020 | Brookings, SD, US | Larson Foundation Scholarship. | 2021 |
| Lake Mills Community School | $1,000 | Lake Mills, SD, US | Larson Foundation Scholarship. | 2021 |
| The Banquet | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality House | $15,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Northern Plains | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Rosebud | $75,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Black Hills Playhouse | $50,000 | Custer, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $140,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $25,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Childrens Home Society | $500,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| East Central Casa Program | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| First Peoples Fund | $10,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Brookins Public Library | $49,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Native American Community Board | $14,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Oneheart | $150,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society | $7,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| The Teddy Bear Den | $18,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $60,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Youth & Family Services Inc | $40,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Pine Rodge Girls School | $5,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| South Dakota State University | $12,780,020 | Brookings, SD, US | Larson Foundation Scholarship. | 2021 |
| Lake Mills Community School | $1,000 | Lake Mills, SD, US | Larson Foundation Scholarship. | 2021 |
| The Banquet | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality House | $15,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Northern Plains | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Rosebud | $75,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Black Hills Playhouse | $50,000 | Custer, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Brookings Area Habitat For Humanity | $140,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $25,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Childrens Home Society | $500,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| East Central Casa Program | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| First Peoples Fund | $10,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Brookins Public Library | $49,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Native American Community Board | $14,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Oneheart | $150,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society | $7,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| The Teddy Bear Den | $18,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Working Against Violence Inc | $60,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Youth & Family Services Inc | $40,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Pine Rodge Girls School | $5,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2021 |
| Abbot House | $100,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Accelerate | $10,800 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Tuition Assistance | 2020 |
| American Red Cross | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Homebuyers Program | 2020 |
| Avera Mckennan | $75,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Boys And Girls Club N Plains | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Moody County | 2020 |
| Boys And Girls Club Rosebud | $75,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Brookings Area Habitat Humanity | $130,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Brookings Area United Way | $132,014 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Brookings Backpack Project | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Brookings Salvation Army | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Campbell County Christian | $3,000 | Herreid, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $25,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Dakota Abilities | $100,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Dakota State University Foundation | $5,000 | Madison, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| East Central Casa | $30,959 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Employee Match | $2,275 | Brookings, SD, US | Employee Match Program | 2020 |
| First Peoples Fund | $10,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Furniture Mission Of Sd | $14,200 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Horsepower | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Lake Mills School | $1,000 | Lake Mills, SD, US | Larson Foundation Scholarship | 2020 |
| Lakota Waldorf School | $100,000 | Kyle, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Lower Brule Research Institute | $5,000 | Lower Brule, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Mitchell Area Safehouse | $40,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Multi-cultural Center | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Nami Sd | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Native Am Community Board | $30,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Food Pantry | 2020 |
| One Spirit | $12,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Pine Ridge Girls' School | $5,000 | Porcupine, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $100,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Sd Humanities Council | $40,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Sd Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault | $145,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Emergency Assistance | 2020 |
| Sicangu Community Development | $40,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues | $7,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Sioux Falls Multicultural Center | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Sioux Falls Public Schools | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Teach For America - Sd | $200,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Wavi | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2020 |
| Youth & Family Services | $43,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Healthy Connections Program | 2020 |
| Abbot House | $100,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Rapid City Home | 2018 |
| American Red Cross | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | New Vehicle | 2018 |
| Boys & Girls Club Moody County | $20,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Boys & Girls Club Brookings | $91,400 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Boys & Girls Club Capitol Area | $200,000 | Pierre, SD, US | Building Project | 2018 |
| Boys & Girls Club Rosebud | $90,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Brookings Backpack Project | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Brookings Habitat For Humanity | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Lff Funds | 2018 |
| Brookings School District | $4,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Scholarships | 2018 |
| Childrens Museum Of Sd | $6,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Dakotaabilities | $40,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Home Modifications | 2018 |
| East Central Casa | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Employee Match | $4,880 | Brookings, SD, US | Match Employee Donations | 2018 |
| Family Ed & Counseling | $10,000 | Yankton, SD, US | Library | 2018 |
| Family Visitation Center | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Front Porch Coalition | $10,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Suicide Prevention | 2018 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Music Scholarships | 2018 |
| Horse Power | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Multi-cultural Center | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Nami Sd | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Native American Community Board | $14,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Food Pantry | 2018 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Reach Literacy | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Healthy Meals | 2018 |
| Salvation Army | $13,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Housing Assistance | 2018 |
| Sd Network Against Family Violence | $60,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Emergency Services | 2018 |
| Sdsu Foundation | $250,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Wokini | 2018 |
| Sioux Falls Jazz And Blues Society | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Teach For America Sd | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| The Banquet | $25,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Building Project | 2018 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| United Way Of Vermillion | $20,000 | Vermillion, SD, US | Community Kitchen | 2018 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Wavi | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2018 |
| Wolakota Waldorf School | $25,000 | Kyle, SD, US | New Classroom | 2018 |
| Abbot House | $20,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | Provide Training | 2017 |
| Brookings Area Transit | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Vehicle | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club Moody County | $120,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Endowment And Program Funding | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club Brookings | $90,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Funding | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club Rosebud | $60,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Funding | 2017 |
| Brookings Cnty Youth Mentoring | $10,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Funding | 2017 |
| Brookings Habitat For Humanity | $135,500 | Brookings, SD, US | Purchase Lots | 2017 |
| Brookings Public Library | $20,812 | Brookings, SD, US | Wireless Access/computers | 2017 |
| Brookings School District | $8,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Scholarships | 2017 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $25,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Art Program | 2017 |
| Children's Home Society | $500,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Endowment | 2017 |
| Community Outreach | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Crisis Care | 2017 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation | $10,000 | Crazy Horse, SD, US | Program Funding | 2017 |
| Dakotaabilities | $54,800 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | New Vehicle | 2017 |
| East Central Casa | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Family Visitation Center | $30,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Feeding South Dakota | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Habitat For Humanity Sd | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Harmony South Dakota | $7,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Helpline Center | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Social Media Network | 2017 |
| Horsepower | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Scholarships | 2017 |
| Lake Mills Schools | $3,000 | Lake Mills, IA, US | Scholarships | 2017 |
| Lutheran Social Services | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Renovations | 2017 |
| Mitchell Area Safehouse | $896 | Mitchell, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Multi-cultural Center | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Native American Community Board | $14,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Food Pantry | 2017 |
| Pathways | $12,000 | Yankton, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $103,447 | Mission, SD, US | Healthy Meals | 2017 |
| South Dakota Humanities Council | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Young Readers | 2017 |
| Sd Network Against Family Violence | $55,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Sioux Falls Community Foundation | $55,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Sdhc Endowment | 2017 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Volunteers Of America | $2,772 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Rsvp Program | 2017 |
| Wavi | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Youth & Family Services | $38,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Healthy Connections | 2017 |
| United Way - Freeborn County | $7,294 | Albert Lea, MN, US | Match Employee Donations | 2017 |
| Various Charities | $8,070 | Brookings, SD, US | Match Employee Donations | 2017 |
| Teach For America - Sd | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2017 |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality Hous | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| Boys & Gilrs Club Moody Cnty | $120,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Exp And Endowment | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Brookings | $90,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Rosebud | $60,000 | Mission, SD, US | Teen Center | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Sx Empire | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Stem Programming | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Watertown | $100,000 | Watertown, SD, US | Facility Renovations | 2016 |
| Boys& Girls Club Yankton | $20,000 | Yankton, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Brkgs County Youth Mentoring | $9,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Brooking Backpack Project | $30,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Buy Food | 2016 |
| Brookings Area Habitat Humanit | $50,000 | Brookings, SD, US | New Vehicles | 2016 |
| Brookings School District | $4,500 | Brookings, SD, US | 2016 Larson Foundation Scholarship | 2016 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | $25,000 | Eagle Butte, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Deubrook Backpack Project | $3,000 | White, SD, US | Backpack Project | 2016 |
| Early Childhood Connections | $20,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Starting Strong Scholarships | 2016 |
| East Central Casa | $25,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Family Visitation Center | $33,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Program Epenses | 2016 |
| Horsepower | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Scholarships | 2016 |
| Independent Living Choices | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Home Mod Devices | 2016 |
| Lifescape | $18,260 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Housing | 2016 |
| Multi Cultural Center | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Programming | 2016 |
| Native Am Community Board | $14,000 | Lake Andes, SD, US | Backpack And Food Pantry | 2016 |
| Rapid City Club For Boys | $30,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $93,144 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | Volunteer And Healthy Meals | 2016 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Scholarships | 2016 |
| Rural America Initiatives | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Architectural Engineering | 2016 |
| Safe Harbor | $100,000 | Aberdeen, SD, US | New Facility | 2016 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Spirit Camp | 2016 |
| Sd Community Foundation | $40,000 | Pierre, SD, US | Sdhc Savings Challenge Acct | 2016 |
| Sd Network Against Family | $50,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Emergency Services | 2016 |
| Sdsu Foundation | $200,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Elevator In Pac Phase Ii | 2016 |
| Sioux Falls Community Foundati | $35,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Sdhc Arts Endowment Initiative Fund | 2016 |
| Teach For America Sd | $100,000 | Mission, SD, US | Program Expenses | 2016 |
| The Wholeness Center | $10,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | Program Epenses | 2016 |
| United Way Mocksville | $10,182 | Mocksville, NC, US | Foundation Match | 2016 |
| Various Organizations | $13,918 | Brookings, SD, US | Foundation Match | 2016 |
| Volunteer Service Bank | $20,000 | Brookings, SD, US | Driver Expenses | 2016 |
| Wavi | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Program Epenses | 2016 |
| Western Resources Ind Living | $25,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Accessible Modification | 2016 |
| Youth & Family Services | $35,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Health Connections | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 46-0412311 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 222 S MAIN AVE Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6310 |
Key People (3)
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| Vice President | Maree Larson |
|---|---|
| President | O Dale Larson |
| Secretary | Carmelle Jackson |
Forms 990-PF
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